Finding Dory
Directors: Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane
Talent: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlyn Olson
Released: 29th July
It is incredibly difficult to watch this film without taking into account the fact that it was created for Pixar’s specific brand-demographic of Adult Baby. It is not, by any stretch of the imagination, a standalone film. It constantly swerves away from the plot to reference its precursor Finding Nemo in order to delight thirty-something-year-old men who rely on the consumption of children’s media to seem interesting.
In spite of this, Finding Dory still manages to be very charming at times. The range of animation shown is impressive, going from haunting to glitteringly beautiful. The host of characters introduced, too, are arguably better developed and funnier than in the previous film, such as Hank the octopus, as voiced by Ed O’Neill, who stands out as an anti-social but deeply loveable new character. I don’t doubt that in ten years’ time we will see groups of men in their forties pushing children to the ground as they rush to the cinema to see Finding Hank.
Words: Ciara Thompson
