Is The Incredibles The Perfect Film? 

This is one of the only movies I consider to be a perfect movie.

Syndrome is one of the greatest animated villains ever. amazing film.

I think the Incredibles is a good case in where a movie sets the bar so high that it is practically impossible for a sequel to deliver which is why I and so many people found 2 so underwhelming.

I think my favorite thing about this movie is how mature it is. There are so many scenes with characters talking that blew over my head as a kid like I didn’t know how the hell insurance worked but now that I’m an adult I can look back at those scenes and laugh. I wish they were more kids movies like that but there simply aren’t which makes this movie stand out even more.

It’s certainly an Incredible movie- that, we can all agree with

the scene where mr incredible gets caught on syndrome's computer and gets shot by all those black balls was genuinely terrifying to me as a kid, and even to this day it still unnerves me. something about the way its edited and sounds is just so good

So! You mentioned how Violet's powers reflected how she's an insecure teen, and that's exactly what the intention was! My family bought the version with a bonus features disc when the movie came out, and one of the behind the scenes features had I think the director saying that they picked the families powers using their familial roles Bob- Father, strong and protective- super strength Helen- Mother, needs to adapt to her families needs- super flexibility/ elasticity Violet- Teenage daughter, shy and insecure- invisibility and forcefields Dash- Child son, hyper and excited- super speed Jack-jack- literal infant, full of possibilities- like 20+ powers So you hit the nail on the head there!

Everyone that grew up in the 2000’s LOVES this movie

I kid you not when watching this after about 3 years I could still quote every line of dialogue for the first 30 minuets of the film

Tbh I love The Incredibles, The Incredibles 2 was decent to me. It was definetly not horrible or bad. But, it was still really good for a sequel, even stand alone it is actually quite enjoyable. But, no where near the amazing first movie.

How can you talk about the incredibles, and even the soundtrack, without mentioning Michael giacchino? Give the man some credit.

The only "bad" thing i can think about the incredibles is the fact that after i finished i wanted more, but the sequel was much inferior. But even that is not exactly the movie's fault.

Unpopular opinion: I actually enjoyed Incredibles 2. I think it was a good sequel. But we ALL can agree that nothing beats the original. I’m gonna do it...it is really..................INCREDIBLE!

I know this is a scalding hot take, but the track Kronos Unveiled is so fucking amazing. It starts off quiet, barely even there, as Mr. Incredible sneaks his way into the computer room. As he's learning more and more about what Syndrome has done, all because of the way he treated him as a kid, it slowly crescendos. Then as he sees the plans and countdown for the v.10 model, the brass comes in, making it feel that much more intense. It hanging on a single note as Mrs. Parr reveals his location, unknowingly getting him captured, then ramping up again in a slightly different key as the turrets blast him from every direction, it really accentuates the tone of the scene so well, I'm not sure a better piece could have been written.

You know whats weird. Between my brother and I, we had already come to the conclusion for several years that there really isn't anything wrong with The Incredibles and considered it a perfect movie. This movie doesn't have anything bad and everything it can do it does and does fucking amazingly. I cannot fault the incredibles.

The perfect movie doesn't exi-

That Kronos Unveiled scene is something I cannot forget

This brings back memories. When I was little I’d go over to my grandmas house and watch this while my parents went on dates. It wasn’t often, but there was always crunch dibs. And I use to have a leap pad, anyone remember those? My favorite book was the incredibles one. This movie’s almost as old as me, and the animation still holds up.

Answer: Yes...yes it is.

I think that the sequel was severely disappointing. It felt way too safe compared to the first movie and dash and violet felt more one dimensional.

Yes. The end. In all seriousness, this is one of my favorite movies, and has set the standards for movies to me.

The Incredibles is and will always be my favorite movie ever.

You didn't watch the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy? *I'm about to put some dirt in your eyes*

i watched the incredibles a few times when i was younger and had absolutely no idea what was going on, i just liked edna lmao. recently watched it again as an 18 year old and my god it was one of the best movies ive ever watched. i finally understood what bob was going through, understood why he was fired, understood why he couldnt go back to being a superhero, the whole magnificent plane scene, the kronos scene. it was like id never seen the movie before and was watching it for the first time :D

Edna: No capes Syndrome: Says who? Edna: *So you have chosen death* You should've listened

Maybe not perfect but it’s still a better fantastic four then the fantastic four movies therself

10:07 “Son motorboats Mom while Daughter rides”

The answer is yes. I haven't watched the video, but yes. It's the perfect film.

When Mr Incredible gets captured by those cannons that shoot the sticky balloons at him, when the camera cuts faster and faster and he just screams in rage, that moment blows my mind.

