The Scene That Changed The Incredibles... 

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Honestly, the fact that a man almost killed himself in a Pixar movie, in the opening sequence, really set the tone for this film. For the most part.

A small detail I've noticed with Bob in the scene with the big computer, he uses his index fingers to type because that's how he does when it comes to regular size keyboards due to being small for him.

A small detail I noticed is when the display is showing the heroes eliminated, the first couple heroes are psychic or clairvoyant. It's like Syndrome knew he had to get rid of the extra-sensory types first to pull off such a secret plan.

The thing that makes this scene ever darker is that if you go back to the beginning, those supers that were terminated were all at Bob and Helen’s wedding. Those weren’t just co-workers. Those were close personal friends.

You know what makes it even worse? Several of the people Bob is watching on the screen listed as dead? They were present in his wedding. Gazerbeam had a front row seat, a seat usually saved for family, and Bob found him as a skeleton. Bob loved and trusted them enough to share his and his fiancée's secret identities with them, and he just saw all of them listed dead with only a beep to each name.

one thing that'll forever terrify me is that syndrome probably carried out these murders without any regard for who he hurt, he killed Thunderhead who was a father of 5 adopted children.

You’ve got to appreciate the neat detail of the fact that Mr Incredible is such a good man. Look what he did in this scene. He finds out all of the supers he knew had been exterminated and is under a ton of grief, shock, and stress. When he makes his search he looks up his wife first, then his best friend, THEN himself. That order shows just how selfless he truly is.

As a kid, I didn't think much of that one scene where Mr. Incredible was being pulled/stretched by the Omnidroid on their first encounter, then realized as an adult that some supers *may* have actually died that way [as in, pulled apart so hard they're no longer in one piece], especially as some supers were not necessarily physically strong/resilient like Mr. Incredible.

The quote I remember most from this movie is Helen talking to her kids in the cave. Parents always tell their kids in scary situations "it'll be ok, you're fine" but she tells them the complete truth of their situation. "You remember the bad guy in those cartoons you watch? Well these bad guys, aren't like those guys. They won't show restraint because you're children. They will kill you if they get the chance. Don't give them that chance." She straight up tells them that this is how the real world works and I want you survive it.

That scene is just so dark, but its amazing. It lets the audience know that Syndrome is a real threat and not just another "kids movie villain"

The best version of this scene is the original with ‘TERMINATED’ instead of the red line. So much more chilling.

The scene where Helen is desperately trying to stop the missile attack while Violet panicks, Mr. Incredible fears for his wife and children, Mirage realises she didn't sign up for murdering children, Syndrome grins sadisticly, and Dash looks in fear to his mother was absolutely terrifying.

I saw this in theatres. When this scene happened, people were gasping, somebody mumbled "Jesus" and an older gentleman in the back said in a somber tone "he killed them all." I thought to myself, "this guy is a genocidal maniac." I still remember it like it was yesterday and it is indeed one of my favorite scenes of all time, from one of my favorite movies of all time.

It's worth noting that phase two is initiated after the robot supposedly killed Mr. Incredible. No more searching for other superheroes, to improve the bot, because in Syndromes eyes, he is still the best and if he couldn't defeat the robot, then no one can.

I never realized just how dark these parts are. The fact that Frozone was next and only escaped due to luck is chilling. Absolutely amazing film

Its super interesting that the first super killed by Syndrome was Universal Man as he was one of the few, if only, supers that refused to have a secret identity, preferring to be in costume and fighting crime constantly, makes sense Syndrome would find him first.

You don’t realize how dark this movie really is until you’re an adult. You get that Syndrome is a bad guy, but don’t realize that he’s committing actual genocide until you’re older. You don’t get how dark everything truly is.

Another fun fact, the omnidroid Mr. Incredible initially fought, the v.8, was acting as though it were fighting Frozone as made clear by the robot forcing Mr. Incredible into a volcano, an environment in which Frozone would have become quickly dehydrated and unable to lay down any amount of ice, rendering his powers useless. Mirage also made mention of "switching targets", that and the line "the fat guy's still with him" indicate that Frozone was the superhero the Omnidroid was intended to battle.

