This is a movie about a boy and his dolphin. I didn’t see the first Dolphin Tale (2011),
but from what I’ve read, the Clearwater Marine Hospital rescued an injured
dolphin and named her Winter. Winter’s
tail has to be amputated, and she is fitted with a prosthetic tail. This not only allows her to swim without
injuring herself, but she becomes an inspiration to everyone.
In this movie we see how many people come visit the aquarium
to see Winter. She’s especially popular
with disabled children and wounded war veterans. When Winter’s companion dies, they have 30
days to find a new companion for her (USDA regulations say dolphins can’t be
housed alone). If they don’t find a new
companion for her, Winter will be moved and the aquarium will be shut down.
That’s the main source of drama in the story. The other bit of tension is about whether
Sawyer Nelson (Nathan Gamble), the boy who works there and is closest to
Winter, will leave town to study for three months at a prestigious marine
biology program in Boston.
This is a nice, pleasant enough movie for kids. Watching it, I was reminded of movies they
might have shown us in elementary school.
There’s nothing offensive to kids, it’s not too intense or scary, but
it’s too safe and uneventful. I was
bored most of the time.
It was interesting at times to observe what the daily
routine is at this place. Both movies
were “inspired by true events” and there really is a Clearwater Marine
Hospital. Over the end credits, we get
to watch actual video footage of events depicted in the movie. That was probably my favorite part of the
movie, and I wouldn’t mind seeing a documentary about Winter and the aquarium.
I took my niece and nephews to see this movie (ages 5 – 10),
and they enjoyed it. So based on that,
I’m going to say that it’s enjoyable enough for kids and the story is
moderately engaging. But unless you have
kids who really want to see this, there’s really no reason to go.
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