The reason The Incredibles is Pixar’s first PG movie is because Bird earned it—by placing a family in peril, he stages urgent, primal emotion as action, asserting that love can defeat enemies ...

In the 14 years since The Incredibles came out, superhero movies have exploded. Circa 2004, we got maybe two a year; in 2018, Incredibles 2 is the third such film within the past two months.