It’s been 14 long years for Pixar fans since The Incredibles was first released. And a lot has happened in the world of animation too. Pixar wasn’t even owned by Disney back when the first Incredibles came out, that merger happened a year later. Incredibles 2 is proof that Pixar has continued to evolve for the better under the Disney banner. Say what you will about the mouse owning franchises like Marvel and Star Wars when it comes to Pixar films they’re spot on.
Incredibles 2 takes place right where the first left off, leaving many to wonder if Brad Bird could pull off the nearly impossible, having it look and feel just like the first while still being new. Not only did Bird pull it off, but he and the Pixar crew have exceeded everyone’s expectations. The one complaint some have voiced is that the storyline in Incredibles 2 was slightly weaker than that of the first movie. While this may be somewhat true, the weakness in the story gets a facel𒉰ift from tons of deep character development. Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack get plenty of scenes where they’re not in combat, helping audiences to connect with the characters even more than before. Even Frozone (who was one of my favorites from the first movie) gets to show off more of his personality. Becoming more of the Parr’s friend than the token super who still hangs around to talk about the glory days.
Warning Spoilers Ahead!!!
If you haven’t seen Incredibles 2 yet, I highly suggest watching The Incredibles before you do. Not only will it enhance the overall movie-going experience but tune you into the characters with a modern-day perspective. It’ll also help you catch everything you missed in Incredibles 2.
30 Jack-Jack’s 17 Powers
The name Jack-Jack Parr is a play on Helen and Bob's baby being a “jack of all trades,” when it comes to superhero powers. Jack-Jack is said to have shown 17 of those powers in Incredibles 2.
Jack-Jack’s 17 powers include self-combustion,✅ shapeshifting, demon form, mim⛦icking features on others, phasing through solid objects, enhanced strength, levitation, dimensional traveling, balloon pliable, laser vision, creating duplicates, electrogenesis, molecular vibration, wall crawling, teleportation, size manipulation, and being able to harden into metal (from the first Incredibles movie).
If an Incredibles 3 was to ever get made, it’s likely we’d get to see even more of Jack-Jack’🐎s superpowers.
29 The Secret A113
At the end of Incredibles 2, Violet and Tony Rydinger are getting chaperoned by the family to go see a movie for the🐷ir first date. The movie shown to be playing𒐪 is Dementia A113.
The A113 is a running Pixar Easter egg which appears in every Pixar film (except Monsters Inc.).
It’s a nod to the name of a classroom at the California Institute of the Arts, where a bunch of Pixar artists and filmmakers studied. Dementia 13 is a real movie which was released in 1963. It waꦓs also Francis Ford 🎀Coppola’s first film as a director.
28 Stealing From DreamWorks
Evelyn Deavor is not only a new character in Incredibles 2, but she’s also the villain. For fans of animated films, it doesn’t take much to see the similarities between Evelyn and a DreamWorks character from the m꧋ovie Megamind (2010).
Evelyn Deavor is almost identical looking to Roxanne Ritchie.
Roxanne is the hero in her story while Evelyn only pretends to be one of the good guys. DreamWorks wasღ in partnership with Disney up until 2016 but now works out of the offi♈ces at Universal Studios.
27 Usher Cameo As Limo Driver
Usher makes an appearance in Incredibles 2 as the limo driver and errand boy for Winston Deavor (Bob Odenkirk). He also says, “I’m your biggest fan,” to Frozone which is a callback to The Incredibles whenܫ Buddy Pine says 𓆉the same thing to Mr. Incredible.
Billy snapped because of how Bob responded to his petitions to be a sidekick, but Frozo🌊ne played it super cool (pun intended) with Usher the limo driver. Although, it would be funny if Usher was to become the villain in Incredibles 3 because he felt Frozone played it too cool.
26 The Hidden Meaning Of The Hotel Painting
After completing her first mission, Helen is bubbling with joy as she recounts her adventures to Bob over the phone🐬. Behind her is a painti🍒ng on the wall featuring white and red geometric shapes. There are 4 on the left and one on the right.
The painting is symbolizing Helen (Elastigirl) being separated from her family and that they only succeed when they’re all together. Bob was captured in the first Incredibles movie after working alone, as was Elastigirl in Incredibles 2.
25 Sarah Vowell To Do Awful Things To Herself
One of the cutest and memorable scenes in Incredibles 2 is when Bob takes the family to the diner where Tony Rydinger works as a server (his parents ow♊n the diner). The bit 🧸involves a spit-take, with Violet embarrassing herself thoroughly in front of Tony.
In an interview with Collider, Sarah Vowell (Violet) said she had to ostensibly꧟ waterboard herself to get the sound right for the spit-take.
Vowell was so invested in getting the sound just right, she even caused herself to throw 💃up all over tꦯhe studio.
24 Ghostbusters Shout-Out
Elastigirl mentions to Evelyn Deavor that something “feels off,” regarding her capture of 💞the criminal mastermind Screen Slaver. Helen knows it went down too easy, which leads to Evelyn trying to make excuses (since she is Screen Slaver).
Evelyn tries to get Helen off her current path of thinking by mentioning “Einstein was a patent clerk,” when talking about the pizza delivery driver being Screen Slaver. This line is almost a direct quote from Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters when he’s trying to convince Ray th𓆏ey’ll be alright without fundin🥃g from Columbia University.
23 Superhero Theme Songs
Winsto♑n Deavor is a true fanboy of supers, even memorizing their theme songsඣ. Audiences get to hear Mr. Incredibles’ and Frozone’s theme in part, but not Elastigirl’s. Winston tries to sing it later but is cut off by Helen.
For those who stuck around for the credits, there’s a treat featuring the full versions of all three theme songs.
Elastigirl’s is like Spider-Man’s song, Frozone’s has a classic Marvin Gaye-style to it, and Mr. Incredibles’ is like a catchy jingle. The music for Incredibles 2 is scored by Michael Giacchino and should win plenty of acc♛olades come the 2018 awards season.
22 Voyd’s Video Game Powers
Sophia Bush is the voice actor for Voyd, a new superhero character introduced in Incredibles 2. She is 💙a fangirl of Elastigirl and can divert objects around her by creating voids in space, allowing them to apꦏpear and disappear in different spots.
Voyd’s powers are very similar to the video game by Valve, called Portal.
In the game Portal, players are challenged with a first-person puzzle-platform involving moving objects through portals to complete an objective. Voyd uses her powers (much like one would in Portal)ജ during the battle on the DEVTECH ship to assist and save Elastigirl.
21 End Credit Teases Incredibles 3
In true Incredibles form, the film ends with a sequence of stunning art and musical scoring w💙hile the credits start to roll. Hidden within these visual and audio clips is a potential hint towards the return of the Underminer.
A drill breaks ground in one of the final clips, which could be Brad Bird’s way of suggesting we’ll get an Incredibles 3 in the future — with the Underminer causing havoc once again. Either the Underminer is horrible at saving and spending money (since he got away with the loot in Incredibles 2) or he’s simply bored.