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"Finding Nemo" has all of the usual pleasures of the Pixar animation style--the comedy and wackiness of " Toy Story " or "Monsters Inc." or " A Bug's Life ." And it adds an unexpected beauty, a use of color and form that makes it one of those rare movies where I wanted to sit in the front row and let the images wash out to the edges of my field of vision. The movie takes place almost entirely under the sea, in the world of colorful tropical fish--the flora and fauna of a shallow warm-water shelf not far from Australia. The use of color, form and movement make the film a delight even apart from its story.

There is a story, though, one of those Pixar inventions that involves kids on the action level while adults are amused because of the satire and human (or fishy) comedy. The movie involves the adventures of little Nemo, a clown fish born with an undersized fin and an oversized curiosity. His father, Marlin, worries obsessively over him, because Nemo is all he has left: Nemo's mother and all of her other eggs were lost to barracudas. When Nemo goes off on his first day of school, Marlin warns him to stay with the class and avoid the dangers of the drop-off to deep water, but Nemo forgets, and ends up as a captive in the salt-water aquarium of a dentist in Sydney. Marlin swims off bravely to find his missing boy, aided by Dory, a blue tang with enormous eyes who he meets along the way.

These characters are voiced by actors whose own personal mannerisms are well known to us; I recognized most of the voices, but even the unidentified ones carried buried associations from movie roles, and so somehow the fish take on qualities of human personalities. Marlin, for example, is played by Albert Brooks as an overprotective, neurotic worrywart, and Dory is Ellen DeGeneres as helpful, cheerful and scatterbrained (she has a problem with short-term memory). The Pixar computer animators, led by writer-director Andrew Stanton , create an undersea world that is just a shade murky, as it should be; we can't see as far or as sharply in sea water, and so threats materialize more quickly, and everything has a softness of focus. There is something dreamlike about the visuals of "Finding Nemo," something that evokes the reverie of scuba-diving.

The picture's great inspiration is to leave the sea by transporting Nemo to that big tank in the dentist's office. In it we meet other captives, including the Moorish Idol fish Gill (voice by Willem Dafoe ), who are planning an escape. Now it might seem to us that there is no possible way a fish can escape from an aquarium in an office and get out of the window and across the highway and into the sea, but there is no accounting for the ingenuity of these creatures, especially since they have help from a conspirator on the outside--a pelican with the voice of Geoffrey Rush .

It may occur to you that many pelicans make a living by eating fish, not rescuing them, but some of the characters in this movie have evolved admirably into vegetarians. As Marlin and Dory conduct their odyssey, for example, they encounter three carnivores who have formed a chapter of Fish-Eaters Anonymous, and chant slogans to remind them that they abstain from fin-based meals.

The first scenes in "Finding Nemo" are a little unsettling, as we realize the movie is going to be about fish, not people (or people-based characters like toys and monsters). But of course animation has long since learned to enlist all other species in the human race, and to care about fish quickly becomes as easy as caring about mice or ducks or Bambi.

When I review a movie like "Finding Nemo," I am aware that most members of its primary audience do not read reviews. Their parents do, and to them and adults who do not have children as an excuse, I can say that "Finding Nemo" is a pleasure for grown-ups. There are jokes we get that the kids don't, and the complexity of Albert Brooks' neuroses, and that enormous canvas filled with creatures that have some of the same hypnotic beauty as--well, fish in an aquarium. They may appreciate another novelty: This time the dad is the hero of the story, although in most animation it is almost always the mother.

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Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism.

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Finding Nemo (2003)

