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I infinitely prefer Bird's "be true to yourself" Rand-isms to the Disney heroines who want "more out of life", more ending up being a guy.
Maybe it's time to get Matlida hooked on Emporer's New Groove. It's never too early to introduce kids to the wonder that is Eartha Kitt, even in scary animated form.
Bird's "be true to yourself" Rand-isms
"...unless you're an average human being, in which case get out of my way, scum!"
"When everybody's Super, no one will be."
See, the whole plot is driven by a guy who can't accept the fact that he's not Super. The lesson is, if you're not Super, know your place.
Sorry. I still love The Incredibles.
I love watching it but I hate the message. And I think Brad Bird's opinion of himself must not include the memories of being beaten up for his lunch money by big strong kids who could.
This conversation is getting old though: "And Syndrome has superpowers!"
"No he does not."
"Yes he does!"
"No, that's the whole point of the movie."
"He DOES!!!! He wears black and white and has a cape AND HAS SUPER POWERS!!!!!"
"Just because someone wears a costume they don't have super-powers. He's just really really smart."
"HEEEEE DDOOOOEEESSSSS TTTTOOOOOO!!!!!"
My son, the nascent engineer.
"Just because someone wears a costume they don't have super-powers. He's just really really smart."
One word: Batman.
The movie that Bird made before The Incredibles was The Iron Giant. Bird was fired by Warner Bros after he completed the film and before it was released, and it was released with hardly any promotion from the studio.
Bird's seething resentment at the suits at Warner is plastered on thickly in The Incredibles.
Bird's seething resentment at the suits at Warner is plastered on thickly in The Incredibles.
So what was his excuse for Ratatouille?
Maybe it's time to get Matlida hooked on Emporer's New Groove. It's never too early to introduce kids to the wonder that is Eartha Kitt, even in scary animated form.
Oh, she's already a big fan. Unfortunately, what she's picked up from that movie is how to be a sulky, petulant lama where she tells her mother "Just leave me alone!" in exactly the same voice as David Spade.
So what was his excuse for Ratatouille?
That's just smug superiority.
Unfortunately, what she's picked up from that movie is how to be a sulky, petulant lama where she tells her mother "Just leave me alone!" in exactly the same voice as David Spade.
Llama faaaaaaace.