Hero Movie Assignment

The Incredibles

a)     In the movie "The Incredibles," the characters are considered to be heroes. The movie explains that superheroes are forbidden in the town because of the acts they do. They believe that they are not helping society, therefore they have been "put away." With no longer being able to show their superhero identity. They have been placed into the world as every other civilian. I chose to do this assignment on Mr. Incredible. I felt that Mr. Incredible could have been considered a hero and an Anti-Hero for these reasons. Mr. Incredible uses his strength to help an old lady retrieve her cat from a tree. This is a heroic trait. By physically picking up the tree, he is able to swing it around and land it on a theifs car escaping from a cop chase at the same time. By doing so, he has injured the thiefs riding in the car. This is an example of him being an anti-hero. A man in attempt to commit suicide is trying to jump off a building. When Mr. Incredible flys in and saves him, he ends up breaking his neck and getting sued for saving him when he did not want to be saved. Anti-hero to the townspeople. However, Mr. Incredibles heroic traits overpower throughout the film. He saves people from burning buildings, and ends up saving the world at the end of the film. Overall I think that Mr. Incredible is a hero. The town may not know it at first, but once he saves them from destruction, they realize that they need him and everyone else as they were only trying to help. This film clearly states that his heroic traits overpower his anti-heroic ones.

b)     I feel that this film is telling society that heroes are needed in our world. The town thinks that heroes are destroying their civilization at the beginning and come to an agreement that they shall be put away forever. When the town is in trouble, Mr. Incredible comes out and saves the world. Another point that is made in this film in from his family. Mr. Incredibles family realizes he is in trouble when he is away on a "business trip." They come together as one and put their lives in danger to save their dad and husbands life. This film proves that you don't have to be a superhero to be heroic. Any courageous act can make you a hero to someone. It just takes coming together to conquer what you desire.