>Real Moms ARE Super Moms
One of my defining metrics is…(yes, I’m admitting this publicly) if it makes me cry. Yes, I’m admitting to the entire universe that I have cried at an animated film. Three of them, in fact. In Cars, it’s that final lap with The King. Time, and time again. In The Robinsons, it’s when Lewis gets his lab, when Goob wins the game… and the soundtrack – oh, the soundtrack – is just amazing. These Small Hours gets me just thinking about it. And the best LOL moment in the film is the T-Rex. By a country mile. Maybe the best LOL mment ever. (I’m all about extremes – have you noticed that?)
And, The Incredibles. Why do I love this fim? Because it’s REAL! Ok, as real as a film about superheroes can be. The marriage is real, her hips are real, the dynamic between husband and wife and father and kids is real. the teenage angst is real, and, the mid-life crisis is real. Brillant scriptwriting. And, it’s just funny. My kids, were I not already referring to them as Scooby and Scrappy, could legitimately go by Dash and Jack Jack. Especially the bursting into flames part. ESPECIALLY that.
What’s not to love about E, I ask you?
Have you seen the short on Disc 2? Jack Jack’s Revenge? ROTFLMBO. Really.
>The Incredibles and Cars are favorites at our house, too. The first time I saw "Jack Jack Attack" I was nearly falling off the sofa from laughter. Another that makes me cry is Charlotte's Web. I liked all three more than I first thought just because of the great life lessons they incorporate into their plots. They are better than just entertainment.