Is Finding Nemo an original story?

Is Finding Nemo an original story?

Recently theories have been surfacing about the real story behind Pixar's 'Finding Nemo. ... The film's story is clearly a work of fiction created by Andrew Stanton with co-direction by Lee Unkrich. Its riveting screenplay was written by Bob Peterson and David Reynolds.

What really happened in Finding Nemo?

A clown fish named Marlin lives in the Great Barrier Reef and loses his son, Nemo, after he ventures into the open sea, despite his father's constant warnings about many of the ocean's dangers. Nemo is abducted by a boat and netted up and sent to a dentist's office in Sydney.

What real fish is Nemo based on?

Marlin and Nemo are Ocellaris clownfish, a type of orange clownfish that live in sea anemones, just like in the movie. This type of clownfish is typically 3 to 4 inches long with bright orange coloring and white stripes outlined in black.

Is Nemo dead or alive?

Nemo Died At The Beginning Of The Movie Finding Nemo starts with one of the saddest moments in all of Pixar, an attack that kills Marlon's wife and nearly every one of his children. Only one survives.

Is Dory real?

Dory is a Paracanthurus hepatus, or Pacific blue tang fish, that is sometimes referred to as a royal blue tang or hippo tang. The name is slightly misleading, since the blue tang isn't always blue.

What does Nemo mean in Greek?

Nobody "Nemo" is itself the Latin translation of the Ancient Greek Outis ("Nobody"), the pseudonym adopted by the sea-faring hero Odysseus in Greek mythology to outwit the Cyclops Polyphemus.

What killed Nemo's mom?

That's right, we're talking about the opening scene in the movie, where a giant barracuda attacks the home of Nemo's dad, Marlin, and ends up eating Nemo's mom and all of his future brothers and sisters. It's heartbreaking, tragic and a reminder to why Marlin is so protective over his only son, Nemo.

Did Nemo's mom eat the eggs?

Disney forced them to hide the truth! How Finding Nemo started: Father and mother clownfish are tending to their clutch of eggs at their sea anemone when the mother is eaten by a barracuda. Nemo is the only surviving egg and he grows up in his father's anemone before getting lost on a crazy adventure!

What was the real story of Finding Nemo?

• Here it is, folks: the eponymous character of this children’s animated epic, Nemo, doesn’t actually exist. Finding Nemo is in fact the tale of a psychologically damaged clown fish who must go on a personal journey as he tries to overcome the pain and fear caused by the loss of his family.

Why is Nemo not a male fish in the movie?

• Nemo doesn't have a male or female identity yet. He's not one or the other, but either. And after the death of the group's female, Marlin wouldn't continue to be a male fish. Because according to the movie, Marlin and Nemo are the only two clownfish left in their group. At the start of the movie, we see Nemo's parents depositing eggs in an anemone.

Why are Nemo and his dad false clownfish?

• Nemo and his dad are false clownfish or clown anemonefish. Anemonefish because their home is the sea anemone which is actually toxic to all the other fish. False because they look similar to the orange ("original") clownfish.

What happens to the Barracuda in Finding Nemo?

• Also, the fact that "Nemo" means "nobody" in Latin, the movie is literally titled, "Finding Nobody." What happened to the barracuda in 'Finding Nemo'? If you hated that fish, then there's some good news for you: it gets it just desserts. If you look closely in the antique shop in Toy Story 4, you'll see the evil barracuda stuffed and mounted.