Disney and Pixar collaborated four times prior to this film, and each film was just as vibrant and beautiful as the last. These two companies have found a formula that allows their films to appeal to not only children, but their parents as well. Their stories are simple and innocent, and they allow young audiences to see the beauty of the world around them while teaching them a thing or two in the process. However, the parents, and older audiences, are engulfed in stories of love and companionship that reach far beyond what the eye can see.
Like Disney and Pixar’s previous collaborations, Finding Nemo grabs audiences by their emotions, but this film takes audiences on a journey of parenthood unlike anything they had seen before. Emotions are drawn on early as Marlin (Albert Brooks) and Nemo (Alexander Gould)--who we had not yet been introduced to--lose their wife and mother, Coral (Elizabeth Perkins), in an unexpected barracuda attack.
Ellen DeGeneres’ Dory is more than the film’s comic relief, she is the heart and soul of the entire story. She, unlike any other character in the film, is able to, through unorthodox methods, reach Marlin and allow him to see the reality of everything around him. Dory represents every person in your life that wants you to do better, that wants to see you be happy and that wants to see your dreams come true. Dory is the reason that people wake up each morning, drink their coffee and head off to work; without a Dory, life is monotonous and unappealing, leaving much to be desired. The casting department’s desire to cast DeGeneres for the most insane reason (the fact that they believed she looked like a fish) was the best possible thing that could have happened to the film. She brightens even the darkest scenes with her ironic wit; she is wise beyond her years and possesses knowledge necessary for people of all ages.
Writer and director Stanton hit the nail on the head in every aspect of the film. He does more than build on the love between a father and his child, it is very much centered on the reality of parents having to watch their children grow up and become independent. His layered storytelling makes the film appealing to audiences of all ages and allowed the journey of Nemo, Marlin and Dory to become a tale known across the world. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266543/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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