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Still, nobody was quite as defeatist as Michael Eisner, the Walt Disney Company's then-chief executive officer. It has since been surpassed twice more: first by 's Inside Out , then in by its own sequel, Finding Dory which maintains the top position. Children were so taken with the adorable Nemo following the release of the film that demand for clownfish as pets instantly skyrocketed.

Excessive capture and sale of the ocean dwellers led to a steep decline in the organic population of the species; some natural habitats, such as the waters surrounding Vanuatu, saw a 75 percent drop in clownfish numbers. His disability plays a role in his fate, yet not because he is inherently deficient or vulnerable, and that same disability enables his return home, for his marking identifies him for those who search—it makes him memorable.

Disability becomes part of Nemo's personal history and social identity, visually marking him as a survivor. In conventional narrative, disability becomes the sole characteristic of one-dimensional characters that most often require physical change, repair, or elimination in order for the narrative to maintain a supposedly preferable state of social and psychic order, or "normality.

Conversely, "Finding Nemo" paints disability as a flavorful ingredient in cultural diversity—both remarkable, yet necessarily everyday, perhaps even disguised in the tides of life. Indeed, to the mainstream audience, "Finding Nemo" isn't "about" disability at all, because physical difference isn't a glaring spectacle in the film that signals danger or elicits pity, as viewers may be more used to witnessing.

Further, disability is presented as a socially constructed character quality, rather than a state of the body to which value judgments are assigned. The fact that the role of disability floats past the mainstream audience and most critics of "Finding Nemo" without notice perhaps attests on a metanarrative level to how disability may afford a privileged viewing perspective, such that "seeing" disability occurs more immediately for a disability-aware audience who identify with the characters and discover deeper layers of meaning in the film.

In addition to Nemo, various eccentric aquatic bodies and personalities flow in and out of the screen in harmonies of difference, many of which may be considered disabilities. Many of the characters' humorous idiosyncrasies could be called "abnormalities.

The "reason" for this is not revealed, as the film unconventionally does not medicalize or otherwise attribute a cause for disability. Dory's chronic condition causes pitfalls, yet she can also read written English and speak whale, and due to her openly sociable personality and penchant for adventure, Dory initiates communication with many other species that results in progress for the journey. Dory assumes agency in the plot, can remember through adaptive problem solving when it is vitally crucial, and displays her "abnormality" as comical charm.

Further, she professes an overall consciousness for the film that life is inevitably a series of obstacles, as well as opportunities for adventure, and that one must, as Dory joyfully expresses in her repeated slogan, "keep on swimming.

Directors Andrew Stanton Lee Unkrich. See more at IMDbPro. Top rated movie Trailer Clip Finding Nemo: 3D BD. Photos Top cast Edit. Albert Brooks Marlin as Marlin voice. Ellen DeGeneres Dory as Dory voice. Alexander Gould Nemo as Nemo voice. Willem Dafoe Gill as Gill voice. Brad Garrett Bloat as Bloat voice. Allison Janney Peach as Peach voice. Austin Pendleton Gurgle as Gurgle voice.

Stephen Root Bubbles as Bubbles voice. Vicki Lewis Deb as Deb voice …. Joe Ranft Jacques as Jacques voice. Geoffrey Rush Nigel as Nigel voice. Andrew Stanton Crush as Crush voice. Elizabeth Perkins Coral as Coral voice. Nicholas Bird Squirt as Squirt voice.

Facebook Twitter Show more sharing options Share Close extra sharing options. By Rebecca Keegan. Reporting from Marin County, Calif.

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