Finding Nemo - 3 Stars (Good)

In the never ending battle to find good family films without filth and nasty surprises, Walt Disney Pictures comes to the rescue with "Finding Nemo", an animated film about a fish rescue.

Finding Nemo is everything that your average Hollywood film is not, a good, clean, entertaining story with likeable characters. Finding Nemo is anything but all wet, it will give you a good feeling in the dry comfort of your home. Add popcorn and low-sugar drinks, and it makes for a good family night together.

Just as important as finding a good film for your children is finding a film that also teaches valuable life lessons in an entertaining venue. Finding Nemo delivers. Marlin, a clown fish, lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his only son Nemo. Marlin lost the rest of his family to a predator attack and now fears that Nemo will venture too far away into the open sea.

His worst fears are realized when Nemo is captured by a scuba driver, and eventually Nemo ends up in an aquarium in a dentist's office in Sidney, Australia. With no family left Marlin embarks on the dangerous journey to find and return Nemo home. Along the way Marlin meets a new friend Dory, a blue tang (surgeonfish) suffering from short-term memory loss. Together their attempt to find Nemo is like trying to find a needle in a haystack as almost 75% of planet Earth is covered with water.

After escaping the sharp teeth of sharks, the stinging tentacles of jellyfish, the huge mouth of anglerfish and other predators, Marlin finally locates Nemo. Marlin is unaware that all this time Nemo and his tank mates have been plotting an escape from the dentist who is about to give Nemo to his niece.

Thankfully, Finding Nemo has a happy ending.

A number of life lessons are taught during this film, including the dangers of carelessness, seeing a difficult adventure through to the end, learning to trust others, recognizing the good in others, being resourceful and thoughtful, refusing to give up, fighting for those we love, helping those in need, and being appreciative of the life we have.

I really liked Finding Nemo because it is total animation without mixing animation with real people. It gives more clarity to the story and allows us to escape into another world. The voices for the fish included Albert Brooks as Marlin, Ellen DeGeneres as Dory and Alexander Gould as Nemo.

The film was written by Andrew Stanton and co-directed by Stanton and Lee Unkrich. Finding Nemo won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature and was also nominated by the Academy for Best Music, Best Sound Editing and Best Writing for an Original Screenplay. It also was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Picture and picked up 30 more wins and another 29 nominations.

Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley

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