I really like you're description of elastigirl - I think in the current world view, she's a refreshing character. The original intro to the movie had Helen talking to a woman who put down her being a mother. But Helen wasn't having that. The intro they went with was better, but I love the idea of family expressed in this film. I love how many new films today are celebrating that a family is something you create, simply the ones you love. But I also think that the "nuclear family" is an honorable thing to strive for. To me, there's no greater calling in life, nothing that will have more importance, than the roles of mother and father.

I know I've already commented but the actual animation for this, while not as detailed as what we have today, is so incredibly full of life. Syndrome mocking them at 9:36 is so bouncy and energetic without looking... catoon-y, like I remember a lot of the shows from my childhood being. They do and show all of this fantastic stuff, but even with the kind of abstracted proportions and CGI, it still feels so human.

Sadly, the early 2000's may have been a great time for cinema, but now, it's sad because we are living in the age of the Death of Cinema, where all original stories, or less popular properties are being given up to Netflix and Disney+, and the only thing that can stand in Cinema is the industry giants that have been around from this time. No original stories for Cinema, coming soon.

The incredibles is my absolute favorite movie of all time. I saw it in the theater on my birthday when i was 12, and ever since nothing has been able to top it, and im confident that nothing else will. Every aspect of it is handcrafted perfection and I love it to death. As i've gotten older and continuously rewatched it, I've realized more and more the subtle genious of individual moments. There are multipile times in the movie where a simultanious "peak" is used to propel this film to make an incredible emotional impact that most other movies can only dream of acomplishing. There are two examples in particular that use this tactic and easily become the most intense scenes in the movie for me. The first moment is when Helen finds Bob's location with the tracker as he uses Syndrome's computer to learn of his evil plot. Helen up until this point has been suffering because of her fear that Bob is having an affair. There are multiple points where the film shows us how much she is struggling, and the change in her demeaner when she says goodbye to Bob when he's going to go to the island a second time reveals alot about her character. She has been holding onto the last threads of hope that she is wrong and he's not cheating, but when E hands her the tracker, she is forced to confront one of her greatest fears. At the same time, the movie is also flipping back and forth betwean her and Bob, who is realizing that the other superheros have all been murdered. These people were friends and allies. We see many of them in the crowd at his wedding. Their lose would be devastating, and this is reflected on his expression as he stares at the screen in disbelief. In addition, the deaths of his fellow supers also have a pretty strong symbolic meaning. The past that Bob craves has quite literally been destroyed. Even if he was able to take back his place in society as a superhero, it will never be the same because the people that he shared that with are gone. Throughout this scene the music swells to parallel both adults as they come to a simultaneous emotional peak that then practically explodes. For Helen it's when the tracker reveals with irrefutable proof that Bob has at the very least been lying to her, and for him it's being caught by the security system, a construct that has obviously been designed to counter someone with his abilities. The truth is I can't do this scene justice by trying to explain it, and I urge you to rewatch it again to see for yourself how both of these characters experiences work in tandom to create an unbelievable climax of tension. The second is the plane scene, which is probably not all that surprising. Holly Hunter's incredible voicework alone brings this scene to absurdely powerful heights, and it helps that it's just flat out one of the coolest sequences I've ever seen in all of television. But... that's honestly not what really pushes this scene over the edge and gives it unbelievable emotional strength. This scene again flip flops betwean Helen and Bob, giving us a window from which we see them both go through intense deep real fear of losing what they love most at the same time. Helen, as a mother, is of course worried about nothing more then her children's safety. The emotion and tone of her voice convey that she is taking this 100% seriously, and that she is aware that this could very well be the end for at least some of them. The way she screams at violet in desperation to put up a barrier and that she aggressively announces there are children aboard the plane as a last ditch effort to appeal to their aggressors is beyond intense. And, as the missiles close in, the look in her eyes as she tries to desperately come up with a plan to save them is heartbreaking. Ultimately, she has no other choice then to potentially sacrifice her own life to protect Dash and Violet. Sure, the movie showed us before at E's that her suit was virtually indestructable as it literally takes the full brunt of several missles, but on the plane this doesn't matter at all. If Helen had alot of faith in these ideas she wouldn't be panicking. She's a professional. She has no doubt contorted her body to save hundreds of people, and this moment would theoretically be no different than any of those. But this is different. It's a new suit she hasn't tested, and these are more advanced missiles she can't shake despite her abilities as a pilot that possess an unknown amount of destructive power. She leaps to her kids and covers them, accepting that it could very well kill her, and all she can do is hope that somehow it's enough to at least protect them. At the same time we see Bob, albeit not nearly as much compared to Helen, but just like this is debatably the ultimate climax for Helen's personal story as she prepares to possibly make the ultimate sacrifice, this is also the climax of Bob's personal story. In this moment, when he realizes that his wife and children are probably about to die, everything else he has been struggling with falls away. He is immediately aware of what actually matters to him, and then is forced to lose it forever mere seconds after this revelation. So he hang's there, sobbing, plunged into a fate possibly worse then death itself as the realization that his selfish actions that spawned from wants that didn't really matter just caused the death of his loved ones, leaving him truly empty and alone. True rock bottom. The abyss. An endless well of sadness and pain that he imagines will haunt him until the day he dies. Basically, both of these scenes blow my fucking mind.

