![]() Again, I'm not sure I agree with the "little tact or respect" comment.In a movie with only two of the six main characters cast as female, and two of the five side characters as female, it would have been nice to have Becky portrayed differently." Becky doesn’t talk but she does make strange noises, another punchline. ![]() ![]() As Melissa Wardy points out in her article, "Her appearance is meant to be jarring, and we see characters react strongly to her with little tact or respect. With regards to Becky, because I'm not sure I fully agree with the criticism here.I'm not entirely sure how this connects to Becky and Gerald - just that portrayal of difference is different - that characters are serving different narrative purposes.Hank the septopus has some undiagnosed condition - perhaps anxiety? - in addition to the loss of his 8th limb, which is never really addressed. Bailey's issue seems to be one of focus and/or confidence, as his echolocation works cheesily well when he needs it to. the world's most powerful pair of glasses-get it?). Destiny can (apparently) learn to overcome her nearsightedness - particularly with the help of Bailey and his echolocation (a.k.a. The sea lion Fluke had a nasal parasite and Rudder had anemia. In Nemo, the differences were innate - Nemo's fin, Dory's memory loss, Marlin's anxiety - things that can't necessarily be "fixed." In Dory, as Sigourney Weaver* repeatedly tells us, the goal is to "rescue, rehabilitate, and release." To me, this is a crucial and fundamental difference: the animals in the Marine Life Institute can be fixed or, at least, helped in some way. To me, the crucial difference between Dory and Nemo is the type of "differences" that are portrayed.Having seen the movie now, I understand the criticism - and I do think it's valid. honestly the shit the writers pulled with 'Gerald' the sea lion was irresponsible and unacceptable
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