Incredibly similar
Friday, February 6, 2009
It's no secret The Incredibles is probably one of my favourite animated movies of all time. Well, it's definitely in the top three . . . .depending on the street. It has recently come to my attention that a very similar super-hero themed animated film is in the works from DreamWorks studio. To be titled Master Mind it's about a super villain who finds himself without a purpose in life after he finally succeeds in killing his heroic nemesis. So-hot-right-now comedy favourites Tina Fey, Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr have signed on to voice some of the main characters. If you ask me, which since you are reading this I'm assuming you are, Master Mind reeks of crushing unoriginality. Pixar was the mastermind behind The Incredibles which was a hit at the box office and critically applauded (it scored an amazing 97% on Rotten Tomatoes). It seems blatantly obvious that DreamWorks are once again trying to soc a one-two punch to main rivals by adapting their original idea. Sigh. Both these studios are extremely talented and house some of the most creative graphic artists in the world so I wish they would stop trying to out-do each other and instead concentrate on doing what they do best; bring beautiful, unique, animated films to the big screen.
A brief history of classic copy-cat syndrome in the animation realm
Nemo VS A Shark Tale
Madagascar VS The Wild
Shrek VS Happily N'Ever After
Flushed Away VS Rataouille
Antz VS A Bugs Life
- and now -
The Incredibles VS Master Mind
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