Finding Nemo

Rating: 8/10 (6 October 2006)

"Finding Nemo" How many children love the ocean? The ocean is a fabulous place that holds many of our creatures in the world. Take an adventure with Nemo and his friends through the adventures, and dilemmas of the ocean. You will meet some fish whose home is in the ocean. What sounds like more fun then going on a rip tide ride with a sea turtle? Or meeting a shark who doesn't eat fish anymore? If you find the ocean one of the most fascinating places on earth then "Finding Nemo" is just the movie for you.
"Finding Nemo" came out in 2003, and caught many children's attention. The main characters are Nemo is who the little clown fish who is lost, Marlin who is also a clown fish, looking for his son Nemo, Dory who meets Marlin during his attempt to rescue Nemo. The movie is about a cartoon clown fish fish called Nemo, who wants to prove to his friends that he is not scared and gets taken away by a scuba diver, for a tank in a dentist office. Marlin who is Nemo's father tries to rescue Nemo during the whole movie. Marlin comes across new characters such as Dory, who becomes his partner in searching for Nemo. They go on an underwater adventure to save Nemo and come face to face with sharks, sea turtles, jellyfish, and so much more. It received 81/2 stars out of 10 on the rating scale for movies. It is 100 minutes long and won an Oscar for the making of this outstanding movie. The director of this movie Andrew Stanton and the Co-director is Lee Unkrich. The cartoon characters voices in this movie are done by famous people. Just some examples the voice of Nemo is Alexander Gould, the voice of Marlin is Albert Brooks and the voice of Dory is Ellen Degeneres.
This movie starts out at Nemo's coral reef home. His mother is killed in the beginning which sets the stage for his father taking care of him. Nemo goes to school on the first day. The class is taking a field trip to the drop off, which Marlin, Nemo's father is not happy about. Marlin goes to the drop off to save his son, but when he gets there he witnesses Nemo being taken away by a scuba diver. Nemo was proving to his friends that he can get the closest to a boat, and was kidnapped by a scuba diver for a dentist's fish tank at his office. Marlin decides to go on an adventure and look in the whole ocean to find Nemo. Marlin meets Dory, who is a forgetful, funny fish. She forgets things quickly, and she explains to Marlin she has short term memory. Dory decides to help Marlin find Nemo. They meet a shark called Bruce who is not eating fish anymore, they meet a sea turtle Squirt and go on a rip tide ride with the sea turtles towards where Nemo is, they come across a school of jellyfish, and a lantern fish. Nemo and Marlin come across many hardships during this movie. Now hopefully you are wondering does Marlin ever save Nemo? You will have to watch the movie and find out.
I think Marlin was a determined fish and father. During the whole movie he never once said he was going to give up. Partially I think what kept Marlin going was the fact that he lost his wife and now he doesn't want to loose his son. Marlin comes face to face with a shark Bruce, who brings him back to his other two friends that are sharks. They participate in an AA meeting against eating fish. Dory bumps her nose and starts to create blood this triggers Bruce and he then wants to eat fish. Marlin runs from the shark and never gives up. Even at the end when Marlin is safe he still continues to find Nemo despite what other hardships he will encounter. This shows a child who is watching "Finding Nemo" that it is not okay to give up. That when you want to achieve a goal such as Marlin wants to rescue Nemo you should continue you're hardest even when times get tough. This movie is targeted towards children at a young age, and I think it is important to teach them never to give up even when they are not succeeding. This movie, as well as Marlin the character gives a great example that you should never give up.
I thought this movie was an excellent movie for children. It teaches the children about the ocean and certain species that live in the ocean. It explains certain areas in the ocean such as a "drop off" or a "rip tide". The movie also teaches the children about these topics in a fun way. For example you go on a sea turtle ride down the rip tide. During the ride, the sea turtles are acting like they are surfing and the voices of the sea turtles change too. "Finding Nemo" also instills in young children to not give up. That you should continue to try when times get tough. In the beginning it also gives an example of why children should not go off on their own. It demonstrates that Nemo left his class and was taken away by someone that a child can relate to as a stranger. There are many lessons to be learned in the movie and they teach them in a creative way. That's why I think you should go watch "Finding Nemo" and take you kids along too. Then you can also find out if Marlin finds Nemo.