Finding Nemo

Luke Spingarn

Movie Review on Disney’s “Finding Nemo”

With any Walt Disney movie, it will inevitably be held to a different standard. Disney is a powerhouse for making iconic kids movies, movies that kids do not forget. Adults love Disney as well. Finding Nemo broke box office records and even won an academy award. This was considered to be a huge success, and I’d tend to agree. Personally,  Finding Nemo was one of my favorite movies as a kid.

This Film was a great idea through and through. It was great for kids to watch and certainly not a painful to watch for the parents. That’s the theme Disney was going for by hiring actors and actresses that have recognizable voices such as Albert Brooks and Ellen Degeneres. The story line was written by Andrew Stanton who did a phenomenal job. The story was perfect for kids, and interesting enough for parents that aren’t crazy about Disney to watch and maybe even enjoy.

The most suspenseful and nerve wracking scene in the movie is not when Nemo goes swimming after the boat in the beginning of the movie, which leads to him being captured by divers.

While this was nerve wracking and one of the movies biggest plot twists, it does not reach the suspense of the ship wreck scene. Marlin and Dory are working their way across the ocean and stumble upon a shipwreck. They meet up with some sharks who end up not being so friendly.

This ends up being an iconic scene in the course of the movie.

The movie has so many memorable parts it’s so hard so sum it all up. Overall it is simply a Disney classic. The animation looks amazing, the music is done very well and correlates incredibly well with the story.

I wasn’t even five years old when this movie hit the big screen. It is still one of the most memorable movies of my childhood. When “Finding Dory” hit the theaters in 2015 my family went to see it. Finding Nemo was and still is absolutely Iconic. This should and is recognized as one of Disney’s best. In Disney theme parks, they feature Nemo rides and events which are a huge hit. Overall this movie was a Disney masterpiece.

For most websites, the reviews on “Finding Nemo” are pretty unanimous on how good it was (The Hollywood Reporter, Pluggedin, and the New York Times), some still seemed to nitpick it, such as “Clevver” which discusses more of the life lesson side of things. While some of their points make sense, it shouldn’t take away too much from this excellent film.