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* Shortly before meeting the school of fish, when Marlin tells Dory that he needs to continue his journey without her, Dory [[BreakTheCutie thinks that he doesn't like her and starts crying]]. It's really sad considering how well their interactions up to that point were, and Marlin [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone is so upset by her meltdown]] that he immediately comforts her, saying he does like her.
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* Coral's death in the beginning, as well as the death of ALL of Marlin and Coral's other children. There were so many unhatched eggs...and only Nemo was left.

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* Coral's death in the beginning, as well as the death of ALL of Marlin and Coral's other children. There were so many unhatched eggs... and only Nemo was left.



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* Speaking of [[BewareTheNiceOnes Bruce]], his relapse can be this. Bruce goes [[AxCrazy completely bonkers trying to eat his new friends]]. Imagine how he would've felt if [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he'd actually succeeded and then come to his senses afterwards]].

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* Speaking of [[BewareTheNiceOnes Bruce]], his relapse can be this. Bruce goes [[AxCrazy completely bonkers trying to eat his new friends]]. Imagine how he would've felt if after [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone coming to his senses]] if [[ItsAllMyFault he'd actually succeeded and then come to his senses afterwards]].succeeded]].
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* Speaking of Bruce, his relapse can be this. Bruce goes completely bonkers and it's not even his fault. Imagine how he would've felt if [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he'd actually succeeded and then come to his senses afterwards]].
** The worst part is it's not even his own fault. He's merely a victim of an addiction he's worked so hard to overcome. This can be specially depressing for viewers who are recovering addicts themselves. Don't even get me started on how addiction can ruin one's relationships, [[spoiler: though, luckily, the end of the movie shows us this isn't the case here]].

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* Speaking of Bruce, [[BewareTheNiceOnes Bruce]], his relapse can be this. Bruce goes [[AxCrazy completely bonkers and it's not even trying to eat his fault.new friends]]. Imagine how he would've felt if [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he'd actually succeeded and then come to his senses afterwards]].
** The worst part is [[DarkIsNotEvil it's not even his own fault.fault]]. He's merely a victim of an addiction he's worked so hard to overcome. This can be specially depressing for viewers who are recovering addicts themselves. Don't even get me started on how addiction can ruin one's relationships, [[spoiler: though, luckily, the end of the movie shows us this isn't the case here]].
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* Speaking of Bruce, his relapse can be this. Bruce goes completely bonkers and it's not even his fault. Imagine how he would've felt if he'd actually succeeded and then come to his senses afterwards.

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* Speaking of Bruce, his relapse can be this. Bruce goes completely bonkers and it's not even his fault. Imagine how he would've felt if [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he'd actually succeeded and then come to his senses afterwards.afterwards]].
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* Speaking of Bruce, his relapse can be this. Bruce goes completely bonkers trying to eat his new friends and it's not even his fault. Imagine how he would've felt if he'd actually succeeded and then come to his senses afterwards.
** The worst part is it's not even his own fault. He's merely a victim of an addiction he's worked so hard to overcome. This can be specially depressing for viewers who are recovering addicts themselves.

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* Speaking of Bruce, his relapse can be this. Bruce goes completely bonkers trying to eat his new friends and it's not even his fault. Imagine how he would've felt if he'd actually succeeded and then come to his senses afterwards.
** The worst part is it's not even his own fault. He's merely a victim of an addiction he's worked so hard to overcome. This can be specially depressing for viewers who are recovering addicts themselves. Don't even get me started on how addiction can ruin one's relationships, [[spoiler: though, luckily, the end of the movie shows us this isn't the case here]].
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* Speaking of Bruce, his relapse can be this. Bruce goes completely bonkers trying to eat his new friends and it's not even his fault. Imagine how he would've felt if he'd actually succeeded and then come to his senses afterwards.
** The worst part is it's not even his own fault. He's merely a victim of an addiction he's worked so hard to overcome. This can be specially depressing for viewers who are recovering addicts themselves.
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** You know the really sad thing about this? Marlin showed up just when Nemo was about to honor his wishes and not follow his friends out into the open water. But Marlin's paranoia and anger overtakes his rationale and he not only embarrasses Nemo in front of his new friends, he *insults* him "You think you can do these things, but you just CAN'T, Nemo!" That's what sends Nemo to deliberately disobey and touch the boat. He was about to honor his father's wishes and he got chewed out for it. He's convinced that his father doesn't respect his position and Nemo just doesn't care about his approval anymore.

