"Finding Nemo" in 3D
Your Favorite Sea Creatures Return to the Big Screen in a Big Way
On September 14 Disney and Pixar are releasing one of their most popular films in Disney Digital 3D. "Finding Nemo" is a tale of family, finding yourself and discovering the wonders of the sea.
About the film
After an attack took the life of his beloved wife widowed clownfish Marlin is bound and determined to keep their only son Nemo close to home and away from harm. His overprotecitve nature winds up sending Nemo over the edge in his quest to find his own freedom sending him on a journey into to wide open ocean and introducing him, and us, to a whole host of amazing sea creatures, both friendly and not so friendly. Starring the voices of Albert Brooks ("Marlin"), Alexander Gould ("Nemo") and Ellen DeGeneras ("Dory") "Finding Nemo" is a true tale of family and trusting each other. And it's a whole lot of fun along the way.
Our Review
Dive In: Finding Nemo Will Drench You in 3D
by Derek J. Samms
As the 3D trend continues, it becomes more and more clear that some films do not lend themselves to three-dimensional storytelling as well as others. Some treat the 3D like a gimmick, just to see how far they can reach that paddle-ball out into the audience. Others take little advantage of the depth effect beyond making distant objects look blurrier. But filmmakers who really know what they’re doing use 3D to complement the story and enhance the overall experience for the audience.
Fortunately, Finding Nemo delivers what
you expect from the experts at Pixar. For one thing, computer animation seems to lend itself well to 3D. Add to that an underwater setting and a story whose conflict involves both isolating distance and suffocating closeness, and you have a winning combination. From the opening shot, the 3D does exactly what it should: immerse the audience in the world of the story. When that little clownfish stares at the open ocean, we get a sense of the vastness of what lies before him. When we meet the gang trapped in the aquarium at 42 Wallaby Way, we sense the close quarters and understand why they would want to escape. Now that we can see the layers, the community of life at the reef grows from a charming display of color to an intricate ecosystem. All these elements may have been in place before, but in 3D they are exponentially stronger. You don’t just see the depth. Now you can feel it.
There are also a number of details that stand out more than before. When the film was first produced, animators added specks floating in the water to create a sense of depth. These proved helpful in 3D, as now it’s impossible to forget where you are. Remember the school of fish who imitate the Sydney Opera House, an arrow, and even Marlin? In 3D you can almost count them (of course, you still can’t tell which one is actually speaking, but that’s beside the point). And you may not have realized just how many teeth Bruce the Shark had, but you will now. The film was visually impressive before, but 3D accentuates the details all the more.
Granted, Finding Nemo is still essentially the same movie released nine years ago, but anyone who has grown up with Pixar knows this is one story worth getting lost in, and the new dimension allows you to do just that. Thanks to the 3D release, you can go back to an old favorite, and this time, you can drench yourself in it.
Dive into it a theatre near you, starting this Friday!
Premiere Picture Gallery
Visit our photo gallery featuring cast, crew and friends as they celebrate the premiere of "Finding Nemo in 3D"