Film Review: Auntie Edna by Ted Mathot

by Julia DeKorte | 21 Oct 2024

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If you recall the end of The Incredibles (the end of the first one, that is), you’ll remember that Jack Jack was appropriately named to suit his powers: the Jack-of-all-Trades. With no clear limit to his powers, the toddler is not only incredibly powerful, but a bit of a danger to himself (and others!). So, when Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl need a babysitter, the only person they can truly count on is Eda Mode. Or, as Jack Jack, Violet, and Dash know her, Auntie Edna.

 

Bob Parr drops Jack Jack off at Edna’s mansion, a location from The Incredibles we didn’t get to see enough of. Inside her workshop, she lets Jack Jack do his thing, letting him loose and observing all of his different powers, from teleportation to shrinking and from anti-gravity to multiplying, plus much, much more.

 

After he tires himself out, she gets to work designing the impossible: creating a super-suit that can harness all of Jack Jack’s incredible power, in the same way that Elastigirl’s bends and extends with her, and Violet’s becomes invisible along with her when she disappears behind her force fields.

 

Written and directed by Ted Mathot, this was an adorable film that lets viewers see a little bit more of Jack Jack and Edna, two popular characters from the movies that we don’t see as much of. Plus, it lets you into Edna’s very intriguing mansion and workspace.

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