tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24752021.post6644367972612923817..comments2023-10-29T06:22:22.144-07:00Comments on Ari Siletz: The IncrediblesAri Siletzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330765093235294389noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24752021.post-86204153166547729192007-01-12T11:04:00.000-08:002007-01-12T11:04:00.000-08:00Ari,I looked at that movie with a much different l...Ari,<br>I looked at that movie with a much different lens than you. No metaphorical approaches, just what kind of message is this movie sending as entertainment for children?<br><br>And my reaction to the appropriateness of this movie is much different than any reviewer's comments I have ever read anywhere.<br><br>I love Pixar. I used to own stock in Pixar. I sold it when The Mouse bought out the studio.<br><br>The thing is, I have troubles with the moral values in this movie and I had no real warning about it prior to watching it in the movie theater with my son on opening night.<br><br>The problem I have is that the villain is not only a serial murderer, but a mass murderer as well. This isn't like the Joker doing weird gags on Gotham City, no we see the bones of a dead "super" and the bios of others that Syndrome lured to their deaths.<br><br>Nice, huh?<br><br>Then you do have the goon squad who actively tried to kill Dash and Violet. They sprayed bullets in the water where she was hiding, and only due to her forcefield was she able to survive.<br><br>Ewwww. I mean, these aren't the BIFF, POW, ZOWIE punches I grew up watching the lame-oh Adam West/Burt Ward version of Batman and Robin. The campy styled superhero stuff is what I expected, not the reality based animated movie where the kids could really have died.<br><br>I waived off a friend of mine to take her (at that time) four year old daughter to watch the movie. Karen adored <i>Finding Nemo</i> but I felt this would be far too intense for her, and I told my friend my objections towards the movie. As far as I know, she hasn't shown the movie yet to Karen.<br><br>I mean, my son loves the movie, but he's just identifying with there being a boy about his age who is super-fast and Ian thinks that's cool. Most of the other stuff just goes right past him.<br><br>And that is a good thing.<br><br>LindaLinda C. McCabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11554730334838454885noreply@blogger.com