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Finding Nemo: The Spiritual Truth That Love Is Stronger Than Fear

Married to the Media: Media Literacy for Parents, Children, and Family

English - September 15, 2018 21:14 - 27 minutes - 62.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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This week on Married to the Media, Cass and Robin talk about one of the modern classics: Finding Nemo. What makes this movie a classroom favorite to this day, despite being over 15 years old? 


They've talked before about the common trope of parents dying in the beginning of Disney movies. But Cass argues that there's a higher purpose to the narrative structure of Nemo. While it may be a little too much for your little ones under 5, Finding Nemo has poignant spiritual lessons for children and adults of all ages. Take a listen to hear how the structure of the story can give us a deeper understanding of spirituality, death and rebirth, letting go, the difficulties of fatherhood, as well as raising our kids (or growing up) in a dangerous world.