The document provides a 1015 word compare and contrast essay analyzing the animated films The Incredibles and Big Hero Six. Both films focus on family complications and share the theme that teamwork is key to achieving goals. Additionally, the films show that relying solely on technology can be a weakness, and that life is sometimes unfair. In conclusion, animated movies are enjoyable for all ages due to their storytelling and themes.

1. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN
THE DESIGN SCHOOL
FOUNDATION IN NATURAL BUILD ENVIRONMENT
NAME: LEWQUO MING
STUDENT ID NO: 0322884
FILMS SELECTED: The Incrediblesand Big Hero Six
WORD COUNT: 1015 words
ENGLISH 2 (ELG 30605)
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1: COMPARE – CONTRAST ESSAY
LECTURER: CASSANDRA WIJESURIA
SUBMISSIONDATE: 28TH
SEPTEMBER2015
Overthe years,animatedmovieshave beensteadilyrisingin popularity. Whyanimated
moviesare sointerestingandsuccessful?Basically,itisdue tothe fact that animatedmoviesare a
collaborative effortthatmakesanoverall filmthateverybodycanrelate to. Animatedmoviesalso
musthave a strongand clearmessage thatchildrenandadultsalike couldunderstandoreven
connectto. Take ‘Pixar’forexample,majorityof ‘Pixar’moviescontainsaverystrongmessage anda
theme sothat everyone wouldbe able tounderstandandrelate to itas well.Usuallyanimated

2. moviescomprise of multiplegenre in asingle filmsuchas‘WALL-E’whichisan animatedscience –
fictioncomedymovie.Thatway,more people willbe interestedandable toenjoythe movie.The
twomovieswhichIwill be comparingis‘The Incredibles’and‘BigHero6’.These twomoviespossess
multiple similarityandindividual characteristicswhichmake themstandoutamongthemselves.
To start off,the primarysimilarity of boththese moviesisthattheyrelate andfocusmore
on the family complications.Withthe movie‘The Incredibles’, we getagroup of superpowered
abilitiesboundtogetherbyfamily.The storyismainlyaboutasuperherofamilywithasomewhat
realisticapproachasit followsthe relationshipbetweenthe motherandfather.RobertParralso
knownas Mr Incrediblewashavingamid-lifecrisisandwaskeentowearhisoldsuperherotights
again.His wife,HelenParralsoknownasElastic Girl was alreadyputtingheroldlife asasuperhero
longago and focusingon livinganormal life.Theirusual householddisputesare prettysimilarand
accurate to a normal householdminusthe superpoweraspect. Itexpressedtome whata family
shouldbe like asone personcan’tcarry the family,nomatterhow strongone may be.While the
othermovie ‘BigHeroSix’talksaboutHiro Hamada,a 14-yearoldrobotic geniusinthe futuristic
fictional cityof SanFransokyo.Hiroand hisbrother,Tadashi wasraisedbytheiraunt aftertheir
parents’ death. The movie showsthatsometimesfamilycan indeed letusdown.Hiro’sfamily did
not purposelylethimdownbuttheywere notbyhisside whenhe neededthemthe most.Butat the
end,Hirodid overcome hisproblemswiththe helpof hisclose friends.
Moreover,the themesof these moviesshare acertainsimilarityaswell.Both‘The
Incredibles’and‘BigHeroSix’possessthe theme of teamworkisalwaysthe key.Mostof the time,
we believethatwe doneedhelpfromothersinorderto achieve ourgoals.Thatfact couldnot be
any furtherfromthe truth.At the climax of ‘The Incredibles’,Syndromewasnota match forthe
Incredibles family,Syndromelostthe battle of supremacytothembecause he wantedtowinitall by
himself.If onlySyndrome hadateamof alliesorhenchmen,he mighthave awinningchance. In‘Big
Hero Six’,all of maincharactersshare a stronginterestinscience and apply theirgiftsinadifferent
way.Whenall of themcombine theirgiftstogether,the teammore orlesshasall the capabilitiesto
stopany threatas seeninthe climax of the movie.All six of the maincharactersof the movie uses
differenttacticsinall of the battlesseenfromthe movie,buttheyall worktowardsthe same goal
whichisto stop anythreat fromhappening.Whenplanschange andtheydonotwhat to do,that
same goal will make themmore focusand unitesthemtogether.
Aside fromthat,thissimilaritymaysoundabit a sillybutisactuallyserious.Inthisdayof
age,most of us preferstouse remote television controllersratherthanjustswitchingthe channel
manually.We dothisbecause we preferthe convenience andasa resultwe become needyonit.
Justlike inthe movie ‘The Incredibles’,Syndrome tieshiswhole evil plantohisabilitytocontrol his
killerrobotviaa remote,butonce hisrobotdevelopanAI(Artificial Intelligence) andeveryone else
foundoutabout this,itwas hisultimate demise astheyjustfoundhisone weakness.Alongwith‘Big
Hero Six’where the villain,Yokai aka Dr. Callaghanusesthe microbotscreatedbyHirofor all of his
evil schemes.Hisusesakabuki maskwithaninstalledchipinside tocontrol all of the microbotsto
do as he pleases.Usingthe microbotstopindownall the membersof Hiro’steamat the final battle,
Hiro suggestedtothe teamto thinkat a differentangle andsucceedingintrickingCallaghaninto
suckinghismicrobotsintothe portal that he created.Withoutanyworkingmicrobotsathisside as
well asany allies,the teamknockedhimoutanddestroyingthe maskrenderingthe remaining
microbotsuseless.Thisshowsusnotto completelyrelyontechnologyassometimestheymightbe
our ultimate downfall.
The lastsimilaritythesemovieshave isthatitshowslife worksindifferentways.Life
sometimesisunfair.Like in‘BigHeroSix’,Tadashi diedtryingtosave Callaghan,whoburneddown

3. hisownschool to steal Hiro’s creation.Thiscost Tadashi’slife andwhenhe died,itisinevitable to
feel aninjustice type of senseasa goodpersonjustdiedfora badpersonbut withoutthistragedy
Hiro wouldneverhadformthe team.Same goesto ‘The Incredibles’as if Mr Incredible didnottreat
Syndrome properlywhenhe wasakid,he wouldn’thave turnedouttobe a villaintoeveryone and
evencausingthe livesof manyothersuperheroes.
In conclusion,animatedmoviesare alwaysenjoyable foreveryoneatanyage due to their
storyand contents.Both‘BigHero Six’and‘The Incredibles’share manysimilaritybutapproach
themdifferently.Bothof these moviestalksaboutthe issues thatfamilieshave andevenshoeshow
life reallyworksoutthere.

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