This is here we meet a pair of lazy sea lions ( Idris Elba, Dominic West) intent on making sure no other creature joins them on their favorite rock, a nearsighted whale shark ( Kaitlin Olson) whose friendship with Dory goes back to when she was a newborn and jovial beluga whale ( Ty Burrell) who stubbornly believes his echolocation skills are beyond repair.
It is inside MLI where Stanton’s melodious sequel truly comes to life. It asks the viewer to not look at those different from themselves as individuals to be afraid of, but instead as potential friends worthy of embracing, something we could all use to be reminded of no matter our backgrounds, gender, ethnicity or age. More than that, though, the film, much like Disney’s Zootopia released just this past March, is a vibrant examination of diversity. It broadens the ideas of friendship and family that were begun in Finding Nemo, cementing them in ways that are just as timeless and equally universal. The glory of Finding Dory is that it takes a somewhat similar plot idea utilized in the first film (a long journey from one end of the ocean to the other in order to do the impossible) and uses it in an entirely different way. And so the trio is off on a new adventure, following the undersea currents all the way to California and the Marine Life Institute (MLI), all in the hope of engineering a family reunion that’s been more years in the making than the one spearheading the quest can count, let alone sadly remember. Now she is compelled to continue her search, and with the help of her friends Dory is certain she’ll meet with success.
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Somehow she lost them, and if not for running into Marlin 12 months prior it’s likely she’d still be wandering the ocean trying to figure out how to get home. Much to Marlin and Nemo’s surprise, Dory has a family, parents ( Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy) who she loves dearly and who she knows deep inside her very being love her back. But things take a turn when Dory has a sudden flash out of nowhere, a jolt to her system that sends her into an excited state she can barely comprehend yet also fears she’s about to forget thanks to her chronic short-term memory loss. Picking up a year after a journey that took them from one end of the ocean to the other, clownfish Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks), his son Nemo ( Hayden Rolence) and forgetful bright blue tang fish Dory ( Ellen DeGeneres) have settled into a fairly relaxed existence.