Film review Finding Nemo
Film review--Finding Nemo * Best animated feature of 76th Academy Awards Basic information Name of the film: Finding Nemo Directed by: Andrew Stanton (co-director of A Bugs Life) Screenplay by: Andrew Stanton (co-writer of Toy Story 2, Toy Story, A Bugs Life; also Monsters, Inc.) Year made: 2003 Genre of film: Animated/Comedy Setting: The ocean and Sydney Cast: (Voices) Albert Brooks (Marlin the Clownfish), Alexander Gould (Nemo the Clownfish), Ellen DeGeneres (Dory) Plot Summary The film is about the eventful journeys of two fish--Marlin and his son Nemo--who become separated in the Great Barrier Reef when Nemo is unexpectedly taken far from home, and thrust into a fish tank in a dentists office overlooking Sydney harbor. Finding Nemo tells the story of Marlin, a neurotic clown fish (voiced by Albert Brooks) who loses his mate and most of their spawn after a fairly intense shark attack in the opening moments of the film. Miraculously, one egg survives; he names it Nemo, honoring its mother・s last wish, and vows to protect the little one with his life for the rest of his days. ... On Nemos first day of school, hes captured by a scuba diver, Marlin attempts to rescue Nemo, but the divers blow him back in the wake of their motor boat. ... Meanwhile, Nemo finds himself imprisoned in a dentist・s fish tank with several other tropical treasures, where he is waiting to be made a gift (more like a sacrifice) to the man・s bratty, braces-bound grand-daughter. So Nemo and his tankmates scheme on how to get out of the tank before he becomes the dentists nieces new pet.