I chose to review the animated movie Finding Nemo. It was directed by Andrew Stanton and co-directed by Lee Unkrich. Not only did Andrew Stanton direct the movie, but he also contributed greatly in writing the screenplay and was the voice of Crush (the sea turtle) who is my favorite character. Finding Nemo was produced by Pixar Animation Studios in 2003. Since this is an animated movie there are obviously no actors that you can see but there are actors that play the voices of the characters. These actors include Albert Brooks (Marlin), Ellen DeGeneres (Dori), Alexander Gould (Nemo), Willem Dafoe (Gill), Andrew Stanton (Crush) and Barry Humpries (Bruce). The music was done by Thomas Newman.
Finding Nemo is about a clown fish named Nemo who gets captured by humans and taken away from his parents and then his father, Marlin, goes out in search of him. Along the way Marlin meets another fish, Dori, who then continues on with him on his journey to find Nemo. The story also follows Nemo in his attempt to escape the dentists fish tank he was brought to. The setting of Finding Nemo is in the ocean and some parts are also in the dentist's office where Nemo is trapped. The main characters are Marlin, Dori, and Nemo. Although those are the main characters, some of my favorites are the more secondary ones. One of my favorites is Crush the sea turtle. I like Crush because he talks like a surfer and is really funny. A line from the movie that Crush says is:
There are no actors physically in the movie, but the voices of the actors who play the characters fit so well with the characters that they almost seem like real people. There was no set, make-up or costume because it was all animated but the colors that were used made up for all of that. The colors were bright and made everything pop. Each individual fish or other sea creature had amazing detail, colors and patterns specific to them which made the visuals amazing.
Parts of the editing in the movie are less prominent because it is animated but there still is so much editing done. There are close ups of the fish, people and many other things. There is a example of using lighting to show dominant characters when the sharks look so powerful as they cast shadows on the fish underneath them. There is also quick cuts when Nemo is stuck in the filter of the fish tank and is trying to escape. It is a scary and intense scene and the quick cuts help emphasize that. Lastly, the music was fit perfectly to the movie. There were slow, mellow songs in the calm and peaceful parts and fast music during the dangerous and intense scenes. The music, by Thomas Newman, really contributed to the film and allowed me to become more wrapped up in what was happening. One of the songs (Nemo Egg) from the movie is actually now one of my favorite songs.
I was surprised to see this movie on Time's All Time 100 Movies list because I feel like animated movies are often overlooked but I am so glad that Finding Nemo got the recognition it deserved. Overall I think that this Finding Nemo is an amazing movie and I really enjoyed every aspect of it.
Finding Nemo is about a clown fish named Nemo who gets captured by humans and taken away from his parents and then his father, Marlin, goes out in search of him. Along the way Marlin meets another fish, Dori, who then continues on with him on his journey to find Nemo. The story also follows Nemo in his attempt to escape the dentists fish tank he was brought to. The setting of Finding Nemo is in the ocean and some parts are also in the dentist's office where Nemo is trapped. The main characters are Marlin, Dori, and Nemo. Although those are the main characters, some of my favorites are the more secondary ones. One of my favorites is Crush the sea turtle. I like Crush because he talks like a surfer and is really funny. A line from the movie that Crush says is:
Cuz we were like, "woaaaah.", and I was like, "woaaaah." and you were like, "woaaahh...”The story is very simplistic in the fact that the story is so easy to follow for children to be able to understand but it is also has more complex parts and comedy for adults that does not pertain to children. The dialogue of Finding Nemo is very funny. It is so enjoyable because all the characters are so relatable. Even though the characters in the movie are not real people, you can still in some way relate each and every one to yourself or someone you know.
There are no actors physically in the movie, but the voices of the actors who play the characters fit so well with the characters that they almost seem like real people. There was no set, make-up or costume because it was all animated but the colors that were used made up for all of that. The colors were bright and made everything pop. Each individual fish or other sea creature had amazing detail, colors and patterns specific to them which made the visuals amazing.
Parts of the editing in the movie are less prominent because it is animated but there still is so much editing done. There are close ups of the fish, people and many other things. There is a example of using lighting to show dominant characters when the sharks look so powerful as they cast shadows on the fish underneath them. There is also quick cuts when Nemo is stuck in the filter of the fish tank and is trying to escape. It is a scary and intense scene and the quick cuts help emphasize that. Lastly, the music was fit perfectly to the movie. There were slow, mellow songs in the calm and peaceful parts and fast music during the dangerous and intense scenes. The music, by Thomas Newman, really contributed to the film and allowed me to become more wrapped up in what was happening. One of the songs (Nemo Egg) from the movie is actually now one of my favorite songs.
I was surprised to see this movie on Time's All Time 100 Movies list because I feel like animated movies are often overlooked but I am so glad that Finding Nemo got the recognition it deserved. Overall I think that this Finding Nemo is an amazing movie and I really enjoyed every aspect of it.
4 comments:
I think Whit did a phenomenal job on this review of Finding Nemo. She did a swell job of describing different aspects of the movie and she really put the movie in a great light!
I really liked Finding Nemo. I thought the director did an amazing job in making the charcters come to life. I especially liked the scene in which Dori and Nemo swim with the turtles. That part was soo funny. Your review makes me want to see the movie, you highlighted all the great aspects of the film.
Whit this is so good!! Your going to have to teach me how do this as well as you do! and i love this movie its so cute:)
Whitney..Wow great job. Every week I get more and more impressed with your writting skills! I totally agree that it is easy to relate to these characters. movies like this are so much fun to watch.
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