"The Incredibles" - Ayn Rand in Spandex!
More Than Just an Entertaining Movie
I'd picked up on the "buzz" about the movie The Incredibles and I was very disappointed at Christmas when my 8 year old niece didn't want to go and see the movie (she wanted to see "Polar Express" instead - which I enjoyed).
For various reasons I didn't get to see the movie when it was in general release. However, on my recent trip to the USA, it was one of the in-flight movies. Now, I ended up watching it about twice in segments between trying to get some sleep on the long (13-14 hours) flight Sydney-LAX. Obviously, my brain was even more befuddled than usual because I failed to pick up on some of the deeper themes.
I realised this when I stumbled across this wonderful movie review of The Incredibles by Wendy McElroy. How could I have missed the Randian references? (although I did think "Gee that looks like Atlas Shrugged when Mr. Incredible lifts up the robot on his back!).
There's a few "anti-prosperity" references in the movie, such as pandering to anti-corporate sentiment in the portrayal of Insuricare. Overall, however, it's a refreshing change to the anti-prosperity themes in most movies.
This review added a whole new dimension to a movie that I thoroughly enjoyed anyway. So much that I've had to buy the Special Edition DVD!
If you haven't seen the movie, do yourself a favour and check it out.
I'd picked up on the "buzz" about the movie The Incredibles and I was very disappointed at Christmas when my 8 year old niece didn't want to go and see the movie (she wanted to see "Polar Express" instead - which I enjoyed).
For various reasons I didn't get to see the movie when it was in general release. However, on my recent trip to the USA, it was one of the in-flight movies. Now, I ended up watching it about twice in segments between trying to get some sleep on the long (13-14 hours) flight Sydney-LAX. Obviously, my brain was even more befuddled than usual because I failed to pick up on some of the deeper themes.
I realised this when I stumbled across this wonderful movie review of The Incredibles by Wendy McElroy. How could I have missed the Randian references? (although I did think "Gee that looks like Atlas Shrugged when Mr. Incredible lifts up the robot on his back!).
There's a few "anti-prosperity" references in the movie, such as pandering to anti-corporate sentiment in the portrayal of Insuricare. Overall, however, it's a refreshing change to the anti-prosperity themes in most movies.
This review added a whole new dimension to a movie that I thoroughly enjoyed anyway. So much that I've had to buy the Special Edition DVD!
If you haven't seen the movie, do yourself a favour and check it out.
posted by Kevin Francis at
11:31 am
