Finding Nemo ... Finding Myself

Today I had the distinct pleasure of seeing Finding Nemo with a couple of friends. I also have the distinct pleasure of being up since 4:45 a.m. Saturday morning with perhaps a total of 15 minutes of sleep. Why you ask? Because I went out very late last night. It was quite an interesting evening. But that is neither here nor there, and I've been forbade to blog/type about it. So in lieu of a "wild night" on the town, you get to hear about Finding Nemo.

First of all, I must say, I enjoyed the film. Yes, it is a Disney picture made by Pixar. But I have enjoyed such recent screen gems as Monsters, Inc. and Toy Story. And with some of the spectacular underwater scenes in Lilo and Stitch I felt that I owed Disney a viewing of their newest release. I'm pleased to say I had a raucous good time. It was funny, touching, dramatic, and at times...jumpy. Stay for the end credits if you do see it. It's really not a complicated tale...it's a father trying to find his son who has been kidnapped, but with an undersea twist. Yes, the story has been done before, and yes, it is predictable. I mean...did you think that the father and son would never get together? I mean, this is a Disney film isn't it?

Right now, I'm also in the midst of some personal exploration. I'm trying to find out what makes me tick. I'm learning different things about people, seeing their actions, seeing if they fit in with my life. Perhaps I'm being a bit conceited to borrow the title of a movie, but, I feel that it is a journey nonetheless. Where the path will end, I do not know. Unlike Finding Nemo, my life has not been planned out, scripted, and carefully animated. There are unseen bumps, unknown characters, and a really funky soundtrack lurking just ahead. So stick with me, and find the journey's end. Who knows, we might find a rainbow.