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** You know the really sad thing about this? Marlin showed up just when Nemo was about to honor his wishes and not follow his friends out into the open water. But Marlin's paranoia and anger overtakes his rationale and he not only embarrasses Nemo in front of his new friends, he *insults* him ''all but outright '''insults''''' him. "You think you can do these things, but you just CAN'T, Nemo!" That's what sends Nemo to deliberately disobey and touch the boat. He was about to honor his father's wishes and he got chewed out for it. He's convinced that his father doesn't respect his position and Nemo just doesn't care about his approval anymore.
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--> ** You know the really sad thing about this? Marlin showed up just when Nemo was about to honor his wishes and not follow his friends out into the open water. But Marlin's paranoia and anger overtakes his rationale and he not only embarrasses Nemo in front of his new friends, he *insults* him "You think you can do these things, but you just CAN'T, Nemo!" That's what sends Nemo to deliberately disobey and touch the boat. He was about to honor his father's wishes and he got chewed out for it. He's convinced that his father doesn't respect his position and Nemo just doesn't care about his approval anymore.

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--> ** You know the really sad thing about this? Marlin showed up just when Nemo was about to honor his wishes and not follow his friends out into the open water. But Marlin's paranoia and anger overtakes his rationale and he not only embarrasses Nemo in front of his new friends, he *insults* him "You think you can do these things, but you just CAN'T, Nemo!" That's what sends Nemo to deliberately disobey and touch the boat. He was about to honor his father's wishes and he got chewed out for it. He's convinced that his father doesn't respect his position and Nemo just doesn't care about his approval anymore.
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--> * You know the funny (and very sad) thing about this? Marlin showed up just when Nemo was about to honor his wishes and not follow his friends out into the open water. But Marlin's paranoia and anger overtakes his rationale and he not only embarrasses Nemo in front of his new friends, he *insults* him "You think you can do these things, but you just CAN'T, Nemo!" That's what sends Nemo to deliberately disobey and touch the boat. He was about to honor his father's wishes and he got chewed out for it. He's convinced that his father doesn't respect his position and Nemo just doesn't care about his approval anymore.

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--> * ** You know the funny (and very sad) really sad thing about this? Marlin showed up just when Nemo was about to honor his wishes and not follow his friends out into the open water. But Marlin's paranoia and anger overtakes his rationale and he not only embarrasses Nemo in front of his new friends, he *insults* him "You think you can do these things, but you just CAN'T, Nemo!" That's what sends Nemo to deliberately disobey and touch the boat. He was about to honor his father's wishes and he got chewed out for it. He's convinced that his father doesn't respect his position and Nemo just doesn't care about his approval anymore.
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--> You know the funny (and very sad) thing about this? Marlin showed up just when Nemo was about to honor his wishes and not follow his friends out into the open water. But Marlin's paranoia and anger overtakes his rationale and he not only embarrasses Nemo in front of his new friends, he *insults* him "You think you can do these things, but you just CAN'T, Nemo!" That's what sends Nemo to deliberately disobey and touch the boat. He was about to honor his father's wishes and he got chewed out for it. He's convinced that his father doesn't respect his position and Nemo just doesn't care about his approval anymore.

