Finding Nemo 2003

     A clown fish named Marlin lives in the Great Barrier Reef.  He accidentally loses his son Nemo after he ventures into the open sea.  Martin has constantly warned Nemo about the many dangers of the ocean.  Nemo is caught in a net and abducted by a boat.  He is sent to an aquarium  in the office of a dentist in Sydney Australia near Sydney Harbour.  Martin is desperate to find Nemo and he meets a fish named Dory.  She is a blue tang and she has short-term memory loss.  They travel together a great distance and they encounter other sea creatures along the way.  Sharks, anglerfish and jellyfish.  During the time Martin and Dory are looking for Nemo, the sea animals in the fish tank are plotting a way to return to the sea.  They want to be free and live their lives in the ocean again and not in an aquarium tank!!

     This film is very colorful and interesting.  The only small complaint I have is the Dory character voiced by Ellen DeGeneres is very annoying!!  There are some tense scenes with large creatures that have zillions of sharp teeth, possible death of a major character and many tense scenes with characters in danger.  The eggs that Nemo’s mother lays are all eaten by a predator except for Nemo’s egg.  Some potty humor but good messages of teamwork.  5* (I really liked this movie)

100 min, directed by and written Andrew Stanton with the voices of Albert Brooks, Alexander Gould, Ellen DeGeneres, Willem Dafoe, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, Vicki Lewis,  Austin Pendleton, Stephen Root, Bob Peterson, Joe Ranft, Bob Peterson, Nicholas Bird, Elizabeth Perkins.

Note:  Imdb 8.1* out of 10 with 935,542 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes 99% with 266 critics 86% with 33,356,856 audience scores, Common Sense Media Nell Minow 5*, age 5+, 2* educational, 4* positive, 4* role models, 3* scariness, Roger Ebert 4*, empire online 4* out of 5* Angie Errigo, Amazon 5* with 11,521 reviews, reel views 3 1/2*, Letterboxd 4.1* out of 5* 1.1K fans.

Special Note; Pixar developed a very realistic look for the surface of the water.  They needed to make it look more fake so people wouldn’t think it was real footage of the ocean surface.  Demand for tropical fish exploded right after the film’s release.  Especially for clown fish and blue tang.  Unfortunately, these fish need special care in an aquarium with controlled salinity and with 30-gallons of water .