FINDING NEMO: Metaphor Theory

Check Out More Theories: • MY BEST THEORIES Finding Nemo is a very sad movie, but a very funny movie at the same time. It’s a really good movie, and it is PACKED with symbolism and metaphors. So in this video, I identify all of the symbolic clues that tie Dory to Coral, Gill to Coral, and Darla to… Well something hilariously terrifying.
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All music used in this video is from Epidemic Sound, except for the intro, outro, and song used at the very beginning, which is “Super Granny 3 Theme Song”, and is by Sandlot Games.
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"Mafland" by Maf.
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[@ceciliacapucho1484]

When you commented about Darla representing the barracuda I was kinda shocked. In the Brazilian Portuguese dub, Darla says, instead of the piranha quote: "I'm a barracuda! They are ferocious!" I'm sure they had to change 'piranha' for something else because it is a bad word to call someone in Brazil, but the choice of making her call herself a barracuda bugs me even more now.

[@TheTheorizer]

Excellent observation! You won't believe how much help I've had on theories based sheerly on the fact that international word changes to scripts alter everything.

[@mevolander8478]

The Theorizer happy almost 300k!

[@ROLLER__MOBSTER]

Welp. I'm ready to mentally scream more than usual.

[@Carlosmoresqui]

Se fosse piranha seria bem pior.

[@ceciliacapucho1484]

Carlos Moresqui sim kk só imagina a reação de quem estivesse assistindo

[@ewkak.8470]

Who knew a movie about a fish could be so dark?

[@LuhPlu2o]

Ewelina Kunysz Life is dark

[@ewkak.8470]

VEX I know

[@Antyla]

Well, deep ocean IS dark, if you know what I mean.

[@puckchuckthegamer1833]

Watch the film theory one too, it's dark

[@lulolie]

Well, the first scene is a massacre of the main characters' family, soooooo.........

[@beel1952]

"Barry the Cuda."

[@calderworthington563]

EGGOS 😊, SO CUTE!!!

[@calderworthington563]

phiela _valent, Wut?

[@ElizahMendoza]

1:09 oMG IM LAUGHING SO HARD

[@breeaunaryan9275]

When you said Im a piranha I lost my shit 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheTheorizer]

lollolololol

[@bluelemonjuice4909]

Bry Ryan 6:35 XD

[@aurasplanetofcartoons1561]

Bry Ryan same

[@rangerluxray4343]

Proxy Fox nice lol

[@binugget]

Same XD

[@becca1451]

Does the fact nemo in Latin means nobody mean anything??

[@katstakashi3459]

no don''t do this don't go that far

[@iexploreinmydreams2574]

A mourning mind may be desperate to make comforting dulusions rather than face the reality that there never was a child who survived . Not was there a optimistic freind to counterbalance you and peresaude you not to give up .

[@rachelmurray3434]

I WAS LITERALLY JUST THINKING THE SAME THING. Because, why did Marlin just randomly pick the name "Nemo" out of all possible names? It's not even a popular name before this movie came out, yet he just quickly named the last egg Nemo for no apparent reason. Was it just the movie's way of finding a creative name for the title that hasn't really been used yet or is there more to it???

[@skatefox0567]

Rachel Murray Well, he chose it because Coral chose it. She chose it because she liked the name. But I do get what you're saying

[@iexploreinmydreams2574]

When I was a kid , I thought he was named after Captain Nemo , a fictional character who also traveled the seas .

[@KK-yh9re]

I feel like Darla really does symbolize the Barracuda, since her shirt says "rock n roll" almost like a subtle reference to the famous song 'Barracuda' by Heart.

[@gachabrony6946]

Makes sense.

[@KK-yh9re]

@@gachabrony6946 Wow, I must've been really stoned to comment this, because I don't remember it at all. But you're right, it does make sense.

[@gachabrony6946]

@@KK-yh9re I've actually never seen this film but I know it's the reference, FYI BARRACUDA!!

