![]() ![]() "Finding Dory" gives us plenty of time with our favorite forgetful fish (Ellen DeGeneres), rolling back to how she ran into Marlin, why she was all alone, and where her chipper mantra "Just keep swimming" came from. Returning co-writer/director Andrew Stanton ("Finding Nemo") knows what audiences loved about the original, and delivers with sumptuous animation, quirky characters, goofy humor, and loads of heart. Yet in a sea of summer sequels, Disney and Pixar have doubled down, plunging once more into the aquatic world of "Finding Nemo" with "Finding Dory," which not only retraces the cross-the-ocean antics of the first film, but also dives back into the origins of its breakout scene-stealer. ![]() If you asked film critics what Hollywood trends they most loathe, two of the most popular answers would be "sequels" and "origin stories." Too often studios rush to cash-in on the fandemonium of a could-be film franchise by making follow-ups that miss out on the spirit of the original, misunderstand what fans loved about the characters, or just don’t make much sense at all. ![]()
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