The Incredibles and Kinsey

The Incredibles is a wonderful, funny film that unapologetically glorifies the bourgeois family. My wife loved it and I loved it. A particularly telling line comes when the daughter tries to explain to the son the gravity of their situation, “You’ve got to understand how serious this is. Our parents could get killed… Or worse, divorced!” (not exact quote) There is a touch of anti-capitalism in the portrayal of Mr. Incredible’s day job, but on the other hand the bad guy is a “merchant of death”, selling horrendous weapons to governments around the world. Then there is Kinsey. When I … Continue reading The Incredibles and Kinsey