[@teyalynn_xo]

Good catch

[@dramasponge8292]

that one dislike dammit Bruce

[@caspercollins342]

Drama Sponge FUCK YOU BRUCE!!!!

[@mariapocalypse5277]

Drama Sponge ...5 now OMG BRUCE IS MULTIPLYING!!!

[@dramasponge8292]

GOD DAMN SHARKS

[@caspercollins342]

AAAHHHHH SHARKOPACLYSE U CAN'T SPELL AHHHH

[@dramasponge8292]

The walking sharks

[@xoctavia1418]

symbolisum, nemo is in a tank, when he justwanted freedom, he's caged in. marlin, is in the open sea, a freedom he dosen;t want, they are both trapped in their own cages, one litterally, the other mentally.

[@rcct44444]

I don't know why but this movie legit creeps me out the ocean just creeps me out especially creatures in the deep sea but the one ting about this movie that still freaks me out is that God Damn Anglerfish my god

[@ElizahMendoza]

@@rcct44444 why??

[@MelB868]

You got problems if this movie creeps you out I love this movie

[@026_rahmiati5]

I have a job please help me find methapor in this film

[@esmeraldatrinidad6163]

I can't help but wonder what would have happened if coral would have gone back into the anemone with Marlin. The barracuda was obviously fixated on them and if they would have gone back he would have most likely striked at them and got shocked sending him away. I feel as though BECAUSE she tried to "act like a worrying mother" and swim towards her eggs, it ultimately led to their demise. think about it. When a dogs treat rolls under something they continue to bite until they grab their treat. Coral was the treat and the eggs were collateral damage. If his goal was the eggs he would have made it a point to eat Nemo too. Coral most likely resisted as much as possible in that small cave until the barracuda got her. Just something I've always pondered. thoughts?

[@sidneyross6891]

Esmeralda Trinidad I think that the barracuda wanted the eggs more then coral and marlin themselves. Coral swam down to the eggs to try and protect them and the barracuda succeeded by killing coral and all the other eggs except for Nemo because he was just either hidden or lucky.

[@esmeraldatrinidad6163]

but for the most part they were hidden. it shows he was clearly fixed on his swimming prey. he striked when she moved.

[@esmeraldatrinidad6163]

Sidney101 but I see what you mean too

[@MsZeldasaga]

I feel like the baracuda would've known that anemone would sting him

[@testerwulf3357]

Unfortunately this is how female clownfish are. They fight and defend, even if hiding is the best option! If the eggs died she could of easily made more soon enough, but by trying to protect them she ended them.

[@jakubcesarz6701]

I have a wierd idea how many straws would break a camels back ????

[@nezukooo9264]

A lot.

[@slenderfoxx3797]

Jakub Cesarz however many straws it takes for the camel to not be able to hold them

[@Anna-hp4zq]

well he would look up the average haracter

[@sleepingcat8296]

1000 or more

[@Scrambled3GGZ]

Jakub Cesarz depends on the straw weight and width and it depends on the camels weight and width…

[@hypatiaforest366]

Yo, in Latin, they use the word 'nemo' to me 'no one'. So, by this understanding, the title 'Finding Nemo' should also mean 'Finding No one'. Take that as you will...

[@deemalshmas3113]

It's truee

[@wearepcom9861]

When the theorizer said 'keep moving on', I heard keep moving forward from meet the robinsons

[@lunatheluma3804]

Clownfish become females when the females die??

[@TheTheorizer]

yes.

[@randompanda4325]

The Theorizer ew

[@ofdolce]

The Theorizer That's Crazy.

[@discoshrubss4390]

Totally true.

[@jacobb.9181]

I learned that from cinema sins

[@themanwiththeplan676]

I wish that they made a backstory for Marlin. He is probably the most interesting character by just the first movie alone.

[@themanwiththeplan676]

By backstory, I mean, his own movie. (Prequel)

[@jayyyy.]

