
Two of the seagulls sit on top of a billboard in the loading area of Crush's Coaster at the Walt Disney Studios Park. Like their Disneyland counterparts, they periodically flap their wings and say "Mine! Mine! Mine!"Īt Finding Nemo - The Musical in Disney's Animal Kingdom, they do not actually appear in the show itself, but they do appear in the bubbles flanking the stage after the show ends to say "Bye! Bye! Bye!" Three of the seagulls reside on the rocks outside the entrance to The Seas with Nemo & Friends at Epcot. They periodically flap their wings and say "Mine! Mine! Mine!" Three of the seagulls appear on top of a buoy as animatronics in the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage lagoon. The fearful crab then tells them where Marlin is and Dory frees him just moments before he gets eaten by the gulls.Ī similar flock of seagulls briefly appears during the climax of the film, still saying "Mine! Mine! Mine!", when Dory and Hank steal the Cleveland Aquarium truck by scaring off the truck drivers. Sometime later, Dory threatens to feed a crab to the seagulls when he does not want to tell them where Marlin went. They pursue after Nigel until their beaks crash into a sail of one of the sailboats. Nigel scoops up them in his beak and flies away while they are being chased by the seagulls. Marlin and Dory thinks the pelican is going to eat them, but when Nigel tells them that he knows where Nemo is, Marlin flips in excitement, and the seagulls rush forward to capture the fish. Later, in the harbor of Sydney, the Seagulls surround Nigel, Marlin, and Dory while trying to escape from Nigel. However, much to his irritation, he ends up relieving the crab when he overhears from his fellow pelicans that Nemo's father, Marlin, is trying to search for his son, although the crab manages to escape from the seagulls. They are first seen cawing "Mine!" while Nigel has a crab in his wing that he is going to eat. Gorgeous to look at and utterly adorable, Finding Nemo sets the standard for how animated movies should being terms of entertainment value as well as story and themes ending with the touching, thought-provoking message of how too much protectiveness on the parent's side will repel, but, no matter how independent a child (or fish) believes themselves to be, they'll always need their parents.In the film, they are portrayed as greedy, single-minded eating machines who only shout one word: "Mine!" And the jokes, what jokes from satire, spoof and slapstick, they'll be a one-liner for everybody here. But the humour is also provided by the great script, which delivers a potentially dull story with wit and soul, and shies away from the sentimentality that could so easily arise of a Disney film.

As the forgetful but caring fish, she is sweet and soulful, and provides much of the comedy of the film. But the star of the show is Ellen DeGeneres as Dory. The voice cast are capable and cannily chosen, from young Alexander Gould as the naïve Nemo, as well as Albert Brooks as the bumbling Marlin. Note the masterwork that occurs as an upbeat, jovial number quickly escalates into something darker in a matter of minutes. He creates the essence of the sea, as well as the emotions felt by the fish throughout.

But perhaps the best thing about the film is the musical score by Thomas Newman. The animation is of all time high for Pixar, and the sound mixing and editing are also to be credited, as they capture the heart of the sea creditably. The sea is brought to us in such a memorable and unique way that there is brilliance and beauty in every frame. The film often tells a children's tale from an adult's point of view, with risky situations and emotional soul-searching putting stress on a disjointed family. But the film transcends above just a generic animated film, for there are lessons to be learnt by it too. The characters are all so appealing and sweet that you want to hug each and every one of them, Nemo and Dory in particular. As charming as it is beautiful, Finding Nemo is a joy, both visually and cinematically. The ensuing search and rescue organized by the him is a mass effort by swimming and flying creatures of all sizes and personalities, such as a threesome of vegetarian sharks, a fish with short term memory and an aged turtle, all helping him realise the error of his ways in restricting himself to just his home. When Nemo gets caught by a scuba diver and taken away, it is up to Marlin to swallow his own fears and find Nemo. Marlin, a nervous and neurotic clownfish is heavily overprotective of his son Nemo, who only wants to explore the sea in its entirety.
