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Pixar, the ingenious powerhouses of animation that brought the world personified toys, monsters and phosphorescent fish, has taken on a PG-rated action adventure for its latest premise: the story of an average superhero family.In his glory days, Bob Parr (Craig T. Nelson) was known to the world as Mr. Incredible, a superhero capable of foiling a bank robbery, stopping a runaway locomotive and coaxing a kitten down from a tree all on the way to his wedding. Segue to fifteen years later and Mr. Incredible and his wife Helen, formerly known as Elastigirl (Holly Hunter), and their three children...
...book's 18 chapters depicts a nameless salaryman on a different stroll through the city and countryside. The first chapter sets the formula for ones following. The man pops out to take a break from moving into a new house. Amidst tableaus of sunning housecats, tall trees and fish swimming under bridges the man happens upon a bird watcher. They look at birds together. By the time the man returns home a dog has appeared from under the house. Rather than build drama from outsized events, Taniguchi instead dramatizes the small moments of our lives...
...first sign of craziness comes when the Crimson players are introduced and fish rain down from the stands onto the ice. The tradition of throwing fish had gotten so problematic a few years ago, that the security guards now check bags and search students before entering the rink...
...students appeared able to subvert the added security measures. One girl told me that a lot of people put the fish down their pants and bring them in “because the security doesn’t search there...
...then there’s Lynah Rink, the Big Red’s home ice, where the fans toss around fish and insults with reckless abandon...