Movie 06: Finding Nemo (2003)

Finding Nemo, directed by Andrew Stanton and co-directed by Lee Unkrich is a simple emotional story of a father and son blended with a lot of funny twists which keep you rolling with laughter and a few sentimental turns that strike a chord with viewers' emotions.

The storyline of the movie revolves around Marlin (voice of Albert Brooks), a paranoid clown fish who is trying to look for his son Nemo (voice of Alexander Gould). Nemo is separated on the first day of his school and Marlin like a devoted father decides to rescue his son. The movie proceeds in two parallel story lines; one in a dentist’s fish tank where Nemo ends up after being captured by sea divers; and the second  with Marlin and some one he meets while on the mission, a friendly but absent-minded Regal Blue Tang named Dory (voice of Ellen DeGeneres). Some of the scenes between Marlin and Dory are the main highlights of the movie.

Finding Nemo would be an extremely dull and a boring movie if it wouldn’t have been complimented with a fabulous ensemble of characters besides the father-son. They truly are the bridge which enables a simple story line like this to cross the way and become extra-ordinary. A Great White Shark named Bruce (voice of Barry Humphries); a beach-rat Sea Tortoise named Crush (voice of Andrew Stanton) is characters who Marlin comes across. On the other hand Nemo meets a Moorish Idol named Gill (Willem Dafoe) who is the leader of the fish tank Nemo is in, and a friendly Brown Pelican named Nigel (Geoffrey Rush) whose interaction with other fish in the tank would surely leave everybody in splits. Also, scenes dedicated to a lock of hungry seagulls in the harbor are hysterical.

Finding Nemo is an animated movie which would be loved by all because finally it’s about a journey every child goes through living with his/her parents and more importantly a journey which every parent goes through while raising his/her child. I suggest you watch it soon if you haven’t seen it already and if you've seen it in the past, I’m sure you wouldn’t mind watching this again at least once.

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Manish :)

Movie 06: Finding Nemo (2003)

Movie Trailer 02: Astro Boy (2009)

Astro Boy is a 2009 American computer-animated 3-D film based on the highly successful Japanese franchise of the same name by Osamu Tezuka. It's slated to release on October 23, 2009. Freddie Highmore will provide the voice for the character of Astro Boy in the movie. Nicolas Cage (Bangkok Dangerous, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Lord of War) and Kristen Bell (Forgetting Sarah Marsall, Gosspi Girl, Heores) amongst others would voice other characters in the movie.

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Manish :)

Movie Trailer 02: Astro Boy (2009)

Movie 02: Wall-E (2008)

I have always been a big fan of animated movies and hence you might find many more animated movie recommendations in times to come. The magnetic factor in an animated movie is that the movie appeals to all ages. Commercial animated movies are generally clean, funny, and really creative. Since the boundaries and limitations of a regular motion picture don't create boundaries for animated movies the main premise of the movies can tend to be over the top and some of the themes created by developers in the recent years are really inspiring.

Moving on with the current post, 'Wall-E' is primarily an animated love story and the main protagonists of the movie are robots. The movie is set in a future where people don't live on earth anymore. Consumerism and generation of enormous amounts of non-recyclable waste makes Earth unsuitable for human civilization and hence all the human population of the planet now live in space on human star-liner called Axiom. After 700 years Wall-E is the last robot left who keeps trying to dispose heaps of waste. The fist 20 minutes of the movie are a delight. It's phenomenal to watch how the robot generates sky scrappers out of disposed waste; collects and assembles knick knacks during his regular day on the job; and at the end of the day retires and calls it a day only after watching old musical film 'Hello Dolly!'. Life takes a twist in Wall-E's mundane life when a spaceship lands on Earth and a new robot 'Eva' is introduced. And then what follows is the main premise of the story which would rather not be revealed. 'Wall-E' is a special movie and is totally distinct as compared to other animated movies. What makes it special is the sheer brilliance through which communication between robots is depicted. 'Wall-E' has features of romantic, sci-fi, comedy, and obviously animated movies all rolled together in an absolutely lovable package.

Wall-E on IMDB 

Manish :)

Movie 02: Wall-E (2008)