Finding Nemo Analysis

My choice for this topic is a bit different than the other choices I have seen so far; I chose Finding Nemo. The movie finding Nemo is about a father fish, Marlin, whose son was trying to be brave on a school trip by swimming out further than everyone else and he got captured by fisherman. At The beginning of the story, Marlin’s wife, Nemo’s mother, is killed and Marlin vows to always take care of Nemo. This “promise” leads him to be overbearing and very protective of his son. We then transition into when Nemo is captured by the fisherman’s net, and this is where the story begins. The story then turns into a great adventure where Marlin is trying to find his son and bring him back home to where he is safe. During his journey, he meets many new creatures, and encounters many scenarios that
However, throughout the story she serves as a great help to Marlin in finding his son, and she also helps Marlin understand that he “has to let go.” Not only is she an example of the supernatural aid because she helps Marlin on his “quest” to save his son; she is a mentor and helps him transition from being a stickler to being more “free” and helps him live a better life in the end. The specific “initiation” example of this movie is “the road of trials.” The road of trials could be when Dory and Marlin are confronted by the Sharks who are holding a Shark style AA meeting, or when they have to bounce over the jellyfish through a sea of jellyfish, or when they are almost eaten by a giant fish with a light on its head. Any of these trials or tribulations could be used as an example for the road of trials, because this is when Marlin starts to not be so “safe” and starts to transition into a more “free” character. The last example would be the “return”, the example of the return falls under “the crossing of return threshold.” At the end of the movie Nemo is back at school and Marlin is saying goodbye to