Last time i was this early Syndrome was still just a "fanboy"

"...with a good heart and a great desire." **Continues to show footage of Bob choking his boss.**

12:32, well, there was a knife embedded in it.

Thank you so much for mentioning the score. Everyone talks about the beautiful animation, the family dynamics, the superhero themes, Edna Mode etc. But honestly I think my favourite aspect is the music. It's blend of spy thriller to bombastic superhero is brilliantly represented in the music. There's big brassy tunes for action, laid back chill jazz (life's incredible again and off to work) and omnimous music that brings the tension to a boiling point in the Kronos unveiled scene. I could go on for hours on how perfect the music is and it's integration on the film. Bonus points as it ties to how memorable the film is too, you can sing a few notes of a tune from the film and people know the scene it's in.

When he mentioned Brad Bird saying “the mundane and the fantastic,” I instantly thought of the fantastic four which is like the classic superhero family. Big Brain Brad Bird

I don’t know if anybody else said this, but I also caught the “Riding-her” thing, as well. I’m betting that they originally pronounced it that way, but somebody noticed how it sounded in the dinner scene when Helen asked what Violet was hungry for, and Dash answered. So, they were like “Naaah.. Let’s change it to ‘Ridin-JER’.”

*Insert Helen Parr being Thicc Here*

You could probably do the empire strikes back or grave of the fireflies of the breakfast club for your next list

I hated the second one. It’s not a terrible movie on its own, but as a sequel it was awful. The first movie was about the family. The second one could have really explored a superhero family.

13:10 The music is incredible. I really feel like every soundtrack used matches 100% to the scenes. I'm always listening to them when i'm gaming. Lava in the afternoon (name of one of the soundtrack) is for sure my favorite. Go check it out!

"The ancient day of 2004" Yeah I'm gonna start a Ok Zoomer trend now.

This is my third favorite movie of all time

Could you do one of these for Megamind? I think that is an amazing movie. A lot of people will agree

I wish this could be remastered, with the only differences being better animation and maybe some more subtle nods to other things in the background.

Pixar Doesn't have to make a third Incredibles movie, but they can make an Incredibles Animated Series for Disney+. I'm sure that would be full of possibilities and expansions to The Incredibles Universe, and be a huge hit for the streaming service. Who's with me?

5:17 holy crap what a voice crack

Fly home buddy I work alone. Anyone remember that quote from Mr. Incredible?

when you realise that Edna gave Syndrome a cape deliberately...

I loved both Incredibles films, watching the 2nd one twice in cinemas. This video has really layed out what I like about it. It is very very fun and memorable. It's beautiful and crazy to think I was only 1 year old when it came out! Great video on a SUPER-b movie

The incredibles is a perfect movie Cinema sins: I’m about to ruin this mans whole career

Love the Incredibles! The world and characters they create are unique and iconic. I always think that they did the “superheroes are outlawed” plot point in a superb manner, way better than the Avengers. I watched this movie relentlessly as a kid, so much that I know the entire script word for word. My family even dressed up as the incredibles for Halloween one year. I have so much love for this movie and I’m so happy it’s getting the recognition it deserves.

This movie feels so personal to me as I’m sure it does for many other adults who were kids when the film came out. The “types” of each character were exactly mirrored in my family. My dad joked and craved being younger in a typical office job, my mom was a stay at home parent who was constantly adapting to the needs of the family and my dad’s travels, my older sister was moody and defensive, I (the middle) was hyperactive and mischievous with a bond to my dad, and my sister (a baby at the time) was joyful and full of possibility. This was not just a story of family, but a story of MY family (or so it felt). It was a go-to watch in our home and watching it as an adult makes me feel even closer to my family. It also helps that it is a great movie on its own.

Just wanted to say, I really enjoyed the simple act of listening to your explanation because it's so well-constructed.

The Incredibles will always and have been my favorite animated movie of all time, I still got the original DVD when it first came out on DVD

Good to see that no one has disliked this while I type! Good job, and keep up the good work!

4:20 (nice) every introvert needs that

Dazz man, I first found your channel when Pikmin 3 was coming out, and I recall clicking on one of your videos discussing it, (because I am an insane pikmin fan) and it had a literal 7 views. Crazy. I'll admit I dropped off your channel after a while, but it's so cool to see you're still doing stuff and getting views.

Last time I was this early was when I went to see The Incredibles in theaters!

