(I wrote this a long
time ago, and was too lazy to edit it.)
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I am planning on watching Finding Dory, which I hear
is pretty amazing (I guess Pixar’s regained its magic touch with making movies
and movie sequels), so I figure why not tell you about the original film?
You may have guessed by now that I enjoy movies. I do!
Retro, animated, family, Christian, and independent / low-budget are my
favorite genres. I used to go to the movies practically every weekend by the
time I was a teenager, usually with my Dad. Mom would occasionally watch one in
the theatre with me or with me and my Dad, but sitting in a dark room looking
up for two hours at a gigantic screen that could for all intents and purposes
be messing up your vision bit by bit was not her idea of fun.
You
may stop singing the song from
The
Swan Princess, thank you.
The first movie I saw in theatres was actually a
Disney/Pixar film, but it wasn’t this one. Anyway, my Dad took me to see Finding
Nemo, and I remember getting a little bit upset with him because he fell
asleep several times during the film, including the beginning.
Like,
SERIOUSLY.
Finding Nemo starts with
a fish named Marlin and his wife Coral, who are the proud owners of a nice sea
anemone with an oceanfront view. They are also proud soon-to-be parents. Coral
likes the name Nemo for her kids, and Marlin agrees to name one of them that,
even though he prefers that most be named Marlin, Jr.
Men...
Their bright future is thrown into oblivion, however, when a
barracudda attacks, knocking Marlin unconscious as it eats his wife and all the
eggs but one.
1) This is about as heavy as the
beginning
of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
2) See? Up wasn’t the
first Pixar
film
with a depressing beginning.
3) Wait, this was rated “G”???
A distraught Marlin wakes up to find his wife nowhere to be
found, and finds one surviving egg out of over 400. He names him Nemo, in his
wife’s memory.
These events, unsurprisingly, cause Marlin to be a very
paranoid, overprotective father, much to the chagrin of his adventurous son,
who has an underdeveloped fin due to the accident. Time passes, and Nemo heads
off for school with his nervous wreck of a father. Marlin gingerly drops him
off at school, but when he finds out that the teacher is taking the class
somewhere dangerous, he flips out and goes to find Nemo. Marlin does find him,
but in a series of rebellious events, Nemo ends up captured by a fisherman.
This starts the adventure we know and love today, plus how we’ll end up with Finding
Dory.
This movie was awesome. Classic lines, nice characters, and
Dory cracked me up. Oh, and how many times have I sung that song of hers with
friends or tried to “speak whale”?
Then, of course, this joke:
So funny.
I even remember being in a shoe store, and these three cute
guys (probably significantly older than myself) who worked there quoted the
Sharks once. I perked up, and my Dad mentioned that I had seen the movie
several times (ugh, so embarrassing!!! Lol).
Overall, five thumbs up, plus one “lucky fin.” I’m looking
forward to watching Finding Dory with my galpal / movie buddy Sarah (you
may remember reading about her from the Annie post).
Okay, Pixar, you’ve won my trust back with original films,
and I’ve heard that this was the best sequel you’ve done in a while, but
still...
Please don’t mess it up.
Please don’t mess it up.
Please don’t mess it up.
Ciao!
What’s you’re favorite 2D
animted feature? What’s your favorite 3D animated feature?
