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By now, we’ve all heard of or seen Pixar’s latest animated hit, Finding Nemo. The story, while extremely simplistic is geniune in its execution and provides plenty of eye candy for moviegoers.

According to USAtoday.com (special thanks to my Dad for the link), Nemo ranked in $70.6 million dollars in its opening weekend smashing Matrix Reoloaded to the next spot in the Box Office heirarchy. Disney should be proud that they have such a successful outfit cranking out the hits for them because as of late there hasn’t been an animated blockbuster (aside from Pixar’s features) to come out of the Mouse House. Why? It’s simple, really. Disney needs to find itself again and rework the formula that worked so well for movies like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Was that formula only existent with Walt’s direction and vision? Maybe.

Lately, the Disney animated movies have been formula-driven. There execution has been mediocre if not watered down and the scripts have been lacking substance. It’s easily said that Disney has fallen short of it’s expectations and rather focuses on 3-Dimensional graphics to lead the way. In the Astonish Factory forums, it was said that the CGI isn’t at fault but the stories and character interactions. If there is one thing Pixar is known for, it’s their brilliantly written scripts and directors. You can’t build your foundation on bits and bytes entirely, you also need the brains and a few hearty individuals willing to pour out their comedic soul.