In 2003, Pixar produced Andrew Shanton's screenplay for Finding Nemo. This film is about the journey of a clown fish, named Marlin, across the ocean to find his son, Nemo. Along the way, he encounters many different dangers, marine environments and organisms. He is not alone in his journey across the vast ocean, for most of his journey he is accompanied by a forgetful tang fish named Dory. Throughout the film, these two become close friends and bring out the best in each other, all in an effort to find Marlin's son, Nemo. It was a big success for Pixar, but is there any truth to the film? Can this journey be made and are the environments, organisms and hazards suitable for their journey? Also, should this film be shown for educational purposes in schools? I believe that this film can be a very good educational tool. There are many interesting aspects to this film and many points can be developed for class discussion. Additionally, I think this movie would be best suited for middle school classrooms between second and eighth grade. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”? Get an original essay Many aspects of Finding Nemo are true to the facts of oceanography and are supported by evidence provided by researchers. In order of appearance, the position and depth of the coral reef are correct. Coral reefs are found in the photic zone in the first 50 meters of water and are almost always positioned near a drop-off point. This is because the fall creates agitation in the water, allowing nutrients to circulate throughout the reef, and being positioned in the photic zone allows the coral's zooxanthellae to absorb light for photosynthesis. The next major teaching point concerns Mr. Ray's songs. Mr. Ray is the manta ray scientist, when he takes the kids to the depot he sings about the areas of the ocean. He sings each of the areas correctly and in order. Mr. Ray sings: “Let's say the zones, the zones, let's say the zones of the sea! Epipelagic, mesopelagic, bathypelagic, abyssopelagic, everything else is too deep for you and I to see! As you can see from the graph, all layers are in the correct order. This may be a little more in-depth than a sixth grade class would do, but it can be a broad topic that they could explore in more depth later. Next comes Marlin's epic journey across the ocean to find his son Nemo, caught by the fish. Although this journey is long, it is possible. If the fish is not eaten, it has the ability to swim across the ocean and once it finds the East Australian Current, it will be easy for it to follow the current to Sydney. This journey can be proven by other small fish making the same journey. The Yellow Chaedontidae is a small fish that heads to the EAC to ride the warm, fast-moving southward current during the winter months (1). In the film, the EAC is depicted as a fast, warm, narrow current flowing just off the coast of Australia. This is the correct representation of the current, because if warm water currents are found at the top of the ocean, they are fast and narrow. Eventually, while Dory and Marlin are in the EAC, they encounter a group of sea turtles. Sea turtles are known for crossing the EAC because they don't swim very fast and the current gives them a good boost. When they exit the EAC, Marlin asks Crush the sea turtle how old he is, and Crush replies, "I'm 150 years old and I'm still young." » While most will live to see..