101 minutes

Albert Brooks as Marlin

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Willem Dafoe as Gill

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After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.
A clown fish named Marlin lives in the Great Barrier Reef and loses his son, Nemo, after he ventures into the open sea, despite his father's constant warnings about many of the ocean's dangers. Nemo is abducted by a boat and netted up and sent to a dentist's office in Sydney. While Marlin ventures off to try to retrieve Nemo, Marlin meets a fish named Dory, a blue tang suffering from short-term memory loss. The companions travel a great distance, encountering various dangerous sea creatures such as sharks, anglerfish and jellyfish, in order to rescue Nemo from the dentist's office, which is situated by Sydney Harbour. While the two are searching the ocean far and wide, Nemo and the other sea animals in the dentist's fish tank plot a way to return to the sea to live their lives free again. — David Morris
Marlin, a clown fish, is overly cautious with his son, Nemo, who has a foreshortened fin. When Nemo swims too close to the surface to prove himself, he is caught by a diver, and horrified Marlin must set out to find him. A blue reef fish named Dory -- who has a really short memory -- joins Marlin and complicates the encounters with sharks, jellyfish, and a host of ocean dangers. Meanwhile, Nemo plots his escape from a dentist's fish tank. — Jwelch5742
A young clownfish named Nemo is captured by underwater sea divers and taken to a dentist office located in a wonderful city called Sydney Harbour! Marlon, Nemos father is out on a journey to retrieve Nemo and bring him back home. Marlon meets a dim-witted and memory losing fish named Dory who tries to help Marlon along the way. Nemo and the other fish in the fish tank plan an escape attempting to finally get back into the fresh open water. — Steve Shedloski
After a clownfish is taken by a dentist, his father and a friend travel across the ocean to locate him. Along the way, they meet new friends who try to help them as much as they can. They also learn a few new things about along the way as well. — RECB3
Two clownfish, Marlin ( Albert Brooks ) and his wife Coral ( Elizabeth Perkins ), admire the view from their new home within a sea anemone overlooking the drop off of a coral reef. Below them, their clutch of eggs lies hidden in a small hole. Excited to be first-time parents, they discuss names, Coral expressing her fondness for "Nemo." They flirt playfully with each other until Coral's attention is distracted by the appearance of a barracuda. Ignoring Marlin's order to hide, Coral moves to protect her eggs and the barracuda lunges. Marlin rushes in but the barracuda knocks him out with a flick of its tail, sending him back into the anemone. When he comes to that night, he discovers that Coral and the eggs are gone but manages to find a single surviving egg with a scratch on its right side. Vowing to protect it, he names the codling Nemo. Marlin raises Nemo ( Alexander Gould ) in a secure anemone further into the reef. On the morning of his first day of school, an excited Nemo wakes his father, flapping his tiny right fin wildly. Marlin helps him prepare for the day, showing to be overprotective and doubtful of Nemo's ability to take care of himself. Marlin escorts Nemo to school -- along the way, Nemo asks Marlin how old sea turtles live to be; Marlin doesn't have an answer. Mr. Ray ( Bob Peterson ), the local teacher, takes the children on a field trip. When Marlin learns that they are going to the drop off, he swims after them in a panic. Upon arrival Nemo follows three of his peers ( Jordan Ranft , Erica Beck , and Erik Per Sullivan ), bored with Mr. Ray's lesson, to the very edge of the reef where they see a boat (misnaming it a "butt") anchored in the distance. They dare each other to swim out into open water to touch the "butt" as Marlin arrives and yells at Nemo for endangering himself. While talking to Mr. Ray, Marlin fails to notice Nemo swimming fiercely out to sea, stopping beneath the boat. In an act of defiance, Nemo touches the boat with his fin and starts to swim back before a diver suddenly appears behind him and traps him in a small bag. Marlin is prevented from swimming out after his son by another diver who takes a picture, disorienting him. Regaining his sight, Marlin swims after the divers as the boat departs the reef. The diver places Nemo in a cooler full of water and accidentally drops his mask into the water. Marlin swims after the boat but eventually loses the trail. He swims to the sea floor, begging passing schools of fish for help until he bumps into a regal tang named Dory ( Ellen DeGeneres ). She claims to have seen the boat and leads a thankful Marlin in the direction it went but, as they swim along, she becomes lax and even tries to evade Marlin when she notices him behind her. When she confronts him, he questions her and she apologizes, telling Marlin she has short-term memory loss. Dumbfounded, Marlin turns to leave but is stopped by a great white shark who introduces himself as Bruce ( Barry Humphries ). He invites Marlin and Dory to a get-together he's having and, despite Marlin's objections, escorts them to his lair in a sunken submarine surrounded by live sea mines. They meet Bruce's fellow sharks, hammerhead Anchor ( Eric Bana ) and mako Chum ( Bruce Spence ), before beginning an assembly where they pledge to abstain from eating fish. The two are fairly terrified by the sharks until Marlin spots the diver's mask stuck on a shard of metal. Inspecting it, he discovers markings on the strap that might provide a clue to Nemo's whereabouts. Dory picks up the mask to see if the sharks can read but Marlin tries to take it back, engaging in a tug-of-war before the mask snaps into Dory's face, causing a nosebleed. The smell of the blood excites Bruce's inner carnivore and, though Anchor and Chum try to stage an intervention by holding him back, he mindlessly chases Marlin and Dory through the submarine, taking hold of the mask in his mouth in the process. During this time, Dory reveals that she can read human words before she and Marlin take refuge in a torpedo well. Dory releases the torpedo which wedges in Bruce's mouth, giving Marlin enough time to grab the mask and flee back into the well. Bruce throws the torpedo away and Anchor and Chum are able to regain his attention in time before the torpedo sets off one of the mines, causing a violent chain reaction of explosions of the entire minefield. Meanwhile, Nemo is placed into a new container revealed to be a fish tank in a dentist's office. There he meets a few of the original inhabitants including Bloat the puffer fish ( Brad Garrett ), Bubbles the yellow tang ( Stephen Root ), Peach the ochre sea star ( Allison Janney ), Gurgle the royal gramma ( Austin Pendleton ), Jacques the French-accented Pacific cleaner shrimp ( Joe Ranft ), and Deb ( Vicki Lewis ), a black-tailed humbug who believes her reflection to be her twin sister, Flo. A pelican named Nigel ( Geoffrey Rush ) perches himself on the window near the tank and greets Nemo after briefly discussing dental procedures with the other fish. He's shooed away by the dentist ( Bill Hunter ) who shows Nemo a picture of his niece, Darla, whom Nemo has been promised to. The other fish cringe and call her a fish killer ('she wouldn't stop shaking the bag'). Afraid and wanting to go home, Nemo backs away and gets stuck in the suction tube of the filter. The other fish go to help him but Gill ( Willem Dafoe ), a wise moorish idol with large scars on his right side, tells Nemo that he must escape himself, giving Nemo instructions and encouragement. Nemo manages to free himself and Peach relates his strength to his ocean origins, like Gill. Marlin and Dory awake in the aftermath of the explosions to find the submarine hanging precariously over the edge of a deep ravine. Their movements cause the submarine to suddenly tip forward and collide with the rock wall of the far side. During the chaos and blinded temporarily by the dust, Dory accidentally drops the mask into the darkness below. Marlin gives it up for lost but Dory cheerfully takes him into the depths, telling him to just keep swimming. After a moment, they come upon a mysterious and alluring light which, unfortunately, belongs to a hungry anglerfish. During the chase, Marlin finds the mask and distracts the anglerfish long enough so that Dory can read the address written on it. Marlin then leads the anglerfish towards the mask and traps it using the masks strap as a tether. Dory recites the address 'P. Sherman 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney' and is ecstatic to find that she can remember it. Back in the fish tank, Nemo is woken by Jacques who takes him to the tank's toy volcano (Mt. Wannahockaloogie) where the other fish perform an initiation to include Nemo in their club, giving him the nickname "Shark Bait." Gill then proposes a plan to escape the fish tank by jamming the gear in the filter which would cause the tank to become so dirty that the dentist will have to manually clean it and place the fish in baggies on the counter, allowing them to roll out the window to the street, cross it, and land in the harbor. Though the other fish are skeptical, Gill asserts that Nemo is small enough to fit into the filter and make it back through the tubing. Nemo agrees to do it. Marlin and Dory continue their journey and request directions to Sydney from a school of moonfish ( John Ratzenberger ). They tell Marlin and Dory to take the East Australian Current (EAC), after an impressive display of their synchronized impressions. When they come to a rocky trench. Marlin resolves to swim over it to avoid the ominous enclosure. With the EAC in view, Dory becomes distracted and is stung by a tiny jellyfish. As Marlin tends to her, they are suddenly surrounded by a school of larger jellyfish. Finding that the tops don't sting, Marlin and Dory bounce on them as they race out of the school. Marlin makes it out first and, when Dory doesn't appear, goes back in to retrieve her. He finds her unconscious and scarred from the stinging and struggles to carry her out as he is repeatedly stung. He makes it but, stung and exhausted, blacks out as a large shadow descends on him. Nemo waits in the fish tank with Gill who is keeping an eye on the dentist for an opportune moment to jam the filter. Noticing Nemo looking at his scars, Gill explains that during his first escape attempt he landed on dental tools, though he was aiming for the