Our next Mother's Day film is really a celebration of both parents, but I'm recommending this as a tribute to the awesome Elastigirl, one of the coolest movie moms and superheroes, who's a part of one of the best original superhero movies ever made. Brad Bird's The Incredibles is one of Pixar's classics, and an early tribute to the glory of the superhero, but centered on the real human emotions in a family of them. Bob and Helen Paar are retired former "supers," who must take out the old cape and cowl when a new villain comes into town. The Incredibles is a sly social commentary that has fun with superhero mythology, and the standard family problems of mid-life crisis, marital and career trouble, and raising rebellious kids. That may not sound like entirely kid friendly material, and that's exactly what makes this movie so funny, and so great. It really is for everyone. And the mom, voiced by the inimitable Holly Hunter, really is one the toughest and most awesome mothers in the movies.
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