National Film Registry Assignment

This is a major (summative) assignment.

Select a film that you think should be preserved in the national archives. The selection must meet the
qualifications set by the Library of Congress:

To be eligible for the Registry, a film must be at least 10 years old and be
"culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
The Registry is intended to reflect American society and the rich tapestry of American cinema since its
inceptions around 1890. To that end, we strongly encourage the nomination of the full-range of American
film-making: not just Hollywood classics or other well-known works, but also silent era titles,
documentaries, avant-garde, educational and industrial films, as well as films representing the vibrant
unmatched diversity of American culture, both in terms of content and all those who created these snapshots
of America society: directors, writers, actors and actresses, cinematographers, and other crafts.

Additionally, your selection cannot already be on the registry. To see the list click the link below:
List of registered films

You will write a short essay, no less than 250 words, explaining why this film should be nominated. Included
with the essay should be a link to a video clip from the film that supports your reasoning. Below is an example
of an essay from last year.

*You cannot use “Finding Nemo” as your nomination.

 Finding Nemo

The movie, Finding Nemo, is a kid classic. Something you could find playing at the dentist or find

an old CD in the car. Finding Nemo may not have started Pixar’s animated film relevance, but it sure

helped it. The movie was produced and released May 30, 2003 making the movie 18 years and just short

of two decades old. This movie should be in the National Film Registry because of its culturally pleasing

topic and plot. Some might argue that Finding Nemo could even be aesthetically pleasing due to the

movie’s awards for Outstanding Individual Achievements for Effects and Animation, or the movie’s

award for Best Animated Film. The film not only won those but racked up 21 awards, 9 having to do with

the spectacular design and animation. The Films animation itself is not just the reason many people

believe it should be included but the cultural aspect and awareness it brought to mental health

conditions. One of the main characters, Dory, struggles with short term memory loss. Around 4% of

todays population in America have this condition. This recognized a mental health disorder that not

many, if any, animated films had featured. This film also helped raise the sales of “Nemo fish’’ or

Ocellaris Clown fish by 40%. This had many young kids, and even me Googling the fish from Nemo. Not

only Nemo, but every main character’s names were also searched up more than 14 million times each. If

someone were to stop a stranger on the street and ask to describe a clownfish, the answers would be all

over the place. Now, if the question were changed and someone asked to describe a Nemo Fish, every

answer would be the same. Orange with white stripes. The “Nemo fish” has caused a need for a clownfish

in many little kid’s aquariums. Many of those kids wouldn’t be able to tell you the name of the fish, but

all of them would know Nemo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQoCYyjXuz0