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Well,
it took a while (around 6 months passed between the US and UK release
of this film) but Finding Nemo has finally hit the UK shores (no
pun intended). And it turns out...it was worth the wait.
If there's one thing that those folks at Pixar animation are always
good at, it's somehow managing to translate real and everyday human
emotions into the personalities of characters that...well, aren't
human.
After
dealing with toys, bugs and monsters, it's now time for Pixar to
lend their skills to fish, in what has proven to be the most successful
animated film of all time.
Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks) is a clown fish - though not a
very funny one - who is extremely over protective of his son, Nemo.
When Nemo gets "captured" by deep sea divers, and taken
to a fishtank in a dentist's office, it's up to Marlin to brave
the ocean in order to rescue his son. He is helped along the way
by a fish suffering from short-term memory loss, Dory (Ellen Degeneres),
and whole host of colourful underwater characters.
The animation in this film is quite superb. The aquatic environment
has given the filmmakers plenty of space to experiment and afforded
them a huge variety of species with which to have a whole lot of
fun.
As
with all Pixar films, the script is tightly written, and is incredibly
appealing for children whilst also containing some hidden gems for
adults in the audience - the surfer dude turtles are worringly well-observed,
while the sharks embarking on a 12-step programme to stop them eating
fish are likely to garner far more sympathy from the audience than
Jaws ever managed.
All in all, you can't ask for much more from Finding Nemo. It's
intelligent, entertaining, and the vocal performances - particularly
a masterful turn from Ellen Degeneres - add a great deal of warmth
and humour to a film that deserves every success it gets.
Laura
Watson, Sandy, Beds
Send
your film reviews to: threecounties@bbc.co.uk
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