Yeh Hai Lajawaab. Review on The Incredibles Movie

What would you challenge Superman to do, to get him begging on his knees? Lift the Empire State Building? Singe forests with his laser eyes? Fly through the sky like a shooting star? No man! All you have to do is ask him to wash the dishes, feed the baby, give old hags insurance, and the caped caper-puller'll shrink into a whimpering bundle of nerves!

'Thank God', say all earthlings, that Mr. Incredible wouldn't crumple. Coz family life for this hotshot, are all a part and parcel of his 'saving the day' routine!

'The Incredibles' brings a new angle to the heroic lives of all our childhood superstars- Batman, Spiderman, the guy who became a bundle of nerves, and Wonderwoman. What's most likeable here is that three completely separate genres of 'family dramas', 'action' and ' comedy' blend so effotlessly into each other. Believe me, the end product's quite a treat!

So enough of skimming the surface, onto the story, my fellow hero-worshippers!

Like all heroes or 'Supers' as they're called, Mr Incredible goes about his business. Bashing armed muggers, saving damsels in distress, stalling bank robberies, and taking the place of missing railway tracks for an approaching train- you know, all the usual hero stuff.

Unusually, he falls for another hero (read:heroine of the story) Elastigirl, who would give rubber bands a run for their money. The Cupid-struck couple get married secretly. But all hell breaks loose when their altruistic acts and heroics are misinterpretted, and the fuming public forces them to give up their identities and live ordinary lives.

Soon enough, there's a whole family of Incredibles- Mr and Mrs, as well three children- Dash, Violet, and a power-less infant. Several years have passed and Bob (Mr. Incredible) is dying for action. Just then a mysterious caller, assigns him a curious case, and Bob's back to business behind his wife's back. Only then does he realise he's up against an old diehard-fan-turned-diehard- enemy- 'Syndrome' who will stop at nothing to get his revenge on what Mr. Incredible told him in the past. ( see that for yourself). Now it's up to the entire family to save the world from his sinister plot- risking their identities and a repeat of their humiliation fifteen years ago in the bargain.

This film far surpassed what I expected. At the cinema ticket counter: 'Yaar, we should have seen Swades''. At the pop corn machine ''This stuff is good''. And at the exit. ''Damn, that's the best animation movie I've ever seen''

If you're expecting a kiddie-toyboy-adventure like I did, you're mistaken. No matter how old you are you'll truly enjoy this film. I recommend it with all my heart. Here's my justification-

1) I've never seen such Brilliant animationnot even on a computer game. If it weren't for their weird proportions (which are fun within themselves), these characters would be as good as real actors. And I've got to admit, they did a pretty good job of the lava, rainforests, force-fields, Elastigirl's rubber band-like stretching and Dash's cheetah-speed sprint. They even made Violet's teenage blushing look so real! Most importantly, their powers are well-depicted. You're in for a surprise at the end!

2) The characterisation is a amazing I especially liked Edna the costume designer, the dinky insurance boss and the tiny tot on the tricycle. You gotta watch out for them.

Even therir feelings are well represented, adding another dimension to an already 3d movie. For example, the wife worrying over a blonde hair on her husband's coat, antics in the classroom, Violet's shyness, and Mr. Incredible's emotional side that gets revealed towards the second half of the film. It's no wonder that the viewer is enthralled right through.

3) Wah wah! What humour The conflict of Bob between his family and his desires, as well as those of his sidekick Frozone are hilarious. For example, ''Where're you goin honey?'', ''To save the world!'', ''But you promised me you'd take me to dinner tonight!'', ''But...'' ''I'm your wife! Wha's more important?'' ''The world'' And there comes a shoe on his head! This is a definitely a one-laugh-per-minute joyride!

4) Lastly of course, the voice talents are great too. You even have Star War's Samuel L Jackson the on the cast!

The only downside is-um um um um...yeah! It'll put critics out of business!

So to hell with Green Lantern, to hell with Flash.

Why not have a whole family who bash

Cackling villains dhishoom dhishoom

And ruin plots biff-baff-boom

The Incredibes is worth more than just a look

So fasten your seatbelts, and throw the comic book

What this flick supplies isn't in any kitaab

Coz The Incredibles and their movie is simply lajawaab!