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Suburban Heroes

Pixar�s new animated adventure is simply incredible

Photographs courtesy of Buena Vista

Did You Know  : The Incredibles marks the first time Pixar has used only human characters in a film.

The Incredibles follows the adventures of a family of former superheroes rediscovering the true source of their powers � one another.

Once one of the world�s top masked crimefighters, Bob Parr (voiced by Craig T. Nelson), AKA Mr Incredible, grew accustomed to a life of fighting evil and saving lives on a daily basis. But fifteen years later, he and his wife Helen (voiced by Holly Hunter) � a famous former superhero in her own right � have been forced to take on civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs. 

Today they live as mere mortals and lead all-too-ordinary lives with their children � who go out of their way to appear �normal.� As a clock-punching insurance man, the only thing Bob fights these days is boredom and a bulging waistline.

Itching for action, the sidelined superhero gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top-secret assignment.

But with the fate of the world hanging in the balance, and possibly their own family, the Parrs must come together and once again find the fantastic in their family life.

Catch The Incredibles when it soars into theatres on December 2.


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8 CHARACTERS   

1. INCREDIBLE
2.  ELASTIGIRL
3.  EDNAMODE
4.  FROZONE
5.  SYNDROME
6.  VIOLET
7.  DASH
8. JACK JACK

Vocabulary

accustomed (adj): familiar with something and accepting it as normal or usual
suburb (n): an area where people live that is outside the centre of a city
mortals (n): an ordinary person with little power or influence
bulging (adj): sticking out in a round shape

Idiom: hanging in the balance: if the future of something hangs in the balance, it is uncertain

 

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November 22nd, 2004 Edition