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--> * You know the funny (and very sad) thing about this? Marlin showed up just when Nemo was about to honor his wishes and not follow his friends out into the open water. But Marlin's paranoia and anger overtakes his rationale and he not only embarrasses Nemo in front of his new friends, he *insults* him "You think you can do these things, but you just CAN'T, Nemo!" That's what sends Nemo to deliberately disobey and touch the boat. He was about to honor his father's wishes and he got chewed out for it. He's convinced that his father doesn't respect his position and Nemo just doesn't care about his approval anymore.
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--> You know the funny (and very sad) thing about this? Marlin showed up just when Nemo was about to honor his wishes and not follow his friends out into the open water. But Marlin's paranoia and anger overtakes his rationale and he not only embarrasses Nemo in front of his new friends, he *insults* him "You think you can do these things, but you just CAN'T, Nemo!" That's what sends Nemo to deliberately disobey and touch the boat. He was about to honor his father's wishes and he got chewed out for it. He's convinced that his father doesn't respect his position and Nemo just doesn't care about his approval anymore.
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** The reason Nemo has an underdeveloped and shriveled fin is because his egg was damaged in the barracuda attack (see the page image). So translating that to human terms, imagine that you're a father whose wife was killed brutally while you were powerless to do anything about it, and the killer also took all of your children, except for one boy, who is now ''permanently disabled''. It is no wonder Marlin is such a nervous wreck for the first 20 minutes of the film.
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** Seeing Dory hurt in general is pretty hard to watch.
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*** However, he appears in the end credits, suggesting that he may indeed have found out.

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*** However, he appears in the end credits, suggesting it's actually very possible, if not probable, that he may indeed have found out.the tank gang later informed him that Nemo is alive and made it to the ocean.

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--->'''Gill:''' I was so ready to get out of here, so ready to taste that open ocean, that I was willing to put you in harm's way to get there. ''Nothing'' should be worth ''that''!

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--->'''Nemo:''' I'm sorry I couldn't stop the...
--->'''Gill:''' No, I'm the one who should be sorry. I was so ready to get out of here, out, so ready to taste that open ocean, that I was willing to put you in harm's way to get there. ''Nothing'' should be worth ''that''!''that''.
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* Some FridgeHorror here: When the duo meets Bruce, Dory just swims up to him and says hi. To a giant white shark! She's even willing to join him for a "party." She's lucky he was friendly, and given her personality, one may wonder how she survived that long, espicially considering how many creatures she's clearly talked to throughout her life while [[spoiler: trying to find her parents]].
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** In a more subdued way, the little conversation he has with Nemo post-attempt, in the middle of a BSOD.
--->'''Gill:''' I was so ready to get out of here, so ready to taste that open ocean, that I was willing to put you in harm's way to get there. ''Nothing'' should be worth that.

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** In a more subdued way, the little conversation he has with Nemo post-attempt, in the middle of a BSOD.
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--->'''Gill:''' I was so ready to get out of here, so ready to taste that open ocean, that I was willing to put you in harm's way to get there. ''Nothing'' should be worth that.''that''!

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* The scene where Marlin tells his story to a group of turtles in the E.A.C., which then spreads throughout the ocean.

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* The scene where Marlin tells his story to a group of turtles in the E.A.C., C...
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which then turns into both a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and a CrowningMomentOfAwesome as it spreads throughout the ocean.
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** In a more subdued way, the little conversation he has with Nemo post-attempt, in the middle of a BSOD.
--->'''Gill:''' I was so ready to get out of here, so ready to taste that open ocean, that I was willing to put you in harm's way to get there. ''Nothing'' should be worth that.
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* The fact that the entire plot is hinged on Marlin not wanting the last thing his son says to him to be "I hate you."
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* Coral's death in the beginning.

