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The Hero's Journey In Finding Nemo

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In the Disney Pixar movie "Finding Nemo", the journey of a Father trying to find his son shows how the Hero's Journey is still Circulating through culture, as described by Joseph Campbell.
In Finding Nemo, the Hero can be spotted within the first thirty minutes. Marilin, the Hero, is an overprotective clownfish Father trying to find his kidnapped son, Nemo. He goes through a series of trials (Three Sharks, Jellyfish, Bombs, Whales, and a dentist.) I got from the JotH, “Finding Nemo” was about Marlin learning to let Nemo grow up, and accept his coming of age.
Marlin uses help from a fish with short term memory loss(Dory). He learns that he needs to “Loosen up” when it comes to his son. “The call to adventure” was present at the very

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