Story
Incredibles 2 begins where the first Incredibles movie ends. The superhero Parr family, otherwise known as the Incredibles, is protecting the city of Metroville from its newest threat, the Underminer (voice of John Ratzenberg). The Incredibles are Bob/Mr Incredible (voice of Craig T Nelson), Helen/Elastigirl (Holly Hunter), Violet (voice of Sarah Vowell), Dash (voice of Huckleberry Milner) and baby Jack-Jack (voice of Eli Fucile). Unfortunately for the Incredibles, they cause mass destruction of property while the Underminer escapes with the city’s gold supply. As a result the Parr family is shunned by the people of Metroville and left homeless and jobless.
Luckily for the Parr family, billionaire telecommunications CEO Winston Deaver (voice of Bob Odenkirk) and his tech genius sister Evelyn (voice of Catherine Keener) want superheroes back in the world. They offer the Parr family a chance to make superheroes popular again. This opportunity brings new challenges for the family and they have to learn to work together to succeed.
Themes
Superheroes; good versus evil; family relationships
Violence
Incredibles 2 contains frequent intense action violence and peril throughout, some of which is cartoon-like and unrealistic, and some of which is designed to be funny. But this violence is still likely to be scary for younger children. For example:
Sexual references
Incredibles 2 has some sexual references. For example:
- There is some mild verbal flirting between a teenage boy and girl.
- A teenage girl gets upset and moody when a boy doesn’t arrive for a date. Her younger brother asks if she is ‘having adolescence’.
Alcohol, drugs and other substances
Incredibles 2 shows some use of substances. For example:
- Adults drink socially.
- Two women drink spirits and behave in a mildly drunk way, slurring their words.
Nudity and sexual activity
Incredibles 2 has some mild sexual activity and partial nudity. For example:
- A husband and wife share a short passionate kiss.
- A female superhero kisses a male superhero on the lips to distract him.
- Elastigirl wears skin-tight clothes.
Coarse language
Incredibles 2 has some coarse language and name-calling.
Ideas to discuss with your children
Incredibles 2 is an action comedy that’s likely to appeal to a wide audience. The movie is full of positive messages and themes with a humorous yet realistic look at contemporary family life. The spotlight is on Elastigirl trying to find a balance between her superhero work and being a mother, while Mr Incredible discovers that parenting requires superpowers equal to fighting villains. All of the favourite characters from the first Incredibles movie are back with fashion designer Edna Mode and baby Jack-Jack having the funniest scenes.
Incredibles 2 isn’t recommended for children under eight years because it has frequent scenes of intense violence and destruction and some disturbing characters. But the rest of the family will probably enjoy it.
These are the main messages from Incredibles 2:
- Sometimes you have to do the wrong thing to do the right thing. To fix a law that was wrong, the Incredibles had to break other laws.
- People can be unwittingly manipulated if they become complacent about screen information, technology and advertisements.
- Parenting is just as challenging as being a superhero.
Values in this movie that you could reinforce with your children include teamwork and co-operation.