Finding Dory (2016)

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The friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish reunites with her loved ones, and everyone learns a few things about the real meaning of family along the way.
Pixar Animation has always made feature films that cater to adults just as much as they do children, but in the past decade or so, the studio has really been maturing beyond probably their own expectations as to the meaningful and emotional stories that they can tell with their impressive childlike imagination. Dory was for all intents and purposes a supporting character in Finding Nemo, with her short-term memory loss condition offering up some comic relief. However in Finding Dory, the sequel focusing first and foremost on the cutesy blue fish wonderfully brought to life by Ellen DeGeneres, that condition is delved into on a much more thematic level more in tune with more recent Pixar offerings like Inside Out and its complex exploration of depression.Naturally, this was the logical step forward for the series, and while Finding Doryisn’t as much a treasure as some of the studio’s most emotional works, it is still much better than expected, considering that generally any sequel by Pixar not involved with Toy Story is of mediocre quality in some way, leaving the impression that its existence wasn’t necessary and that the time of these talented artists could have been better utilized creating something fresh. Sure, Finding Nemo itself was also very mature, pondering the meaning and importance of family, but Finding Dory is the more accomplished film and the one that could actually help people in the real world.

Dory’s personality is easy to latch onto (again, you can thank Ellen DeGeneres for that), which makes her plight to remember where her family is and successfully find them much more sympathetic. As you would expect from Pixar, the movie loves touching on the difficulties of living with such a troubling condition that relentlessly complicates everyday life. It would genuinely be interesting to see what someone with short-term memory loss thinks of Finding Dory.