Finding Dory achieved blockbuster status when it was released June 17, 2016. Its opening weekend garnered $136 million—the largest U.S. opening for any animated feature film in history.
The sequel to Pixar’s incredibly successful and family-friendly film Finding Nemo (2003), Finding Dory positioned Pixar as the studio to beat when it comes to computer-generated animated movies.
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with Journal author Robert Velarde about his online-exclusive, “Finding Dory: A Fish Tale about Perseverance and Overcoming Fear”.
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