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The Incredibles - SPOILER WARNING

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Okay, so I've seen The Incredibles. First of all, I like it. Before I say anything else, I like it. Six of my dollars contributed to the huge box office numbers on that first weekend.

However....I can't shake the feeling that maybe, just maybe, I shouldn't have.

Two things that I've always disliked in movies are the "child/teen who suddenly gains confidence through adversity" (the character of Violet. I will admit, though, that she's actually had some stuff to gain confidence about, unlike most kids in that movie scenario), and the "annoying sight-gag kid who gets used more than once" (by which I mean the kid on the Big Wheel. I don't know why I was okay with his presence both the first and last times, but I thought that his second appearance was just horrendous).

Similarly, near the end, I think that nothing would have been lost had Mr. Incredible not used the "I'm not strong enough/I don't want to lose you again" line (it took me a while to figure out the word "again" here. I forgot entirely that Mrs. Incredible was nearly destroyed in that plane).

Along with that, I wanted more characterization. Especially from Dash and Violet. They had some really interesting characters, but I wanted them to be more developed. Granted, this is 1) almost a two hour movie as it is, so maybe adding characterization isn't practicaly, and 2) a movie for kids that's meant to be enjoyed and not over-analyzed as I'm doing right now.

Despite all of these things working against it, I still feel like I enjoyed the movie. Yet these things all rush to my mind whenever a person asks if I enjoyed it. It's weird. I honestly can't nail down if I thought this was a good movie or not.

Think I'll have to watch it three or four more times to decide....

If you didn't catch it in the first post, Stephanie Brown may be lurking in the shadows....

I've done some thinking about this, and I've realized my hesitation to out and out tell people that I like this movie.

This movie contains....of all things....a "believe in yourself" message.

I generally detest movies with that message.

However, as this movie didn't do too much in the way to shove it down my throat (for instance, it never used the line "believe in yourself/myself"), I'm able to look past that to see the other good stuff that this film has to offer.

There. I think that I'm okay with it now. I just have to accept the fact that this movie was made for people age 7 and not my age, and I'll think that it's a great movie.