toilet. He says that all drains lead to the ocean and that fish weren't meant to live in a tank. Peach cries out that the dentist is going for a bathroom break which cues Nemo to leap into the filter. Gill tosses him a pebble and gives instructions as Nemo wedges the fan, stopping the flow of water. However, as he is moving through the pipe back into the tank, the pebble unhinges and the fan turns on again, sucking Nemo backwards. The other fish hurry and send Nemo a toy kelp strand to grab onto and pull him out. Shaken, Peach asks Gill not to send Nemo in the filter again. Sullen and realizing his plan put Nemo in grave danger, Gill says they're done. Meanwhile, Marlin wakes up to find himself resting on the shell of a laid-back sea turtle with a surfer's attitude who introduces himself as Crush ( Andrew Stanton ). Incredulous, he discovers that he's also riding along the EAC with dozens of other sea turtles and large fish. Marlin is reunited with Dory who sports a scar on her side from the jellyfish stings and meets Crush's son, Squirt ( Nicholas Bird ). Marlin also meets Crush's spirited son, Squirt. While playing with the other sea turtles, Squirt is accidentally propelled outside the current. Marlin is panicky at first however Crush convinces him that Squirt can handle himself. Squirt is able to swim his way back into the current & gleefully joins his father. Marlin sees that even the youngest among the turtles can learn to survive in the ocean. Having been told some details of their journey and the encounter with the jellyfish, Squirt and the other hatchlings ask Marlin to tell them the rest of the story. Hesitant at first, Marlin relents and begins with when Nemo was abducted. His story is not ignored; it's passed on from turtle to fish to dolphin to bird and onward until it reaches Nigel the pelican. Hearing Nemo's name, he flies off to the dentist's office. There, Nemo tries to apologize to Gill for the botched escape attempt but Gill says that his eagerness to escape almost cost Nemo his life and that nothing should be worth that. Nigel arrives, crashing into the closed window, but recovers and is able to tell Nemo the story of Marlin's journey as it was told to him. When Nigel suggests that Nemo's father took on three sharks and a school of jellyfish, Nemo is newly impressed with his father. Invigorated, Nemo takes it upon himself to try the filter attempt again and, this time, succeeds. Marlin and Dory continue along the EAC until they come to their exit point where Crush and Squirt show them where to depart the main line. After a confusing instructional speech on "proper exiting technique" Squirt pushes them into the exit flume and back into open water. Thanking Crush, Marlin asks the turtle how old he is; Crush answers that's he's "150 years old & still young!" They are instructed to continue through a large purplish plume of plankton to Sydney. However, they soon become lost and Dory resolves to ask a distant fish for directions. Though Marlin is afraid at first, he decides to trust Dory and she calls out to the distant figure. When she sees its a minke whale, she starts speaking 'whale', asking for help. Marlin grows frustrated with her again just as a whale approaches from behind and pulls them into its mouth. Back in the fish tank, a couple of days' worth without a filter has rendered every surface covered in green algae. When the dentist sees this, he opts to clean the tank the following morning before Darla's arrival. Nemo looks out the window to the harbor outside, wondering if his father is there already, waiting for him. In the whale's mouth, Marlin and Dory remain safe with enough water to swim in. Though Dory is complacent, Marlin futilely attempts to break out by ramming into the whale's baleen. He yells at Dory for claiming to have spoken whale, calling her insane and lamenting over the fact that he'll never see his son again. Dory tries to console him as the whale emits a call and the water in the mouth begins to drain. The whale then lifts his tongue to push Marlin and Dory to the back of its throat but Marlin refuses to let go until Dory assures him that, though she doesn't know what will happen, everything will be all right. Marlin closes his eyes and releases his grip on the whale's tongue. They fall to the back of the throat where they are then shot out of the whale's blowhole, landing in Sydney Harbor. Overjoyed to have finally arrived, Marlin sends his thanks to the whale and encourages Dory to help him find the boat that took Nemo. The following morning, Peach wakes up with the horrified realization that the tank is suddenly clean. The fish find that the dentist had installed a new high-tech filter the night before and, though they are impressed with the fluid functionality of the device, they worry about what they will do when Darla arrives. The dentist suddenly pulls Nemo up in a fish net but Gill and the other fish swim into it and instruct Nemo to swim down, pulling the net into the tank and away from the dentist's grip. Despite their efforts, Nemo is quickly scooped up in a plastic bag and set on the counter. The other fish tell Nemo to roll out the window but, before he can get far, the dentist places the baggie in a tin to keep him from moving. Gill tries to assure Nemo that he'll be OK but, at that moment, Darla ( LuLu Ebeling ) crashes into the office. Marlin and Dory continue to search the harbor, both tired from looking at boats all night, when they are scooped up in the beak of a pelican. The pelican lands on a nearby dock and swallows them but Marlin refuses to have come this far just to be breakfast. He lodges himself and Dory in the pelican's neck, causing it to start choking. Nearby, Nigel wakes from a nap to notice the pelican, Jerry, choking and flies down to assist. He hits Jerry in the back, expelling Marlin and Dory from his mouth onto the dock where Marlin shouts out that he needs to find Nemo. Recognizing the name, Nigel turns to Jerry excitedly and tells him this is the fish that they've been hearing about. When he turns back to Marlin, he sees that he and Dory have flopped their way towards the end of the dock. Nigel chases after them but they are all forced to freeze when they notice that they are surrounded by hungry seagulls. When Nigel tells Marlin that he knows his son, Nemo, Marlin flips in excitement, causing the seagulls to rush forward, but Nigel manages to take Dory and Marlin in his mouth and fly off. Darla torments the fish in the tank before going in to see her uncle. As he picks up the baggie with Nemo inside, he notices Nemo floating upside down. The other fish quickly realize that Nemo is feigning death so that he can be flushed down the toilet but the dentist moves towards the trash can just as Nigel arrives in the window. Marlin forces Nigel into the office and the dentist drops the baggie. Marlin sees Nemo floating and believes him to be dead as the dentist grabs Nigel and forces him out the window again, Marlin calling out to Nemo. Hearing his name, Nemo pops upright but Darla takes the bag and starts shaking it, trying to 'wake up the fishy'. Gill lodges himself into the top of Mt. Wannahockaloogie and the force of the bubbles propels him out of the tank. He lands on Darla's head and she drops Nemo's bag on a table full of tools, breaking the plastic. Gill falls off Darla's head next to Nemo and flips him into the sink and down the drain using a magnifying scope as a catapult. The dentist quickly puts Gill back into the tank where he can breathe. Gill tells the others not to worry about Nemo; that all drains lead to the ocean. Darla is upset and receives a squirt of water in her face from the sink. Nemo travels down the piping until he reaches a water treatment filtration, a series of piping that travels on the sea floor out of the harbor. Nigel flies out of the harbor with Marlin and Dory and releases them into the water, offering his condolences. Distraught, Marlin thanks Dory for helping him and begins to swim away. She asks him to stay with her and that her memory is better when he's around, that she doesn't want to forget. Marlin refuses and swims away, leaving her alone. Nemo emerges from the piping and calls out for his father. He finds Dory swimming confusedly under a buoy, saying that she's lost someone but can't remember. Nemo offers to search with her and Dory happily complies, though she doesn't recognize him. As they swim together, Dory comes upon a piece of piping and reads 'Sydney' on it. Suddenly, all of her memories come flooding back to her and she rushes at Nemo, hugging him fiercely, before leading him in the direction Marlin went. They find out that Marlin headed towards fishing grounds and reunite with him amongst a large school of fish. The school of fish then cries out in panic as a large net from a fishing boat above envelopes them. Dory is caught up in the netting and Nemo says that he must swim in and instruct the fish to swim down. Though Marlin fears for Nemo's safety, he lets go and allows Nemo to do what he can. Marlin instructs the panicked fish from outside the net and they all soon start swimming in synch downwards, pulling the net with them until it finally snaps away from the boat, freeing all the fish. Marlin and Dory find Nemo under the heavy netting -- Marlin is stricken with grief, believing Nemo is dead. Nemo regains consciousness & Marlin gently tells him that he found out that sea turtles live to be 150 years old. Marlin and Nemo come to an understanding and all three go back to their home in the reef. Marlin's demeanor has changed for the better and he is more upbeat and confident in his son's abilities. He takes him to school where Dory is dropped off by Bruce, Anchor, and Chum who have included Dory in their vegetarian program. Nemo hugs his father before heading off on another field trip with Mr. Ray. Marlin watches them leave, knowing that his son will be all right. Back at the dental office in Sydney, the dentist curses the high-tech filter which has suddenly stopped working. He complains about having to put all the fish in baggies but notices that they have mysteriously disappeared from the counter. Horns honk out the open window as Peach is the last to cross the street and land herself in the harbor with the other fish. As they float in their baggies, unable to escape confinement, Bloat wonders 'Now what?' In a post-credits stinger, the tiny fish that was Chum's "friend" at the support group is stalked by the anglerfish. As the anglerfish moves in to swallow him, the tiny fish suddenly opens his mouth to a surprisingly enormous size and swallows the angler.

