Dan’s DVDS

I’ve been meaning to watch this movie for a while now. Only last May I borrowed it from a friend and fell asleep five minutes in and had to give it back the next day. Typical. I yesterday found out that this is definitely no reflection on the film itself. Another bargain 99p rental let me see what I had missed out on and it’s a great film. I’ve always loved Disney films but up until seeing Cars at the cinema last year I hadn’t been mad on the pixar 3d ones but this is something special.

 It’s got humour, great animation and makes you feel like a kid again watching it. It’s also great having a family of superheroes as it gives everyone someone to relate to. The plot is the usual superhero yadda yadda save the world but what makes it work is definitely the family element. The film is an accurate representation of family life, while family members may drive each other up the wall sometimes they still love each other no matter what.

When you look below the surface, the film acts as a kind of social commentary on our times as well. It shows how compensation culture has gone mad, with a suicide attemptee suing Mr Incredible for saving his life. What’s funny/scary is I wouldn’t put this beyond possibility in real life. The characters’ struggle to fit into society is reflective of real life problems and the pressure to be normal. When Mr Incredible is working in for a big insurance corporation and gets in trouble for helping the customers expoit loopholes he gets in trouble for costing them money. This shows just how companies don’t care about the customers but only as his boss says “where are the stockbrokers going to get their money from?”. All of this shows to me that this is more than just a kids movie, it’s great entertainment yes, but scratch a little deeper and it’s also thought provoking entertainment.

quick note…Football fans may notice Mr Incredible’s resemblance to a certain not so Mr Incredible Iain Dowie

This is a historic moment for Dansdvds as this is the first film I award 5/5