MOVIE REVIEW - DIXNEY PIXAR "THE INCREDIBLES" AND "INCREDIBLES 2"

I'll confess - I haven't been interested in most Pixar films. So far, I've only watched three, two of which I thoroughly enjoyed, the third not so much ("Finding Nemo"). In case you can't guess, the two I liked were "The Incredibles" and "Incredibles 2."

"The Incredibles" came out in 2005, the same year as "The Fantastic Four," which was interesting because three of the Incredibles had power matches with the FF (super strength, elasticity, and invisibility). However, the two movies had nothing in common. The Incredibles not only has the action you'd expect from a superhero movie, but it also deals with family issues, plus some good philosophy: ... I was going to give a quote, but that would have spoiled it.

Fourteen years later, Disney/Pixar released "Incredibles 2." It had big shoes to fill, and succeeded, keeping the charm that was in the original. There are hints of being a formula movie comparing the plots, but they both have their unique emphasis. And most of the time, the original is better and more enjoyable than the sequel, but this is an exception.

One difference between these movies are that they're rated PG, no "13" added to it. The Marvel and DC movies are always rated PG-13, with a couple pushing the envelope for an R rating. One possible reason "the Incredibles" movies earned the straight PG is because it is aimed to be a movie that parents can feel comfortable bringing the whole family to. Now, as you'd expect, there are things that are aimed more at adults in both films, but if I had kids I would gladly watch the film with them. 

I thoroughly recommend both movies.

'25 SUMMER READING LIST, #21 - "SUPERHEROES CAN'T SAVE YOU" BY TODD MILES

 

How many apologetics books defending biblical Christology from several different false teachings can be called fun? If you don't think that's possible, you probably haven't located this book yet.

In "Superheroes Can't Save You: Epic Examples of Historic Heresies," Todd Miles takes a look at seven deviations from an orthodox view of Christ. He does this by comparing those teachings with seven different superheroes. For comic book fans like myself, you'll find representatives both from DC (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern) and Marvel (Ant Man, Thor, the Hulk, and Spiderman). 

Each chapter follows this format:

1. Introduction to the superhero and autobiographical insights
2. The heresy (or false teaching or "bad idea about Jesus"
3. Who follows this heresy today? (In this section, he'll mention particular groups that hold to that teaching but also ways that someone may be slipping into a particular trap of thinking that isn't accurate.
4. What does the Bible say?
5. Why does it matter?