Finding Nemo is a American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film written and directed by Andrew Stanton, released by Walt Disney Pictures, and the fifth film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It released on 30 May 2003.
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We had watched many animation film, and we think that Finding Nemo is one of the most exciting animation film. It has good story, and lots of funny too.
The story starts from Marlin is a clown fish living in the Great Barrier Reef off of Australia. After having lost his wife and most of his kids in a barracuda attack, he’s extremely protective of his only surviving son, Nemo. Nemo and Marlin love each other, but Nemo has been frustrated by his father’s overprotectiveness. Unfortunately, when Nemo defies his father and sneaks off on his own, he’s caught by a diver. Nemo is taken as a pet fish and placed in a dentist office aquarium in Sydney with a variety of other fish. Led by Gill, the aquarium fish are trying to make their own escape. Meanwhile, Marlin desperately chases after his son, but soon loses him. Dory, a fish with a short-term memory problem, helps him try to find Nemo. Thanks to left behind clues, they know where he is. The only problem is getting to him. Together they face the dangers of the ocean including sharks, jellyfish, fishermen, seagulls and more in order to rescue him. However, Marlin can only find his son if he learns to let go and trust the friends he meets along the way.
What really makes Finding Nemo unique is the whole fishy setting. The backgrounds are stunning and filled with life and motion. The characters are bizarre, beautiful, eccentric, cute, scary, and amusing. You get a real sense of discovery watching the film. It seems like an alien world, but it’s all very based in reality. There are some funny jokes about dentists in the movie, surfer lingo, and more. There’s even a fantastic chase sequence between Nigel the pelican and a group of the annoying seagulls. It culminates with a hilarious fight scene in the dentist’s office. The cast is fantastic. Albert Brooks is perfectly cast as Marlin. His frantic behavior is perfectly captured by Brooks. Ellen DeGeneres is great as the absent minded Dory. Willem Dafoe is good as Gill, another fish taken from the sea and raised in an aquarium. Barry Humphries is funny as Bruce, the Great White shark. Eric Bana plays Anchor, one of his shark support group members. Brad Garrett returns to a Pixar role as Bloat and John Ratzenberger keeps his role as the Pixar good luck charm, this time as a school of Moonfish. Geoffrey Rush is also hilarious as Nigel, the pelican who seems to have a problem spotting windows. Together, they all make this a fun film and they really bring their characters to life.
It slowed down a bit in a few spots and caused the kids to get antsy. The pacing alternates between frantic chases and slow, emotional, dramatic moments. The trailers and commercials also show practically all of the best moments in the film. There are very few surprises. Parents might want to be aware that there are some scary moments. For example, while the sharks are more or less good characters, Bruce does go into a frenzy and tries to eat our heroes. Seeing a Great White with black eyes, rows of sharp teeth, a loud voice, and a massive charging body is an awesome sight. Some kids with us weren’t fazed by it while others cowered and hid their eyes. Kid’s reaction may vary. Marlin’s wife and kids are also all eaten in a rather scary moment. Though it happens off screen, it might be too intense for some kids. Then there’s the basic plot that is about a child being kidnapped. As if kids didn’t have reason enough to be afraid of being snatched, this might play on those fears. Fortunately, it’s buried in enough comedy and animation to not be obvious.
We think that Finding Nemo is a fantastic animation movie, a great cast, and hilarious laughs. Consequently, Finding Nemo is a fun animation film for entire family.