| Lesson Plans: The Incredibles 2 |
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Part Five Time: 7:13
Summary: Bob returns from the trip a new man. He begins exercising, he buys a new car, he buys a new car for his wife, his relationship with his kids improves, his love for his wife blossoms, and her love for him increases. Then he goes to a bizarre little tailor to get his super-suit repaired, and she makes him a new suit. When he gets his next call for an assignment, Helen listens in and hears Mirage’s voice. He lies to Helen about the call, and he leaves for his job. The section ends with him standing on the balcony, looking over the island, eating a piece of fruit.
Vocabulary: 1. hobo suit: clothes that a poor, homeless person would wear 2. briefed: given a short, official report of an event, especially in the military
Comprehension Questions: 1. Describe all of the ways Bob changes personally during this scene. 2. Describe all of the ways Bob’s relationships change during this scene. 3. Are the changes for the better? If so, does that justify his lying to his wife? 4. What caused all of these changes? What does Bob get from his job that he didn’t get in his previous job? 5. Edna, the tailor, calls the supers, “gods”. What does she mean? Do you agree? 6. Why did Helen listen in on Bob’s call? Was she being a good wife? 7. Why did Bob buy a new car? What does that symbolize? 8. What makes someone a good father? Is it something inside them, or something outside them? Can external changes make you a better or worse father? 9. What makes someone a good husband? Can external changes make you a better or worse father? 10. Is Bob’s relationship with Mirage normal? Is there anything inappropriate in it? Why? How should male and female co-workers act toward each other? How do male and female co-workers act toward each other in your culture?
Part Six Time: 5:03
Summary: Helen finds the repaired supersuit and calls Edna. The giant robot attacks Mr. Incredible, and Syndrome is revealed as the evil mastermind. He tells his life story and evil plan. The scene ends just when Edna and Helen meet, before they start to talk.
Vocabulary: 1. trashed: break something, make a mess (slang) 2. that ship has sailed: you missed an opportunity 3. sly dog: clever person (slang) 4. nemesis: a person who is always competing with or trying to destroy you 5. brilliant: very bright or very smart 6. terminated: ended
Comprehension Questions: 1. How does Helen know that Edna fixed Bob’s super-suit? 2. Who is Syndrome? 3. Why is Syndrome attacking the supers? What is his plan? 4. How did Syndrome develop his omnidroid? 5. How did Syndrome pay for everything? 6. What does Syndrome mean when he says that it’s dangerous to worship heroes? Do you agree? 7. Why does Syndrome think his plan will give him respect? Do you agree with him? 8. Who can you depend on? 9. What is the relationship between fear and respect? 10. What is the relationship between power and respect? 11. What is the relationship between character and respect? 12. What is a hero? 13. Can everyone be a hero? 14. Are heroes born or made?
Part Seven Time: 8:00
Summary: Edna shows Helen the suits she has made for all of the Incredible family. Mr. Incredible enters the compound and finds the computer. Helen calls Bob’s employer and finds out Bob was fired. Mr. Incredible finds out how all of the other supers have been destroyed by the omnidroid. Helen presses the homing device.
Vocabulary: 1. bullet-proof: not able to be broken by bullets 2. machine-washable: can be washed in a washing machine 3. withstand: not break, be strong 4. friction: heat caused by rubbing things together 5. breathes (of fabric): lets air pass through 6. homing device: electronic signal that allows someone to find you 7. retired: stopped working 8. underground: hidden, not official
Comprehension Questions: 1. Why is Helen so upset? Does she think Bob is having an affair? 2. What does Helen do to determine what Bob is doing? Should she do this? 3. Does Helen trust Bob? Should she? 4. Describe Edna’s personality. What kind of person is she? Is she a hero? 5. Do husbands and wives usually talk about job decisions in your culture? 6. What is unfaithfulness in marriage? What promises do you make to someone when you marry them? Can taking a new job be breaking a promise? 7. What is more important, financial security or faithfulness in marriage? 8. What is more important, personal happiness or faithfulness in marriage? 9. What is more important, saving the world or faithfulness in marriage? 10. What should Helen do at this point?
Part Eight Time: 9:40
Summary: Bob’s homing device goes off, and so do security alarms. He tries to escape, but he’s captured. Edna gives Helen a pep talk and sends her off to save her husband. As she packs, her children find the costumes and pester her about them. Meanwhile, back on the island, Mr. Incredible is caught in a force field, listening to Syndrome rant. Elastigirl gets a jet and heads to the island. She finds that her children have hidden on board the plane, in their super-suits. Syndrome fires a missile at the plane. Elastigirl orders Violet to use her force-field powers, but Violet can’t. The plane is hit. Mr. Incredible thinks they’re dead. But, they survive. They land in the water and work as a team to get to land. Once there, Helen gives her kids a pep talk on the need to use their powers. Then she leaves to find her husband.
