Was Finding Nemo almost Pixar’s first bad movie? A last-minute change affected the entire history of animation

Finding Nemo is already part of cinema history as one of the most beloved productions of the 2000s. Also part of Pixar’s incredible trajectory, the film almost had a different detail in the final cut that would completely change the audience’s experience.

This change made at the beginning of the film was part of a last-minute decision, when the producers and animators realized that a simple change of order could alter people’s reception of certain characters.

“Originally you would find [sobre a morte da mãe de Nemo] through flashbacks. We all went to the last showing before it ended, we all walked out of the theater and no one said anything,” Pixar animator Jason Deamer told UNILAD. “[Nós pensamos] ‘Did we just make our first bad movie?’ We were a little worried, and [o co-diretor] Lee Unkrick said ‘Let me try something,’ and he took those flashbacks and remade them all at the beginning.”

In the plot, Marlin’s sad past in the coral reefs, where he lost his wife and his entire brood, haunted him despite still remaining strong with his family. Now, he raises his only son Nemo with all the care in the world, but the friendly little clownfish ends up going overboard during a simple argument and ends up being captured by a diver.

So, the father needs to take action and sets out on a tireless search for the open sea, hoping to find his beloved cub. Along the way, he ends up meeting Dory and, together, the duo lives a…

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