9) Mr. Incredible’s Darkest Hour
A terrific action-orientated superhero film, The Incredibles isn’t often thought of as one of Pixar’s most emotionally taxing movies. Nonetheless, one scene in particular offers up a devastating, and really quite dark, moment.
Captured by Syndrome, Mr. Incredible believes that the ubervillain has killed his family by blowing up their plane. Having a father think his wife and young children have been murdered is pretty bleak in itself, but Mr. Incredible’s subsequent violent turn – as he threatens to kill Syndrome’s henchwoman Mirage in retaliation – makes it even darker.
Of course, Elastigirl and the kids survived the explosion and the family reunites soon after this. It has a happy ending, then, but the initial threat of their death is a shockingly dramatic turn for the movie.
Published: Jul 15, 2016 02:20 pm