Filmed during something called Super Party Dance Show at Disney World, the video shows The Incredibles Elastigirl coming out onto stage. Suddenly, her face falls off.
Friday, July 18, 2014
Childhood Ruined: Disney Character's Face Falls Off During Live Show
Filmed during something called Super Party Dance Show at Disney World, the video shows The Incredibles Elastigirl coming out onto stage. Suddenly, her face falls off.
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Putting aside the fact that this is hysterical, I find it interesting how it is immediately assumed that because the illusion that this character exists has been broken, a childhood has been ruined. People do not give kids enough credit. The woman’s mask fell off. They will not be emotionally scarred. The woman did not attack a group of people. No one was being terrorized. Sure, it sucks that the show was ruined because the character had to walk off stage to fix her mask, but overall everything else is fine. There was not a great enough illusion created for one to have been broken. The experience is exciting to witness these characters up-close and personal, but I’m sure kids at an old enough age are able to distinguish between fantasy and reality.
This is undoubtably the funniest thing I've seen all day. Literally every single element of this video has been engineered to bring me joy.
Let's begin with the setting: a summer late afternoon, long shadows and bright blue sky. Just from looking at the very first frame, one slips into character. I can just feel the fatigue of having a fun day at the amusement park, and the excitement of being able to finish off this perfect day with a performance from my favorite superheroes. The anticipation is high from the beginning.
I'd also like to take a moment to address the use of props. The MC wields a single laptop that looks suspiciously like a Macbook with an Incredibles sticker on it.
And who is the MC, anyway? Is he some obscure figure from the movie that I've overlooked? Is his an original character, engendered specifically for the purposes of this performance? He has an aura of mystery and I'm dying to know more.
Next, the reveal. Elastigirl herself enters, stage left. Watching this video for the first time, I must admit to emitting an audible gasp. Everything about the actress was perfect: her slender yet curvaceous body, her lithe gate, the modest wave. And, of course, the mask. The flawlessly iconic mask.
The incident. The fateful trip. The mask comes crashing to the ground, and with it falls the hopes and childish dreams of the audience. The icon has fallen, our Madonna. The illusion, perfectly crafted up to this point, has been violently shattered by a few missteps. The first time around, I completely missed the rest of the video because I was laughing so hard.
And finally, the aftermath. I'd like the bring up the MC again: he was a champ. After rewinding and watching the video for the second time, I followed with bated breath the journey he took, from the initial "Oh no" to his faltering words as his attention is consumed by our fallen angel Elastigirl.
As her bald pate was revealed to the viewers, I lost it. I was left with a plethora of questions: Why was the back of her head bare? Why just that part? Was it always like that, did they just have her never turn her back to the audience? Or maybe it was ripped off in the Mask Incident? Maybe we'll never know.
Altogether, a hilarious end to an otherwise bland afternoon. Thank you, jezebel.com, for posting this tidbit of happiness.
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