I will always remember that “Fish are friends, not food” from Pixar’s Finding Nemo. I am familiar with many memorable quotes from it, because not only was it a very poignant movie, but it also taught me to see things through a different light and inspired me as well. During the movie, I found myself especially engaged. I found myself crying, then laughing, and then doing a mixture of both throughout.
In Finding Nemo, Nemo, the main character, is leaving for the “big world.” Constantly I find myself in the same situations that Nemo went through during the movie. His dad, (since his mom had died when he was young) was upset about it. This movie let me see the dad’s perspective on the theme of “letting go” and it let my eyes have a different view as well as opened my heart. I honestly think that it was Finding Nemo that made me realize that parents really are here to protect, teach, and guide you although at times it may seem like they are out to ruin to life. Marlin, Nemo’s father, greatly reminds me of my parents. When Nemo gets lost, Marlin “goes to the end” (literally, to the end of the sea) to find his son. This reminds me of my mother, who I remember, though tired from a long day of work, still went to the nearest library in the cold weather to pick up a library book for me. Afterwards, she raked the leaves until 8 in the evening as well. It was my fault that I had waited until the last minute to borrow the book, however, my mom still did whatever was necessary to help me.
The acceptance speech by the producers of Finding Nemo at the Oscars in 2004 blew me away. In the speech, one of the producers recalled that he used to write to his high school sweetheart, who is now his beautiful wife, love notes saying “I love you” during class, but now he gets to say it in front of the millions of people who are watching. This inspires me; it shows that success does happen if one is persistent and strives to do his or her best. Marlin in Finding Nemo also says “I...