Hello, Cinelovers.
Sometimes, a movie is more than just interesting but also insightful about oneself. It may make you remember the person you are, or it may remind you of the person that you had changed and were no longer being honest with yourself. This is what happened to me because of The Incredibles. The truth is that I never expected this from the film itself. Superficially, it’s all pacey entertainment; with stunning visuals plus superheroes too! However, beyond the suits and irony, there lies an important message in this narrative – one can so easily get lost in pretending to be another person.
Our society expects us most times to suppress our strengths, follow the crowd and avoid risks. You should always be nice. Just normal. No wonder people loved The Incredibles! It speaks up for those who have been silenced by telling them “no.” It communicates that trying to cover up one’s uniqueness results in slow process of disappearing of fun, essence and personality itself.
Deep down inside, this isn’t really a story of how the world was saved. Rather, it serves as a reminder of ones true identity before he begins with his false outward personality. It’s funny at first but also very bluntly true for the next couple of minutes. Imagine meeting this person who you remember was amazing, full or energy and life with doing what made them tick but now here they are... stuck working some dead-end job like every other corporate shlub under these damn humming lights wishing they could break free again! And that was when I felt an intense surge of longing within me. It wasn’t just about him; it cut across all our stories too. The person we used to think we were before they told us who we should be – someone different wearing a uniform that never fit quite right.
Nevertheless, the film overcomes this emotion and progresses well. In the course of the story, we see that the conflict arises not only among the good and bad guys, but also among the former aspirations and current duties. It can be burdensome when you attempt being who you think everyone wants you to be yet at heart mournfully turning over the past days. The Incredibles illustrates this journey using non-verbal cues such as; looks, sighs or a family meal that bring chaos for no ones listening but not because of super powers reminds you on some important things.
I particularly like how the film portrays strength as something normal rather than extraordinary. This is seen in a mother who goes an extra mile both physically and metaphorically just to unite her family. Also, a character is introduced who serves as a symbol for those individuals that are in such kind of situation described earlier on. The narrative is straight-forward: yeah you may have some incredible potential but it’s damn hard.
The film reaches its climax with a scene where all family members unite their efforts for a common goal after having too many conflicts before this moment when they could not coordinate their actions but made separate attempts at achieving something alone. This part was very interesting because in life we need to understand one single fact which is known as unity is strength thus nothing like individual achievement exists anywhere. Even superheroes require support from others too.
It doesn’t tell you “you can do anything.” It goes deeper than that. You shouldn’t have to make yourself small just so that you can fit into what society thinks is right for someone like you. Because sometimes, all it takes to be yourself is to believe that it’s enough-and then everything changes around you. And isn’t that what we all want? Permission for authenticity, strength without pride, courage minus cape – message delivered by The Incredibles rings clear; often enough overcoming numerous obstacles within oneself remains one’s bravest act of all!
The movie combines wisdom even in its humor. When Edna Mode says “No capes!” it appears humorous but then again it tells you something: drop all that attention seeking behavior, the pretense, the need to show off. Just be yourself and do what is right.
In essence, The Incredibles can be described as a family action-comedy animated film. Nevertheless, watching it made me reflect on certain things. Like not seeing uniqueness as a problem. Remembering that ‘normal’ is mostly a mask we put on for security reasons – but we can also remove it.
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The message of the story is that you are perfect just the way you are. Your desires for better life are valid. It also says that every person has unique endowments which must be taken advantage of before it is too late since they could die with him if he did not do so.
And whenever you fail to remember this important lesson, and begin playing once more as if life were real - this movie remains here for you.