Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Pixar's take on the superhero film is a fun, warm and wonderfully crafted piece of film-making. The Incredibles follows a family of super-people; Dad, Mom, teenager, young child and baby, and uses the superpowers to represent its characters rather than being cool add-ons; the overstretched Mother (elastic body), invisible teenager (self explanatory) and hyperactive child (superspeed). The film explores the family dynamic, the ups and downs and the frustrations and monotony of middle age and middle class family life. Yet…
Pixar take the Disney Princess concept and introduce a new element: a strong female character who desires more from life than to simply be someone's wife. Brave is the story of Merida, a Princess of one of the four clans in "Medieval" Scotland. In honour with tradition, Merida will enter in to an arranged marriage with one of the other clans. Rebelling against the system, Merida longs for the freedom to live her life her own way and be free…
Overly long in places, and looking back some stories lacked a little something, bit it's hard not to be completely in love with film. Tremendous effort and a really enjoyable film.