I have waited 14 years for this movie and, oh god, it was worth the wait! You cannot even imagine my excitement when I found out they were making this sequel. For those of you who don’t know, and believe me it’s no secret, I am a massive Disney fan! Probably the biggest reason why is because it was a massive influence in my upbringing as it is for many young kids today. I might be in my 20s but kids, step aside! I cried like a baby the first time I saw Mickey and Minnie Mouse the first day we spent in Disney World in June last month; believe me the novelty has not worn off and the magic is still very much alive for me.
This film picks up exactly where it left off in “The Incredibles” and thank goodness because I don’t know anyone who didn’t want to find out what happened with the UNDERMINER!!! So bringing it back, Superheroes are still illegal and it is their mission to change this silly law so that superheroes have a future, a place in society and no longer have to hide their true selves. Surprising enough, Elastic Girl becomes the focus of this film. Whereas we had a lot of focus on Mr Incredible (Bob Parr) in the last film and his work as a superhero; we only really got a glance at Helen Parr (Elastic Girl) as a very protective mother and wife. This film we get to see a whole new ass-kicking side of her who actually enjoys catching bad guys. I guess it’s no surprise in this day and age where we have a lot of feministic themes trying to push through in pop culture that the writer chose to focus more on Helen than Bob. Yes, she’s a mother and a wife and she only wants the best for her family but she is a human being as well. She has wants and needs herself that are separate from her family life and she wants a successful career. Go Girl!
A great comedic element of this film however is the baby, Jack Jack. In “The Incredibles” he apparently had no powers and was the only normal person in the family. Of course, right at the end of the last film, and in the short film “Jack Jack Attack” within the special features on the DVD, we find out that he indeed does have powers, many of them in fact. He actually seems to be the most powerful Incredible family member by far. Of course, no one in the family yet knows about these powers and so there is a hilarious progression throughout the film where the other characters start to find out. We even get to see Edna Mode show a softer, more motherly, side of her character when she finally meets little Jack Jack. From fights with raccoons to dimensional space trips, the discovery of the baby’s powers is a funny touch that never takes away from the overarching main plot.
Not only do we get to see the characters we fell in love with in the first film but we get to meet new ones too. These include Helectrix, Krushauer, Reflux and of course Voyd; being a personal favourite of mine and, I have the feeling, for multiple others as well. It’s so nice to see a mix between the originals and new superheroes; keeping it fresh and new for future generations.
Overall, as I said, the film was definitely worth waiting for. Of course it’s not the original that we all fell in love with and replayed over the last decade but it’s a great way to continue the story and bring closure; we always wanted to know what happened to the Incredibles!Tune in next week for a review on Jurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom. Yay, Dinosaurs!
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