Why is it that the genre "Family" is always attached to "Animation"?

Rating: Null/10 (27 February 2005)

"The Incredibles" is the animated adventure about of Mr. Incredible, a former superhero who is trying to live life normally under his secret identity. This is all happening 15 years after a series of major lawsuits against superheroes by the people they saved. After much controversy the government had decided to offer the superheroes a relocation program. However, civilian life just isn't working out for Mr. Incredible, his wife Elastigirl, there 3 "special" children, and former superhero Frozone. Mr. Incredible, after losing his job in a fit of rage against his annoying boss (he is an insurance claim specialist; ironical since he likes to save people), is approached by a secret employer to once again don his suit and save the world. It soon turns out though that this secret employer is none other than a deranged stalker from Mr. Incredible's past, who now wants to kill all superheroes and sell his inventions (things that make people super, e.g. rocket boots) so no one will be super. It is now up to the Incredible family (kids too) to use their powers and save the world from this maniac.
Pixar has come a long way and this movie only goes to show us the progress they've made in the field of animation. Another plus this movie has is the sheer awe that we feel towards the animated action on screen. What suffers from this is that the movies relies too much on a theater's big screen and surround sound. The whole plot and almost every action sequence can be traced back to the classics. It is as if you were watching "Star Wars", "James Bond", "Superman", etc. over again just animated and replaced with dialogue filled with poorly timed and over-used jokes. Where these movies were fresh and groundbreaking, "The Incredibles" is clichéd and predictable. This should be acceptable since "The Incredibles" is a comedy, but the movie doesn't make fun of the clichés like "Austin Powers" or "Space Balls" do, which is the only way a comedy relying on them can survive. When you throw in the mushy morals of a Pixar feature (which were acceptable in their earlier movies but not after so much re-use), this movie becomes unbearable. It is still possible to find refuge in the wonderful plot which can still be fun despite all the hang-ups.
Why it that the genre "Family" is always attached to "Animation"? 6/10