I remember seeing this in theaters back in 2003 when I was 9 years old and loved it so much. 20 years later, I still love it I consider it one of the best Pixar films since the Toy Story trilogy.
The animation is beautiful with some of the most breathtaking underwater effects while the character designs of the fish are both cute and expressive. The music score from Thomas Newman is both beautiful and haunting which enhances the dramatic tone of the movie. The story is superbly written as you understand Marlin's motivations in keeping Nemo safe after the death of his wife which makes the overprotective father cliche work. In fact, it even fleshes out the side characters especially Dory, a fish with short term memory loss, who is not only a good comic relief, but shares some good chemistry between Marlin. Even the other side characters like Crush the turtle and Nigel the Pelican are entertaining as they help the main two characters on their journey to find his lost son.
The characters are both likeable and relatable at the same time with some superb voice performances. Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres and Alexander Gould both did great in their respective roles while the supporting actors like Willem Dafoe, Geoffrey Rush, Andrew Stanton Barry Humphries (who passed away last month R. I. P), Eric Bana, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, etc, all did good jobs as the side characters especially Gill.
Overall, Finding Nemo still holds up after 20 years since it's release. :)
The animation is beautiful with some of the most breathtaking underwater effects while the character designs of the fish are both cute and expressive. The music score from Thomas Newman is both beautiful and haunting which enhances the dramatic tone of the movie. The story is superbly written as you understand Marlin's motivations in keeping Nemo safe after the death of his wife which makes the overprotective father cliche work. In fact, it even fleshes out the side characters especially Dory, a fish with short term memory loss, who is not only a good comic relief, but shares some good chemistry between Marlin. Even the other side characters like Crush the turtle and Nigel the Pelican are entertaining as they help the main two characters on their journey to find his lost son.
The characters are both likeable and relatable at the same time with some superb voice performances. Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres and Alexander Gould both did great in their respective roles while the supporting actors like Willem Dafoe, Geoffrey Rush, Andrew Stanton Barry Humphries (who passed away last month R. I. P), Eric Bana, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, etc, all did good jobs as the side characters especially Gill.
Overall, Finding Nemo still holds up after 20 years since it's release. :)