Analysis

Analysis

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Hero's Journey

Ever notice that every blockbuster movie has the same fundamental pieces? A hero, a journey, some conflicts to muck it all up, a reward, and the hero returning home and everybody applauding his or...

Setting

Eastern Coast of AustraliaG'day, mate. How you going? Going right? Good on you. Sweet as. This seemingly bizarre and incomprehensible string of words is actually the way they speak in the Land Down...

Point of View

Two Points of ViewFinding Nemo has a pretty simple narrative structure. We start with a flashback from when Nemo was just a little egg and then jump ahead to his first day of school. From then on o...

Genre

Computer-Generated Animation; Adventure; FamilyBasically, film genre is a way to categorize movies that have similar styles, themes, ideas, or moods. And while some folks would say that animation i...

What's Up With the Title?

This movie is called Finding Nemo because—drumroll, please—it's all about a dad who's trying to find his son named Nemo. But it's also a little more complicated than that (because everything is...

What's Up With the Ending?

Could this movie wind up any happier? Unless the other fish elected Marlin mayor of the reef, we don't think so. Here's the end of the very last scene just to refresh your memory:NEMO: Love you, da...

Shock Rating

GFinding Nemo is rated G. That means it's safe for the young and the young at heart alike. Even though it contains hair-raising episodes like the death of a beloved parent (yikes), big toothy shark...