I just realized, this scene could be considered a direct foil to Edna's "no capes!" montage. Both list off a bunch of supers reaching their untimely demise but one is played for laughs and the other is played for cold hard drama.

My favorite line is, by far, Syndrome's reveal with, "I am your biggest fan." It's delivered so perfectly to be incredibly _sinister_ and what makes it brilliant is the realization that the enthusiastic, eager to help kid from the beginning is now a terrifying murderer

Honestly the sticky ball scene is what scared me the most in this movie, absolutely terrifying

The scene where Helen has to tell her kids that the people on the island don't care that they're literally children and Will kill them if given the chance is SO dark. The fact she had to give her children that speech in the first place is pretty terrifying

Fun fact: The reason Hellen looks down at the plane when it is sinking is not just to look at it, in the original script, snog, the owner of the jet, was on the plane. When the plane exploded Hellen couldn’t save snog, so when she looks down at the mangled fuselage she is looking in terror that her friend just died. The more you know 🌠

It makes sense that Evelyn and Winston Deavor's father couldn't contact Gazerbeam. It wasn't only because the supers were made illegal, it was probably because the hero was trapped or dead in that cave already.

Fun fact: The Incredibles line "You sly dog! You got me monologuing!" was voted as the #15 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.

That moment when you realize that Dash,a kid,has a kill count. Gg Pixar

Another note about the Supers being shown then marked as terminated. If you watch the wedding scene, several of them are there bearing witness to his matrimony. This indicates that not only did they care about this joyous moment but they knew him personally in his regular life as well as his super life. Being forced to watch as the screen shows them being written off as a statistic for Syndrome's experiments and the look on his face as he realizes that so many of his friends from the old days are gone, you can feel his agony at this revelation.

Nothing tops the intensity of the plane scene after this. l don't think I'll ever forget "Abort! Abort THERE ARE CHILDREN ABOARD THIS PLANE!" and how desperate she sounded while poor Violet is being yelled at to do something she can't possibly do to save them all, Mirage looking horrified by what's she's apart of and Mr. Incredible knowing he's paralyzed about to hear his kids die

I feel like another moment is on the plane when Helen calls into the control tower and the switchback to Syndrome saying to terminate the plane. The pacing of the realization on both side that the plane is going to be destroyed is just as scary as Bob getting captured. Syndrome showing how crazed he was. Helen's desperation. Violets anxiety spiking to attempt a force shield. Mirage's shock that children are aboard and about to die. Bobs despair and anger resultant to attack Mirage was phenomenal. First time I can remember a villian killing children they aren't close to. I was already scared for Bob but it got even more intense

I think I'm starting to realize why The Incredibles kinda scared me,I didn't hate it but I remember avoiding it at times. This movie had legit death,Syndrome was a legitimate _genocider_ for the sake of his plan. And if you had the DVD like I did,that came with a second disc with special content,you could find interviews with other heroes,quite interesting.

You forgot the fact the omni droid brought Mr incredible to a volcano but guess what heat isn’t his weak ness it’s frozone weakness and we see that in the burning house scene. They changed targets but not the right location. So if they did take frozone he would have been powerless while in the volcano

Another thing about the computer scene is that it shows us things about who Bob is. His first instinct is to search for Elastigirl- he already knows she's alive, but he's afraid whoever the maniac killing supers is might know where she is- and by extension, where the rest of his family is as well. After this his next instinct is to search for his best friend. He's looking out for the people closest to him.

Tbh I don't think the incredibles is a kids movie. Its more of an adult movie with dark themes, a realistic mid life crisis, a woman rightfully concerned her husband is cheating on her, and the sheer amount of death, that has kid entertaining sections, and happens to be animated. I liked it as a kid but *love* it as an adult.

I've never realised that Frozon was the original target and how close he was to being killed.

This scene is dark, but the one that will forever stick with me is the one where Syndrome shoots down the plane Helen, Violet, and Dash are in as Helen desperately pleads for him to call off the missiles. Syndrome forces a father to listen to his family die. It doesn’t get more fucked up than that.

