Pixar’s biggest hits: Finding Nemo

Pixar's biggest hits: Finding Nemo

By: Alex Malawski, Reporter

A tale of triumph, loss, and friendship: “Finding Nemo” is a heartwarming, one of a kind film. Two disabled fish learning who they are and how to navigate the ocean blue, “Finding Nemo” is a beautiful, riveting story, with lots of clever humor. “Finding Nemo will inspire and entertain audiences for countless years to come.

Terrific job well done at the executed animation, which some will find spectacular. Others will enjoy the characters and the humors aspects of the film. Andrew Stanton, director of “Finding Nemo” made something both inspiring and humorous at the same time.

  The crafted characters seen in the movie are etched with precise precision, it’s as if some of them are real. A talented ensemble consisting of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, and Willem Dafoe, all do a superb job at their craft.

       “Finding Nemo” is a phenomenal and thrilling achievement in animation, and it’ll have a lasting effect on those with disabilities and those of whom don’t have to struggle so hard.

Starring: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Alexander Gould, Vicki Lewis, Willem Dafoe

Director: Andrew Stanton

MPAA Rating: G

Synopsis: Marlin (Albert Brooks), a clown fish, is overly cautious with his son, Nemo (Alexander Gould), who has a foreshortened fin. When Nemo swims too close to the surface to prove himself, he is caught by a diver, and horrified Marlin must set out to find him. A blue reef fish named Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) — who has a really short memory — joins Marlin and complicates the encounters with sharks, jellyfish, and a host of ocean dangers. Meanwhile, Nemo plots his escape from a dentist’s fish tank.

Runtime: 1 Hour and 41 Minutes

Rate: A+