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Rating: 7/10 (21 June 2020)

Right from the start, it is possible to notice the structural change implemented in Finding Dory: the film starts with a flashback, with the little fish dememorial beside his parents and learning to deal with his constant forgetfulness. In addition to historically situating the new protagonist, the opening also serves to correlate this sequence with the original film. That's when we know that the new adventure takes place exactly one year after Nemo's rescue.
The presence of flashbacks is very important in this new film: it is through them that Dory, little by little, receives clues about who they were and where their parents are. In addition to dealing with the past explicitly, Finding Dory reverses the proposal seen in the original film: if before an overprotective father left desperately in search of his son, now it is the daughter who is looking for her parents. In both cases, the need to have the family around is the main motivation - remember, Pixar is a Disney company, with all the merits and demerits it brings. However, if Finding Nemo shone with originality, its continuation is extremely dependent on the elements already known to the general public.
It is clear that issues with the whale and Dory's constant forgetfulness are present once again, as well as Marlin's always worried air, now relegated to the post of supporting (and sometimes forgotten in the story itself, along with Nemo). Well-known characters, such as the hippie-shaped turtle, appear in small spikes. As much as such ideas even yield some fun sequences, they always sound like something reheated. The same joke is insisted, changing only the context in which it is presented.
Such dependence is made even more explicit by the fact that the new characters do not stand out so much. If the Hank octopus even has an interesting side due to the dubiousness of posture, it is also wide open that his choice had a lot to do with the need for locomotion out of the water of Dory herself (in juggling that does not always convince, say in passing) . The itinerary is also concerned with instructing minors about marine fauna, as shown by biological curiosities scattered here and there and the presence of the beluga Bailey, with her powerful "natural sonar". In other words, there is a constant concern to have fun and also to transmit messages, whether emotional - connection with the family - or educational - the setting in the California aquarium is another example.
Originally, Finding Dory is in just two moments: in the brilliant sequence of the "touching tank", where reality is presented from the perspective of the beings who live there (an inversion of the point of view similar to the aquarium in the office, in Finding Nemo); and in the contrast formed by the shark Destiny and the aforementioned Bailey, involving questions of vision. In addition, they are the same situations already known, presented by an impressive quality of animation - note the difference in brightness at the bottom of the sea, depending on how deep the characters are.
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Film reviewed on June 14, 2020.