Another thing to keep in mind that makes the film even scarier, Mr Incredible was able to get out the hold the robot had on him after it cracked his back which albeit comedic it's grim in its own way, the robot knew to perform that move meaning there had to be at least one superhero who got ripped in half, not to mention the stuff he avoided during the fight were gadgets that had to have worked on other superheroes

I believe in the original/US version, the red lines have white text over them saying "TERMINATED", giving it an even more uneasy feeling once you learn what "terminated" means.

9:58 I like this, because it reminds me of a quote. "a single death is a tragedy, a million deaths are a statistic" Helps to solidify Syndrome's nature

I always loved how the scene was a double reveal. ElastiGirl learns that she's been lied to for months by her husband, while Mr. Incredible learns just how far Syndrome went in his pursuit of surpassing him.

I remember watching this scene in theaters when I was 11 and my mouth dropped when the names kept appearing. When Syndrome said earlier "I went through quite a few supers to make it worthy to fight you" I think I 1st assumed he let them go and didn't kill them (don't know why lol). Powerful moment in the movie

“If everyone’s special then no one is” That blew my mind as a kid

When Bob is told his family is dead and you actually see the big tough superhero hanging in the dark and sobbing - for me, that's when you really know Pixar has made something truly special. And, more to the point, *honest*. That moment really haunted me as a kid.

Another good part was when Mr. Incredible and Frozone where talking about Gazerbeam, Mr. Incredible said, "When the last time you saw him?" Frozone said, "I don't see anybody from the old day, except you." Which was some good foreshadowing that makes sense when you re-watch the movie.

So intense, the realization that Mr. Incredible not only was not the first super hero to be called, but that everything and everyone he knew was gone. At least some of those heroes if not all probably wanted the same thing he wanted, a chance to be super again, but they were all being used to make the robot stronger. One thing you can take from this is how easily an iconic (superhero) era can be destroyed, not by direct conflict, but by deception.

A detail I love is how, the photos of each superhero becomes better quality as the kill list goes on, meaning this has been going on for a few years as cameras and photos have been becoming more used and well known, this hole plan to kill these heroes has gone on for quite a while.

Don’t forget syndrome literally murdered kids in the Jetplane scene. (So he tought). Even Mirage gets uncomfortable. Gives me skivers down my spine just thinking about it.

It’s a very sad scene because these are all of Bob’s friends and allies that were horribly slaughtered and he blames himself because he rejected Buddy which led him down a dark path to becoming Syndrome.. He thinks it’s all his fault but it isn’t. This film has a hidden message about how your actions no matter how small have bigger consequences. Edit: I’m not saying it was all Bob’s fault like he didn’t know Buddy was that unstable

This scene is so good because it's something of an anti deus ex machina. In s deus ex machina the characters are put into a situation in which the odds are stacked against them to such an extent that only a fortuitous event can save them. But here it's the opposite: Bob is in an advantageous position after discoerving everything about Syndrome's plan, and quickly moves to stop it, only to have his cover blown and get captured because his own lies to his wife came back to bite him at the absolute worst time

Fun fact: Joaquin Phoenix was considered for the role of Buddy Pine/Syndrome. Bonus fact: Incredibles was the biggest selling DVD of 2005 with over 17 million copies sold.

I love how arcuate the 50s styles are in this films, you don't really notice it when you are young I also like to imagine the fight between these supers , especially with gazerbeam dying in a cold damp cave

As a kid, I never had a full grip on how dark Syndrome really was, from the day Mr. Incredible discarded him, he made it his mission to end supers. When I was young I only put together the facts that Syndrome was trying to make himself look like the best hero by defeating the “perfect” enemy robot. But now that I’m older, I see the horrors of his superhero genocide. He set up innocent supers to die one by one to make the ideal opponent for his act as well as eliminate the supers, some just wanting to matter again or get back in action after the superhero ban. It’s scary, really

when you mentioned frozone being the one that was being stalked at first it made me wonder if Syndrome and Mirage were responsible for the apartment building fire that Mr. Incredible and Frozone were trying to save people from to see how effective Frozone’s powers were in extreme heat

being a mom, although this scene is great too, the plane with the kids hits harder now, wow she hit the home goal with the voice acting, I didn't get anxious when I was a kid, but as a full adult, my stomach hurts watching it now.

