Incredibles 2 (D) - Mature, adult animation. 65%

Rating: 6/10 (22 June 2018)

This must be quite a belated sequel and I saw it because I remember really liking the first film, whenever it was released, even though I went into that not having any great expectations for it, seeing as I took it be a "children's film". Even though I remember very little of that first film, due to having only seen it during its original cinema release, I would say that I found it very entertaining and probably quite funny. If I had been scoring films here back then, I would guess that it might have gotten a score of around at least 80%, if not 90%.
Perhaps due to the sequel seeming to be of a different nature to the original, my score might be quite harsh. I was planning on scoring it at a perhaps generous 60%, but have bumped up my score. If you're expecting a film pitched at a young audience, you might also be similarly harsh in your views on this film, but if you view it from the perspective of being like an animated Marvel or X-Men film, you might fare better. Humour isn't really this sequel's thing though, as I did find it quite "serious".
Anyway, the plot concerns "The Incredibles" family, a family of superheroes, living in a world where superheroes are now criminalised. A technology tycoon gives the family an opportunity to try and overturn these laws through public relations. Some of the themes raised in this film include the notion of "just" and "unjust" laws, as well as what it is right to do in the case of the latter. The notion of pop culture as reducing the experience of humanity is also touched upon, briefly. Perhaps you could also interpret the film as dealing with post-11/09/2001 issues as well.
As I say, the film doesn't seem pitched at a young audience and it probably isn't suited to children who aren't mature. There's scenes of destruction, not too far removed from visions of September 11, 2001, especially early on. Death is alluded to as well and in a sign of the film's "mature" orientation, Mr. and Mrs. Incredible have marital tensions to deal with, such as how gender roles define them, for better or for worse.
I saw the film in 2D and I'm not sure how worthwhile it would be to see the film in 3D. It did occur to me watching the end credits that the film may have been released in 3D, and later end credits did confirm to me that that was indeed the case.
Visually, the film does dabble in realism, as far as outdoor scenes go, with the human characters usually looking caricatured, although occasionally realistic.
Even though I didn't find the film particularly funny, I'd say that it was funnier than "Avengers: Infinity war" (which isn't saying much...at all). Like I say, I see this film as more akin to an animated Avengers or X-Men film...but probably better than most of those. I'd be curious to see the first Incredibles film again, to see if it was quite funny and more entertaining (as opposed to "serious", like its sequel).
Random observations:
* Musically, there seems to be some nods and winks to the James Bond films and the film "Shaft".
* Maybe the music and perhaps the end credits as well have a touch of 1960s and 1970s era films to them, including the visual style of the end credits.