It will be very interesting how film history views the early Pixar films. With apologies to Cars, I'm not sure there has ever been a run of films from a single studio that were as flawless as their first six films (Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles). What's even more amazing is that the second run (post-Cars) is arguably better (Ratatouille, Wall-E, Up, Toy Story 3). Bottom line, these guys just hit a sweet spot of creativity, technology, and artistic acumen.
Finding Nemo has the guts to have its "Bambi's mother" scene in the introduction and from there takes you on a journey of agape and familial love that only few films can hope to achieve. It's funny, scary, exciting, and beautiful. It may not be my favorite from Pixar (and will certainly not be the last that you'll see on this blog), but I can't recommend any movie from 2003 more. Here's my 2011 take.
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