Vocabulary: 1. force field: a wall of energy that cannot be broken through 2. in charge: the boss, the director 3. tricky: able to think of clever, crafty, unexpected solutions 4. geeking out: losing control of ones-self (slang) 5. CPR: cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, technique to start someone breathing or having a pulse after their heart or lungs have stopped 6. get a grip: have control of yourself (slang) 7. ground someone: punish a child by refusing to allow them to leave their room or the house 8. a trooper: a soldier, a tough person (slang)
Comprehension Questions: 1. Summarize the scene. Practice adjectives as you describe all of the technological devices and weapons used. 2. What did Helen think was happening with Bob? 3. What was Edna’s advice to Helen? Do you agree with it? 4. Why is Violet unable to use her powers when they are needed? 5. Describe how the children respond to the challenge. Why do they respond this way? 6. How does the mother act when her children are having trouble? Why does she act this way? How do the children respond? 7. Why is it so important to Syndrome to think that Mr. Incredible called for help? 8. Is Mr. Incredible a hero, or is he responsible for the trouble his wife and children are facing? 9. What weakness does Syndrome accuse Mr. Incredible of? Is Syndrome right? 10. Elastigirl says, “Doubt is a luxury we can’t afford.” What does she mean? Do you agree? 11. Identity is a major theme of this film. Several times, they have talked about secret identity and the need for anonymity. At the time when Helen needs Bob, though, Edna’s advice is, “You will show him that he is Mr. Incredible and you will remind him who you are.” What does this say about the nature of identity? What kinds of circumstances are necessary for you to find out who you really are? 12. What circumstances or events have helped define you? 13. Do events in your life make you who you are, or do they show you who you already are? 14. Elastigirl says, “Your identity is your most valuable possession.” Is this consistent with the things she told her children earlier? Can you lose your identity? 15. “If the time comes, you’ll know what to do. It’s in your blood.” What did Elastigirl mean by that? Do you agree? Are genetics more important than education? More important than society? More important than planning?
Part Nine Time: 15:05
Summary: Syndrome and Mirage talk. She’s a little upset since he told Mr. Incredible to crush her. His reassurance doesn’t work. Elastigirl enters the fortress. The kids practice their powers, but they also worry about their parents’ marriage. Then Dash goes to explore. Syndrome launches a missile with the omnibot toward a New York-like city. Dash is spotted by a security bird and the chase begins. Mr. Incredible is freed by Mirage, but Elastigirl mistakes the purpose of his embrace and punches Mirage. Then the reunited couple runs to save their children. The children are reunited and learn to combine their powers. Then they meet up with their parents. They work as a team against the bad guys until Syndrome appears with his super rays and captures all of them. Syndrome leaves them watching TV, which is showing the giant robot destroying the city.
Vocabulary: 1. stow away: (noun or verb) hiding on a ship or plane so that you won’t have to pay for a ticket 2. strike a tone: the attitude of the people in a conversation
Comprehension Questions: 1. How do Elastigirl and Mr. Incredible act toward each other when reunited? Why do they act this way? 2. What is Syndrome’s plan? What does he think he will gain from this? 3. Describe the city where the robot lands. Remember, that this movie was made after 9-11, the terrorist attack on NYC. Why did the filmmakers choose to make the city so similar to New York? 4. What does the omnibot symbolize? 5. Violet and Dash have super powers, but they are still afraid. What do they fear? What do children need to feel safe? 6. There’s a lot to watch, but not a lot to talk about in this section. You might want to watch it twice and work on narrating the events. 7. Will people believe Syndrome is a real hero? Why, or why not? 8. Do you agree with Syndrome, that when everyone is a super, no one will be one? 9. If Syndrome’s ultimate goal is equality for all people, is he evil? 10. If the Incredibles’ ultimate goal is inequality, with them as the most powerful, are they evil? 11. Is it evil to have more power than others?
Part Ten Time: 11:00
Summary: As the family watches the city being destroyed, Mr. Incredible asks for forgiveness. Then Violet uses her force field to escape from the trap and set the others free. They enter another missile and head to the city to fight the robot. Syndrome’s plan to make himself a superhero fails when the robot knocks his remote control away and then knocks Syndrome unconscious. Frozone and the Incredibles fight together and eventually get the omnibot to destroy itself. Syndrome sneaks off. Government agents assure the Incredibles that they will capture Syndrome and will let the Incredibles continue their new life. The Incredibles return home to find that Syndrome is kidnapping Jack-Jack. Although the baby has never demonstrated super powers before, it now shows that it has the ability to transform itself into a wide variety of shapes. Syndrome drops him, Elastigirl and Mr. Incredible work together to save him, and Mr. Incredible uses his new sports car as a missile to knock down Syndrome’s plane. The film ends with the family watching Dash participating in a race, and getting second, while Violet gets asked out for a date. After leaving the stadium, a new super-villain appears, and the family prepares to fight it together.
Vocabulary: 1. old school: the old-fashioned way (positive slang) 2. freeze assets: prevent someone from being able to take money from the bank or sell property 3. mentor: a personal trainer in a complex life skill 4. sidekick: someone who helps a major hero 5. wicked: cool, very good (slang)
Comprehension Questions: 1. What does Mr. Incredible confess to his family? What does he feel he has been guilty of? Do you agree? 2. How does the family respond to the apology? 3. Why do Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl fight before fighting the omnibot? What is their misunderstanding? 4. Compare the Incredible family from the end of the film with the Parr family from the beginning. How has each person changed? What caused these changes? 5. Are there any fears that can never be escaped, regardless of money, power, or technology? 6. According to this movie, what is necessary to be a true hero? Do you agree?
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