Why are objectivists hyping "The Incredibles"?

Danny Taggart's Blogarama ^ | 12/06/2004 | Danny Taggart

[escapefromboston]

I am guessing that last definition is made up. I stick by my "grow up" statement and that you make cartoons. You may not like it, but it doesn't change the fact that its true.

[theFIRMbss]

>Instead of praising the American spirit of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps, they engage in royalty- and god-worship. Anyone familiar with objectivism would find this sickeningly ironic
>>Check your premises; Contradictions can't exist

[avg_freeper]

At least "The Incredibles" didn't have a boring four hour soliloquy towards the end that made me want to scratch my eyes out.

[sober libertarian]

Sure its not drawn by hand but its basically the same idea.

~ in refrence to your statement that 3d animation is a cartoon, miriam websters says you are wrong!

[escapefromboston]

No it doesn't. Its a cartoon. Thats what people call it. Thats what they always called. Just because you have a narrow minded view on cartoons doesn't make cartoons "bad" or "just for kids". Also the fact that you get all worked up because someone called it cartoon is pretty funny (to me anyway).

[Jack Deth]

Uhhhh... Big word... Big word... "The Incredibles"... di-chot-o-my... Big word.. Big word..

Jebus Christ! It's a smart, cleverly written, funny parody of "The Fantastic Four"!!!!

It's not "American Beauty", "Lawrence Of Arabia" or "2001".

Hollywood's just POed that itty-bitty Pixar is making money and other mega-corporate driven studios aren't.

Sour grapes!

Jack.

[sober libertarian]

pure ignorance!

[Protagoras]

Jebus Christ!

Please refrain from that, thank you.

[escapefromboston]

LOL.
I am sorry I hurt your "feelings". Good thing you work in the cartoon field , because you act like a 12 year old.

Remember
They are not Dolls, they are ACTION FIGURES!!
Its not comic books its GRAPHIC NOVELS

[Polybius]

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Yeah, but even then..............

[Physicist]

So it is not surprising that they should scratch their heads at a competing narrative: one of special people born with unearned gifts and of regular people who must make do with what they have. One of the regular people dares to rise above his station through hard work and innovation.

Consider Mike the welder, in The Fountainhead. He was an ordinary guy with ordinary talents, but through his philosophical perspective, he rose to the top of his potential...not as an architect, not as a tycoon, but as a welder. Roark, Wynand and Dominique Francon recognized this and viewed Mike as their moral equal, and felt no disdain to spend time with him in their off-hours.