![]() As everything seems to be lost, the whale blows them out of his blowhole and into the Sydney harbor, where they know Nemo will be found. Finally, Dory convinces him to “Let go,” and he literally lets go and he falls deeper into the whale. Marlin gives up all hope of escaping, but he won’t follow Dory to the back of the throat. (00:47:37)ĭory and Marlin are trapped in the belly of a whale. Marlin does all he can to save Dory from the jellies before fainting himself. Having only an address gleaned from a pair of the diver’s goggles, which fell off the boat that took his son, Marlin has been blindly making his way across the ocean when he gets directions from a school of fish and sets out with his traveling companion, Dory (Ellen Degeneres), but instead of following the fishes’ instructions, they swim over a canyon and are surrounded by jellyfish. Marlin has no choice but to frantically swim after the divers, who get in their boat and motor away. But just as he’s about to swim back in, he is captured by two divers. ![]() Marlin’s father shows up to prevent him from doing so, but Nemo defies his father’s wishes and touches the boat anyway. On his first day of school, Nemo is dared by some of his classmates to swim out into open water to touch a boat. He promises the little Nemo: “I’ll never let anything happen to you.” (00:04:31) Upon further inspection, he discovers that one egg, Nemo, survived. I can’t believe I need to explain death AND divorce to my kids on the same day.Screenplay Genre: Animation / Adventure / ComedyĪfter an attack by a barracuda, Marlin is left a widower and his entire clutch of eggs has been destroyed. No way around it I just need to rip the bandaid off and tell them. They took the toaster and said, “Daddy we’re going to go play electric chair!” They’re headed to the bathroom. She mispronounced impervious and it was adorable but Jesus, what a nightmare. Claire, my youngest, just ran into the room, put her hands on her hips and said, “I am impervious to destruction, Daddy!” before running off giggling. It is INSANE how quickly they have grasped the notion of immortality. Related: Ready to Feel Old? You’ve Been Dead for 30 Years What if they decide to jump out the window now that they live in a reality completely devoid of the consequences of mortality? I have essentially just convinced two sentient beings that they are gods. How long do I keep up this charade? Do you think they’ll just forget about it? No, that’s stupid. No, that’s insane! What do I do? There is no longer a scenario in which my children live healthy, productive lives. On the other hand, WHAT FUCKING OTHER HAND?! What am I going to do? Shield my children from the knowledge of death like some weird philosopher king?!Īctually, maybe I could shield my children from the knowledge of death like some weird philosopher king. On the one hand, if I come clean to them now, they will likely never trust me or any other authority figure for the rest of their lives, making it impossible for them to get a real education or function in society. I have done irreparable harm to my children’s fragile young minds and I have ZERO exit strategy. ![]() What the fuck am I going to do? How did I let this happen? This is worse than dropping your baby. They freaked the fuck out so I panicked and told them only fish die. When my four and five-year-old girls wanted to watch Finding Nemo I thought I saw a golden opportunity to do for them what my mother had done for me. She handled it lovingly and gracefully, assuring me that death was natural and nothing to fear. ![]() I can still remember asking my own mother about death while watching Bambi. It is my job to introduce my children to every aspect of the human condition, including death. Perhaps the most unsung responsibility of a parent is cultural initiation.
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