Type: DVD
Director: Brad Bird, Bud Luckey, Roger Gould
Actor(s): Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, Dominique Louis
Type: DVD
This is an animated movie--a very well done one, at that--about the trials and tribulations of a superhero family. Fantasy or fiction? On one level obviously a fantasy, but in much more important ways, this movie is about the reality of today's world. In the movie, superheroes are sued and finally forced by the government--and the larger trends and attitudes in the society--into hiding. The heroic aspect of this story lies in the lead character's determination to return to superhero status and fight the apostles of mediocrity and equalization. His son summarizes it very well at one point when told that he runs too fast to be on the track team at school. "Everyone is special," he's informed. He insightfully replies, "That's just another way of saying nobody is." If you ask me, that's not fantasy; that's the reality of today's world, where valedictorians are abolished and test scores are manipulated to make everyone look equal. Don't miss this movie!