CST 477 May 2‚ 2013 Final Paper The Incredibles (2004) A movie by Pixar‚ The Incredibles was very well thought of by audiences. In 2005‚ it won an Academy Award for "Best Animated Feature Film of the Year" beating the movies "Shark Tale" and "Shrek 2". The film starts off as an interview with three superheroes known as Mr. Incredible‚ Elastigirl‚ and Frozone talking about why they have secret identity. They all love their role as superheroes and enjoy helping people. While the start doesn’t
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The Incredibles- “we can all be heroes” The Incredibles‚ directed by Brad Bird‚ follows a group of superheroes forced to live normal lives after 15 years of helping others in the community using their superpowers. Although each character had superpowers it was their character traits that were more influential in categorising them as heroes in the eyes of the viewer and supports the idea that we can all be heroes without being super. Characteristics such as bravery‚ teamwork‚ unity and a strong sense
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Hero’s Journey: The Incredibles The Hero’s Journey is an important concept‚ it is the template upon which a vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbuster are based upon. Being able to analyze‚ understand and deconstruct the different capacities undertaken by the Hero is essential. The Hero’s Journey is a cycle made of super structures/steps which consists of both linkages and connections. It is composed of a beginning and an end‚ which ultimately are the same. This full cycle is
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Epic Qualities in The Incredibles Epic qualities of a film are easy to identify but identifying and explaining the qualities of an epic hero are harder. What is an epic qualities of a hero? An epic hero is the central figure in a long narrative that reflects the values and heroic ideals of a particular society. In this film Mr. Incredible gets the chance to turn back into a superhero but no one wants superheros anymore. Mr. Incredible is the hero in this film. Mr. Incredible has many characteristics
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One story that is a prime example of a true “hero’s journey” is the story of Mr. Incredible from the movie The Incredibles. His powers include super strength‚ agility‚ and speed along with limited invulnerability. A typical main superhero skill set. Like some hero stories the movie begins as flashback‚ and shows how things used to be for Mr. Incredible. The flashback begins with an interview scene of Mr. Incredible‚ Frozone and Elastigirl talking about being a superhero and how they each have a
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The Incredibles is a film‚ which was released in 2006 by Walt Disney Pictures. The director of The Incredibles was Brad Bird. The movie was filmed in a town called Municiberg where superheros were free to use the super powers to save and help civilians and “make the world a better place”. Mr Incredible was one of the higher classed superheros and had amazing super strength. Another character in the film is elastic girls was also an amazing superhero one of her super powers was being very elastic
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Thematic Comparison of “Harrison Bergeron” and The Incredibles “Harrison Bergeron” and The Incredibles are similar stories that both express equality amongst everybody. In the short story “Harrison Bergeron”‚ the residents of the city have no choice but to have their individual abilities handicapped. When it comes to The Incredibles‚ the protagonists are not allowed to use their special abilities to save citizens within the city. Although the abilities these characters have are natural‚ they are
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Compare and Contrast: Beowulf vs. Mr. Incredible While Beowulf and Disney’s The Incredibles’ main character‚ Mr. Incredible‚ live in different time periods‚ they both exhibit characteristics worthy of a hero. Mr. Incredible is a 21st century hero who uses his innate abilities to fight crime. In addition to protecting the community‚ Mr. Incredible balances his duties with being a strong father figure to his family. Further down the time line of history‚ Beowulf is an 8th century hero who‚ despite
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Louis Leterrier himself! But still no contest to the first film. “Unleash the fury” was the tagline for the intellectual production‚ which is “The Incredible Hulk” we can certainly say the viewers were filled with fury when the film came to an abrupt and odd ending when the wrecked city faded away with no questions answered. The film was far from incredible‚ I would say……… unconceivable and that alone wouldn’t put a smile on my face. The film opens with the traditional Marvel trademark guarantying
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Captain Fantastic is the story of a father who raises his children in the woods separated from most of society. The father‚ Ben‚ taught his kids skills that would not be taught in school or learned in the typical American society. When Ben’s wife and mother of the children‚ Leslie‚ passes away the family feels obligated to fill their mother’s final wishes despite the push back from society and family members. They go on their mission to rescue Leslie and their lifestyle is forced to work in society
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