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By: tyler

tyler — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:43:58 +0000

Learned a lot of information and made my own presentation using it, thank you x

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By: Steve Enloe

Steve Enloe — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:04:05 +0000

Great analysis. Thanks. True, not a lot of “refusal” of the “call”- in the shape of an iPad no less- but he lies because Helen acts as a “threshhold guardian.” How often to we see lying as a way around it?

By: Wereviking

Wereviking — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:15:44 +0000

Great stuff. And, natch, a film I love.

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By: daveed

daveed — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:54:45 +0000

The prologue is an excellent (and rare) example of useful exposition. But even though I love that sequence, it is expository — I wonder what the film would be like if you omitted the prologue?

You still have the 3-act structure, but character traits are slowly revealed as the story unfolds. And seeing Frozone and Mr. Incredible in action during the building fire rescue shows that these are truly super humans, not just washed up costumed dudes.

One drawback is that the unmasking of Syndrome at the end of Act II would require even more expository/flashback.

Does anyone know where I can find a copy of the screenplay? My hunch is that the earlier drafts started right in the modern day world (sans prologue), but since the filmmakers wanted to really introduce the entire story cosmos in a big way, and dramatize the “wound” as you call it, the prologue came later. Like I said, just a hunch…

By: Len Massaar

Len Massaar — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:53:00 +0000

Excellent stuff! Many thanks for all your efforts. We can all learn something from this.

You know, aside from the superb animation, the story structure alone (as evidenced by the breakdown here) for this movie makes this a classic.