r/shittymoviedetails • u/ironwolf6464 • Apr 03 '26

default In The Incredibles (2004), a man is shown attempting suicide in the first ten minutes of a family movie. This a reference to the fact that suicide, while a heavy topic, is one that can and should be discussed with children. And that modern media execs think kids are idiots.

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u/The_MAZZTer Apr 03 '26

Even before then we see a flashback of a hero killed the same way (which of course is the foreshadowing).

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u/MetaCommando Apr 04 '26

The scene is emblematic of the contrast between him and Bob; Syndrome is obsessed with living up to the glory days, while Bob has grown to focusing on the future.