'Serenity'
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Physical Powers = Good, Brain Powers = Evil
That never pinged me. Huh. I always see/saw it as "Trying to be something you aren't + cape = bad, bad things". I also loved that the "mental stimulation" was what brough Jack-Jack's powers out.
But, YIncrediblesMV.
Trying to be something you aren't
But WHY? If he can build an airplane, doesn't he have as much right to fly as someone gifted with flying powers?
But WHY? If he can build an airplane, doesn't he have as much right to fly as someone gifted with flying powers?
He does have the right to fly. To me, it wasn't about the powers. It was about the motivation. Syndrome only wanted to help people so he could get the glory and the admiration. He wanted to be looked at as special. And when Mr Incredible brushed him off, he becomes obsessed with making sure NO one can be special, just because he couldn't. He didn't want to be a "hero", in (my) definition of the word. He just wanted to be popular.
For me, I related to him because instead of coming out as a kid and saying "Look at all this cool stuff I can make!" and showing off his genius, he hid it. And tried to tie his cart to someone else's wagon. I did the same thing. And that, was wrong. IMVHO.
Syndrome only wanted to help people so he could get the glory and the admiration.
Because in the beginning, when he was just a nerdy kid, that's what Mr Incredible taught him being a hero was about. But since the Incredible family's powers are special, they all turn out just great, even though their dad's an elitist prick.
I read the whole film as Brad Bird's reaction to getting shitcanned by Warner.
My main problem with Syndrome is Brad Bird's voice. Which I hate. (I mean, I hate the man's natural voice. I know he can't help it.)
My main problem with The Incredibles is the gender and family stereotyping. I liked it the least of all the Pixar films. But the short on the DVD, Boundin', is pure gold.
My main problem with Syndrome is Brad Bird's voice. Which I hate.
Err, wasn't Jason Lee the voice of Syndrome? I thought Brad Bird only did the costume designer.
Oh, really? Syndrome sounds just like Bird when he talks in the extras. I just assumed. Damn, am I misplacing my hate?
Pink? Pink?
What's wrong with pink?
You've got a
Pink kink in your think.
Doesn't matter what color
No, that gets a 'nope,"
Be it pink, purple, or heliotrope.