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Movie Review : Finding Nemo

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Marie Antonette Tan 1 April 2015
Theo-3265 Dr. Heaney- Hunter

Review of Finding Nemo:

Although anyone may watch them, Disney’s Pixar films are generally targeted for a

young audience. Juvenile viewers perceive the animated films as just entertaining cartoons, but

Disney is known for including hidden meaningful themes within the characters and stories of the

movie that many can relate with. Pixar films often include recurring themes such as hope,

imagination, beauty, and innocence which can also be found in the film, Finding Nemo.

Finding Nemo is an animated film about the journey of reconciliation between Marlin

and his son, Nemo. Marlin and Nemo are clownfish living in an anemone in the Great Barrier

Reef of Australia. Their family consists of only the two of them after a barracuda attacks and eats

Marlin’s wife and their other eggs. Though Nemo was the only survivor of the attack, one of his

fins develop smaller than usual which limits his swimming ability because his egg was damaged

during the attack. As a result of the attack, Marlin becomes fearful of losing his only offspring

and dedicates his entire life to shelter Nemo. This causes him to be suffocatingly overprotective

of Nemo and restricts him to any independence or freedom. Annoyed and exhausted of his

father’s restraint,

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