The stages of hero’s Journey by Joseph Campbell – Finding Nemo

Stages of Marlin's Journey

1. Ordinary World The hero's normal world before the story begins.

- Marlin is excited about new home, waiting for new eggs to hatch.

- Marlin nervously drops his son off with Mr. Ray for Nemo's first day of school.

2. Call to Adventure The hero is presented with a problem, challenge or adventure to undertake.

- Nemo adventure’s out to the “Butt” to proven that he is brave. 

-   Problem: Nemo is out in the open ocean and is caught by

 the men in the boat Challenge:\ Marlin has to rescue him.

3. Refusal of the Call The hero refuses the challenge or journey, usually out of fear.

-  Marlin is afraid to go after Nemo because his is afraid of the open sea.

4. Meeting with the Mentor The hero meets a mentor to gain confidence, advice or training to face the adventure.

- The mentor is Dory who plays the part of a good sidekick, using her humor to overcome her weakness as a forgetful character. Through Dory, Marlin will learn how to not be afraid and to learn to let go and let Nemo take some risk. He must learn to believe in his son Nemo.

5. Crossing the First Threshold The hero crosses the gateway that separates the ordinary world from the special world.

-  Marlin leaves his comfortable safe zone and swims after Nemo. He continues to follow the boat, even in the wide open ocean.

6. Tests, Allies, Enemies The hero faces tests, meets allies, confronts enemies & learn the rules of the Special World.

- The sharks who says they are friends. 

-  Crush- Help Marlin travel through the currents to get to Nemo

-  Darla does not know how to treat animals. She is mean to them.

- Fish in tank befriends Nemo and help him to escape.

- Pelican: Takes Marlin to Nemo.

- The Whale- The test: Nemo has to let go and trust. 

The lesson learned in the Whale is the lesson 

Marlin needs to apply to Nemo. “Let him go”.

7. Approach The hero has hit setbacks during tests & may need to reorganize his helpers or rekindle morale with mentor's rally cry. Stakes heightened.

- Marlin believes Nemo is dead. He tells Dory goodbye and swims away. 

- But, Dory rekindles Marlin’s hope when she finds Nemo.

- Nemo Also has a set back. Does not get out of the fish tank and has to reorganize.

6. Ordeal The biggest life or death crisis, the hero faces his greatest fear & only through “death” can the hero be “reborn” experiencing even greater powers to see the journey to the end.

- Marlin returns to save Dory form the jellies. 

The jellyfish stings Marlin and almost dies, 

but he survives and recovers and gets help from 

Crush to make it through the currents.

 He experiences a rebirth to continue his journey. 

Marlin also is able to witness how crush is able to let his son go 

and take risk when the boy turtles get knocked out of the Current.

7. Reward The hero has survived death, overcome his greatest fear and now earns the reward he sought.

-  Nemo gets out of the tank and his free in the ocean. Nemo. 

Both Dory and Marlin think he is dead, but Nemo survives death 

(from the hands of Darla) Dory helps him find his dad, 

who returns when he hears Nemo’s cry. Marlin and Nemo are united.

8. The Road Back The hero must recommit to completing the journey & travel the road back to the Ordinary World. The dramatic question is asked again.

-  The road-back from the journey, often include another challenge or test to complete. 

Marlins is put to the test to see if he has learned his lesson.

Dory is caught in a net and Nemo wants to save her, but Marlin is reluctant to let Nemo go.

 He final realized that he must let Nemo grow up and take some risk. 

He must also have confidence in Nemo that he can save Dory. 

Nemo draws from his lessons in the tank and uses an idea that 

Gil used to break away from the net.

9. Resurrection Hero faces most dangerous meeting with death – this shows the hero can apply all the wisdom he's brought back to the Ordinary World

-Marlin must now apply everything he has learned 

when he thinks that Nemo is dead. Marlin realizes his mistake. 

He apologizes to Nemo for not believe in him. 

Marlin learns to let go and believe that all will work out in the end.

10. Return with Elixir The hero returns from the journey with the “elixir”, so everyone in the world can use to heal physical or emotional wounds.

-  Marlin brings Nemo back to the ordinary world and applies the lessons he has learned.

 He allows Nemo to go to school without fear, which allows him to live a happier life. 

The lesson learned is that the challenges of life can be applied to everyday living in the ordinary world.

PART II

1, 1. Diagram the plotting line of the movie to determine whether it can be categorized as decision centered or goal centered. If it is the first, list the crucial decisions of the leading character; if it is the second, describe the turns in the situation and indicate whether they are favorable or unfavorable to the attainment of the character's goal.

a. Nemo has no choice but to exert his independence in a way that is contrary to his dad’s wishes because Nemo has never had the freedom to make his own choices.

b. the decision of marlin on finding his son even though hes afraid of the open see

.c. trusting dory's instinct even though she has short term memory.

d. not losing hope until he finds his son.

2, 2. Describe the nature of the trouble facing the leading characters/s. Could this trouble have been intensified to enhance the emotional impact in any instances?. i think the nature of the trouble facing the leading character is just fine in finding nemo. because it started as light and it gets heavy in the middle of the movie, the film is breathtakingly beautiful and filled with real drama and emotion.