it's a nemo
When Л and I went to the Sydney Aquarium, we kept hearing some of the younger visitors chant “Dory!” while others were calling out “Nemo!” in honour of the Pixar film Finding Nemo. One particularly cleaver youngster declared “It's a Nemo” when he found a solitary clownfish in a tank. All pretty harmless fun; I enjoyed Nemo because, among other reasons, it was partly set in my favourite harbour city. Today I was skimming the Internets and ran into this article
which says that clownfish populations are shrinking thanks to their demand as pets due to the popularity of the film. Who knows if it is true or not, but after seeing all that, shall we say, enthusiasm at the Aquarium, it certainly seems plausible. Apparently they are difficult to breed in captivity.
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children over the clownfish population at that
aquarium, the article certainly might have a ring of
truth to it.
The smart kid, pointing out that "it's a nemo" sounds
more like an ominous message in that case.
Considering that in the end Nemo escapes back to his
intended habitat, suggesting that that's where he
belongs, it's rather ironic that the Pixar message
got 'lost' somehow in the midsts of the Hollywood (and
others) promotion tactics.
I must say that the kids were rather cute yelling out
nemos and doris in excitment (most of the time, excpet
for when it got too much/and/or annoying). So it is
quite sad finding that there is such an effect
produced.
from the memorable
excitement of the
children over the
clownfish population
at that aquarium,
the article
certainly might have
a ring of truth to
it.
The smart kid,
pointing out that
"it's a nemo" sounds
more like an ominous
message in that
case.
Considering that in
the end Nemo escapes
back to his intended
habitat, suggesting
that that's where he
belongs, it's rather
ironic (as the
article pointed out)
that the Pixar
message got 'lost'
somehow in the
midsts of the
Hollywood (and
others) promotion
tactics.
I must say that the
kids were rather
cute yelling out
nemos and doris in
excitment (most of
the time, excpet for
when it got too
much/and/or
annoying). So it is
quite sad finding
that there is such
an effect produced.