I think shoving Marlin and Nemo to the side was the point, it was Dory\'s movie. You\'re entitled to your opinion and I think all your other points are good ones.
That's why he wants you to have the money. Not so you can buy 14 Cadillacs but so you can help build up the wastes
OK, I get what you mean about the lack of \"grand adventure\". When I heard the movie would be limited to the MLI, I was put off too, and my first viewing didn\'t make the best impression.
However, I\'ve come to respect this movie so much for what it is. Yes, of course, it would be better with that sort of thing, but this is Dory\'s movie, and her story is so well done! As for Marlin and Nemo, well...it\'s Dory\'s movie! Of course they\'re not going to be the main focus.
All in all, this movie is amazing. It\'s \"problem\" is that it was inevitably going to be compared to it\'s very different predecessor. Because of this, I can\'t watch Finding Nemo anymore, because I know I\'m just going to end up comparing Finding Dory to it. And I don\'t want to look at Finding Dory as something that\'s smaller in scale. If people had never seen Finding Nemo they would love this movie unconditionally.
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Pretty damn good, but Finding Nemo is still better
So I went today to watch this movie in cinema. But before I did, I made sure to rewatch the original first, so that I could compare the two movies better.
My opinion? While overall this sequel is pretty damn good, and does a fairly good job recapturing at least some of the spirit of the original, I still feel that it ultimately ends up coming a bit short of the level of greatness achieved by its predecessor.
Don't get me wrong, there's quite a bit of good stuff in here. Dory's journey, with her trying to remember everything piece by piece, is very interesting and engaging. The new octopus character is fun to watch, as well as some of the other newcomers (the friendly whales especially). And I did almost tear up during one particular moment of the movie. The climax is amazing as well.
However, I did notice certain problems that took the whole movie slightly down. For one, there's no sense of a grand adventure, unlike the first movie.
In the original, Marlin and Dory had to traverse an incredible distance through the ocean, coming across various obstacles and having to overcome both them and their fears through sheer determination and courage. Here, however, the majority of the story takes place largely in one location, with the trio just stumbling around from room to room trying to find each other (or Dory's parents). It's still interesting to watch, but doesn't feel quite as grand and epic.
Another problem is that Marlin and especially Nemo feel kinda shoved to the side, with the focus being put almost solely on Dory. After the first movie spent so much time and focus on Nemo and how important it is to find him, it does feel a bit cheap to have him become almost a background character that just follows his dad around, only sometimes being allowed some input of his own.
Ultimately, while I still feel that it's a pretty good movie, and definitely worth watching if you liked the first one, I must state, unfortunately, that you shouldn't expect something as grand as the original. It's competent, but not amazing.