Finding Nemo (2003) film by Andrew Stanton is the object of analysis in this study. The purpose of this study is to analyze the anxiety experienced by Marlin as the main character and explain how to reduce the anxiety by using anxiety theory and defense mechanisms by Sigmund Freud.
The method used to analyze in this study was descriptive qualitative. The main data used for this study were taken from films which include dialogue, narration, and monologue. Then, the secondary data used for this study were taken from articles, journals, books, book reviews, previous research and textbooks related to the research. The steps used to collect data were watching film and reading film script, identifying data, and classifying data.
There were two results found in this study. First, Marlin as the main character in the film Finding Nemo (2003) experienced anxiety, namely realistic anxiety and neurotic anxiety. Second, Marlin used defense mechanisms to reduce his anxiety. The defense mechanisms used were Regression, Displacement, Reaction Formation, and Sublimation.
Keywords: Sigmund Freud, anxiety, defense mechanisms, Finding Nemo film