You played the censored version. The original had "Terminated" plastered over the defeated heros. This wording makes it more impact full as that the supers were not just beaten, but straight up murdered in the most horrifying ways you could even imagine. Even in their last moments barely holding on their will to live and fight or begging for their lives till the very end. That's what it means to have a powerful movie moment. And Disney censored it for kids.

So many iconic lines in thismovie, and this scene made a huge impression on me as a kid. But my favourite line has got to be mirage saying "next time you gamble, bet your own life"

I love how in older movies, people don't always win every single fight and encounter

Most people say that the canon scene is silly. But you have to understand that mister incredible can take quite a few hits. But you have to understand these Canons where made to imobilize all supers, it's actually a genius weapon made by a man who's been studying how to defeat the supers for years and actually did. And that's truly terrifying.

Tbh i never realized how heartbreaking and horrifying that scene truly was. Not only did he find out all his mutuals and colleagues are fucking dead, but he finds out that he is trapped on a literal private island with someone who will stop at NOTHING to end him and who CAN do it. Plus he now has to think about his own mortality and true life threatening powerlessness which he probably didnt think about for *years* or if ever

Ya know I always forget that Bob was about to straight up kill Mirage because he thought his family was dead Dude was right on the edge of becoming a villain himself Also cannot stress how good the plane scene is, my god Paired with the directing, the framing, the soundtrack, the everything and you've got a masterpiece of a scene Such a powerful scene imo. Gets me every time.

As an adult, it was the "I can't lose you again! I'm not strong enough." scene that got me.

One of the reasons why Incredibles is my favorite Pixar film (and one of my favorite movies in general too) is that despite being a comedy about a family of superheroes, it's not afraid to take itself seriously and raise the stakes. The "Kronos Unveiled" scene is the perfect example of that, and it manages to do it at a seamlessly way without making it a tonal whiplash.

What I love about the sticky cannons is those projectiles look like they're perfect for the role. It actually looks like something that could restrain someone who can lift a car. They're awkward, cumbersome, they land on his legs, joints, face, they can tolerate being squished, they stick like wet dough, and they get everywhere. This isn't a villain trying to use bullets against a bullet-proof super, this guy has tailor-made something that works much better.

What makes the supers’ deaths even more tragic is the bonus features on the DVD. You get to access the supers’ files and hear their audio recordings. Knowing who they are, and what their secret identities are. AND THEY SOUND AND FEEL LIKE REAL PEOPLE. Then you add up the sad reality that they came to the island because they all missed doing superhero work. Just like Bob.

Pixar really just told us that Syndrome murdered all those superheroes in his quest for superiority and we somehow did not notice it as kids

“Would you like to?” God, that line delivery sent chills down my spine as a kid. Peak dramatic perfection

The sticky ball scene absolutely terrified me as a child :')

Something I just realized that I really liked in the Incredible's is: despite Mr. Incredible having Super Strength, he still relies on stealth through the mission. I feel like todays movies would just have him bash through walls and make tons of noise and get "complete" the mission just to move on to another part of the story.

Cant believe you didn’t mention the greatest line in the movie: “you keep trying to pick a fight, but I’m still just happy you’re alive!” Played lighthearted and joyful

By having the DvD around i have watched this movie so many times as a little child, however it took quite a while till i truly comprehended the scale of this scene. When i finally knew that these people that were shown onscreen are all dead, it really left an impact on me. I think it might have been the first time in my life that i was truly shocked by a movie in a way that got me thinking on a deeper level afterwards. I didn't make the association that they were his friends or so back then, but it still was incredibly dark and left me with a very weird feeling.

