6 Alternative Movies To Watch This Mother’s Day

The Incredibles (2004)

By far, the greatest animation of motherhood is the character of Elastigirl – also known as Mrs Incredible, of The Incredibles. Along with her super colleagues, she was a successful superhero, until the public turned against them and they had to live their lives incognito. Hiding their abilities in suburbia, she and her husband, Mr Incredible, have three children – all of whom begin to display their own abilities.

Mr Incredible carves out a new career for himself as an insurance company claims adjuster, and Elastigirl stays home with the family. Mr Incredible grows increasingly frustrated and distant from his family, due to the way in which they are having to hide. When a mysterious woman tempts him with promises of some heroic action, he is lured away, and ultimately tricked into a life-threatening situation by a supervillain.

Elastigirl is shaken by her husband’s suspicious and secretive behaviour. Does she leave? Does she scream and throw the family crockery at him? No – she suits up, goes to rescue him, and ends up rescuing and inspiring the whole family. By the end of the movie, the children are motivated, Elastigirl and Mr Incredible are closer than ever, and the family is operating as a unit once more – all because Elastigirl is the ultimate Super-Mum.