Worth the reboot!

Rating: 7/10 (3 June 2020)

This was a great adventure taking us back into a much loved world of Nemo. Finding Dory, delivered in many ways that made a great sequel where others have failed. It doesn't try to make the same jokes. By focusing on Dory and her short term memory loss, the story felt really fresh but still relevant as it absolutely nails the graphics of under sea life. The visuals are incredible and have no doubt given children across the world a sense of wonder at what lives under the sea. The story was interesting and it did a good job of introducing new characters that were helpful and not annoying, unlike something like Toy Story 4 where the new characters got too much screen time and drew away from the overall storyline.
The second half of the film does struggle a bit when they are based in the aquarium and definitely gets way too far fetched when it comes to Dory and an octopus driving a truck down the motorway! But despite this it really hits home with a heartfelt message when Dory finally finds her parents as they are bringing back shells. It's hard to hold back the tears in this moment, and again you animation has come so far that it came make humans cry at the story of fish - it would seem odd to be staring at a fish bowl and begin to cry and be overwhelmed at the fish family! They really personify and humanise the characters. The whole movie really tugs at that question deep within us all of where do we come from, of knowing your ancestry. It's no wonder that so many people travel all over the world to make the same links as Dory does.
Overall its a great side story. It was never going to be as great as the original, but it is definitely well made and adds rather than takes away from the whole story.