"Incredibles 2" by Brad Bird - review

In bright red suits and at enviable speed, they quickly jump in front of us for 14 years. The well-known Bob and Helen Par plus the teenage daughter, her tireless brother and the unpredictable baby are back on track to remind other generations of young people how there are no limitations or rules in superhero stories. We recall the excitement at the first appearance of the phenomenal family - Brad Bird began to work on the story back in 1993, inspired by comic books and spy movies from his childhood in the 1960s, and from his own family experience; after he had long been unable to realize his own design, presented his college student John Lasieter and Pixar, and after a hard work for several years, in the fall of 2004, "The Incredibles" made their debut at the London Film Festival. The echo is great, the box office - impressive, the awards - numerous, including two Academy Award nominations. And no one is surprised that after the initial furor the audience starts asking for a sequel. Every few years, Bird tells how he has gathered many ideas, but can not yet be shaped into a feature-filled, intriguing, and original story. And for those who are willing to accuse him of "regen" over the momentary situation - the promotion of strong female images in the name of social equality and justice, we will emphasize the fact that the author has long wanted to put the mother in the family to the fore - just like a curse on the inexhaustible energy and strengths that every hostess meets everyday challenges, and so the criticism of this paragraph can be saved. Quite another is the question that in this way, history becomes a comfortable platform and (unfortunately) will cause bored sighs in the context "And in children's animation, was it people ?!" But, let's not rush ...

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For those unfamiliar and occasional non-partisans who have not met with the Par's family over the past years, we will say that the Strong Dad, the phenomenal and the flexible-stretching mum Elastina, are trying to stop the misdeeds of greedy and corrupt criminals. Things often get pretty drenched, but their family has a daughter and a son who also possess super-capabilities (invisibility, defensive spheres, lightning speed), and with joy and enthusiasm come to help when the world or the city where live. The four throw their baby like a hot potato, without suspecting that soon enough his versatile gifts will prove invaluable in winning the bad guys. In the sequel, "The Incredibles 2" have a brother and sister, owners of a multi-million-dollar telecom corporation, who want to restore the superhero's good name and legalize their existence. To this end, they suggest that Elastina be involved with a few good cases presented by the media ("let's see what is actually happening while fighting against the enemy, not the audience watching only the ruin after the battle"), and Mr. Phenomenal generously proposes to stay at home and watch the children.

There are extreme episodes with awesome action-packed action, including homework and daddy tears. The story line does not shine with originality, although we are accustomed to expecting inspirational surprises from Pixar. For the second phenomenal circle, Bird does not rely on memories and upgrades - and rightly because he understands the lengthy interval between the two films. The sensation of sixties vibe is super-infectious - especially in the drawing style, and the fun is that the kids in the hall accept the images first because they are "super cool" and secondly, because a fun family story is told. They do not need to analyze the animation party, but to spoil the film. The summary of youth observation on Saturday morning - awake enough to look forward to the film, dying of boredom in the endless series of nonsensical ads, watching disappointed a short (otherwise charming) movie, and when the adventure finally begins, they come across it's big dialogue that do not say anything to the kids. Attempts to analyze interpersonal relationships, both in the phenomenal family and between the mogul brother and the inventor-sister, are so spirited and prolonged that they make yawns to the grown-ups for which they are intended, and I can not imagine what they are spinning in the heads of the kids in those minutes. The declarative presentation of the current topic of gender equality and the over-exposed traditional envy of men in the cases of the appreciative success of their gentle family mate turns into an annoying thorn in the eyes of every well-meaning, normal viewer - although we have mentioned the long- so to construct the story, the fall of this story into a contemporary context sounds hollow and quite tendentious.

Do not forget that they are not born with other comic comrades, but are entirely composed by Bird, who laughs at the criticism, motifs, and specialists on various philosophical themes to embody a deep conceptual design - he wants to guarantee fun for small and (and to a large extent) achieves its goal. Without much thought, give yourself and your children two superhero freedom - you will feel refreshed.