Finding Dory Dives Right Back Into Nemo’s World
Before you skim through this review of Finding Dory to see the rating and if you should watch it, please visit The Humane Society to read about why you should not buy a fish like Dory. After Finding Nemo was released, the desire for clownfish skyrocketed and many pet stores and sellers foresee the same desire for the blue tang fish, I urge all readers to pass along this information as it could devastate the population of Dorys!
In 2003, a small clownfish named Nemo swam with his lucky fin directly into the hearts of millions. Finding Nemo recounts an emotional journey of an introverted clownfish named Marlin who tries desperately to find his son, Nemo. He searches the entire ocean in order to find his son, and unless you’ve been living under a rock like Peach the starfish; Marlin successfully finds him with help from a very confused blue tang fish named Dory. Finding Dory is set some time after the events of Finding Nemo, and wastes no time with reintroducing the old loveable cast.
Thirteen years is an incredibly long gap between Finding Nemo and it’s successor Finding Dory. Disney Pixar is no stranger to long gaps between movie releases — the gap between Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3 was eleven years, and Monsters Inc and Monsters University were twelve years apart. Finding Dory fits in the middle between long waits, as The Incredibles currently holding the longest for the company with a 15-year difference between the first and the sequel set to release in 2019. Although the releases are few and far between, Disney Pixar is a veteran at captivating and recapturing audiences, new and old fans alike.
Ellen DeGeneres lends her voice for the well-known fish with short-term memory loss — and it seems that she might be Dory’s number one fan! The Finding Dory trailer premiered on the Ellen DeGeneres Show earlier this year and her genuine excitement for the film has successfully added fuel to the hype for the movie.
Countless comedians and actors can be recognized for their voice talent in the film. Most notable to join the cast were Kaitlin Olson (known for Dee Reynolds from It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia) as Destiny the short sighted whale, and Ed O’Neill (Known for Al Bundy in Married With Children) as Hank, the seven-legged octopus.
A vast majority of the new main characters of the film all have their own special trait, and are all completely capable of being well-loved Disney characters. Finding Dory proves that you don’t need to be “normal” to do things in life, and that the thing that makes you special doesn’t have to be your defining characteristic. Dory taught us back in 2003 this lesson, that you can do anything you set your mind to, and not to let anything (memory loss included) hold you back from achieving a goal.
Finding Dory is a visually captivating “feel good” family movie, but please have no shame in enjoying it yourself as an adult — it has after all been thirteen years! And I urge all movie goers to wait until after the credits, as usual with Disney Pixar films!
Microkitty’s rating for Finding Dory: B+
