Mr. Incredible...aka Howard Roark?

We went to see the latest Pixar blockbuster The Incredibles this past weekend. We enjoyed it very much, but as radical a libertarian as I am, I apparently wasn't struck as hard by the movie's Objectivist messages as a few reviewers were.

Writes John C. Snider at the scifidimensions website:

"Writer/director Brad Bird has delivered a fresh, entertaining and shockingly philosophical parody of the superhero genre. ... There's even an Ayn Rand undercurrent (and maybe a little 'Harrison Bergeron') criticizing our society's tendency to encourage mediocrity and beat down self-esteem and personal excellence."

Newsday's John Anderson writes:

"Ever wonder what a collaboration between Tex Avery and Ayn Rand might have uncorked? Wonder no more. The Incredibles...is a fun-filled foray into animated action, fantasy and adventure. And Objectivism. ..."

I guess I'll have to study this film more seriously.