Yesterday was my birthday and I decided to see a free movie at the local Harkin's theater. I had been wanting to see this movie for weeks and then the day before it was released I heard a review on a local talk radio program. The reviewer was raving about the movie and then it was mentioned that the plot owns a lot to the ideas of Ayn Rand. Well, I was floored. I am a huge fan of her work and am very intrigued by her Objectivist philosophy. This philosophy is the entire basis of the movie.
Needless to say, I was blown away! This is a great movie (as I am sure most of you already know)! Of course the animation is beautiful but the characters are so perfect; it is like you know these people. When Mr. Incredible is sitting in his cube I could totally relate.
The underlining message - society holds back the exceptional people - is stark. When Mr Incredible tells his number one fan that everyone is special, he replies that that really means no one is special. Think about that for a monent. We really do try to limit people rather than encourage them to excell. If you do not believe me take a look at the public schools.
Lessons everyone should learn from this movie:
1. be the best you can be
2. never try to change the people you love, help them be their best
There are a lot more lessons in this one but I think these two are the most important. This is a must see movie.
UPDATE: Here is a good review of the movie that explains the Objectivist connection much better than I can.
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Yo bro,
I'll probably see that movie since you and Bryan both say it's good. Happy B-Day again, wish I could have been there...
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