Just keep swimming = keep moving on Keep moving on = keep moving forward FINDING NEMO AND MEET THE ROBINSONS CROSSOVER CONFIRMED

[@jellygarcia1693]

Frisk Determined hi frisk which AU are you from

[@mikaelaparker4469]

Maybe this is why they make the glass in the picture frame shatter. So the crack can represent both the barracuda (Darla) and Gill's scar (the death of coral)

[@radcircles9865]

I like this theory, as it is on my favourite Pixar movie. I also want to point out that when Dory and Marlin are in the whales' mouth, Dory says when the water goes down "it is half full," but Marlin says that "it is half empty." This is the showing of Marlin's negativity throughout the film, and Dory trying to make him see the positive. The word "full" makes it sound big, strong and happy, but the word empty makes it sound low, small and depressed. As you said in the video, Dory says that "It's time to let go," trying to get Marlin get rid of those negative emotions. And it works! I came up with this as I watched that scene. You have no idea how many times I have seen this film

[@superduper6349]

what if marlin never woke up and his whole adventure was just a dream and one day he wakes up and his wife and all his kids are safe and it makes him see the world in a different way

[@marianarodriguez4857]

Nicole_lasa .b That would be nice, but it would just seem like lazy writing and/or plot for Pixar.

[@maddytomshack2657]

Honestly, I think that would have been really interesting.

[@deathdealer9976]

PLOT TWIST although I don't think they could stretch that into a full movie :(

[@the_criminal_mastermind]

@@deathdealer9976 man I bet Marlin would freak out and then move the family to the new anemone

[@deathdealer9976]

@@the_criminal_mastermind it has potential

[@AllenWalker15735]

I always saw dory as marlins concince trying to help him with look for nemo and deal with PTSD.

[@alexiskline955]

Here’s my theory: Nemo = no one in Latin Finding Nemo = finding no one Marlin was so traumatized from his family being killed that he became delusional and goes searching for his dead son who is just in his head. Dory is his replacement for his wife in his mind and everyone and everything is in his head. Boom

[@xersus9026]

Alexis Kline if that was the case than my childhood is ruined

[@VAMOS7373]

@@xersus9026 fudge only Marlin and Dory existed in the movie...

[@jayyy531]

I can do one better dory is mentally challenged while suffering from her short term memory lose so she sees nemo right with marlin

[@forrmyheart]

My childhood is officially ruined

[@elizabethschuyler7062]

The theory is that Dory is his psychiatrist

[@CURSEOFSANOGAWA]

" Barry the cutta" ACCORDING TO ALL KNOWN LAWS OF- Oh wait wrong movie--

[@xai8666]

1:9 Barry the Coota

[@spottedgecko113]

1:09

[@ElizahMendoza]

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

[@ROLLER__MOBSTER]

God I loved this film.

[@mariapocalypse5277]

The governor?! I thought u died u a hole

[@ROLLER__MOBSTER]

That was Martinez.

[@zae4899]

Who didn't?

[@okradiowise]

That Nemo plush you showed near the beginning is so cute

[@jameson1239]

I always thought finding nemo was a symbolism for the 5 stages of grief

[@spaceshiplewis]

If Marlin was refusing to move on, his depression in losing Coral wouldn't allow the transition to become female to happen (biologically I don't know if that would be a conscious or unconscious choice for a clown fish) He would not replace her even as himself, probably because he felt that he didn't deserve that position.

[@daughter-of-loki1062]

10:02 Gill isn't an angel fish though. He's a Moorish idol

[@andreas9181]

I saw moorish idols in Hawaii and they are very different from angelfish

[@ThatsSoGiorgio]

I’m really glad you went this route with hw theory, I was growing very weary of hearing the same old “Marlin only saved Nemo so he could mate with him” theory. This new theory was actually very deep and I really enjoyed it.

[@nctzens127]

The Theorizer You are a *genius* :D

[@ItzHawkFox]

"Leggo my eggos!" -coral

[@natalieleal9653]

Haha I cried from laughing so hard when he said "I'm a piranha" 😂

[@kamaladrake2574]

Well done the theorizer on another great video and theory. Keep up the great work! Your so close to 300K. Congrats!

