Hard to believe that it has been 13 years since Finding Nemo came out in theaters. And in a year where the movie going audience are seemingly suffering from sequel fatigue, Pixar shows us why they are never to be underestimated. Pixar itself had been suffering from some lackluster sequels and caused Pixar to lose a little luster off it's shiny mantle. Finding Dory does not feel lazy or like a rehash, it feels fresh and tells and continuing story with characters that we know and love and meet some great new characters to join the family. But before we get into Finding Dory, let's take a look at Piper, the animated short that starts our adventure.
Piper follows this little piper bird and his (maybe her) first outing to the waters of the sea. Easily one of the best Pixar animated shorts in a long time. Cute, amazingly photo-real and impossible not to love. I want a Piper plush!
And now for the main course, sorry no pun intended! We open with a little Dory and we meet her parents. We discover that Dory already suffers from short-term memory loss. Then we flash forward to the present day which is one year after the events of Finding Nemo.
After going on a field trip with Mr. Ray's class, Dory suddenly remembers her parents and she is off on an adventure to find them. Hot on Dory's trail are Marlin and Nemo.
