A Review of Disney and Pixar’s ‘Finding Nemo’
Finding Nemo is in my judgment the best Disney Pixar collaboration to this date. Released in 2003, Finding Nemo is a great adventure of an adult clown fish trying to find his boy and the characters they encounter on the way. It appeals to both adults and children with humour that generally goes over children's heads, but not inappropriately so.
Nemo's mother dies early in the flick as are all the other eggs, leaving Nemo and Marlin. This turns Marlin into a highly protecting father and even though Marlin is a clown fish, he doesn't have any jokes to tell. Nemo gets scooped up by a scuba diver to be put in an aquarium, and the expedition starts.
Marlin goes on his hunt to find his son and ends up running into a forgetful, but captivating, Dory (played by Ellen DeGeneres). Dory and Marlin encounter sharks, sea turtles, jelly fish, and whales as they make their way thru the open sea to P Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney, Australia.
In the meantime, Nemo lives in a tank with hilarious characters who are helping to push him out of the tank and into the pipes, down back out to the ocean. He gets inducted into their group, but almost gets given to the terrifying niece of the dentist (who was the scuba diver who grabbed Nemo from the ocean). Nemo finally escapes back to the sea due to a message from a funny pelican that Marlin is down in the sea waiting for Nemo. Ultimately after some more struggles, the 2 reunite and make it back to their home with Dory. Marlin eventually loosens up and becomes an entertaining father with a great relationship with his child.
Finding Nemo is a great picture for children and grownups alike. In 2004, Finding Nemo won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and was nominated for 3 other awards. Now Finding Nemo brings in a large amount of money for Disney with the products and rides at the Disney World and Disneyland adventure parks.
Amy Turman writes movie reviews for Experts123.com.