The Road Movie is a genre that emerged from the reckless travel stories of the Beat Generation in the nineteen sixties. Back then it particularly dealt with freedom and rebellion. The journey described in the road movie was physical as well as psychological and usually done by car, the most sophisticated and individual mode of transportation in those days. Over the years the genre has been extended by numerous motifs to go on the road, modes of transportation and protagonists of all ages. Further, the road movie is a genre hybrid that deposits one or more of its trades in all sorts of movies.
In the B-seminar “Lost Highways – Road Movies and their Cultural Contexts” we talked about the history of road movies, discussed the theoretical background, analysed types of distinctive road movies, and applied different methods to examine those. The fundamental basis of the genre are the modes of transportation, the concept of home, and the internal voyage of the main character. Although these traits are executed most differently in film, they are always unmistakably recognisable.
For my term paper I was interested in whether the typical characteristics are as explicitly identifiable in a non conventional film. I chose Finding Nemo from 2003, where the characters are anthropomorphized fish and the setting is the open sea, to study the criteria of the modes of transportation, the concept of home, and the internal voyage of the main character in an animated movie.
The paper starts with a short outline of the film, then concentrates on the examination of the three main features and finally gives a short conclusion.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Introduction
- Finding Nemo – A Short Outline
- Main Characteristics of the Road Movie in Finding Nemo
- Definition of The Modes of Transportation
- Modes of Transportation in Finding Nemo
- Definition of The Concept of Home
- Defintion of The Internal Voyage of the Main Character
- Definition of The Modes of Transportation
- Conclusion
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This paper investigates whether the typical characteristics of the road movie genre are explicitly identifiable in the animated film "Finding Nemo". It specifically examines the modes of transportation, the concept of home, and the internal voyage of the main character in this unconventional film setting.
- The adaptation of traditional road movie elements to an underwater environment
- The exploration of the concept of home within the context of an ocean setting
- The character development of Marlin and his journey of self-discovery
- The analysis of modes of transportation unique to the marine environment
- The juxtaposition of traditional road movie motifs with animated film conventions
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
The introductory chapter provides a general overview of the road movie genre, outlining its origins, evolution, and key characteristics. It highlights the importance of transportation, the concept of home, and the internal voyage of the protagonist in defining the genre.
The second chapter offers a brief summary of the film "Finding Nemo", highlighting its plot, characters, and the relevance of its story to the road movie genre. It explores the film's narrative structure and the significance of Marlin's journey in search of Nemo.
The third chapter delves into the core elements of the road movie genre as they are presented in "Finding Nemo". It examines the film's unique modes of transportation, such as Marlin's fins, the East Australian Current, and the whale, and compares these to traditional road movie vehicles like cars, motorbikes, and trains. The chapter also explores the concept of home within the context of the ocean and Marlin's internal voyage of self-discovery.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The paper focuses on the road movie genre, "Finding Nemo", modes of transportation, concept of home, internal voyage, character development, animated film, marine environment, and adaptation. The key theme of the paper is the analysis of traditional road movie elements within an unconventional setting, exploring how the genre is reinterpreted and adapted to a different context.
- Quote paper
- Anonym (Author), 2016, The Road Movie in an animated film, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1459202
