Talk:Edna Mode

Edna and Jack-Jack post-movie

In the movie, Edna said that she didn't know Jack-Jack's powers, so she covered the basics of Jack-Jack's jumpsuit. Now that Jack-Jack's powers have emerged, however, I honestly believe that E will have to a great deal more effort into a new jumpsuit for Jack-Jack than she realizes. Don't you?

A la Mode? (!)

I doubt that it's a play on "a la mode" because that has nothing to do with fashion. I can see it being reference to Edith (E) and then Mode because in French Mode = Fashion...hence Depeche Mode, or Fast-Fashion. Since many designers are French or live in France, it only makes sense that Mode would be reference to Fashion in French and _not_ "à la mode." Bo-Lingua

Agree... AnonMoos 20:16, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

When I saw the film I assumed that name Mode was a statistics pun along the lines of Robert Parr UUPhillips 01:20, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

-What does a la mode mean?? Dustin ॐ 04:17, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

It can mean several things in English, including ordering a scoop of vanilla ice cream with your brownie. AnonMoos 09:28, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Retired?

She retired from "super work", but not from ordinary fashion design for non-super clients. AnonMoos 20:16, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Middle name

An IP editor added the middle name "marie," but I have not been able to locate any source indicating she was given a middle name in the film. Any thoughts or clarifications? --TeaDrinker 21:37, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

No one's objected. I'm cutting it.--- It doesn't stick. (talk) 04:21, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Inspiration Linda Hunt?

Linda Hunt in her role as in Regina Krumm in Prêt-à-Porter looked very much like Edna Mode - and Brad Bird even mentioned this [1] - can't we add it? Peter S. 13:00, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Edith head

Now I thought this character was a what Edith Head would be if she were represented in this venu, too bad she is no longer around as she might have been a hoot. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.65.51.222 (talk) 01:27, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

I would also like to suggest someone do a stub on one of the other peripheral heroes. How about it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.65.51.222 (talk) 01:30, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Bubbles DeVere

Let's be honest here. There's no way she could ever be based on the Little Britain character. Even if the director was stupid enough to base his fashionable character on some ridiculous sketch, Bubbles was introduced after the movie. I'm taking it out. 80.42.154.253 (talk) 01:28, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Retirement or "retirement"?

"Edna is called out of a fifteen-year period of imposed retirement" - It seems to me pretty obvious in the film that Edna's "retirement" is only "the official line" and that in fact her superhero-related work has continued, though secretively and on a lower level. -- 201.37.230.43 (talk) 13:37, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ssven2 (talk · contribs) 02:55, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

I will review this article. Thank you.  — Ssven2 ^{Looking at you, kid} 02:55, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Comments

• "She is an eccentric fashion designer renowned for designing and creating the costumes of several famous superheroes before they are all forced to retire, having worked particularly closely with the superheroes Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl (Bob and Helen Parr), with whom she has maintained a close friendship." — Can be rephrased as "She is an eccentric fashion designer renowned for designing and creating the costumes of several famous superheroes before they are all forced to retire, having worked particularly closely with Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl (Bob and Helen Parr), both of whom she has maintained a close friendship with."

• Done.--Changedforbetter (talk) 16:48, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

• "earning an Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production for h l performance." — Typo?

• Fixed.--Changedforbetter (talk) 16:48, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

• "Edna is considered to" — By whom? critics? audiences? Both in general?

• Fixed, "by several media publications."--Changedforbetter (talk) 16:48, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

• "and engineering, envisioning Edna as a scientist and technical genius in addition" — You can add "thereby" between "engineering" and "envisioning".

• Done.--Changedforbetter (talk) 16:48, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

• "various Pixar employees typically temporarily provide characters' voices" — Can be rephrased as "various Pixar employees typically provide characters' voices temporarily".

• Done.--Changedforbetter (talk) 16:48, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

• Are "Urban Cinefile", "STATUS" magazine reliable sources?

• Yes, they are reliable for the statements they're supporting; Urban Cinefile is an online film review website similar to James Berardinelli's ReelViews, while STATUS is an entertainment magazine in the vein of Entertainment Weekly or People, or perhaps more accurately like Interview.--Changedforbetter (talk) 16:48, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

• "According to Oscars.org, the character is inspired by both Head's signature glasses and "forthright personality"." — Rephrase it as "According to Head's entry in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the character is inspired by both her signature glasses and "forthright personality"."

• I like how that sounds much better, done.--Changedforbetter (talk) 16:48, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

• "100 Greatest American and British Animated Films author Thomas S. Hischak" — You've mentioned the book and the author's full name in the development section. Just Hischak will do.

• Got it, done.--Changedforbetter (talk) 16:48, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

• Wikilink "The Tyee".

• Done.--Changedforbetter (talk) 16:48, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

• "Slash Film" redirects to "/Film". Fix it.

Fixed.--Changedforbetter (talk) 16:48, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

• Some of the magazines/newspapers/websites linked in the previous section ("Rolling Stone", "Slash Film" which redirects to "/Film", "GamesRadar+", "Entertainment Weekly", "Screen Rant") are linked here again. Delink them.

• Got it, fixed. And any other examples I could find.--Changedforbetter (talk) 17:04, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

• Deitalicise the websites in the references (Ref nos 1, 7, 8, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 32, 41 (/Film, not Slash Film), 42, 45, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 61, 64, 66, 67, 69, 71, 75, 77, 78 and 79)

• Respectfully, I don't believe this is necessary; all website references default to italics.--Changedforbetter (talk) 17:04, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

• Ref no 65 should be spaced as "Screen Rant". Same for ref no 75 ("Mouse Planet").

• I fixed Screen Rant, but MousePlanet is actually the correct formatting for 75.--Changedforbetter (talk) 17:04, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Address these comments and the article is promoted, Changedforbetter.  — Ssven2 ^{Looking at you, kid} 10:27, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

• Ssven2 I've addressed all points; let me know your final verdict.--Changedforbetter (talk) 17:04, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:

   B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. Has an appropriate reference section:

   B. Citation to reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:

   B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

7. Overall: Passed, my queries were met and solved by the nominator.

   Pass or Fail:

Thank you for addressing them, Changedforbetter. Congratulations, the article has passed.  — Ssven2 ^{Looking at you, kid} 08:04, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Why does Edna have a Wikipedia article over Mr. Incredible?

He's the main character. Blaze The Movie Fan (talk) 19:12, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

It all comes down to who is willing to take the time to write a cohesive, well-written article about any of the film's characters, proving their real-world impact; Edna has just always came off as more interesting to me than Mr. Incredible (similar to Violet, a character I had to vouch for to have her own article.).--Changedforbetter (talk) 06:44, 23 November 2019 (UTC)