Finding Nemo is Finding Family, Fish or Human

Rating: 10/10 (24 February 2005)

God is in the details in this so endearing film. The beauty of the undersea terrain is unparalleled, in real life or art. The faces of the creatures are so expressive and dear that one cannot help but connect emotionally. Brooks is exemplary, he is the worried, unselfish, loving father. Everyone was exemplary in voice and emotion. I heard a TV critic say that Ellen DeGeneris deserved a prize, and if you knew how these complex characters are created by voice and then drawn, you would have to agree. Through emotions of both sadness and joy we felt love for the family. The humor was agreeable to my age (over 50) and it must have been agreeable to children too, considering the high box office. The young kindergarten characters were so joyfully portrayed that I can still see them in my mind. I have seen this movie four times and every time I run across it on Cable I can't help but stop for a minute or often two hours and watch it again. Always fresh, and enchanting. I wish we had more family movies with this loving quality.