Not your ordinary CG-animated movie

Rating: 9/10 (28 July 2005)

Animated movies are tricky to make. You have to write a great story that is compatible with animation. Then you need good animation. Lastly, you need the right kind of voice actors for your characters. As of late, the CG-animated movies have been flying into theaters and have been doing really well. This movie far above all the Shrek's, Ice Ages', and all of the other contenders. This movie is incredible.
The Incredibles is Disney/Pixar's latest achievement in CG-animation. The story follows a family of real super heroes. Mr. Incredible or Bob Parr (Craig T. Nelson) and his wife Elastigirl or Helen (Holly Hunter) have three children. There is Dash, Violet, and baby Jack-Jack. Jack-Jack is the only one without a super power at the moment. The others have some interesting talents to compensate. There is Mr. Incredible's astounding strength, Elastigirl's ability to stretch to mind boggling lengths, Dash's lightning quick speed, and Violet's cloaking ability and the power to create force fields. The problem with their powers is that they cannot use them due to a ban of all super powers back before the family was together. All super heroes were forced into retirement and kept secret with relocation and the government making sure they stay hidden. But all of this is about to change.
When a menace in the jungle rises up, Mr. Incredible is contacted by a secret agency to remove the problem after being spotted on saving people with his buddy Frozone (Samuel L. Jackson). Mr. Incredible's feels that this is just the jump-start for superheroes to make a comeback. What he doesn't know is that his past is about to catch up with him.
This isn't just an ordinary CG-animated film. This film was nominated for four Oscars, winning two for Best Animated Film and Best Achievement in Sound Editing. It was also nominated for Best Achievement in Sound and even Best Original Screenplay which is quite an honor. Obviously, this means that not only was the animation great and technical aspects good, but the story was good enough to contend with live-action movies like Eternal Sunshine or the Spotless Mind (won Oscar for Best Original Screenplay), The Aviator, Hotel Rwanda, and Vera Drake. This movie was a contender with the "big boys". This is a huge step for animated movies of all kinds.
Along with the story and the awards, there is a great cast of vocal actors. Nelson is perfect as Mr. Incredible making him sound macho, tough, and also concerned about his family. Hunter is flawless as his wife who's worried that her family is slipping farther apart. Jackson is funny as Frozone and Jason Lee gives his voice to Syndrome and makes him quite convincing.
The Incredibles is a must-see movie and should be in everybody's collection. This movie is above phenomenal and vent way beyond my expectations. Who expected this to top Finding Nemo? The Incredibles is an instant classic. Super hero movies will be around for a long time, but none will be like this.