[@Schweat]

WOOO

[@purlayumi5434]

1:38 I thought that the "moving reefs" situation was self explanatory. I kind of just asumed Marlin wanted to get away from the scene of his wife's murder, and moved deeper in the community.

[@HangTen10]

I'm so glad Finding Dory was made.

[@peyton7723]

This is a story about a man and his pregnant wife at home one evening, an intruder breaks in and murders the wife. The man lives and saves one deformed child. The man and his son later go on a nice school trip and the son is kidnapped after lack of supervision. The man, accompanied by a disabled woman, is now searching for his son. I'm not sorry.

[@ohiologist9256]

I would watch that

[@diggsfather]

5:15 Gotta love the Conniving Puffin background music

[@TheTheorizer]

nope, I got it from a website :D

[@mostar1219]

The upcoming theories make me on the edge of my seat

[@CrystalDragen]

You could make this a drinking game take a shot every time he says: symbol/symbolism. 2 if he says literal/literally.

[@kryswilkins8615]

Thanks for almost killing me from alcohol poisoning.

[@endorneyodera4366]

it just accured to me the nemo backwards is omen. and the barracuda shows up right after nemo is named

[@TheTheorizer]

did you watch my older video?

[@alyissaaragon6943]

Caleb Mol Nemo in latin means nobody or no one so when nemo survived, no one survived.

[@soulsoda623]

bad omen LOL

[@cillianstewart9441]

@@alyissaaragon6943 ....oh...5h+t....

[@alwaysblessed5243]

This was pretty cool. Good job!!👏👏👏

[@antheamarie6069]

Love your videos, man! Keep on doing you😊

[@alexrempel3274]

Wow... deep, bruh. Man, I love your videos!

[@TouringWolf42]

The tragedy of Darth Marlin the wise

[@TrippieVixen]

Amazing theory as always! :D

[@bray934]

Oh my God, I love Super Granny so much and it's nice to see someone else like it as well!

[@tomfoolyaface9862]

This and Wall E are my faves from Pixar... but none of them are bad imo... not even Cars 2, which I see as okay

[@Emmy-Remmy]

I know people are going to hate me for this/call me a know it all but at 2:45 where the comment said Gill is an Angel Fish, he is wrong... Gill is a fish called a Moorish Idol.

[@TheTheorizer]

oh crap that's right imma stoopid

[@sabrinsiddiq7477]

The Theorizer 😂😂

[@FicherWolf]

The Theorizer the type of fish Gill is has the word idol Could this represent how the other fish and nemo sort of "idolize" gill

[@aproovals1464]

Exactly....

[@patrickwentzell4638]

@@TheTheorizer I have this crazy humorous theory of Slender man and Jack Skeleton being the same person. well both are tall thin and creepy they also ware a suit. So let's say Jack Skeleton from Nightmare before Christmas becomes Slender man the killer in woods. the testicles are from the scientist that made them grow out the back. Teleportation is added the personality is changed the scientist has finally done it. Project Slender man has become a reality. now Jack Slender man will do what Oggy use to do in life. which means he will kill others it's all a damn good theory if I do say so which I have. another horror theory is one about Pinocchio an evil soul that is trapped in a wooden puppet. this evil boy goes on a murder spree killing Geppeto and others he even kills the blue fairy that brought him to life. the town feels they must now kill this evil puppet boy. And one last theory is a twisted side of Aladdin where Genie has become like Jafar now. soon Genie is master and make every person his slave kills some others will do whatever the hell he wants them to. free will means Genie is not playing by rules anymore.

[@mariapocalypse5277]

am I the only one that was triggered by the grammar in the barracuda comment

[@jaimewilliams5609]

CONGRATS ON 300K WHOOO

[@shanelleckyzzajuliano8419]

I know this has *nothing* to do with the theory, but I subscribed right on the spot! You are a great theorizer!

