Heartwarming parent-child story.

Rating: 10/10 (4 May 2020)

Nimo's first school day scenes are set in a cheerful and peaceful coral reef village, where we encounter various forms and colors of sea creatures milling around. From the previous tragidy, we know how much Marlin loves his son Nimo, and why he has become so overprotective.
Nimo is, however, as adventurous and curious about the outer world as any other boy is. As a result of a little clash between the two, Nimo happens to be captured by a human diver and lands up to an aquarium tank in a dentist.
Marlin's journey to look for his son begins. In his desparate face, we see every real life parent who worrys about their children. This real protagonist happens to have the most surreal companion, Dory. Her complete lack of ability to fear, worry, or be careful, counteracts Marlin's desparation.
They travel through various environment in water. Sharks' meeting room in a wrecked ship, darkness of deep water illuminated by an anglerfish, teritory of a school of pink jellyfish. Each one is beautiful, especially the lighting is very delicate and impressive.
Meanwhile, Nimo makes friends with those who have been in the tank. They are charming enough to make me intersted in their past background. Then they devise an escape plan. If Marlin's part is an action adventure movie, Nimo's part would be a spy action, which involves some interesting equipment gimmick.
The fish are sometimes frantic, relaxed, joyful, or determined. Thier body languages are maybe more articulate than human's when it comes to expressing human emotions. Through them we see our familiar story of a parent and a child. They clash because they love each other, and they learn to accept and understand each other.