![]() After near-death by incineration toward the end of Toy Story 3, it was looking like Woody was going on to college, while the rest of the toys were headed for the great retirement village in the attic. It's acknowledging Woody's love and loyalty toward his owner that brings us to his greatest act of bravery. Time and again, he braved the storm, faced the dangers head on, and occasionally helped lead other toys to safety, always with the determination to get back to Andy. Over the course of the three Toy Story films, Woody found himself and his fellow toys in a variety of predicaments, some of which put him in imminent danger, including being separated from home and his fellow toys on numerous occasions. Undaunted by but not blind to danger, Helen's courage inspires her kids to bravery, pulling together one of the most satisfying superhero ensembles we've ever seen.Īndy's cowboy pal Woody has plenty of positive virtues like kindness and loyalty, but he's also proven to be especially brave. Then she uses her own body to shield them from the deadly debris, all before frankly explaining the terrifying reality that faces them: if Syndrome's forces find them, they will attempt to murder them. As their plane is blown to smithereens all around them, Helen pulls the ultimate mom-arm to parachute her children to safety. Fearing her husband is in trouble-or possibly cheating on her, in which case he was definitely in trouble-she flies into uncharted territory-both figuratively and literally-only to discover two of her children have tagged along. True bravery is about overcoming your fear, and this vigilante heroine turned happy homemaker faced down plenty of frightening possibilities, including deceit, divorce and even death.ĭerring-do was practically a game to her husband up until he was trapped by the sinister Syndrome, but as soon as Bob goes missing, playtime is over for Mrs. Over the course of this animated adventure, each member of The Incredibles clan proves heroic, but it was Helen Parr (voiced by Holly Hunter) who showed the most bravery because she was the one who most fully understood the dangers that they faced. Helen Parr (A.K.A Elastigirl) in The Incredibles ![]() And in the end, after what for me would have been a terrifying adventure through a monstrous world - complete with seeing her hero as just another scarer as well as a harrowing chase through the factory’s elaborate door storage - Boo is still able to find the courage to do battle with her tormentor Randall and save Sully (oh, and also save all the other kids from scarers by ending to the need for ‘scream’). Boo, voiced by Mary Gibbs, has to endure what is presumably months of late night torture at the hands of the number two scarer at Monsters, Inc. Just think of what the two year old (human) goes through and not just during her unplanned visit to Monstropolis but every night before it. but Boo is the film’s true hero and also the most courageous character in the Pixar universe. Sure, Sully (John Goodman) and Mike (Billy Crystal) might be the stars of Monsters, Inc. Most people probably think of the cowboy or the spaceman from Toy Story, a member of The Incredibles family or even the little robot with a giant heart called Wall-E but Monsters, Inc.’s Boo is by far the bravest. When it comes to the Pixar’s bravest character it’s really a no brainer. Anything Carl accomplished after was in honor of her and a direct result of her bravery. On her death bed and likely terrified, Ellie put aside her worry and handed every ounce of that bravery onto Carl, asking not that he spend his life mourning her but instead spend it having more adventures. Stowed away and maybe even forgotten, that bravery remained alongside her adventuring helmet for decades until it was suddenly needed. She was going places, dangerous places that would require a helmet, a partner and all the bravery she could muster, but as the years passed, she traded in her grandiose dreams of faraway, savage lands for the comfort, love and fulfillment of a quiet life with that trusted partner. As a little girl, Ellie Fredericksen was loud, boastful and full of plans, the type of child who’d rip pages out of library books and befriend a strange boy wandering around her clubhouse. ![]() ![]() It’s a selfless response to an awful situation. The best kind of bravery isn’t lusted after or planned.
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