Somewhere beyond tranquility

Rating: 9/10 (6 December 2003)

I haven't had so much fun since..."The Emperor's New Groove"! I know many people prefer Toy Story, or Ice Age,but I have a soft spot for the nice, funky lama. Now this movie left me totally excited, exactly as I was when I went to see it; just even better, of course. I've never seen so much humor combined so wonderfully with a smart plot and great animations, not even in Toy Story. After the little, and delightful if I may add, snow man, this movie melted all there was to melt in me. Sweet, adorable, funny, intelligent. These are the words which define "Finding Nemo".
Spoilers
The story is about a father and his son, Marlin and Nemo. After Nemo is "abducted" by humans, "probably Americans", his father, frightened by the perilous ocean, leaves in an incredible quest to find his son. On his way he meets friends and enemies, who he encounters with his newly found buddy, Dory- an adorably cute blue fish, "natural blue" as she affirms herself, but who most unfortunately suffers of short time memory loss. A brilliant touch for the humorous parts. Their journey is more than entertaining and exciting, with thrills and chills, laughter and tears, joys and sorrows. The end is never really important. It's important how you get there. That's what counts in life too.What I loved about this movie...is hard to express in one single sentence or phrase. Firs of all I loved the animations. Wonderfully constructed faces and gestures, which make your heart shrink to the size of a clown fish, or grow to the posture of a whale. I have never seen such incredible animations, which reflect perfectly the emotions of the characters. All great! The characters themselves are touching and smartly constructed and I find it impossible not to grow to like them. What they say is also very interesting and sometimes, beyond laughing, they might actually make you think. Unity, freedom, equality, are just some of the fundamental issues of man kind which are portrayed in this brilliant fable. I know, I tend to be boring by adding a superlative in each sentence, but it just makes me feel good! The voice acting is as well as it could be and the actors achieve to fill this movie with life. The absolute moment of brilliance, if I may say so, was Bruce. I think it was a great idea to let him remind us of a certain movie, you know which...yes, I mean "The Shining". So here's Brucey! Beyond the Sea, sung by Robbie Williams, at the end was just the cherry on top for me!
It's just wonderful to spend an evening watching this movie, for all ages and all hearts. Well, almost all. I've read in some forums that people are wondering whether an animation movie can be nominated for Oscar. I personally doubt such a thing will happen, but I would certainly stand firmly behind this film. Watch it, is all I have to say. It's worth every breath! 9/10