Fourteen years later, the second part of Pixar's animation "The Incredibles" finally arrived as scheduled. The plots of the two films before and after are so closely connected, as if there is no pause at all. At the end of the first movie, the little girl finally plucked up the courage to ask the boy she likes to go to the movie on Friday. In a blink of an eye, fourteen years later, their movie still failed.
And the fourteen years outside of the movie can be described as an ups and downs, both for the audience and the movie itself. Fourteen years ago, Iron Man was not born, let alone the Marvel universe, and even superheroes are not a mature genre; and fourteen years later, the Avengers, the Justice League, and the X-Men each This kind of superhero organization has a lot of fans.
It’s not embarrassing to say that although the first "The Incredibles" was a 2004 work, I personally only saw it in 2016. So the excitement and surprise brought by everyone watching movies back then were not so strong to me. But before watching the second movie, I silently revisited the first one, and the surprises I got increased instead of diminishing.
But now that you look back at the first "The Incredibles" 14 years ago, you will find Pixar's far-sightedness. For example, the visual surprise brought by the young son’s fast-moving ability is similar to that of the later Kuaiyin, and the big villain who is engaged in the arms business and a genius inventor is also similar to Iron Man, not to mention the two of them are exactly the same. Power armor.
What's more, "The Incredibles" puts the issue of superhero's identity before everyone, and even became the basic setting of the series. When a person who committed suicide by jumping off a building was rescued by a superhero, and when a person on a train was injured because of the superhero's rescue, people began to realize whether the existence of a superhero was good or bad.
Should the superheroes use their abilities to save the world again and again, or should the world fend for itself so that the superheroes can live as normal as ordinary people?
Although this proposition has long been discussed in American superhero comics, the "The Incredibles" series appeared in movies relatively early, and later became one of the core issues discussed in countless superhero movies. For example, "Watchmen", which is known as a superhero movie, did not deeply explore this issue until 2009; for example, "Batman v Superman: Justice League" was questioned by a mortal superhero Batman Another godlike superhero Superman; another example is the so-called Sokovia agreement in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which limits the abilities of superheroes and causes civil war; there are also variants in the X-Men series. The discussion of whether people are monsters or not is also a "variant" of this problem.
This is why the director Brad Bird has been reluctant to make the second part, because the first part has unparalleled epoch-making significance at the time-as early as 2004, it was proposed that this later influenced countless superheroes. The proposition of the movie. Although they came up with the prototype of the second story many years ago, it took several more years to complete the story.
The trans-epochal significance of this new story lies in its advancement with the times. Two of them are particularly worthy of attention. First of all, of course, the positioning of the male and female protagonists, which is exactly the opposite of the story in the first part. This time it is Mr. Super's turn to bring the baby at home, and the elastic Superwoman becomes Superman's new spokesperson to go out and save. The world.
Undoubtedly, this is exactly in line with the current upsurge of feminism. In the first movie of the year, even though the whole movie had an excellent reputation, some people still complained about Mr. Chao Neng's inaction to his family and children because he always wanted to save the world. This reversal finally left people speechless. NS. Mr. Chao Neng, who retired to the second line, was not only overwhelmed by his elder son’s math homework, but also suffered the puberty of his elder daughter. The younger son became a little monster who could breathe fire, shoot lasers, and bite people, a father. The scrambled scene with the baby is hilarious.
The second point lies in the appearance of the big villain screen tyrant in the movie. This role is really worth thinking about, especially his "super power"-hypnotizing and controlling others through the screen. In today's era where everyone is head-down, from mobile phone screens to billboards, screens are really ubiquitous and pervasive. If there is such a technology, no one will be spared.
In a sense, the thinking brought by this role is as meaningful as what the British drama "Black Mirror" hopes to show. After all, the so-called "Black Mirror" itself refers to the state of all electronic devices when the screen is locked. The black "mirror" is the so-called screen. Open this "mirror" you can see everything in the world, lock this "mirror" you can see your own face, and control this "mirror" can obviously control everything about you.
In addition to these two points, the issue of superhero's identity is still carried through, and even more acute. When superheroes are illegalized, how should we try to change the law? Just like Mr. Super and the Superwoman in the movie, they have their own opinions. Should the law be used to change the law or the law that is obviously wrong is completely not obeyed?
The correct answer is that neither of them will work. It is only possible through media marketing. The reason why superheroes are disgusted by people is that everyone does not know the hard choices and hard choices they have made when saving the world. Everyone only sees the devastation they bring about saving the world. So the core of changing this is to let people see all this-Dangdangdang, live broadcast technology came into being. How do superheroes fight bad guys, why do superheroes blow up this building, and how superheroes save humans? Let me show you live!
Facts have also proved that this plan is feasible. The superhero represented by the elastic Superwoman quickly won people's trust until the villain came out to make trouble. But can this solution really solve the problem completely? Although the end of the movie is still a happy reunion, but the core problem has not really been solved.
Because the key to the problem between humans and superheroes is that the disparity in power is too great. Why should human beings believe that "some people do good deeds only out of justice", and why should superheroes be restricted or even sanctioned by human laws for a long time?
Just like gods and humans, whether humans will conquer the heavens or obey the destiny has been the biggest problem facing humans since ancient times. The emergence of superheroes undoubtedly embodied the fictional image of God. In other words, like humans and robots, whether robots always obey humans or will eventually replace humans. These two issues are undoubtedly one of the core motifs in science fiction movies.
Faced with such a complicated proposition, it is understandable that "The Incredibles 2" could not be completely solved in the end. As an animated cartoon, it is not easy at least to be able to raise this question. In any case, this question has already become the background of the series as a basic setting, and the next sequel will inevitably focus on this question.
Finally, I have to mention that the short patch "Baby Bao" before the film screening really adds a lot of points. In fact, in North America, Pixar’s animations generally have short films on-site to be screened, but short films are generally not screened after they are introduced to the mainland. The reason that everyone generally agrees is that short films also occupy an imported film quota and need to be submitted separately for review, which is troublesome and wasteful, so they are often abandoned by the importing party.
The last time a short film was released in the mainland, it was "Cars" in 2006, and the short film was "Bandless Band". It is very rare that "Baby Bag" was released on a patch, especially this short film is also very exciting.
The short film "Baby Baby" is only 8 minutes long. Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. Narrative development, smiles and tears are readily available. The story of the growth of a steamed bun is used as a metaphor for the story of a mother raising a child, and the child ran away from home when he became an adult. It is touching and extremely ingenious.
In addition, the entire short film is also full of elements of Chinese culture. First of all, it can be seen from the steamed buns in the title, and then to the pots and pans and various colors in the kitchen, as well as the word "Fu" on the wall and slippers at the door, making it a common Chinese home.
All in all, whether it is a patch short film or a feature animation, Pixar produces it, it must be a boutique. After so many years, probably only Pixar has never disappointed.
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