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Finding Nemo

Essay by brian eggert june 12, 2016.

Finding Nemo contains an unlikely theme for an animated family film. Through the course of this gorgeously assembled adventure, the film’s audience experiences the natural world as a dangerous and unforgiving place just beyond the drop-off, fraught with death and countless hazards. However, the world is also beautiful and worth exploring, whether we do so through solidarity achieved alongside our loved ones, or brave Nature alone. Though the film ultimately delivers a warm message, the majority of this G-rated feature throws no end of peril at its characters, punishing their animated but no less lifelike bodies. Our clownfish hero Marlin searches for his lost son Nemo in the vast ocean from Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to Sydney, exposing himself to both literal and figurative shocks that make the viewer wince or tense in their seat. Marlin narrowly survives bloodthirsty sharks, a “swirling vortex of terror”, one underwater explosion, and several other dangers; at the same time, his son, imprisoned in a fish tank, subjects himself to certain death to get home. The danger is very real in Finding Nemo . And its threats might be too much for any viewer to process, especially children, if they were not counterbalanced by the film’s incredible sense that, not only are those we love worth risking life and limb for, but the beauty of the world itself is worth exploring no matter what obstacles there may be.

Pixar’s fifth animated feature debuted in 2003 to monumental successes, both commercial and artistic. After becoming the year’s second highest-grossing film with domestic receipts upwards of $380 million, and the highest-grossing animated film of all time at that point, Finding Nemo went on to earn three Academy Award nominations (Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Sound Editing) and won the Oscar for Best Animated Film. Indeed, critical and audience assessments demonstrated how the film enchanted with its splendid visuals and deceptively simple storytelling, as opposed to frightening us with its openness about the dangers of Nature. Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post summarized it well: “ Finding Nemo will engross kids with its absorbing story, brightly drawn characters and lively action, and grown-ups will be equally entertained by the film’s subtle humor and the sophistication of its visuals.” Later, Finding Nemo would become one of the all-time best-selling releases on the DVD format—just another example of how fully the film would be ingrained into popular culture. Other animation studios were equally impressed. Aardman Animations’ 2006 release Flushed Away featured a random, sewer-bound goldfish that asked, “Have you seen my dad?” in a nod to Pixar’s film.

Pixar’s four earlier efforts each set the studio apart, but the universality of Finding Nemo connected with audiences even more than their earlier pictures. The story follows a not-so-funny father clown fish named Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks). After losing his wife and most of her eggs in a barracuda attack, Marlin has become overprotective of his only remaining son, Nemo (Alexander Gould). Over-preparing for Nemo’s first day of school in their coral and anemone oasis, Marlin’s worst fears come true when Nemo is netted by a human scuba diver and taken further away than Marlin can imagine (if memory serves, to a dentist’s office located at P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney, in Australia). Determined to get his child back, Marlin sets out on an episodic undersea odyssey, where he’s joined by an absent-minded blue tang fish named Dory (Ellen DeGeneres). Together, they encounter a group of bloodthirsty sharks who have tried to abstain from killing: “Fish are friends, not food,” they declare. A band of hippie sea turtles get Marlin and Dory closer to their goal by riding the East Australian Current. Bioluminescent deep sea fish nearly put the bite on our heroes, while a storm of jellyfish almost separate Marlin and Dory. Meanwhile, Nemo plots to escape the dentist’s office fish tank where he has been detained along with other captives—all determined to help Nemo get back to the ocean before he becomes a gift to the dentist’s niece, Darla (for Pixar, there’s nothing worse than a ginger-haired, brace-mouthed adolescent with a lack of sensitivity toward small things, as Toy Story confirms).

To prepare, the animators, engineers, and artists had to learn the entire ocean. Stanton and Lasseter arranged a series of reference points for everyone involved. They watched classic documentaries by Jacques Cousteau; they screened sea-related films like Steven Spielberg’s Jaws and James Cameron’s The Abyss ; they watched the IMAX film Blue Planet . Lasseter purchased a fish tank and stocked it with saltwater fish for the animators, scheduled visits to local aquariums, and even arranged a scuba diving trip to Hawaii so the staff could better understand the undersea environment first-hand. Pixar also contains an in-house training department known as Pixar University, which booked lectures from marine biologists. One such lecturer was a postdoctoral fellow at Berkeley, fish expert Adam Summers, who noted that the Pixar team seemed more engaged and more interested than any graduate class he’d ever taught. “I couldn’t get more than three or four minutes of talking in before someone would raise their hand and ask a question that would send us off in all sorts of different directions.” Summers would eventually become a regular consultant on Finding Nemo , and the Pixar staff encouraged him to note flaws in how their animation represented marine life.

The animation crew was divided into six teams, each with sub-teams devoted to set modeling, shading, lighting, and water effects. Separate teams handled scenes at the Reef, the Sharks and Sydney, the above-water moments in Sydney, inside the whale where Marlin and Dory are trapped, the dentist’s fish tank, and the East Australian Current. Additionally, Pixar’s devoted character team was responsible for over 120 sea animals, birds (“Mine!”), and a few humans. As for voice talent, William H. Macy had originally recorded the lines for Marlin, but Stanton wasn’t satisfied with the effect and wanted a comic actor—he chose Albert Brooks, who lends his distinctive brand of neuroses (as seen in Lost in America and Defending Your Life ) to the role. For Stanton, no one but Ellen DeGeneres could have played Dory; she inspired the character, as Stanton watched the actor’s talk show Ellen and noticed how she was “doing her shtick of changing the subject five times before a sentence finishes”. But Dory was more than a comic relief character, despite how closely tied DeGeneres and Dory were in Stanton’s mind. Her forgetfulness meant she had the innocence of a child, which in turn would teach Marlin some valuable lessons about taking risks for the ones you love.

During production in 2002, Pixar studios received a visit from Japanese master animator Hayao Miyazaki, whose Studio Ghibli had influenced both Disney and Pixar since his 1979 adventure Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro , on what the Pixar head called “Miyazaki Day”. Lasseter had been overseeing the English-language translation of Spirited Away , and would soon supervise English dubs of all Miyazaki films. Lasseter idolized Miyazaki, even as the two had met before and remained friends. He showed the Japanese director and his translator around the Pixar offices, visiting workspaces, and even their retro “Love Lounge” hidden behind air conditioning vents—a getaway space filled with retro décor. Lasseter and Miyazaki drove some vintage cars, Miyazaki met Lasseter’s parents, and that evening there was a charity benefit screening of Spirited Away . It remains appropriate that Miyazaki should tour Pixar’s HQ during their most Miyazaki-esque picture. After all, Finding Nemo contains the same attention to Nature and family as most Miyazaki films, appealing to virtually every demographic—a crucial characteristic of any Miyazaki work. (There’s even a sneaky commentary about treated sewage water being pumped into the ocean near Sydney, causing no end of pollution beneath the surface.) Everyone can find something to love inside Finding Nemo ; the same can be said for Miyazaki’s Ponyo from 2009, an undersea story whose themes of Nature and family resonate on a similar frequency as Finding Nemo .

