Summary
The recently announcedIncredibles 3needs to make one important change that the last entry in Pixar’s superhero comedy franchise was afraid to commit to. Disney’s latest D23 event came with a handful of exciting announcements:Avatar 3is officially calledAvatar: Fire and Ash,Toy Story 5is about the toys fighting an iPad for their kid’s attention, and Nine Inch Nails are providing the score forTron: Ares. Disney also confirmed development of a thirdIncrediblesmovie at Pixar.
Returning Disney CEO Bob Iger has said he wants Pixar to pump out sequels to its reliable franchises instead of telling original stories, and after the billion-dollar success ofInside Out 2, it’s hard to blame him. Part of this new corporate mandate isthe arrival ofIncredibles 3, with Brad Bird back in the director’s chair.Incredibles 3is an exciting prospect, but there’s one key change it needs to make in order to avoid the biggest disappointment aboutIncredibles 2.
Incredibles 2 Didn’t Feel Different Enough Because It Picked Up Right After The First Film
Incredibles 2 didn’t forge its own path like the best Pixar sequels
It’s difficult to dubIncredibles 2a disappointment, since it earned a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score of 93% and grossed over $1 billion at the box office. But ultimately,Incredibles 2felt like a rehash of the first one. Unlikethe best Pixar sequels, it failed to forge its own path. Rather than seizing the opportunity to tell a brand-new story with the characters at different ages,Incredibles 2picked up right after the first one and ended up rehashing the original film’s arcs.
Once again, Violet struggled to get noticed by her crush. Once again, Jack Jack’s uncontrollable superpowers caused all kinds of mayhem. The only difference was thatthis time, Helen was the one with a fancy new superhero gig and Bob was the one stuck at home with the kids. The recently confirmedIncredibles 3should utilize a time jump to tell a fresher and more exciting story with these beloved characters.
Incredibles 3 Needs A Time Jump To Explore The Characters At Different Ages
Incredibles 3 needs to do something completely different
There’s only so much mileage Pixar can get out of portraying Violet as a shy, isolated teenager, Dash as a preteen troublemaker, and Jack Jack as a babbling baby. It felt stretched thin at two movies; it definitely won’t sustain a third.Inside Out 2was so successful because it grew with its audience and showed an older Riley facing new challenges.Incredibles 3needs a time jump to explore the characters at different ages:Violet at college, Dash as a teenager, Jack Jack learning to speak, etc.
