That was actually kind of the Aha!
idea for me when I thought of the original film.
I mean, every power known to man, somebodys done somewhere.
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Even if a guy self-published 100 issues of Whatever-Man.
So very quickly I realized that I didnt care that much about the powers.
What I did care about was that they were a family and that was a very liberating idea.
Men were expected to be strong, so I made the dad super strong, Bird recalls.
Mothers are pulled in 20 different directions at once, so I had her be elastic.
Teenage girls are defensive and shy and insecure, so I made Violet invisible and gave her force fields.
Ten-year-olds are energy balls, so I made Dash super fast.
And babies are unknown!
So, if you age them up, Bird continues, then theyrejustpowers.
And thats not interesting.
Animation does not have to observe linear time the way live-action films do, he notes.
As long as peoples voices are the same, the characters dontneedto age.
I mean, just ask the people onThe Simpsons.
you might do it in animation, just as long as the voices dont sound older.
Okay, so maybe Bird couldntcompletelyignore the effects of time.
