The Incredibles The Incredibles

Imagine you are a superhero. One with a snug, breathable, brightly colored suit in your wardrobe. A powerhouse who also wears awesome leather boots, silky-soft gloves, a super stylish belt, and a really cool mask. A superhero who attracts admiring glances from everyone. Picture yourself having such incredible superpowers that you could save the world and protect humanity from villains at a thousand places simultaneously, of course. Faster than light, stronger than a tree—no, a whole forest—more flexible than the most elastic rubber, that would be you. What would you do?

This is exactly the question Bob Parr faces as he once again shuffles paperwork on his desk in his job as an insurance agent. A dreadfully boring underemployment for a man of action who not long ago was a superhero known as Mr. Incredible, full of courage and grit. Even his incredibly talented family cannot comfort him. Helen Parr, who once made history as Elastigirl, is mainly busy taking care of their teenage daughter Violet and their hyperactive son Dash, who both need to learn to control their own superpowers—Violet can turn invisible and create a protective force field, while Dash loves to run away at super speed. Only baby Jack-Jack seems completely normal, but he is no less work. So Mr. Incredible watches with a sigh as he becomes increasingly out of shape while his superpowers rust away.