This appreciation has said much about the animation and narrative insightfulness of Finding Nemo but little of its sense of humor. Consider how “Harpo” belongs on a list of Dory’s scatterbrained names for Nemo, alongside Chico, Fabio, Bingo, and so on. DeGeneres perfectly performs Dory’s hilarious, if occasionally tragic, short-term memory loss. The bright and optimistic Dory gives Marlin a constant headache. There’s also an ongoing joke about everyone in the ocean believing Marlin should be funny, since he’s a clown fish. Because an established comedian of Brooks’ caliber voices him, Marlin’s failed attempts to tell his one-and-only joke become doubly funny. As his audience listens to Marlin over explain the joke’s setup, their expectant smiles gradually fall from their faces. And for a G-rated film, a preponderance of scatological humor does not overlook the gross reality of fish tank life, and yet somehow remains tasteful. When the tank’s inhabitants jam the filter as part of their escape plan, one of the fish announces, “Doesn’t anyone realize? We’re swimming in our own sh…” Another fish cuts in—“Shh!”

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Introduction.

Pixar Animation Studios made a significant impact on the summer box office on May 30, 2003, with the movie Finding Nemo. Guided by Andrew Stanton and co-director Lee Unkrich, the movie Finding Nemo collected an Oscar, several accolades, and significant nominations. The movie further stars Albert Brooks, Alexander Gould, and Ellen DeGeneres. This paper analyzes the plot of the movie Finding Nemo and evaluates the film based on its father-son story theme. Additionally, the essay includes some quotes from the film and also offers a counterargument.

The film revolves around the escapades of young Nemo, a clown fish born with an underdeveloped fin and great inquisitiveness. Nemo’s father, Marlin, worries compulsively over him since Nemo is everything he has left. Nemo’s mother and her other entire eggs were lost to barracudas. When Nemo sets for his first day of school, his father cautions him to remain with the class and shun the risks of the drop-off to subterranean water. However, Nemo forgets, and he eventually becomes a prisoner in the saline aquarium of a dentist in Sydney. His father swims off courageously to search for his lost boy, assisted by Dory, a blue tang with huge eyes whom he encounters along the course. In conclusion, the fish in the dentist’s aquarium are shown to prosper, after the struggle, in their final escape effort after damaging the filter. Nonetheless, they are still in their plastic bags, balanced in the water. During the acknowledgments, it is displayed that they have left their gears. It is anonymous how they succeeded in getting out. After their escapade, Marlin is henceforth not practically domineering of his son understanding he can take care of himself. Dory similarly expends significant time with the two, and she escorts Marlin as he takes Nemo to school.

Father-son story: The Theme of Letting go

The subject of Finding Nemo develops through a father-son affection story. Numerous aspects of the story help understand the message of the movie. One principal component is the worry about Nemo’s small fin, an abnormality that has Marlin concerned. Stanton states: “[Nemo’s infirmity is] a figure of speech for whatever you worry is inadequate or has not developed hitherto in your child”. Parents get apprehensive about a handicap in their children and presume that the infirmity is an immoral reflection of the parent. This film may show parents that there exist no perfect father or child, similar to Marlin and Nemo. On Marlin’s expedition, he is adamant on discovering his son whereabouts when divers capture Nemo; on his voyage, he encounters the memorable Crush who is the broad contrary of Marlin, unperturbed with nurturing.

Corliss expounds, “When Marlin probes the sea turtle Crush how a father recognizes when his children are set to swim out unguided, the clever Crush states, ‘Well, you certainly not tell. Nonetheless, when they discern, you know- y’know?'”. Parents may associate to Crush and Nemo’s devoted father that youngsters require to mature and discover the domain. The message of the film is imperative for parents. The message is founded on letting go and going back. Conferring to Corliss, “Nemo’s fish-out-of-water scheme was created back in 1992, when he toured Marine World in Vallejo, Calif. His approaches of secureness towards his son Ben inspired the father-son account”. By regarding the perceptions of Stanton, viewers can discern how he and related parents feel about the “letting go and getting back” strategy.

Even though parents can perceive the policy difficult to follow, viewing this movie may help relieve the hard way of strain by acknowledging the message of the film. O’ Sullivan elucidates, “[Nemo’s]father is compelled to solicit the help of an attractive outsider to crack the only hint left at the crime scene, even while the duo scarcely prevents such fears as a trio of destructive muggers foundering in a 12-step program”. Through the whole of Marlin’s funny, thrilling, and tense encounters, he learns his experience after having Nemo back, understanding when to hold translates to knowing when to let go.

Comparison with Other Films

Before Finding Nemo, the only big movies from Pixar were Toy Story 1 & 2, A Bug’s Life, and Monsters Inc. By then, the request for 3D movies had not been massive. However, that was entirely about to change. Once finding Nemo hit the displays, youngsters and grown-ups equally were amazed. Despite having a comparable budget to Toy Story 2 of around $95 million, Finding Nemo created more profits than any other Pixar film before and after, generating $868 million globally. The video popularity rests with how it unfolds with a stunning shot over the reef that involves the viewer instantly and the view of being submerged in the realm and sentiments of the characters. Likened to Toy Story 1&2, Finding Nemo similarly possesses mass animation. Everything is lively with a truthful feel, and I consider this enables the movie to feel more factual and qualified.

Positive Views

The remarkable animation is a huge hit in Finding Nemo. The practically impossible submerged animation requires numerous components and hard work, and Pixar has surpassed it. The animation comprises of “magnificent pictures that signify the ocean in changing degrees of darkness and light, tranquility and turmoil, lucidity and anonymity, and in techniques that denote the many colors possessed by submerged life.” McCarthy defines the submerged animation with such splendor that nobody could fight to perceive that the efforts succeeded. Also, the submerged feature is the creation of painstaking effort.

Ansen asserts, “High on the film’s list of achievements is its conception of an oceanic utopia whose opalescent colors and fluctuating light redirect the captivated atmosphere of dreamy marine photography”. The film maintains a watery feel, which is a challenging thing to accomplish given that water is clear. With an unforeseen splendor, Finding Nemo reveals suitable employment of form and color. Conferring to Ebert, Finding Nemo is “one of those exceptional films where I [want] to assemble in the front row and allow the descriptions flow to the limits of my field of sight”.This animation makes individuals feel like they are inside the movie. Similarly, for numerous people, they could have a second-viewing for the results.

The response to the movie by the general public has resulted in ecological destruction for the clownfish and has triggered an uproar from numerous environmental protection organizations, as well as the Marine Aquarium Council, Australia. The market for tropical fish rose steeply after the movie’s issue, instigating reef species devastation in Vanuatu and numerous other beach parts. After viewing the film, some aquarium proprietors freed their domesticated fish into the sea but failed to release them into the right marine environment, which presented species that are detrimental to the indigenous environs, an action that is damaging reefs globally.

Conclusively, Finding Nemo’s reputation is a result of a memorable theme, magnificent animation, and a hilarious and perfect-fitting cast. The enigma of love theme may relate to entire parents and prospective parents. Additionally, the remarkable and thorough animation may permit for a second watching and make individuals feel in a state of trance. Lastly, the film achieves spectacular success. This movie is exceptional, connecting with every person in the audience. As shown, Finding Nemo is an accomplishment to Pixar films which anyone should not fight watching.

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Finding Nemo Introduction Introduction

Release Year: 2003

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family

Director: Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich

Writer: Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds

Stars: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould

Ready to head under the sea? Darling, it's better down where it's wetter.

Oops. Sorry, wrong Disney movie.