[@nectariaunitato3104]

I really feel like a fish out of water right now .

[@moonbutter3183]

Omg I laughed so hard when he goes "IMA PERAHNAH!" it's such a change in character

[@jazbridges7490]

OUAT IN THE INTRO ! I instantly love you

[@mewsgta3024]

Looks like you really made it. Last time i saw this channel it had 3k subs.

[@tessa585]

Have you guys found me yet?? 😂😂😂

[@sarahbalon1926]

Dory The Dog Is Here I FOUND YOU

[@tessa585]

Battle Call yay now you keep me

[@kyung-huchoi9330]

Aaaaaaaaahhhhh my poor childhood!!! Love your videos anyways, even though they ruin everything I thought I knew. 🙂 xxx

[@andymilsten9096]

Kyung-hu Choi I know right. This is scaring me, its better to just forget about this video and watch the film like you never watched this video.

[@daijaisomazing4169]

300,000 subs congratulations!!!!!

[@NovaFilms23]

What if darla when she's all grown up is the babysitter that takes care of jack jack from the incredibles? idk i might be wrong

[@haileywatkins1164]

did you ever realized that Corals eyes are reddish and Dory's are nearly reddish purple like a cross between Gill and Dory

[@MyBenjamin73]

Its refreshing to see a Theory channel that actually revisits and improves on old theories

[@Kinkajou420]

when you said Eggos my brin automatically imagined Coral yelling "Let go my Eggos!"

[@ameliakeating1206]

The Darla theory is VERY good but it would explain why Darla would not stop shaking the bag because ( this sounds really dark ) she wanted to kill the LAST of Marlins Children

[@dramasponge8292]

UPLOADED 15 MINUTES AGO?! IM LATE SHIT SORRY

[@IRsBlueManMoney-Channel]

I have a feeling you will reach 1 Mil some day!

[@ansemthetrueseekerofdarkne2730]

Watching old Theorizer videos this is like one feels like looking at a 10 seconds before disaster photo.

[@sethkornacki5070]

Maybe Marlin was adventurous and when he came out of the whale he remembered being Adventurous

[@elliottcoleman8225]

Bruhhhhh the whale part gave me chills. As a kid, and until now, I always wondered why that scene was the way it was. Why did it seem so apparent that a part of the movie's message was too let go of something? It didn't make much sense to me but I didn't think of it much but omg that explains a lot

[@grace9105]

I found something very interesting. When I was looking over Gill's profile, in the trivia section, Gill tells Nemo, "Tell your dad I said 'hi.'" This statement came across odd as I don't believe Gill met Marlin before.

[@guywonkers9211]

I must admit.. The water animation in finding Nemo was absolutely mind blowing!

[@urmomx5893]

When I heard him say *IM A PARAHNA* I laughed soooooooooooooooo hard 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@leepenglee2011]

when the movie u make becomes famous everyone: makes theories about it

[@kennylee8936]

This would make a good english essay about visuals and their meaning haha

[@AndrewB..]

Great video.

[@auroramejia718]

What if Marlin is just imagining thing and nemo is dead Dory wouldn't know because she has short term memory loss😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@varytea3983]

Nemo means nobody in Latin

[@vhenan2341]

Has no one noticed, if you really look well, you can see some very similar patterns between Gill's scars and the cracks in the glass on Darla's image? I had to keep looking between shots, but you can't unsee it once you do. Is it possible that he had a run in with her and not Dental tools? Or something entirely different. Or was that meant to tie right into the symbolism all along?

[@vhenan2341]

Ha... I forgot that I posted this comment and literally just mentioned it again and had to delete the second comment. XD Talk about short term memory loss. Lol. ♡ you, Theorizer!

[@abbeyphoenix1194]

Another theory is that Marlin is just dreaming or pretending that he has a child (Nemo) and has to protect him because of the barracuda in the past. In Latin, Nemo means "nothing," so Marlin could possibly be pretending that he has a child, but Nemo isn't actually there. It would also make sense (Finding Nothing) because Dory is there to help with Martin's situation, and helps him get over losing Nemo (if Nemo was actually lost) and becomes less strict as before and back to his normal self (when he was with Coral).

