Film Review: The Incredibles (2004) - The Hero's Journey Archetypes
Figure 1. 'The Incredibles Movie Poster' From the world famous Disney Pixar Studios comes an all time family classic about a super family forced to conceal their super identities to keep the world normal and safe. But when an unexpected force threatens the norm, it’s up to The Incredibles (2004) to save the day. Directed by Brad Bird, The Incredibles (2004) can be identified as a Hero’s Journey film, with examples of character archetypes that are associated with the Hero’s Journey concept. We begin our journey with Bob Parr, also known as Mr Incredible. He had a career as a superhero in his glory days, but then is reduced to the mundane life of a “normal” man after the Superhero race was cast out of society and forced into hiding. Bob is one of the main protagonists of the story, therefore he is also, ironically, the Hero . We journey with him to experience his ups and downs and his steps on becoming once again, Mr Incredible. He could also, in a way, be considere...
I think you could go into the meat of your story more quickly and efficiently if you got rid of the exterior-establishing shots. Normally, elements such as the audience's heads, the spotlight, the striped interior of the tent etc. will be enough for the viewer to picture a circus setting. Same for the ending, the beds, plasters and pastel walls can give us all informations needed without explicitly showing us a hospital. To close the shot however, you could have the passing silhouette of a member of staff (exasperated) drawing a cubicle curtain over the divas - the show is over :)
ReplyDelete*To close the shot however, you could have the passing silhouette of a member of staff (exasperated) drawing a cubicle curtain over the divas - the show is over :)* This is a lovely idea! :)
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