This is a great movie with great characters.

Rating: Null/10 (13 March 2004)

warning: possible spoilers. (But probably not)
☼☼☼☼ (Four out of Four Suns)

Finding Nemo is a great movie that will capture your heart with unforgettable characters, great cinematography and something that everyone will love. There are three main characters in this movie: Dory, Marlin, and Nemo. Dory (Ellen Degeneres) is a fish with short-term memory loss that Marlin bumps into while looking for the boat that took Nemo. Her memory-loss is brought up throughout the movie but not in a way that it becomes annoying. Marlin (the father of Nemo) is afraid of the ocean. Marlin is an overdone, overprotected parent but with good reason. When Nemo was still a small egg his mother (Coral) was eaten while trying to protect all the eggs from a fishy predator. In some parts Marlin's fear is burdening while in others it is humorous. Nemo is a small fish with a small fin that causes him to be ridiculed at some times and at others makes it hard for him to do thing like swimming far distances. Disregarding his disablement Nemo wishes to be a normal fish and not always be stunted by his fathers caution.

The minor characters are unforgettable themselves. These characters come in groups. The minor characters most focused on by the script are, what I like to call the tank gang. These characters are first introduced when Nemo is dropped into the fish tank at the dentist's office. The `gang' consists of seven former ocean dwellers, all with quirky characteristics. Bloat the blow fish is just a nice, easy going guy; Deb is a fish who thinks her reflection is her sister named Flo; Peach the starfish from e-bay is the all seeing; Jacque is a French crustacean with a knack for cleaning; Bubbles is, you guessed it, addicted to bubbles. The last fish in the tank gang is Gil. Gill is a fish that greatly reminded me of the people I know who want to help me but are really more interested in helping themselves.

The cinematography of this movie is truly amazing and makes you feel as if you are in the movie. This is definitely one of the best-filmed animated movies I have seen in years. It is obvious that the artists took great care to make the movie as realistic as possible. This is proved when Dory has a nosebleed and the blood moves the way a liquid twirls when squirted into water.
All in all Finding Nemo is one of the best movies I have ever seen. I only have one warning for parents: your children may take to repeating all the lines from this movie (I for one know all the lines of the movie). This movie touched my heart and imprinted characters in my brain. I suggest this movie to all people , even those who don't see animated movies much. My parting words are: Just keep swimming.