Okay, obviously Finding Nemo isn't the only animated film to be made about the lives of undersea creatures. There's The Little Mermaid , of course. Also A Shark's Tale . And who could forget Ponyo ? But, this story about a little father and son fish in a big ocean is probably one of the greatest animated movies of all time.

(Ariel, we love you, but the whole giving-up-your-voice-for-a-guy thing is just creepy.)

This beloved 2003 film tells the story of Marlin and Nemo—a pair of father and son clownfish. Marlin loves his son, but sometimes he's a little bit protective of the kid. In fact, he's a lot protective. When Nemo is taken by a diver and whisked off to live in a fish tank on land, all Marlin's worst fears come true.

And while Nemo's ocean adventure features a whole bunch of fun fishy jokes—clownfish really do live together in sea anemones and some fish have surprisingly short memory spans—it's really not about fish at all. The movie has something to teach us humans about big important ideas like fathers and sons, friendship, fear, trust, courage, memories, and love.

Fish—they're just like us.

Of course, it helps that the concept for Finding Nemo came from one of Pixar's senior animators. Andrew Stanton got the idea for this father-son fish tale when he realized how overprotective he was of his own son. We guess lots of parents (and their kids) could relate because Finding Nemo went on to become one of Pixar's highest grossing and most critically acclaimed movies. Oh, it also won an Oscar, too.

Basically, the Pixar team behind Nemo deserves high fives—or is that high fins?—all around.

Why Should I Care?

No one likes their nagging—not even parents themselves. Look both ways before crossing the street. No shoes on the couch. Don't pick your nose. Don't smear vanilla frosting all over the corgi. Don't fingerpaint the new sofa.

And don't even get us started on the unholy humiliation that is having a parent lick their finger to get a smudge off of your face. That may be the single grossest act in the history of gross acts.

The struggle between parents and their kids is real.

And Finding Nemo understands this age-old conflict…and understanding that it crosses species and genus boundaries. Dads—like Marlin—want to keep their young ones safe and secure as long as possible. But kids like Nemo want to rush out into the world and experience all that dangerous stuff for themselves.

According to doctors, kids start testing limits when they're as young as one or two years old . But that's totally normal. What would actually be creepy is children never disobeyed your parents. After all, rebelling against authority figures is how kids learn to think for themselves.

And, obviously, parents should set limits (no one likes a corgi coated in vanilla frosting, except maybe the corgi himself), but they need to find a healthy balance between keeping their kids safe and letting them make their own mistakes. Kids that never learn to fail can grow up and become adults who are afraid to try new things or to take any chances at all.

(And, more importantly, they can grow up to be horribly annoying adults.)

Of course, Marlin isn't the only über controlling movie parent. (Just think about the dads in 10 Things I Hate About You or Footloose .) Like overprotective cinematic papas before him, Marlin has to learn to chill. As for Nemo, he learns to love and appreciate his dad's guidance…once Marlin tones down the you'll-shoot-your-eye-out paranoia.

But, hey: just in case a feel-good movie about parents and kiddos learning mutual love and respect sounds nauseating to you (we promise it's not—Pixar does touching, not cheeseball), here are a few other reasons you should get your Nemo on:

There's a shark-led, twelve step meeting
Willem Dafoe proves he's creepy even as a voice-actor playing a fish.
Ellen DeGeneres. Need we say more?
The Tank Gang personifies #squadgoals

And, last but not least:

This movie will make you want to save the dang Great Barrier Reef . Seriously. You cannot watch this movie and not want to do whatever it takes to save this crazy-beautiful natural wonder. (Although this movie also makes us want to never, ever, ever come face to face with an anglerfish. Those creatures are pure nightmare food.)

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Finding Nemo Review

‘Finding Nemo’ has the majority of the typical delights of the Pixar activity style- – the parody and wackiness of ‘Toy Story’ or ‘Beasts Inc.’ or ‘A Bug’s Life. The film happens essentially under the ocean, in the realm of beautiful tropical fish- – the vegetation of a shallow warm-water rack not a long way from Australia. The utilization of shading, structure and development make the film a joy even separated from its story.

The film includes the experiences of little Nemo, a comedian fish brought into the world with an undersized balance and a larger than average interest. His dad, Marlin, stresses fanatically over him, in light of the fact that Nemo is all he has left: Nemo’s mom and every last bit of her different eggs were lost to barracudas. When Nemo goes off on his first day of school, Marlin cautions him to remain with the class and evade the risks of the drop-off to profound water, yet it slips Nemo’s mind and winds up as a hostage in the salt-water aquarium of a dental specialist in Sydney. Marlin swims off fearlessly to locate his missing kid, helped by Dory, a blue tang with colossal eyes who he meets en route.

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The Pixar PC illustrators drove by author chief Andrew Stanton, make an undersea world that is only a shade cloudy, as it ought to be; we can’t see as far or as forcefully in ocean water, thus dangers emerge all the more rapidly, and everything has a non-abrasiveness of core interest. There is something fanciful about the visuals of ‘Discovering Nemo,’ something that brings out the dream of scuba-plunging.

Overprotective dad Marlin is shocked to observe his inquisitive, youthful clownfish child Nemo’s catch by a human jumper. Mad Marlin defeats his meekness to look for Nemo, helped by his new blue companion Dory in a remote ocean CGI experience.

Marlin is a red-and-white clownfish making a careful effort to address the misinterpretation that his species is clever. He can’t make a quip to spare his life and has been a basket case since his mate and her eggs were eaten. The sole survivor was Nemo, who, in an unexpected way abled contact, has an immature blade and has been kept shielded in the anemone they call home. Defiant, he strays perilously near an angling vessel, is gotten, and gets thudded into a Sydney dental specialist’s sitting area aquarium, where senior detainee Gill is plotting an extraordinary break with the sort of resourcefulness and brave deified in the more perky wartime captive films.

Therefore, it’s everything flawlessly created and reliably enchanting, as Disney’s bacon-sparing relationship with the innovative Pixar studio strikes gold again in an impeccably family-arranged pitch of experience, humour and not so subtle life exercises for the sprats. The style is a triumph in the utilization of shading, development and impacts – prominently in the point by point schools of fishes, the rise of figures from the foggy profundities and a ‘twirling vortex of dread’ arrangement. However, the lighthearted element, presumably one of the most interesting Disney characters at any point composed and radiantly voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, unadulterated virtuoso.

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The Movie “Finding Nemo” by Andrew Stanton Essay

Contemporary animation can transfer various ideas to substantially impress the viewer, manifesting excellent approaches two storytelling. Creating an animated movie that perfectly suits both children and adults can be a considerably challenging endeavor, considering how diverse the themes for these audiences can be. Nevertheless, it is possible to attain a perfect combination of comedy, everyday philosophy, and action to portray the life of the story’s characters in an understandable and exciting manner (Klinowski, 2018). The animation movie Finding Nemo by the director Andrew Stanton is a magnificent example of a film that combines all necessary qualities to provide an unforgettable viewing experience for younger and older audiences. Today I will discuss Finding Nemo as a canon example of Pixar animation studios works that should be viewed by any individual.