In the beginning, by the lava wall, everything is red, orange, and bright. Mr. Incredible is in control, even when he is struggling. He is powerful, symbolized by all the red around and on him. He is able to outwit and outrun his enemies with the stone head statue. He gets burned, but gets through. Red is often associated with power and passion. The next scenes, are dark, visually and in substance. The colors on his suit are obscured by shadows; the bright red hidden from view. The Television a sorrowful blue. Everything is surrounded in black, a color associated with death, only white lights flash, like a life flashing before one's eyes. Finally, a bright white stark light booms into scene. It's harsh and uninviting. At first we see a bright red super suit dominate the screen. He has some control left. Then, piece by piece, black takes over. Mr incredible falls. Black takes over, leaving Mr. Incredible with his enemy over him. The final thing he sees is Mirage's frame imposing in his remaining vision before blackness takes over. In other words, Pixar definitely understands color theory:)

I think my favorite scene is when Syndrome fully reveals his plan, and shows how petty, broken, envious, and dangerous he is: "And when I'm old and I've had my fun, I'll sell my inventions so that everyone can be superheroes. Everyone can be super. And when everyone's super....no one will be."

Samuel L. Jackson's performance as Frozen will always be one of my favorite movies he's done. "Where is my super suit?" Will live in my heart forever.

I already thought highly of Pixar’s movies, but with ALL of this detail put into this portion of The Incredibles… wow.

15:07 Why do I feel like I'm watching a game commentator lol

Fun fact a few of the supers who are revealed to have died (not the ones who wore capes) attended the wedding so it’s not just fellow supers but friends that’s so heartbreaking

Syndrome was already one of my favorite Pixar villains but one line that submitted him as my number one favorite is what he says after (presumably) killing Bob's family "You'll get over it. I seem to recall you working alone?" Just....wow

Personally, I think the scene that follows on from this is better. Not the scene directly after this with Hellen and Edna, but the scene where we get back to Mr. Incredible after this one. The one where Hellen is on her way to the island, and Syndrome tries to shoot her down. The one where Syndrome has tied Bob up, and he thinks his family has been killed. When he threatens to crush Mirage, and Syndrome dares him to do. That scene shows so much about the personalities of each of the people involved. It shows Hellen as being able to fulfill her roles as a superhero as well as a mother. It shows where the line is for Bob, and it shows Syndrome's utter disregard for life. Maybe it's because I care more about story than anything else.

Another intense detail of this scene, the supers killed off weren't just people Bob knew, or worked with. They were at his wedding, front row. They were friends, almost family. He was watching a computer tell him all his friends were dead, and that's why he hasn't heard from them

the lines just crossing out supers, and moving on to show the next death in the lineup never fails to make me nervous. Syndrome didn’t care about who he killed. all he knew was that he hated them. to hun, those supers were not people. they were mere statistics. just a trial test until he made his perfect robot, the one who could kill the man who killed his dreams.

I feel like a prequel to this movie would be so awesome. There's so much lore and backstory about all the Supers who died that we never actually see. Maybe it could go through what life was like when they were all alive and see what happened as they were slowly forced into hiding and killed off, ultimately leading to Syndrome's rise to power...

Kronos Unveiled is the best song in the movie, period. Maybe only rivaled by Life's Incredible Again and the main theme

1:36 "The scene that awoke something in me" This one scene not just men awoke but even women that's how good this movie is When a kids movie is analyzed by adults years later

2:17 that “AAAWWWAAUUUGHH!!!!” Sound-byte is one of my favorite stock sounds 😂😂😂😂

I saw this movie on my 10th birthday and somehow, back then, it didn't occur to me just how dark this movie was.

Incredibles 2 is good but this is what the sequel lacked

12:32 Oh my fucking God, I never noticed this. If Frozone wouldn't be there with Bob, Frozone would might be dead O.o It's insane how dark this movie was after you think into detail.

You gotta appreciate that after everything syndrome still respects and admires Bob. He went through dozens of super heros never satisfied, but as soon as he was able to defeat Mr Incredible, he was done convinced that no superhero would be able to beat it.

