(SPOILERS duh. . .) My review of Finding Dory

Rating: 2/10 (23 December 2016)

I think it is blatantly obvious that this movie was hyped beyond belief. And, being one of the children who vastly adored Finding Nemo. I couldn't help but feel an immeasurable jolt of pure child-like excitement when the famous tune (spouted from our favorite tang's mouth every so often) ran through my head for the first time in years. And after viewing the movie with my cousin, close friend, and sister, I soon contemplated about what score I would give the movie out of ten. And, after deep thought, after trudging through every scene of the movie, finally, it hit me, this was actually one of Pixar's weakest films. It's just the original, but it's centered around the comic relief (which almost NEVER turns out well in most movies. . .) Ultimately, it was a bland, carbon copy of the first movie, with a cookie-cutter cast, an unoriginal plot that continuously loops due to Dory's talent. . . The ability to repeatedly lose track, have no idea where you are going, and then somehow be discovered by other characters. . . And, she isn't the only character that continuously milks this process, every character of the main trio is repeatedly lost and reunited with Dory. It became monotonous when the cycle was continued in the first film, so making a carbon copy, with a story based around the comedic relief, that repeats the same cycle of being lost and found will only make the dynamic of these movies more tedious and stretched.
Finding Nemo itself was sort of weak in certain aspects. It was overall a great movie, but there was no real way of creating a solid sequel. And creating a story revolving around the character who almost always forgets every thought a short while after registering them suddenly remembering something important after such a long time since the event transpired is kind of asinine. . .
The characters aren't really that special either. The most interesting one is an octopus. The rest are either annoying, or way too cookie cutter. . .
Dory somehow ascends to a new level of infuriating stupidity, while Marlin goes from the "disturbed father character who's on edge due to the loss of a family member" to "and egocentric dickhead who repeatedly shames Dory over a condition that she has no control of." Hell, the only character that still remained likable was the main character from the first film, Nemo, yes. . . Nemo. . . The annoying little clown fish whom we all secretly wished wasn't saved from the dentist's office, he is the most likable character of the main trio.
Something really ticks me off about how much attention this film was given, despite the sheer lack of any effort in the story telling department. Sure, the animation was stunning, but, when it comes to movies, visuals can't really make up for an awful story. Let's face it, if you skip to the movies for visuals alone, then you are probably not the most suitable person to judge quality. . .
This movie kind of sucked, and it felt like a waste of time. Though the animation and acting was great, that is all it had going for it, 2 out of 10 stars. . .