Finding Nemo (2003)

**** (out of 4)

By Mike Brown

It seems as if I'm the only one in the world who didn't like "Toy Story" and its sequel. While I recognized that the computer animation was groundbreaking, I was disappointed with the dragging feeling of their stories but specifically with the voice acting which I felt didn't match the look of the characters themselves. However since 1998's A Bug's Life I have really enjoyed Pixar's films with their latest entry Finding Nemo clearly being the best so far. "Finding Nemo" sets its tale under the sea and involves the journey of an over-protective clown fish named Marlin, voiced by Albert Brooks, who sets out to find his lost son Nemo who finds himself trapped in an aquarium in a dentist's office. One might wonder how a simple fish would have the slightest chance of rescuing his son from a dentist office's fish tank but through Marlin's journey he meets numerous underwater creatures who, like the audience, really do want him to find his son. Such is the appeal of Pixar's movies since they always create worlds that are inhabited by a wide variety of characters that are worth caring about even though they are not human. However much of my admiration goes towards the overall look of the film itself which shows just how just talented and creative the creators at Pixar have become. Just looking at this movie is almost worth the price of admission in my mind but when you add the memorable characters such as the sea turtles who begin every sentence with the word 'dude', the great white shark whose desperately trying to stay on the wagon and the pea-brained seagulls who think everything belongs to them, it is easy to see that "Finding Nemo" is more than just eye candy but a moving and totally entertaining experience.

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