My Favorite Animated Film

Rating: 10/10 (20 March 2005)

An intelligent, humorous, and visually gorgeous film. Some may criticize it's soft center, but I find it refreshingly warm in all respects. Some kids movies are syrup flavored saccharine drops, that can make a more mature viewer choke. But here in Nemo is a gently, loving and observant film that can speak both to a child and an adult. This film gives me a warm fuzzy feeling whenever I think of it. In my opinion it's better than the Incredibles. The characters are better developed and more likable, and the storyline is more cohesive and accessible to children, while not boring adults. There is also a lack of bitter sarcasm and meanness that sometimes rear their ugly heads even in children's films. What makes this movie so great to me is the fact that i believe it to really be not a children's film, but a film for adults that happens to be wonderfully appropriate for children. It doesn't try to talk down to kids and teach them some silly lesson about sharing and caring etc... but simply exists as loving entertainment.