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Dory was a breakout character from the massive hit Finding Nemo. Mostly due to the friendly energetic voice performance from Ellen DeGenres, so it was only a matter of time before she got her own story.
Finding Dory tells us that she always had this condition and was lost as a child. She spent the rest of her life trying to find her family, or at least trying to remember to find something. That's when she swam into Marlin and the events of Finding Nemo unfold. One year later a memory is triggered and she recalls her parents, voiced by Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy. Dory decides that she must find them at once and requests the help of Marlin and Nemo. Can Marlin risk the safety of Nemo for Dory though? It doesn't matter to Dory as she sets out to find her parents, her home and her lost memories.
The first film was a huge hit for kids. It's easy to see why; a colourful palette, cute Nemo character, talking fish, it had it all. The sequel employs the exact same look and formula because you don't mess with success. The merchandise friendly new additions are Ed O'Neill as a cantankerous octopus, only willing to help Dory if she can help him. Kaitlin Olson as a near sighted whale shark and her friend Ty Burrell, a beluga whale with echolocation talents. These new additions are located inside a marine life institute, designed to help the fish. Could this place also be Dory's birth place? If it is, how convenient and easy.
Despite the notion that sequels should be bigger in scope, Dory feels confined. This is a nice change of pace as it feels different from the journey type film aspects from the original. We still go on a journey here, but the bulk of the story takes place inside the Marine Institute and the convenience of getting there hurts the flow of the story a bit. In the vastness of the Ocean, we just so happen to fall right into this place. Separated from Marlin and Nemo, Dory is 'trapped' inside. Marlin and Nemo need to find a way in and ask for the help of two sea lions just outside the Institute's walls. Idris "Stringer Bell" Elba and Dominic "Jimmy McNulty" West offer some laughs as the sea lions.
Improving on the gorgeous visuals, Dory looks marvelous. The sense of nothingness that looms beyond the deep ocean is always on the edge of the story and depicted well. To us humans, the beautiful sight to see is the coral reef and the school of fish. To the fish, it's the nothingness that awaits them beyond their homes. Finding Dory is a good sequel, kids will love it, parents will find it enjoyable, but less funny than the original and it does a satisfying job of telling Dory's story.
Finding Dory
(Andrew Stanton)
(Andrew Stanton)
Dory was a breakout character from the massive hit Finding Nemo. Mostly due to the friendly energetic voice performance from Ellen DeGenres, so it was only a matter of time before she got her own story.
Finding Dory tells us that she always had this condition and was lost as a child. She spent the rest of her life trying to find her family, or at least trying to remember to find something. That's when she swam into Marlin and the events of Finding Nemo unfold. One year later a memory is triggered and she recalls her parents, voiced by Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy. Dory decides that she must find them at once and requests the help of Marlin and Nemo. Can Marlin risk the safety of Nemo for Dory though? It doesn't matter to Dory as she sets out to find her parents, her home and her lost memories.
The first film was a huge hit for kids. It's easy to see why; a colourful palette, cute Nemo character, talking fish, it had it all. The sequel employs the exact same look and formula because you don't mess with success. The merchandise friendly new additions are Ed O'Neill as a cantankerous octopus, only willing to help Dory if she can help him. Kaitlin Olson as a near sighted whale shark and her friend Ty Burrell, a beluga whale with echolocation talents. These new additions are located inside a marine life institute, designed to help the fish. Could this place also be Dory's birth place? If it is, how convenient and easy.
Despite the notion that sequels should be bigger in scope, Dory feels confined. This is a nice change of pace as it feels different from the journey type film aspects from the original. We still go on a journey here, but the bulk of the story takes place inside the Marine Institute and the convenience of getting there hurts the flow of the story a bit. In the vastness of the Ocean, we just so happen to fall right into this place. Separated from Marlin and Nemo, Dory is 'trapped' inside. Marlin and Nemo need to find a way in and ask for the help of two sea lions just outside the Institute's walls. Idris "Stringer Bell" Elba and Dominic "Jimmy McNulty" West offer some laughs as the sea lions.
Improving on the gorgeous visuals, Dory looks marvelous. The sense of nothingness that looms beyond the deep ocean is always on the edge of the story and depicted well. To us humans, the beautiful sight to see is the coral reef and the school of fish. To the fish, it's the nothingness that awaits them beyond their homes. Finding Dory is a good sequel, kids will love it, parents will find it enjoyable, but less funny than the original and it does a satisfying job of telling Dory's story.