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By Joanne Hilty
Special to the Rappahannock News
If you can imagine a tropical reef as a nautical version of Midtown Manhattan, where a brash young fish named Oscar (with the face find voice of Will Smith) works in a whale wash (a carwash for whales), who has dreams of fame and glory, you will be entertained by “Shark Tale,” done with expertise, flash and lots of stars. Co-written and co-directed by veterans of “Ice Age,” “Shrek” and “The Road to El Dorado,” the film boasts a really spectacular cast to voice the funny jokes.
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film, the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community is showing “Shark Tale” at The Theatre in Washington, VA, Friday, February 18, at 8:00 p.m.
Fishy tale
The story begins when Oscar, a workingclass fish with fame and fortune on the brain, runs afoul of his boss,' , kes, a puffer fish with the largest eyebrows v ive ever seen. Deep in debt, Oscar is taken out to pasture by Sykes’ J maican jellyfish goons (a hilarious Ziggy Marley and Doug E. Doug). A shy shark, Lenny, is out on a mission to be toughened up by his brother Frankie on behalf of his shark mob boss dad, Don Lino (Robert De Niro). One thing leads to another and suddenly it appears as if Oscar has slain Frankie.
Oscar now has the fame and fortune he desires, but at the cost of his friendship with Angie (Renee Zellweger), a fish who wants to be more than just friends. Also complicating matters is fish fatale Lola (Angelina Jolie), who’s drawn to Oscar’s ill-gotten prestige. When Lenny comes looking for a place to hide from his father, Oscar is compelled to help him out, leading to an unlikely friendship.
“Shark Tale” is very different from “Finding Nemo.” The fish in the film live in
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