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* Coral's death in the beginning.beginning, as well as the death of ALL of Marlin and Coral's other children. There were so many unhatched eggs...and only Nemo was left.
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-->'''Dory:''' Stop! ... Please don't go away. Please? No one's ever stuck with me for so long before. And if you leave... I just, I remember things better with you! I do, look. P. Sherman, forty-two...forty...two... Ugh! I remember it, I do! It's there, I know it is, because when I look at you...I can feel it. And - and I look at you, and I...and I'm home! Please... I don't want that to go away. I don't want to forget!\\

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-->'''Dory:''' Stop! ... Please don't go away. Please? No one's ever stuck with me for so long before. And if you leave... if you leave... I just, I remember things better with you! you, I do, look. P.do! Look! "P. Sherman, forty-two...forty...two... " Ugh! I remember it, I do! It's there, I know it is, because when I look at you...I can feel it. And - and I look at you, and I...and I'm home! Please... I don't want that to go away. I don't want to forget!\\forget.\\
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** [[http://www.slashfilm.com/interview-finding-dory-director/ According to the director,]] Dory herself suffers of abandonment and self-acceptance issues, [[IJustWantToHaveFriends as Dory has this fear of being ditched by anybody she meets]] and tries to be as friendly as she can be in hopes that someone will stick around with her. With that in mind one most wonder how many fishes and aquatic creatures she has came across and befriended (or tried to befriend) only to be abandoned to her luck, which makes the two examples with Marlin above a bit more tear jerking, because basically she was being ditched one more by someone else she wanted to befriend.

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** [[http://www.slashfilm.com/interview-finding-dory-director/ According to the director,]] Dory herself suffers of abandonment and self-acceptance issues, [[IJustWantToHaveFriends as Dory has this fear of being ditched by anybody she meets]] and tries to be as friendly as she can be in hopes that someone will stick around with her. With that in mind one most wonder how many fishes and aquatic creatures she has came across and befriended (or tried to befriend) only to be abandoned to her luck, which makes the two examples with Marlin above a bit more tear jerking, because basically she was being ditched one once more by someone else she wanted to befriend.
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** [[http://www.slashfilm.com/interview-finding-dory-director/ According to the director,]] Dory herself suffers of abandonment and self-acceptance issues, [[IJustWantToHaveFriends as Dory has this fear of being ditched by anybody she meets]] and tries to be as friendly as she can be in hopes that someone will stick around with her. With that in mind one most wonder how many fishes and aquatic creatures she has came across and befriended (or tried to befriend) only be abandoned to her luck, which makes the two examples with Marlin above a bit more tear jerking, because basically she was being ditched one more by someone else she wanted to befriend.

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** [[http://www.slashfilm.com/interview-finding-dory-director/ According to the director,]] Dory herself suffers of abandonment and self-acceptance issues, [[IJustWantToHaveFriends as Dory has this fear of being ditched by anybody she meets]] and tries to be as friendly as she can be in hopes that someone will stick around with her. With that in mind one most wonder how many fishes and aquatic creatures she has came across and befriended (or tried to befriend) only to be abandoned to her luck, which makes the two examples with Marlin above a bit more tear jerking, because basically she was being ditched one more by someone else she wanted to befriend.
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** [[http://www.slashfilm.com/interview-finding-dory-director/ According to the director,]] Dory herself suffers of abandonment and self-acceptance issues, [[IJustWantToHaveFriends as Dory has this fear of being ditched by anybody she meets]] and tries to be as friendly as she can be in hopes that someone will stick around with her. With that in mind one most wonder how many fishes and aquatic creatures she has came across and befriended (or tried to befriend) only be abandoned to her luck, which makes the two examples with Marlin above a bit more tear jerking, because basically she was being ditched one more by someone else she wanted to befriend.

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** On a prior scene before they meet the school of moonfish, while less dramatic than the scene described above, Dory is absolutely heartbroken and cries when Marlin tells her that he wants to continue the journey without her.

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** On a prior scene before they meet the school of moonfish, while less dramatic than the scene described above, Dory is absolutely heartbroken and cries when Marlin tells her that he wants to continue the journey without her, under the assumption that Marlin dislikes her.
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** On a prior scene before they meet the school of moonfish, while less dramatic than the scene described above, Dory is absolutely heartbroken and cries when Marlin tells her that he wants to continue the journey without her.

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