The Story
No matter how amazing the computer-generated animation looks,
the success of any Pixar film has always been due to
a great story--and Finding Nemo is one of the best. The
film revolves around a clownfish named Marlin (voiced
by Albert Brooks) who lives in the sunny Australian Great
Barrier reef with his son, Nemo (voiced by Alexander
Gould). Marlin is an overprotective dad--stemming from
some deep-rooted fears of the big, bad ocean--and the
little guy resents him a little for it. When Nemo is
fish-napped by some divers, all hell breaks loose as
Marlin's paternal instincts take over, and he sets out
on a quest to find his son. Along the way he meets many
obstacles, as well as a bevy of characters who help his
cause. Marlin's staunchest ally (whether she is actually
of help or not), is Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres),
a brightly colored blue fish with a short-term memory
problem. Over on land, Nemo is having an adventure of
his own as he's placed in an aquarium in a Sydney dentist's
office with a motley crew of wacky fish reminiscent of
the gang in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Lead by
the scarred-but-tough Gill (voiced by Willem Dafoe),
the only agenda in this tank is to escape into the ocean
nearby. The key to the story, however, is the fact Marlin
and Nemo never give up on each other--and somehow, someway,
they will be reunited. |
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