not a classic

Rating: 4/10 (4 August 2003)

Pixar has created a visually stunning animated movie. I could spend all day staring at this great animated aquarium that "Nemo" has delivered. Nemo with its great animation is worth seeing! but only seeing. the fact than many people are calling this a classic makes me wonder what movie they saw. What makes a classic animated movie is a good story and strong characters. I believe Nemo fails on both counts. The story line is a basic one. We follow the path of two fish, nemo and his father marlin as they get seperated and their attempt to reunite. The scenes depicted are nicely done but you feel like you are being swept from one scene to another, the segways are missing. The story line is not deep enough so you can walk away feeling that you missed something in the storyline, which in fact you haven't, there just isn't anything else there. The film is also missing out on strong characters. The main characters would all be considered good supporting charcters, but unfortunately are asked to carry the movie. But in their defense how much character can a fish have? The point being is that finding nemo is a beautifully animated film about fish delivering a bunch of comedic lines telling a simple story that makes you want more than it delivers. To me a classic delivers more than you want.