A distinct characteristic of Pixar’s Finding Nemo is its suitability for the audience of all ages and backgrounds, as it addresses common topics and even incorporates such elements as satire and complicated comedy. From the children’s perspective, this movie is an entertaining story of a father, a clownfish, who is attempting to save his son from humans. Although he struggles considerably and encounters many dangers along the path, he is able to reunite with his son after all the complications have been passed. Such themes as school education, differences of opinion, danger, and being a new member of a community are pertinent topics for children of various ages, who might learn substantial knowledge in an interactive form (Japani et al., 2021). Furthermore, as Nemo is tremendously different from his peers, such subjects as coping and uniqueness, which might be remarkably helpful for building relationships, are also discussed.

For adults, Finding Nemo becomes a symbol of resilience and determination. A lone father, without the support of his family, overcomes numerous challenges to ensure that his child receives proper care and support. When Nemo is caught by humans, the father remains strong and begins a journey to return his son home. Therefore, the necessity to remain confident in any scenario, as well as the demands to help one’s relatives, is a prominent topic that could positively influence the audience (Klinowski, 2018). Moreover, the subjects of acceptance and coping could also be beneficial for the adult viewers, inspiring them to overcome their struggles in the area of interaction and communication.

Another significant attribute of Finding Nemo is the fluid storytelling corroborated by exceptional visual support. As the events occur mostly underwater, the viewers can admire the beauty of the sea, simultaneously learning about the oceanic habitat and its inhabitants. The variety of marine life is tremendous and adds to the beauty of the animation sequence, allowing the audience to become immersed in the story as soon as possible. The parts of the story are united together through the father’s relentless motivation to ensure his son’s safety.

To conclude, it is evident that the movie Finding Nemo is a perfect example of an animated film suitable for numerous audiences. As the work discusses search pertinent ideas as resilience, friendship, tolerance, and coping with difficulties, it becomes an excellent opportunity to reflect on these concepts. Nevertheless, the movie does not only concentrate on the educational possibilities but also delivers knowledge in a comedic and entertaining way, ensuring that the viewers receive a positive screening experience. Overall, although animation movies are often thought to be aimed at children only, Finding Nemo is a remarkable exception that could provide the audience with exceptional cinematic adventure.

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Klinowski, S. (2018). Finding Nemo, Finding Dory, finding ourselves: How and why we teach our children to think about disability . Honors Thesis. University at Albany.

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This essay about the iconic animated film, Finding Nemo, explores its release date, impact, and enduring popularity. Released in 2003, Finding Nemo quickly became a beloved classic, enchanting audiences with its vibrant underwater world and heartwarming story of family, friendship, and perseverance. Directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, the film’s stunning animation brought the ocean depths to life, while its universal themes resonated with viewers of all ages. Despite its initial release over two decades ago, Finding Nemo’s timeless appeal continues to captivate audiences worldwide, making it a cherished favorite among both old and new generations. Moreover, at PapersOwl, there are additional free essay samples connected to Animation.

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Pixar’s animated masterpiece, Finding Nemo, made its splash onto the big screen in the early 2000s, capturing hearts and imaginations with its vibrant underwater world and unforgettable characters. Released on May 30, 2003, Finding Nemo quickly became a beloved classic, enchanting audiences of all ages with its heartwarming tale of love, loss, and the power of perseverance.

Directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, Finding Nemo took audiences on an epic adventure through the depths of the ocean, following the journey of a timid clownfish named Marlin as he embarks on a daring quest to find his son, Nemo, who has been captured by a diver and placed in a dentist’s aquarium.

Along the way, Marlin is joined by an array of colorful characters, including the forgetful blue tang fish, Dory, whose cheerful optimism and unwavering loyalty prove to be invaluable assets on their quest.

One of the most remarkable aspects of Finding Nemo is its breathtaking animation, which brought the underwater world to life in stunning detail. From the vibrant coral reefs teeming with life to the dark depths where fearsome predators lurk, every frame of the film is filled with beauty and wonder, inviting audiences to immerse themselves in the enchanting world beneath the waves.

Beyond its visual splendor, Finding Nemo also delivers a powerful message about the importance of family, friendship, and never giving up hope. Through Marlin and Nemo’s journey, audiences are reminded of the enduring bonds that connect us to those we love and the strength that lies within us when we face adversity head-on.

In addition to its critical acclaim, Finding Nemo was also a commercial success, grossing over $940 million worldwide and winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Its enduring popularity has led to a sequel, Finding Dory, released in 2016, which further explores the adventures of Dory as she sets out to reunite with her long-lost family.

Nearly two decades after its initial release, Finding Nemo continues to captivate audiences around the world with its timeless story, stunning animation, and unforgettable characters. Whether you’re a lifelong fan or discovering it for the first time, this beloved classic is sure to leave a lasting impression and remind us all to “just keep swimming” in the face of life’s challenges.

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Critical Analysis of Finding Nemo

The animated movie Finding Nemo was released in 2003 by Disney Pixar. Directed by Andrew Stanton and written by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds. The narrative paradigm that all meaningful communication is a form of storytelling is seen in this film. Finding Nemo is a story that interprets meaningful messages. As a film directed towards children it is able to maintain the attention of its audience in order to fulfill its purpose to entertain and teach a message. Finding Nemo is wonderful film for all ages that is successfully able to get its message across while entertaining its audience. The film gets it core message of living life to the fullest across with its supporting themes of overcoming your fears, taking risks, trusting in others, and persevering to achieve your goals.

Finding Nemo is about two clownfish, Marlin and his son Nemo, who live in the ocean. Nemo was born with a deformed fin, which causes his father to be more cautious with him and overprotective. A diver takes Nemo from his home on the Great Barrier Reef all the way to Sydney, Australia. Marlin becomes determined to get him back. At the beginning of Marlin’s quest to reach his son he meets another fish named Dory, who suffers from short term memory loss. Because of Dory’s short term memory she is impulsive and fearless. This is a continuous frustration for Merlin because he is the exact opposite of Dory, he fears everything, can never see the positive in situations, and is overly cautious. Merlin and Dory face many obstacles in their quest to reach Nemo, but everyone is reunited in the end.

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The writers and director are able to entertain and get their message across successfully by creating a film that was vividly breathtaking to watch. The bright colors, animated voices of the characters, and beauty of the ocean makes it impossible to take your eyes off of and keeping your attention, which is the goal of any film. It can be assumed that the writers and director are in tune with children and that they too have good values. The plot keeps you interested by adding elements of suspense, while all the while keeping you tuned in to see if Marlin and his son are able to be reunited. With the film being directed towards children the writers knew that the parents would also have to watch the film. They were able to make the message and themes relatable to both age groups by using their personal experiences of parenting. Helping parents to see that being overprotective doesn’t necessarily protect their children, and having the core message and themes be something that someone of any age can benefit from. The writers and directors were rewarded for making a superb film by receiving an Academy Award for best animated feature film. Finding Nemo was the second highest grossing film of 2003 with revenue of $921 million. When released on DVD Finding Nemo became the bestselling DVD of all time reaching 40 million copies sold.

The themes are all shown through Marlin, and his quest to reach Nemo. Having Marlin’s character start out with a fearful, and overly cautious personality helps to see how he progressively changes throughout his travels. He is confronted with many situations that he must overcome in order to continue on his path, and with the help of Dory and his desire to reach his son he gets through each one. Dory and Marlin’s opposite personalities end up helping to balance each other out. Dory helps Marlin to get through obstacles with her fearless outlook, and Marlin helps Dory with her short term memory issues by being a constant in her life. Marlin learns to trust in Dory even when he doubts her. Even when faith seems lost Marlin and Dory find a way out of the situation and keep going till they reach Nemo.

