For those who have not seen it yet, this article will include some spoilers (so, you've been warned).

"Finding Dory" was built up to be the movie of the summer. The sequel to the famous Pixar's "Finding Nemo" that the millennial generation fell in love with back in the summer of 2003. The movie had a lot of build up to it, but did it meet the expectations?

The Wall Street Journal refers to the movie as, "...touching, sweet and tender, but it’s compulsively, preposterously and steadfastly funny." While Rolling Stone Magazine writes, "If 'Finding Dory' lacks the fresh surprise of its predecessor, it still brims with humor, heart and animation miracles." After seeing the movie the day after its release, and giving others the time to state their opinions and view the film as well: I agree more with the Rolling Stone's review.

Anyone who knows me knows that I adore "Finding Nemo." I can quote the entire movie and even had, "Just Keep Swimming," engraved on my high school class ring. Needless to say, the build up to this sequel was monumental for me. While parts of the movie I loved, the film had its flaws.

For starters, within the first 15 minutes of the movie, Nemo, Dory and Marlin travel from the Australian reefs to California. In this travel Nemo meets Crush and Squirt, which is a nice ode to the original film, but finding those two turtles took more than half the first movie. Yes, I understand it's a kids film and can't last hours and hours; but an extra 15-20 minutes of animation for them to show Nemo now taking part in the original journey needed to find him would've been a nice flashback.

As much as I, and I know many others, love Gerald the sea lion: I don't appreciate the consistent bullying against him. In a movie so rich with acceptance for disabilities (Dory's short term memory, Destiny's bad eye-sight, Bailey's broken echolocation and more), creating a character who comes off as mentally challenged and then attacking him seems counter-intuitive. Although it is funny, and the world fell in love with Gerald's quirkiness, I do feel bad for him.

While mentioning Gerald, I really should bring up Hank. The Septa-pus created to reach the minds of the 20-something-millennial-crowd. Hank is a one of a kind Pixar character, in my opinion. Before him, there really haven't been any that bluntly state their thoughts, have RBF, sass-itude and seem to hate the world around them (while simultaneously loving every moment). Hank's character development in the short film from being a controlling individual to a kind hearted and trusting aquatic creature, perfectly sums up the ever changing minds of young adults. This multi-layered character really captures how the college age crowd views themselves as a whole while still being funny and child appropriate.

All movies have their flaws and shining moments, but overall "Finding Dory" really hit it out of the park as a sequel. It is never expected that a sequel will be equally as good as the original, or match the hype building up to its release. This movie's diversity in both disabilities and personalities, acceptance of all types (mentally ill, physically handicapped, homosexual and heterosexual), all on top of its beautiful Pixar animation and comedy really made it special.

To get the full character experience: I recommend seeing the movie the first chance you get!