Slightly Overrated, but Still Delightful

Rating: 6/10 (2 July 2007)

When Finding Nemo came out in theaters, I was nine years old and I instantly fell in love with it, alongside my friends and family.
Four years later, I've either become cynical, or I've sobered up slightly. Looking back, I find some strong and weak points in Nemo, but I'll start with the dominant good points.
1)Humor. This is undoubtedly the funniest movie Disney has created ( with the exception of maybe Toy Story). Dory's character is ingenious and draws viewers in with her innocent humor, never coming off as cheesy,awkward or inappropriate. Even characters who are not meant to provide comic relief have their own uproarious moments.
2) Animation. While I'm slightly bitter over Disney's switch to computer animation, this movie defied my mind. The under sea landscaping was gorgeous. The characters had beautifully done figures that still retained a cartoony quality.
3)Characters. All characters have nice forms, and are relevant to the plot. Their personalities are 3 dimensional and make them seem lifelike.
4) Script. It perfectly blends humor, drama and action to make the movie deeper.
Now here's for my down factors.
5)Music!Music!Music! My biggest grudge over Pixar is their neglect of the songs that made Disney so timeless!If the movie had a few decent songs, perhaps I would believe it deserves all its awards and praise.
But, evidently, the good outweighs the bad. So I decide the movie is fun and entertaining but needs just another sprinkle of Disney's magic dust.