brad bird did the voice of edna mode in the incredibles.
brad bird did the voice of edna mode in the incredibles.
who did the voice of edna mode in the incredibles?
brad bird
edna was created for "the incredibles" by writer and director brad bird. having watched several superhero-themed films and television shows prior to developing "the incredibles", bird had often found himself wondering who is responsible for making the superheroes' elaborate costumes. bird conceived edna upon discovering that, despite featuring characters dressed in fancy, extravagant costumes, traditional superhero films rarely offer any explanation as to how superheroes came to obtain these outfits, or who provides them in the first place. the director wanted to counter the trope of a muscular superhero sewing his own costume, finding it hard to believe that superheroes would suddenly develop a strong enough interest in fashion to design their own outfits. therefore, bird decided that if the world were to be populated with superheroes, there would naturally also be people responsible for designing their costumes who must also have a background in science and engineering, thereby envisioning edna as a scientist and technical genius in addition to being a fashion designer. the director elaborated, "the way i saw it, the costumes had to be created by somebody with a scientific and engineering background", thus conceiving edna as "a half-german, half-japanese, tiny powerhouse of a character". "the incredibles" was the first pixar film to earn a pg rating; edna is considered to be one of the studio's earliest attempts at approaching "darker, edgier comedy," which is particularly demonstrated by the scene in which the character cites several graphic examples of capes directly resulting in the deaths of several superheroes, one of whom is shown being consumed and killed by a jet turbine. according to bird, the creation of edna took the notion of superheroes wearing designed costumes "to a further extreme".
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media publications consistently rank edna among pixar's greatest characters. in their article "top 10 pixar movie characters", "tech times" ranked edna seventh. ign ranked edna eighth in their countdown of the "top 10 pixar characters", calling her "a pint-sized fashionista" with "a flair that only a superhero could truly appreciate." "rolling stone" placed her ninth on the website's list of the "25 best pixar movie characters", ranking her ahead of mr. incredible (24th), violet parr (20th) and elastigirl (14th). contributor scott tobias wrote that the character "stops the action cold just to have a sequence about appropriate action-wear for the specially abled, culminating in a brilliant screed on the impracticality of capes." including edna among the studio's 20 best characters, victoria robertson of screen rant cited her as "proof of how important even the most minor characters in a film can be." "gamesradar+" included edna among pixar's "50 greatest pixar characters of all time", with author george wales crowning her "one of pixar's finest comic creations". additionally, the same publication ranked edna among pixar's 12 greatest supporting characters. d23.com recognized edna as one of pixar's "23 favorite ... supporting characters", deeming her "an icon in her own right". /film ranked edna pixar's sixth best female character, crowning her "the wisest character in the entire incredibles universe" due to her anti-cape stance, which author angie han has described as the film's "most valuable piece of advice". the odyssey online published an article discussing "why edna mode is the disney heroine we never knew we needed", in which author erin farmer dubbed her "the real heroine of the disney franchise" while comparing her motivational speeches to those of mahatma gandhi. "gamesradar+" ranked edna's introductory scene the 12th best moment in a pixar film, deeming her "the perfect embodiment of the film's tongue-in-cheek approach to realism". "entertainment weekly" ranked edna's anti-capes speech the 12th best pixar moment. in 2015, e! ranked edna 10th on their list of "11 forgotten disney characters who should totally be your favorites".
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