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movie review - Finding Nemo

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

This is a fine flick. I've found that animated movies are becoming more popular, and as they've been doing so, their quality has been in free-fall. This one is a break from the trend, being at once beautifully crafted, amusing, and original (sort of).

It loses points for some of the too-well-trod Disney paths that it follows (you can just see the mother's death coming) and perhaps lays it on a bit thick, but the story, dialogue, and 'message' are all ably done. I understand that this one set a record for animated movies at its box office opening weekend, and I'm not surprised. This one is very worth seeing in the cinema.

Having lived in Sydney - where this movie is 'set' - for a spell, I found the portrayal of the city to be spot-on. Especially the gulls.

Recommended.