[@MasterovD.Skies42_411]

Bruhhh Nemo's name backward: Omen

[@sebastianfioravante2269]

early so I just wanna say there's someone who loves u u thought I was trying to get likes and just say some cringey stuff naaaaaaah

[@randompanda4325]

Sebastian Fioravante lololololol u tricked meh lololol

[@MysteryKar]

You can't be early on a video, dumbass

[@oneofmanyparadoxfans5447]

Some creators have early access for people on Patreon. All we need to know is if the Theorizer has a Patreon account or not.

[@101dalmatians217]

I was watching Finding NemoAnd something caught my attention Gill said to Nemo "tell your dad I sad hi" Do you think Gill knew Marlin ?

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

He heard of him

[@BMoney8600]

What do you call someone who failed medical school? A dentist

[@pbmultiverse543]

Third!! HAHAHAHA! I'm lonely ...

[@ewkak.8470]

Super Spider I can be your friend

[@pbmultiverse543]

Megan Williams thanks

[@pbmultiverse543]

Ewelina Kunysz thanks

[@gaynerd112]

we can be lonely together

[@goatymcgoatster9942]

More friends.👦👧👨👩👴👵👶👱👮👲👳👷👸💂🕵🎅👼👯💆💇👰🙍🙎🙅🙆💁🙋🙇🙌🙏💃🕴👫👬👭💏💑👪 too much people? K.

[@edrick106]

I heard a theory that Darla is Syndrome´s daughter , can you make a video about it?

[@calilencarnacion9474]

Darla's Rockstar shirt? Is made of Sully's skin after Jack Jack learned to use his powers... Sully once scared him and since that day something changed inside him. hahahahahahaha

[@arachnesakura9375]

How did you come to that conclusion

[@AsianSwagMstr]

Wow so close to 300k

[@Bronzeage_woods]

Personal experience with barracudas , They are terrifying

[@ecfog7120]

I literally was expecting you to say dory and gill together represent what coral would've been if she'd survived.. brain damaged, and injured.. I was way off lol

[@MaxieTheMax]

If we want to be specific, Gill is a Morrish Idol

[@Jcornman24]

I had a shower thought "Huh, Nemo means no-one in Latin... finding nemo = finding no-one... finding Nemo is a Schizophrenic fever dream" and now I'm here

[@toriiwoodd]

YAY!!! I love symbolism!

[@thehaloscrolls391]

Unlike film theory u don't ruin my childhood

[@kzcreationzmore]

Why does it make me so happy that ouat is in his intro? 😂

[@expanddong2928]

In Latin nemo means the word 'Nothing' And There's a depression effect called the nemo effect where u see hallucinations. I believe marlin and dory both hallucinated the entire movie

[@mr.watermelon9990]

I whatch the finding dory movie and i still remember it

[@sreshtavulla6927]

It's a little ironic that Darla, who is supposed to represent the barracuda responsible for the clown fish eggs genocide (potential children) is a child herself.

[@thefourseasonsandme4374]

this is so awesome❗ you work so hard for our entertainment.☺ I bet after making a video your like😴😮😌

[@salgado24reacts18]

When u said I'm a parana it got me😂😂

[@biggmissy]

finding dory is all about kids with disabilitys but this one was good cant wait for the once upon a time timeline

[@jimblenn8443]

This sounds a lot like Carl and Ellie's relationship.......

[@lexieblob8463]

Nemo’s name in Latin means no one so Marlin must have lost Nemo before he hatched and goes on a quest to find him but in reality he is finding no one.

[@aceofcheems7685]

don't forget that since Gill represents caution and freedom look at caution signs they're usually yellow and black and look at full

[@alexpitthegreat5754]

The Theorizer's intro looks and sounds unique.