Finding Dory
PG, 2016, Walt Disney Pictures
Director:
Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane
Starring:
Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ty Burrell, Kaitlin Olson, Ed O'Neill, Hayden Rolence, Eugene Levy, Diane Keaton, Idris Elba
Plot:
The friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish begins a search for her long-lost parents, and everyone learns a few things about the real meaning of family along the way.
1
Fish lovingly parent special needs child
Themes: Parenting, Raising Children
2
Lost fish spends years seeking home
Themes: Being Lost, Guidance, Seek
3
Fish ignores warnings and swims into danger
Themes: Advice, Carelessness, Hidden Danger, Listening
4
Fish following "destiny" finds death instead
Themes: Belief, Destiny, Fate, God's Plan, False Hope
5
Faced with difficulties, fish refuses to give up
Themes: Determination, Giving Up, Quitting, Perseverance
6
Untrusting fish relies on own efforts and fails
Themes: Trust, Trusting God
7
Lost fish gets help from friends
Themes: Community, Friendship, Guidance, Helplessness