Movie Analysis: Finding Nemo

The screenplay "Finding Nemo" is the exemplifying father and son story about Marlin and his son Nemo, who struggle to see eye to eye when it comes to Nemo's safety. Finding Nemo is well organized and achieves the three act structure beautifully, along with the meaningful message it portrays. There are several major conflicts introduced in the screenplay, Marlin being the typical overprotective father, gets Nemo caught by scuba divers and released into a fish tank. Nemo join's a fish gang to help him escape from a sociopath fish-killer Darla, and Dory and Marlin's preposterous journey getting across the Australian ocean. It's filled with nail-biting action and real life drama, not to mention the uproarious comedy that's mixed in making
As Marlin and his wife, Coral, admire the hundreds of egg lay's that are about to complete the happy family. Sadly, this moment was interrupted by a ferocious barracuda, who viciously consumes Coral and the whole nest of eggs but one, who becomes Nemo. This incident causes Marlin to be very overprotective of his only remaining son, and fearful of the dangers lurking amongst them. In attempts to keep Nemo safe forever, Marlin faces a difficult task in letting Nemo go out on his own. Nemo was born with a "small fin" while in the egg, but he is determined to fit in and prove to himself and other's that he can do anything with enough determination. Marlin, on the other hand, does not trust his son's
Most importantly, learning to let go of certain fears that get in the way of your everyday life and to lean on the support of family and friends. As well as portraying how difficult life can be, but in the end, it's ultimately up to you to get through the rough times like Dory says, "Just keep swimming." Every great screenplay must have a solid structural foundation and have a powerful, and hopefully topical concept with incredibly interesting, flawed, and empathetic characters which is what the screenplay "Finding Nemo" executes flawlessly. (How to Write a Script: 7 Ways Writing a Screenplay is Different Than Writing a Novel).
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Andrew Stanton, Finding Nemo, 2003 Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios. Movie Scripts and Screenplays. Accessed April 20, 2017.
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