I have watched every Pixar feature-length film, up to Finding Dory, and this one strikes me as the most unique of all of them. It has a different story structure, character development, and message than what Pixar usually shows. It has a more "adult" tone to it, and some other qualities I cannot completely point out.
shareIt is very different, but I have to go with Wall?E for most unique. Also my absolute favorite. That movie had a very ethereal kind of vibe. Very different.
shareI was going to say exactly this.
A big reason is that WALL-E's main plot is that of a simple love story where the underdog trash-bot has to woo the sophisticated lady droid. It's told without big dialogue. It's physical and works like a silent movie. It's Chaplinesque.
Yet, WALL-E isn't actually as unique if we travel outside of the full-length Pixar films. Pixar's short films are, by and large, like silent movies. They have little to no dialogue and a basic, simple plot.
Now, where WALL-E really shines is its artful, masterly combination of a second plot about the deterioration and potential reclamation of Earth and, as an extended metaphor, humanity itself.
What sends WALL-E into "favourite" status for me is that it manages to weave its "simple" story of love with a complex story of restoration and resurrection.
Combine that with a great aesthetic and a powerful, wonderful message about care for one's self, one's environment, and one's fellow humans (or robots...) and it's a movie that is relevant, uplifting, never preachy, and yet, satirically sharp and cutting in its message delivery.
It's a wonderful film.
Although...the Incredibles is my second favourite Pixar...
I think it's the most fleshed out Pixar film even to this this day despite the fact that it's over 10 years old.
Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Pantera, and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fan.
it's really not much of a pixar, brave is as good or better, and much more of a pixar, this doesn't have the heart of a pixar movie
shareIt's because it's a pure Brad Bird movie. He also did The Iron Giant.
shareIts notable mature themes aside (which is actually what Pixar does in general), there is definitely something very special about this film. (It often gets compared to acclaimed and beloved live-action CBM’s and for good reason.) I mean, where to even begin?Now I will say that the previously mentioned Pixar great, Wall-E, does rival The Incredibles in terms of craftsmanship, uniqueness, depth, and story structure. These are all things Pixar is so good at to be fair, although some of their films stand out in particular.
Overall, The Incredible is a majestic film.
I have very little interest in animation and kid-fare, but I was recommended The Incredibles by a movie fan, and I love Holly Hunter, and like (gender appropriately, but at this juncture I don't know what's correct) Craig T Nelson, so I look forward to seeing this some day. Clever dialogue will usually win me over.
shareIncredibles is a great movie. I think like a lot of Pixar's early stuff, it's special and rises above "just for kids".
shareThanks. Makes me want to see it even more.
Many years ago I had a date with a woman and we saw Home For The Holidays w/ Holly Hunter. Always liked her (both of them) ever since.
And HH has done a lot of interesting work besides, (Leaving Arizona, Broadcast News, The Piano), so I have a funny fondness for her.
Broadcast News is underrated. It's the kind of movie I wish they (studios) still put some faith behind: grown-up comedies.
Plus, everybody complaining about a lack of representation in film: Hunter's character is absolutely the main character in that movie; it's her story.
One of the things I always found strange and intriguing about The Incredibles is the kinda right-wing message it has. The idea of celebrating individuality and heroism isn't really left-wing (and, thus, Hollywood/Disney/Pixar), and when you combine that with the meritocracy angle, it's well out of the standard Hollywood wheelhouse.
It's been compared with Ayn Rand. It might even be suggesting that there are "supermen" among us who deserve more power and glory...I think The Incredibles manages to keep that message powerful, but if you follow that line of thinking too far, you wind up with some pretty fascist messaging... Again: The Incredibles doesn't have that message: it keeps it to a sane place. It's my 2nd favourite Pixar movie (after the far more eco-friendly/left-wing WALL-E), and if I felt it was promoting fascism...I'd reject it wholesale.
I think that's one of the things that makes it feel unique, not just for Pixar, but for movies in general. It's surprisingly close to messaging that right wingers would find admirable.
I always found it a little refreshing. It's nice in the middle of a "participation medal culture" to see somebody call from the cheap seats, "Why not just give awards to the best people? The ones who really earned it?"