Disney Countdown

Naturally, the second half of this double-header is the sequel to Finding Nemo, Finding Dory. The Movie: Finding Dory is the 17th Pixar movie.  Like the first movie, this one was generally well received, evening passing it in box office totals.  Finding Dory is just the second Pixar film to make over a billion dollars worldwide and is currently the fifth highest grossing animated film of all time (and the highest in just North America). Finding Dory takes place a year after the first movie.  Now living at the reef with Marlin and Nemo, Dory is getting flashes of memories of her parents, and she remembers that she once lived in Morro Bay, California.  The trio hops another ride on Crush the sea turtle to Morro Bay, where they find an aquarium.  There Dory gets separated, and she sets out searching for her parents, while Marlin and Nemo track down Dory. Of all the Pixar movies, Finding Nemo is one that probably didn't really need a sequel.  However...

Since there's an "Ocean" movie opening today, I thought it would be a good day for a Disney-Pixar double-header that actually takes place in the ocean, starting with Finding Nemo. The Movie: Finding Nemo is the 5th movie from from Pixar.  It was wildly popular upon release, and became at the time the highest-grossing animated film of all time.  (It currently ranks 9th.)  It was also the first Pixar film to win the Oscar for Best Animated Film, though it should be noted it was just the third year that award was given. Finding Nemo tells the story of a clownfish named Marlin, whose son Nemo is the only survivor of a barracuda attack that claimed his wife and other unhatched children.  Nemo is taken by a SCUBA-diving dentist, and Marlin tracks him across the ocean with the help of Dory, a blue tang with short term memory loss. I will admit, I don't put Finding Nemo in the category of my personal favorite Pixar films, but there's no denying it's a good ...