18:40 I was thinking the exact same thing. Given that they made such a big deal out of the running on water scene in the first film and then chose to set the climax of the second on a boat, I was expecting at least a callback.

This video made me question the current story I'm writing and made me contemplate whether it's really all that unique. After thinking it over, I feel like how emotional I get and how personal it all is, and how it chooses to reflect more civilian struggles of the world is what'll set it apart. It's got a lot more commentary than anything I know of at least. Thanks for causing me to look back at what I have, I really needed that a lot, genuinely.

This movie is incredible. No pun intended, I swear.

In short: y e s

Honestly, probably my favorite film of all time as well. I have such a hard time coming up with any flaws, especially flaws that aren't mere nitpicks. I shan't gush about it since you just did that for 20 minutes, and rightfully so, but there just isn't enough praise that can be given to this film in pretty much every facet of both film-making and story. It is perfect.

WAS NOT expecting Octopath traveller music in this video, but very pleasantly surprised.

That Octopath Traveler music in the background though? Amazing. I love that game.

... *Yes.*

i don’t really watch movies, especially animated ones, but i remember when this movie first came on, i sat down and just watched the entire thing. i haven’t done that before with any other movie and i guarantee this is quite possibly one of my top 3 favorite movies

dash running on water was one of the most memorial movie moments of my childhood. i laughed my ass of😂

It’s funny to me while watching the video( which is really well done by the way) I was able to recognize The road of trials from the game journey playing in the background, idk why I zeroed in on that but I certainly wasn’t expecting to hear it here.

Syndrome: Oh boy, you got me monologuing! Evelyn: *literally monolongues for 3 minutes*

The first movie with the second ones quality animation would make it even more perfect

This is my absolute favourite film too! I'm so glad to see it being recognised!

I related to Violet so much growing up, and seeing her evolution as a character helped me grow into a more open person

"she would eat it if it was Tony loaf..." "THATS IT!!"

Coincidence, I think not!

Something I noticed when you pointed out how the opening scene mirrors that superhero cliche reality. Even the suits in that opening scene look almost comic book-like

Whoa, the background music is from one of my favorite games- Journey!

I love this series! Would love to see a video about Ratatouille.

This movie, I absolutely adore it. The family was relatable and the animation was so pretty and fascinating to me. Even as a kid I loved just asking questions about it and piecing it together as I grew up. It’s definitely my favorite Pixar movie and one of my favorite movies. Every thing from the art to the story from the music is amazing.

I can hear the music The Flatlands and some others from the game Octopath Traveller. Excellent reciew, I completely agree with you! I missed 100 miles Dash 2 as well.

Hey man. Glad to see you're doing well, I was subbed before 10,000 just for the Pikmin vids. Haha, I'll still hear 14 yrold Dazz Always lmao.

Me: *sees title of video* Yes. Yes it is.

The Incredibles is one of the best movies ever made.

Amazing explanation you hit everthing that this movie is with great detail of why it is amazing

Somebody should nominate Bombvoyage as best villain of the movie just for how clever that name is.

Only thing that I would change about this movie is the animation, Its not bad per say but its most likely Pixar's worse movie for animation alone. The story is just so compelling and incredible that I dont care so much, something that the incredibles and hoodwinked share, that movie has one of the worst animation in any theatrical film but it still is a fantastic movie because of its story.

The best superhero movie without question

hey the music in this video in some part is from nice gamer moment right there.

I still remember 12 year old me going to the theater to see this movie. Violet was my first crush. The music is gorgeous. It's a great film!

The perfect Pixar movie!

I remember watching this movie as a kid.

I was born in 2003 (my sister in 2005) and I remember it being one of my dad’s favorite movies to watch with the whole family

I thought your Back to the Future video was great. I subscribed soon after watching that video and it was the first video I watched on your channel.

TLDW: Yes it’s perfect

The Incredibles has always been my favourite film. I can quote it word for word. With that said this was a bad video in my opinion. Most of it seemed like just fluff work that didn't say anything substantive. The main exception to that I would say is the cinematography part of the video. You went over some references to the film and analysed it beyond "this was good," linking in symbols and themes. I liked that part.

As soon as I saw the thumbnail, my mind immediately played the incredibles theme

I was hoping they would do a timeskip for the incredibles two and have jack jack, violet and dash be main characters when supers had been allowed again and with them trying to juggle that, and maybe even dive into an identity crisis thing with jack jack, since Brad Bird has said the reason jack jack has so many powers is because he hasn’t settled his identity. But in the BTS of incredibles ones storyboards there are scenes with violet as a baby and she only had invisibility and force fields, so there’s definitely something about jack jack. Maybe even letting jack jack become a bit of a villain or lead astray and have the rest of the family confronted and dealing with that. I like that they empowered Helen in the sequel but I felt she already was empowered from the whole house wife stereotype in the first film