You should do the scene of Mannys backstory in the cave from Ice Age. It’s so underrated and doesn’t have any dialogue!

My favorite part of the 2nd film is, how the Villains dad trys to call Gazor Beam and someone else but guess what they're already dead due to Syndrome from the 1st film Giving consequence actions from film to film

rewatching this film years later now that I'm older, you get to realize how dark a lot of things here are. the man having a failed suicide attempt at the beginning, Syndrome luring superheroes unto his island just to make them his test monkeys, Gazerbeam's corpse in the cave, etc. love it when Pixar goes this dark. more please!!!

12:17 To add to this, when Bob was fighting the Omnidroid it led him to a lava lake. We may not have realized it back then, but since its target was supposed to be Frozone instead of Mr. Incredible, it makes sense why it went there in the first place, because the droid probably still had the programming to fight Frozone so *it went there to try to dehydrate him.* "It means it's hot! And I'm dehydrated, Bob!"

You guys want to know something else, after he saw the V9 overwhelm Mr Incredible he destroyed it and upgraded it to the V10 Even after knowing it was stronger then Mr Incredible, Syndrome upgraded it again for good measure

It kind of confused me as to why sticky balloons would hinder mr Incredible, but then I realized those aren't just balloons but inflating canon balls. As they grow, their density grows as does their volume. So the more they grow the heavier they get. Syndrome was an incredible genius.

That whole scene about stalking Frozone was so crazy I never knew that was a subplot. So much stuff was put into this film even though they'd know the kid audience wouldn't understand it or even their parents unless they saw it a few times over

This scene was great not only because of the dark shocking reveal but also because of the build up. We watch Bob get to the room where the reveal happens and it’s the most darkest scene in the movie which no dialogue, everything is quite difficult to see which automatically put the audience in a dark uncomfortable silence. We know Bob is walking closer and closer towards danger and are eagerly waiting in fear for something bad to happen. Pixar really did an amazing job of this movie and it really feels like everyone involved in making it actually cared about the movie. Which is why it’s so upsetting when compared to the second movie which felt like a cash grab and the creators didn’t really care about it. *EDIT:* Also the contrasting scenes between Helen and Edna with Bob is pretty great too for two reasons. One because Helen and Bob are finding out two World shattering things at the same time; Helen finds out her husband was fired months ago and has been lying to her this whole time (and from her perspective it’s very much so implied he lied because he’s having an affair) and it’s World ending because to her it means, her marriage might be over. Whilst Bob is finding out his new employer, who he has lied to and kind of abandoned his family to work for, killed all his friends. And the second reason this contrast is great is because Bob’s lies finally catch up to him and almost gets him killed here. If he hadn’t lied to Helen, she would of never press that button and unknowingly blown his cover. It’s a small message about how lying to your family and loved ones will always come back to bite you in ass.

This scene is just more proof that The Incredibles is one of the best pieces of media in all of human history

Another scene that I think changed The Incredibles is the scene in the cave where Helen talks to Dash and Violet about the danger they're in, that it's not like those Saturday morning cartoon shows and they must not underestimate their powers when confronted. While prior scenes established how real the stakes were, this one really solidified, to me, how this is no longer a "kids" movie. I mean, the mom doesn't sugarcoat anything to her kids, but still believes in them enough to know how to handle themselves, which is a mature thing for a parent to do.

I got so teary eyed last night when I rewatched the film. Just watching the main character, the audience’s avatar, realizing that all of his friends except for one have been murdered out of jealousy but also out of vengeance aimed at him for a mistake he made years prior out of his own arrogance. It’s heart wrenching. I wish more people would respect animation as much as they do live-action. Even in an animated film like this primarily made for kids we got one of the darkest scenes in a superhero film. And it still is to this day. The Incredibles is a phenomenal film.

I rewatched the film recently, and Jesus-- I'm still moved by the intensity of the scene where Helen says that their plane was buddy-spiked and that there were children on board. Mr. Incredible and Mirage's reaction. And I never noticed before that we could actually hear Bob crying when Syndrome walks out of the room.