Vad inspirerade Incredibles?

Det kanske inte varit några ursprungliga serier för Incredibles som ska dras från, men det fanns gott om inspiration att vara i deras skapande. De drar sin inspiration från några av de största hjältarna någonsin i Marvel Universe, Fantastic Four. De använde också massor av komiska industrins gemensamma troper.

Någraavidéernaärrättutavserier:

• IncrediblesnapåminnermycketomFantasticFour(hjältehjälpen),ävendelatreavdefyrasammakrafterna;stretching,superstrengthochforcefield/invisibility.
• MedDashvardetettbrakonceptsomtäckteendelavbegreppetHumanTorch,somärhögrörlighetmedandenfortfarandeärbarnvänlig(vilketlitetbarnbildarintelöpandecirklarruntsinäldresyster).
• RegistreringenavmetahumansärettkonceptsomharanväntsavbådeMarvelochDC.
• AttmördamindrehjältarhargjortsåtminstoneengångavMarvel,(se Underjordens svaghet ).
• Den yngsta medlemmen av laget ( Jack Jack ) har mest makt, ala Fantastic Four igen. (se Franklin Richards )
• Den avslutande riffen med Underminer var en fullständig hyllning till Fantastic Fours första äventyr mot Mole Man .
• Syndrome var en total Lex Luthor slags skurk, tillverkar kris för att få berömmelse. Trots att syndrom hade verklig hjärnkraft var han bristfällig i den långsiktiga tänkandeavdelningen (han utformade ett tänkande AI och insåg inte att det i slutändan skulle kunna bli kontrollerat och ha möjlighet att fly och kanske till och med hämnas.)

Dessa saker sa, vad var bra med Incredibles:

• Superhero åldrande: Att vara orolig för att vara tjock, eller förlora sin kant, höja barn framgångsrikt, något som helt enkelt inte görs bra eller länge av någon av de vanliga serietillverkarna. Deras hjältar är ständigt ... unga.
• Medan superhero-registrering har gjorts har saken hjältar för skadestånd gjorts mycket mindre ofta (även om Fantastic Four hade blivit stämd av New York City för skador som gjorts till staden.)
• De yngre hjältornas oförmåga. De skildras mycket realistiskt, överförtroende i en, angst fylld i den andra.
• Herrn Incredible och Elasticgirls romantik var strålande.
• Edna Mode: superdräktdesigner och modemogul - rent guld
• Frozone och Mr. Incredible smygar ut för att bekämpa brottslighet var en av de högsta punkterna i filmen.
• Frozone hade verkliga befogenheter, bidragit till storylinen framgångsrikt och överlevde till slutet av filmen (jag hade inte förväntat honom att göra något av dessa saker). Han hade också några av de roligaste linjerna i filmen.

Jag tror att det här citatet från Wikipedia-sidan om Incredibles är det mest direkta svaret du hittar.

Brad Bird was not sure where the idea for a superhero family came from, but he stated that it came from drawings he did back in 1993.[2] He was also inspired by his own life while writing the film. His situation during that time was similar to that of Bob Parr after the superhero ban: Bird wanted to follow his love of making films, but each film would fall by the wayside at some point during its development. While this was happening, Bird was also trying to focus on his new family, which demanded more of his time. He felt that he would completely fail at one if he focused too much on the other. He stated, "Consciously, this was just a funny movie about superheroes. But I think that what was going on in my life definitely filtered into the movie."

Echoing Donald.McLeans svar talade Brad Bird om sin inspiration i artbooken "The Incredibles Art". Kort sagt, det fanns ingen specifik inspirerande egenskap som han hänvisar till. Filmen handlar om sina egna ångest (hans egen mittlivskris och rädsla för misslyckande) blandat sig med superhjälte och spionerade filmtrollor från hundra olika källor.

It didn’t occur to me that there was anything personal about the genesis of The Incredibles—a goofy story about a middle-aged superhero and his family—until many years later, well into the film’s production.

I first thought of the idea over a decade ago, when I had various projects in development at studios all over Hollywood, but couldn’t seem to get any of them made.

At the same time I was starting a family (with a wife, two young kids, and a third on the way), and the twin demands of family life and meaningful work were creating doubt in me that I’d ever be successful in one area without failing miserably at the other.

I loved both, needed both, and couldn’t imagine life without either.

Consciously, I’d always thought of The Incredibles as a tribute to the pop mythology of my youth, a gumbo of spy movies, comic books, and favorite television shows; but I realize now that the other half of its ingredients came out of personal anxieties about family, work, expectations, and the special gifts we are all given but don’t always appreciate.

Brad Bird - The Art of the Incredibles

The Incredibles was not only a metaphor for Bird’s personal struggles; it proved to be another chance for him to turn the dials on his antennae and draw out of the ozone the free-floating dream stuff of pop culture, as he’d done with The Iron Giant (which celebrated everything from Superman comics to cheesy science fiction monster movies). Incredibles design schemes ranged from a stylized take on human and superhuman characters to the aesthetics of early James Bond production designer Ken Adam to the distinctive sixties notion of the future. The innovative but reverential Incredibles vision also pokes self-aware fun at the requisite supervillain’s lair and at haughty supervillains who’ve captured a nemesis and can’t resist gloating (it’s called “monologuing”). One of the film’s classically influenced environments is the exotic island where evildoer Syndrome plots the downfall of our hero, Mr. Incredible.

Mark Cotta Vaz - The Art of the Incredibles

När det gäller varför de hade de särskilda krafterna de hade, är de i stor utsträckning förlängningar av deras personligheter snarare än avsedda för att spegla en viss komisk bokfamilj eller kraftlag.

Once I had the idea for the film, I quickly realized I wasn’t as interested in the superpowers as in the characters themselves. I decided to base the powers on the personalities of the characters. Traditionally the father is the strong one in the family, so Bob’s power is super strength. Helen as wife and mother is being pulled in many different directions, so she seemed to be somebody who could stretch and contort without breaking. Violet is an insecure teenage girl who doesn’t want people to look at her, so she gets to become invisible, and because she’s a little insulated and protective, she can project this force field. Young boys are hyperactive and have enough energy to power a small village, so I decided to make Dash really fast. The baby, Jack-Jack, has no known powers, so he’s all unformed potential. When I thought along those lines, things fell into place fairly quickly

Brad Bird - The Art of the Incredibles