They have their "Jesus." He's called Kaless (kay-less).
Besides, the messiah image is a strong one and makes for great story telling. Seeing as how love is also the center of Christianity, "For God so loved the world," it's not hard to see every story with some spiritual significance. The love may be disfunctional or misplaced, but love is at the heart of the story. The only film I've ever seen that didn't fit this was the original "Thomas Crown Affair." No change of heart and the dude gets away with the crime.Ī director friend of mine says that every story is a love story. Either a person makes a change for the better or else they reject the change. Sure, there are things that will remind me of my faith. I don't go to movies to find hidden meanings. When I watch a movie, I do so for one reason and one reason alone, to be distracted (some call it entertained). I seem to remember once upon a time reading that the pelican was an ancient Christian symbol for something, but I cannot remember what.Īt any rate, I think it would be a great tool for teaching kids about the love of God in Christ. I don't want to tell the whole story (I've told too much already), but I think there is some more Christian imagery near the end. Ultimately, encouraged by this good news, Nemo escapes from the tank and into Sydney harbor, not far beyond the dentist's window. Nemo's father begins a frantic search for his lost son.Īt one point he is even, like Jonah, swallowed by a whale.Ī pelican flies to the window of the dentist's office and brings Nemo (and the other captive fish) the news that Nemo's dad is searching for him, braving sharks and all sorts of other dangers. He is netted by a scuba diver, a dentist, who takes him to his office and places him in his saltwater aquarium. To me it was strong.Īfter muttering under his breath to his father, "I hate you," Nemo swims off into the deep water against his dad's command. I realize that Disney/Pixar probably intended no Christian message in Finding Nemo, but I saw one there anyway.
My parents sent the DVD for my 1-year-old daughter Anna. I know there is a Finding Nemo thread over on OBOB, but I wanted to comment on the film here.ĭo you see Christ in the film the way I did?
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