What is it with Pixar movies and handkerchiefs? Someone should really do a regression analysis and establish the correlation between the 2 variables to explicitly show the strength of their relationship to this world! 16 films prior to Finding Dory and every single one of them had freely let my tear glands open up to cascade slowly and silently while watching the Pixar wonders. I went into the IMAX with a small bit of wish in me that Finding Dory would be Pixar's awry. But, that was not to be the case. When Dory reunites with her parents, I tasted something salty in my lips. No, it was not the tasty trail of the popcorn! I had no idea when and how my hot tears started to stream down my face. But, one thing that I realized was that my handkerchief was drenched beyond dryness and that I had to carry minimum two with me whenever I visit a Pixar wonder. Casting aside my emotionally tearful tryst with Finding Dory, without further ado, let us deep dive into the oceanic awe created by Stanton & Co.
Finding Dory swims from where the director had left Finding Nemo which was released 13 years ago. I was super excited when I read the news that Finding Dory was getting released and was completely over the moon when I saw the trailers. Such was the profound impact that Finding Nemo had on me when I saw it for the first time - be it the splendid visuals or the gorgeous screenplay - Pixar took the animation level to a different planet altogether. So, it was as easy as ABC that Finding Dory was again going to be nothing short of another visual spectacle. The real question to me was "How different is it going to be from Finding Nemo especially with Dory helming the reins of this second instalment and Nemo pushed alongside as the sidekick or is Finding Dory just another sequel to cash in on the immense popularity of its predecessor"? Put on your oxygen masks and swim further to find out.
Dory's herculean memory stumbling block was a roar this time as well. For some time. Unfortunately, there were times when you were actually yawning! It was understandable too. As Dory is the captain of the ship and considering her special needs, the repeated amnesic jokes were making it difficult for the smiling muscles to smile! If it hadn't been for the bad-tempered yet good Hank, the Octopus or from Dory's perspective - a Septapus! - Finding Dory would have been truly forgettable! It was a master stroke on the part of the writers to use the real defence mechanisms of an octopus in the movie - like camouflaging, squirting ink or moving quickly instead of giving it unnatural super powers. We have had enough super hero stuffs in the last 2 months and the octopus would have been the latest addition to that list! Fortunately, sanity might have struck the writers and they had beautifully used the many-colored octopus and their numerous counter defences to help Dory in her quest to be with her parents so that he can gain his freedom by being safely in an enclosure. Marlin and Nemo do their parts with ample assistance from the crazy-eyed Becky in tracing out Dory when they were separated due to a giant squid attack. As luck would have had it, Fate brings Dory to be in touch again with her childhood WhaleShark friend, Destiny and a neighbouring echolocator Whale. How Dory reunites with her parents with the help of all her friends is told in a poignant and smart way that actually has a lot of learning lessons in real life. The most important of them all is that it is sometimes okay to be without any plans or rationalizing too much on a situation but doing things by simply having a leap of faith - The Dory Way!
Stanton would have scratched his head that the movie lacked an action sequence. So, he cleverly packed a spectacular truck-falling-off-the-bridge scene to free all the fishes, Hank and Dory. The good thing about the climax block was that the sequence did not seem like a fish out of the water! Forgive my dreadful pun, it was indeed a gorgeous delicacy to the eyes. The IMAX effect made sure that every penny spent on the expensive ticket is value for money.
Is Finding Dory that good? Finding Dory is not as good as Finding Nemo but is sure to be Oscar Nominated. So, will it go all the way? Disney's Zootopia is my hot contender for this year's top spot due to its outstanding satirical narration told lucidly in a very humorous manner.
But, Finding Dory is definitely worth a second time just for Baby Dory. OMG! Baby Dory literally broke the gates of heavens in my heart. And I am very much confident that you will also be head over heels in love with Baby Dory. Just head to the nearest IMAX theatre to indulge in some rich Pixar amazement to be madly in love and have fun with the fishes.
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