Not to be a bummer or anything, or a killjoy for that matter, but if you're one of those people who 'absolutely adore or think it's one of the best animated films ever' please, don't get offended. It's just my opinion. There's no space for judging here lol.
The issue of people believing that Finding Nemo is one of the best Pixar animated films ever to grace our screens, I struggle to agree with. I often see on twitter people writing "Finding Nemo- best film hands down!", and I'm like 'Really though?'. If you love animated films as much as I do, for a fact FN is not the best. It's good, but there is so much better; it doesn't even come in my top ten it's that serious.
It becomes one of those situations where you have to pretend to agree just for the sake of there not being a full blown slanging match with other people, that sometimes, I'm just not mentally prepared for. Don't get me wrong, FN is a good film, but it just doesn't challenge or spark any sort of emotion or reaction (whether its laughter or tears) from me unlike some of the others.
For example take Up, (one of my favourite Pixar films to date, hence I may be significantly biased) a film suitable for all ages, stimulating the minds of not only young children but also us adults. Within the FIRST TEN MINUTES, I CRIED. Tears. Like real teals fell down my face. I tried to resist, but it was near impossible; it was just something that couldn't be helped. Watching the whole of FN, not once did it ever come close to getting any sort of emotion out of me. I may have gone 'Aw' in my head when Nemo was reunited with his dad, but that is it.
Take any of the Toy Story's. Toy Story 2 when Jesse was singing that 'When She Loved Me' tune pulled vigorously on my heart strings, even though I hate to admit that. Toy Story 3 when I thought they were going to die, my god. Even at the end when Andy was giving them away I balled like a five year old.
Monsters Inc... Don't even, you know the scene.
Wall-E: that film made me appreciate the beauty of depicting a story without using much dialogue, but emotions and feelings instead.
Andddd I could continue forever.
Probably sound like the Grinch or something equivalent, but this is something that I really needed to get of my chest.
I feel I have to say that I am not an emotional person, but animated films just make me feel careless and naive about the world for an hour or so. So does Harry Potter but THAT is another post for another day.