Overall, this is a very effective movie at entertaining its audience, and teaching valuable life lessons. The story does this through its characters in a way that relates to all audiences. By analyzing the film and how it is told viewers can learn that the benefits of perseverance, facing fears, and trusting in others help to live a full and happy life, while all the while delivering an entertaining film. Based on its continued success and a sequel in the making it can be determined that millions of people would also agree that Finding Nemo is a wonderful example of how to reach your audience.

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Representing disability in finding nemo.

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A classical Disney tale, Finding Nemo is an animated film from the collaboration between Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. The story opens darkly as Marlin the clownfish loses his wife and all but one of their eggs to a predator. The scene inserts a close-up shot, allowing the audience to acknowledge that Marlin only had one egg that survived the attack. The close-up shot helps display more in-depth details, allowing the audience to identify the crack on the fish egg, giving an insight that despite it being the only egg that survived the attack, the egg was injured during the attack. This helps put in perspective that the fish, who is introduced as Nemo may grow up with a disability. Nemo later gets separated from his father, Marlin by the intervention of a scuba diver, and is held captive in a fish tank. Marlin later goes on an underwater voyage to find his missing son Nemo who also suffers from a disability. Along Marlin’s voyage, he encounters different fish who represent different disabilities and have personas that convey a variety of social styles. Through my analysis, I will enhance the concept that Finding Nemo highlights disabilities and defects in a positive aspect.

The representation of disability is presented as a socially created concept, rather than a state of the body to which value judgments are assigned. This can helps portray disability as an ingredient in cultural diversity. Through my analysis of different characters that are presented during the film, I will enhance the concept that Finding Nemo addresses many social issues that disabled individuals face. I will focus on those individuals in a positive aspect that highlights that although they are marked as visually and socially different, they are far from being inadequate. I will highlight the characters’ power to overcome barriers, despite preconceived notions about their role in society. I will use different characters that Marlin encounters along his voyage, as well as the ones Nemo encounters during his journey. I will examine both Nemo and Gill who share the same physical disability, Marlin’s sidekick Dory, who suffers from chronic short-term memory loss, and Marlin who suffers from being emotionally disabled.

In the story, Nemo displays a deformed fin, a corporeal characteristic that marks Nemo. Despite Nemo being marked visually and socially different, his deformed fin doesn’t keep him from being inadequate. Nemo, “explains that he has a lucky fin when questioned by his classmates, who then offer their explanations of distinctive physical quirks (Millett)”. Nemo is accepted by his peers and even admired for his self-confidence, highlighting disability in a positive light. This helps allow disability to be presented as a socially constructed concept. Later in the film, Nemo is separated from his father Marlin, by the intervention of a scuba diver and held captive in a fish tank. While captive in the fish tank, Nemo meets a diverse group of fish from all different backgrounds. However, one fish, in particular, can relate to Nemo on a different level. Gill is a Moorish idol fish, who also suffers from the same physical disability as Nemo, both suffering from a deformed fin.

Gill’s presence in the film is dark and mysterious, the film utilizes sound and camera angles to enhance the mysterious presence of Gill. Although Gill may be mysterious he plays an important role in teaching Nemo an important lesson about self-worth. He helps Nemo overcome his perception of his disabilities. Gill’s plan to escape the fish tank relies on Nemo being able to overcome the conception of his disability, pushing Nemo to realize that despite his disability he still has effectiveness. This helps highlight disability as a social construct character quality rather than a limitation. Gill’s role in the film allows viewers to make the correlation of both fish overcoming adversity. Nemos and Gill’s relationship with their deformed fin represents that although they are marked as visually and socially different, they are far from being inadequate, striking at the misconceptions that disability correlates to insufficiency. Gill and Nemo were able to be successful in their plan as they encouraged their disabilities to keep moving forward. Gill was able to encourage Nemo to embrace his adversity. Marlin before this point would always remind Nemo what his limitations were. Gill was able to understand Nemo from his perception and was able to persuade Nemo to overcome his perception of his disability.

On the pursuit to find Nemo, Marlins come across Dory, a Pacific regal blue tang who becomes Marlin’s sidekick on the voyage to find Nemo. Dory has chronic short term memory loss. Although Dory can remember through adaptive problem solving when it’s essential. Allowing for her abnormality to become an essential key in the plot of Finding Nemo. Dory is easily one of the most recognizable and popular characters from the film, therefore it was essential for Dory to be able to embrace her adversity. It’s important as “how individuals are portrayed in popular media can have a profound effect on how they are viewed by society at large (IRIS Films: Portrayals of People with Disabilities)”. This helps drive the storyline forward. Marlin during the film recognizes Dory’s value despite her adversity and suggests how he wouldn’t have been able to complete the journey and Find Nemo without her help.

Marlin’s doubt about Dory’s abilities can correlate with the assumption of disabled people being underestimated. Dory proves that limitations in one area don’t mean limitations in every aspect of one’s life, and in certain circumstances, these limitations can be overcome. Dory proves that even through limitations each person brings indispensable strengths. The film allows viewers insight into Dory’s value and Marlins evolving relationships with Dory’s disability. Despite many times during the film, Marlin doubts and questions Dory’s ability to be an asset on his voyage. Dory continues to prove she is vital as she initiates communication with other species that help result in progress for the voyage to Finding Nemo. She overcomes Marlins Prejudiced behavior and displays her abnormality as essential in the voyage despite preconceived notions about her role. Allows the viewers to see disabilities and defects in a positive light. Dory learns that despite her limitations she can still be an important asset, and is eventually the one who finds Nemo.

Marlin proves to be emotionally disabled from the traumatic loss of his wife, and eggs. “Like many single parents who have survived a tragedy, Marlin turns neurotically overprotective of his son (Germain, 2003)”. Marlin helps represent the struggle with chronic anxiety, and the effect it has on relationships. Marlin experiencing a tragic encounter, caused him to be emotionally disabled, exemplified by Marlin’s loving but damaging overprotection of Nemo. Marlin often avoids social interaction and enacts Nemos social exclusion, which causes rifts in their relationship. “Nemo continually negotiates and battles restrictive assumptions about him based on his impaired fin (Millett)”. Although throughout the film Marlin is constantly evolving himself, and overcoming his preconceived notion. This helps highlight that although individuals are marked as visually and socially different, they are far from being inadequate.

The film brings elements of adversity and proves to be an unconventional representation of disability. As Millet notes, “The story has a genuine emotional depth and its psychological furniture is logical and appropriate” (Millett). When taking a deeper look into the story and the characters in Finding Nemo, there are very diverse characters representing different disabilities. The film presents disabilities and defects in a positive aspect. “Finding Nemo offers as much in terms of thrills, frights, humor, and psychological insight as it does in pure technical skill, proving that a movie can be art” (Norman & Evening Standard, 2012).

Finding Nemo , highlights disabilities, and defects in a positive aspect. The film presents disability as a socially created concept, rather than a state of the body to which value judgments are assigned. This can help portray disability as an ingredient in cultural diversity. The film allows the characters to realize their potential despite their disabilities. The film highlights that although they are marked as visually and socially different, they are far from being inadequate. This allows the characters to break through the preconceived notions about their disabilities. The film highlights the power that each individual has to break their misconceptions.

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