Finding+Nemo+(Movie)

**SUMMARY:**
After a predator eats a clownfish Marlins’, wife and eggs, Marlin finds one last egg in their home; this clownfish becomes known as Nemo. Marlin is very protective over Nemo because he is all he has left. He tried to protect his son from the dangers of the ocean, but when Nemo becomes rebellious and swims out into the open ocean on a dare, a diver captures him. Marlin takes responsibility for finding his son so he goes on an adventure through the ocean and its dangers to find his son. He uses the help of friends he makes along the way; meanwhile Nemo is placed in a fish tank in a dentist’s office and time is ticking for him to be reconnected with his father and back to the ocean before an energetic girl takes him away as a pet.

** AUTHOR BIO **:

 * Andrew Stanton**: An American film director, screenwriter, producer, and occasional voice actor for Pixar Animation Studios. He was born on December 3, 1965. He was born and raised in Rockport, Massachusetts. He studied character animation at The California Institute of the Arts and graduated from the school in 1983. He originally worked on “Might Mouse” at Ralph Bakshi Productions, but then moved his talents over to Pixar in 1990. Stanton lives with his wife in Mill Valley, California and has two kids. He has helped create many movies and has had the chance to be the voice for characters in many more movies.

**HISTORICAL CONTEXT:**

 * ==== It is the fourth highest grossing animated film of all times and after it's release, it prompted a mass demand of Clownfish at pet stores. This demand has caused environmental devastation for Clownfish in the reefs. ====

**OTHER CHILREN'S LITERATURE**:

 * //Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters Inc (2001), The Incredibles (2004), Cars (2006), Ratatouille (2007), WALL-E (2008), Partly Cloudy (2009), Up (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), John Carter (2012)//

**AWARDS**:

 * Academy Award: Won Best Animated Feature; DVD Exclusive Awards: Won Best Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, and Bloopers; Best Games and Interactivities; Best Menu Design; Hollywood Film Festival: Won Hollywood Film Award in Animation; Kid’s Choice Awards: Won Blimp Award for Favorite Movie; Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie; Many, many more wins and nominations for all different kinds of awards

**MAJOR THEMES:**

 * Family relationships, friendship, love, hope, determinism

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