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December 7, 2015 1:22 PM Subscribe
As announced by Ellen deGeneres in 2013, there's a sequel planned to Finding Nemo, it's called Finding Dory, and here's the first trailer.
Hmmm. I was psyched initially to see this but a) I didn't find anything in this trailer funny and b) I, like yueliang, was struck by how bothered I am by laughing at memory loss.
posted by bearwife at 3:58 PM on December 7, 2015
posted by bearwife at 3:58 PM on December 7, 2015
I liked Finding Nemo, but now as I've gotten older, I hope they treat memory loss as something severe and tangible and worthy of consideration and health awareness, rather than as a gimmick in the first movie.
Yeah that sounds hilarious and charming and very well-suited in tone for an animated family movie about fish
posted by clockzero at 6:27 PM on December 7, 2015 [5 favorites]
Yeah that sounds hilarious and charming and very well-suited in tone for an animated family movie about fish
posted by clockzero at 6:27 PM on December 7, 2015 [5 favorites]
Are you joking?
posted by LogicalDash at 6:46 PM on December 7, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by LogicalDash at 6:46 PM on December 7, 2015 [1 favorite]
It's Pixar, man. They specialize in sadness. There will definitely, definitely be a scene where Dori explains how much memory loss sucks in a way that will make every person in the audience well up with tears a little.
posted by JDHarper at 7:13 PM on December 7, 2015 [8 favorites]
posted by JDHarper at 7:13 PM on December 7, 2015 [8 favorites]
does anyone else get this sort of "straight to video" vibe from the trailer
posted by DoctorFedora at 7:16 PM on December 7, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by DoctorFedora at 7:16 PM on December 7, 2015 [2 favorites]
It's Pixar, man. They specialize in sadness. There will definitely, definitely be a scene where Dori explains how much memory loss sucks in a way that will make every person in the audience well up with tears a little.
I don't doubt there will be multiple scenes carefully engineered to gently wring tears out of people. I will be surprised if memory loss is the emotional centerpiece of those scenes.
posted by clockzero at 7:48 PM on December 7, 2015 [2 favorites]
I don't doubt there will be multiple scenes carefully engineered to gently wring tears out of people. I will be surprised if memory loss is the emotional centerpiece of those scenes.
posted by clockzero at 7:48 PM on December 7, 2015 [2 favorites]
Can't speak for anyone else, but after seeing how they treated mental issues in Inside Out, they've built up a sufficient fund of trust with me that I'm willing to wait and see the movie before worrying. Although am I the only one who's getting genuinely a bit afraid to watch Pixar films now? I thought I'd dredged the depths of my soul with the first ten minutes of Up, and then I went to see Inside Out, and...and....
Seriously, I've no idea what heartstrings they're planning to pluck here, and it makes me tenser than I've been going into any horror flick, ever.
posted by AdamCSnider at 8:14 PM on December 7, 2015 [6 favorites]
Seriously, I've no idea what heartstrings they're planning to pluck here, and it makes me tenser than I've been going into any horror flick, ever.
posted by AdamCSnider at 8:14 PM on December 7, 2015 [6 favorites]
We the audience laugh at Dori's antics because they are silly and meant to be so. I can't remember any of the characters in the film mocking or criticising her (save for the very first moments that the dad meets her) . They love and care for her without question or condescension. She becomes unequivocally family, not a burden or fool. She never reads to me as "lesser" just different. I think that's a pretty positive presentation.
posted by M Edward at 8:41 PM on December 7, 2015 [10 favorites]
posted by M Edward at 8:41 PM on December 7, 2015 [10 favorites]
Agreed. In a lot of ways, Finding Nemo is the most human/least artificial of their recent films. I probably need to watch Inside Out a few more times...
posted by sneebler at 8:45 PM on December 7, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by sneebler at 8:45 PM on December 7, 2015 [1 favorite]
Oh my. Such glorious lighting and color.
posted by bz at 11:07 PM on December 7, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by bz at 11:07 PM on December 7, 2015 [1 favorite]
Oh my. Such glorious lighting and color.
Yes! I was noting that too, I am astounded that they could make it look even better than the original Finding Nemo, they really refined it when the first was already stunning.
We the audience laugh at Dori's antics because they are silly and meant to be so. I can't remember any of the characters in the film mocking or criticising her (save for the very first moments that the dad meets her) . They love and care for her without question or condescension. She becomes unequivocally family, not a burden or fool. She never reads to me as "lesser" just different. I think that's a pretty positive presentation.
I did a rewatch of some of the scenes after I read this wonderful comment, and I agree. I think I was negatively reacting to the making fun part that initially occurred, and am relieved that it's not all that, especially since it's been several years since I last watched it. I'm really interested in what Pixar has to pull out of their storytelling bag for this one.
posted by yueliang at 11:26 PM on December 7, 2015 [2 favorites]
Yes! I was noting that too, I am astounded that they could make it look even better than the original Finding Nemo, they really refined it when the first was already stunning.
We the audience laugh at Dori's antics because they are silly and meant to be so. I can't remember any of the characters in the film mocking or criticising her (save for the very first moments that the dad meets her) . They love and care for her without question or condescension. She becomes unequivocally family, not a burden or fool. She never reads to me as "lesser" just different. I think that's a pretty positive presentation.
I did a rewatch of some of the scenes after I read this wonderful comment, and I agree. I think I was negatively reacting to the making fun part that initially occurred, and am relieved that it's not all that, especially since it's been several years since I last watched it. I'm really interested in what Pixar has to pull out of their storytelling bag for this one.
posted by yueliang at 11:26 PM on December 7, 2015 [2 favorites]
No, it's not Pixar, it's Disney rebranded as Pixar. I'm not saying it can't be a good movie, but they only exist to serve their corporate masters now.
posted by blue_beetle at 5:14 AM on December 8, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by blue_beetle at 5:14 AM on December 8, 2015 [1 favorite]
No, it's not Pixar, it's Disney rebranded as Pixar. I'm not saying it can't be a good movie, but they only exist to serve their corporate masters now.
What does this even mean? Are all Pixar movies now somehow invalidated because Disney purchased the company? Are their movies tainted by Disney ownership?
posted by Fleebnork at 6:00 AM on December 8, 2015
What does this even mean? Are all Pixar movies now somehow invalidated because Disney purchased the company? Are their movies tainted by Disney ownership?
posted by Fleebnork at 6:00 AM on December 8, 2015
What does this even mean? Are all Pixar movies now somehow invalidated because Disney purchased the company? Are their movies tainted by Disney ownership?
Did you see Brave? Because yeah, that's basically exactly what happens when Disney bludgeons the greatness out of a Pixar film.
posted by FatherDagon at 2:28 PM on December 8, 2015
Did you see Brave? Because yeah, that's basically exactly what happens when Disney bludgeons the greatness out of a Pixar film.
posted by FatherDagon at 2:28 PM on December 8, 2015
Yes, I saw Brave. But I also saw Inside Out, which was very good. Some Pixar films are better than others. I don't believe that Disney automatically ruins everything, which is a recurring trope on Metafilter.
posted by Fleebnork at 5:54 AM on December 9, 2015
posted by Fleebnork at 5:54 AM on December 9, 2015
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Cultural impact in mainstream media is important for highlighting different narratives, and it would be interesting to see if they could share how Dory copes and handles her memory loss in ways that doesn't make light of her condition. I've heard good things about how Inside Out was done (haven't had the chance yet to watch it) so I'm optimistic.
posted by yueliang at 1:56 PM on December 7, 2015 [10 favorites]