The Incredibles Essay

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Brad Bird has proven himself, at the very least, as a writer to be a source of wonderfully fantastical and fantastically wonderful animated films. This of course goes for children who when set down to watch or taken to the cinema to see the films; are drawn in and lost until the credits roll. However this also applies to the more mature audiences in some ways, who are most likely going to be somehow subjugated to a 'children's movie'. From the heart string strumming Iron Giant to the anthropomorphised rat just doing what he can to chase his dream in Ratatouille. The Incredibles is the only other animated movie that he has written and directed and if you haven't seen it already and you're between the ages of 'just learned how to read' and …show more content…

The action sequences are so well done that most live action movies could take a page out of this films book. There’s a subtlety to the central focus of family which is built upon throughout the progression of the narrative and the growth and actions of the characters with in it. This ability to have fully fleshed characters that move within the scenario placed so that the story follows and builds around them rather than having them plod along from plot point to plot point or doing things just because it is required is testament to Bird’s ability as a storyteller. Of course this is obvious to those that have seen any of his other films such as The Iron Giant (1999) and Ratatouille (2007) as he shows that animation shouldn’t be constrained to immature jokes and pretty colours or juvenile concepts but that they can be stylised in sepia and colour; they can be gritty and heartfelt and they can also take mature looks an oriented look at how a family fights and sticks together. That makes it easy to see why Pixar signed him up. The studio famously known for its original animations makes a perfect fit for The

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