Almost incredible

Rating: 8/10 (29 October 2018)

To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of what Incredibles 2 had to offer. I mean, it's definitely a well put together film, but it's lacking what made the first Incredibles movie so, well, incredible. Can I find out what it's missing? Well, let's find out, I guess!
What's the story? Everyone's favorite family of superheroes is back, but this time Helen is in the spotlight, leaving Bob at home with Violet and Dash to navigate the day-to-day heroics of "normal" life. It's a tough transition for everyone, made tougher by the fact that the family is still unaware of baby Jack-Jack's emerging superpowers. When a new villain hatches a brilliant and dangerous plot, the family and Frozone must find a way to work together again-which is easier said than done, even when they're all Incredible.
So what is it that I think is inferior to the first film? Well, I'm just gonna get the elephant in the room out of the way first by talking about the villain. Yeah, even if you DID like this one better than the first film, I think we can all agree that the villain is total garbage compared to the first one. The Screenslaver, while having interesting powers and a lot of potential, is also extremely disappointing when you truly find out who's really the Screenslaver. I'm not gonna spoil anything in case you haven't seen it yet, but it's just extremely obvious and stupid. The reason why Syndrome was a much better villain is because that not only was he a great representation of today's pop culture, but it was legitimately interesting and compelling when you found out that it was actually Buddy (oh yeah, spoiler from the first film even though you've all probably seen it before) because the film expected you to remember him from the beginning, proving that a minor character could also be an important one. With the Screenslaver's "big reveal", on the other hand, it's not very exciting and the writers weren't even trying to put any sort of effort on the character. Also, the entire story itself on this film is that it's a ripoff of the first film, except with a gender swap. So what that means is that now Elastigirl is doing the hero stuff while Mr. Incredible gets to watch the kids. I'll admit that Jack-Jack's side of the story is hilarious (especially the fight scene with the raccoon), but none of the other side stories really appealed to me. Sure, they could be funny, like Mr. Incredible suffering with Dash's math homework, and plus, Frozone gets a lot of screen time as well, but other than that, there's not much that really stood out, and Violet's side of the story was a bit unnecessary. Okay, enough bashing things, it's time to talk about the good stuff. The animation looks a LOT better than its predecessor. I understand that technology evolves as time moves on, but they updated the animation so it looks a lot better. There's a lot more colors, detail, and the action scenes are a lot cooler. Plus, the textures are just AMAZING and they rendered MUCH better than the first film. For example, compare Frozone's ice from the first Incredibles to this one. Doesn't it look a lot better and more solid in the first film? Not to say the first film's animation was BAD or anything, it still looks impressive, but THIS is even better. Also, the family gets a lot of screen time in this film, so it actually feels like the Incredibles and not just focusing on one character throughout the entire film. One last thing I'd like to mention is that while the score in the first film was outstanding, it feels a lot more complete in this film because it uses a variety of different instruments and has a much more dramatic tone to it, and it also slows down the music to make it feel more complete. I think the scores are equally as good, however, but the first film's soundtrack is a lot more memorable.
In conclusion, Incredibles 2 may not be as amazing as its predecessor, but it's still an enjoyable and fun film with cool action, great animation, a very good soundtrack and tons of focus on all of the characters. Even if the villain is abysmal and the script just feels like it was copy and pasted off of the first film but with a gender swap, it's still very fun and colorful. Now onto the big question: was it worth the wait? Well, sort of. It could have been better, but I was satisfied with what I got out of this film. Brad Bird, you've done it again! Keep delighting audiences with your awesome films.