Any Hope For Sequels?

Once again, thanks to Boys and Girls Clubs of Dallas and Warner Brothers, I was able to see another movie pre-release.  Except in this case, it was basically a month pre-release so how cool is that?

So the movie this time is Dolphin Tale 2 and returns pretty much the entire cast that made the first movie great.  While the release date has moved from September 19 to September 12 it continues the real life story of the dolphin Winter and her new companion Hope at the Clearwater (FL) Marine Aquarium.

In this edition we get to see Sawyer (Nathan Gamble) and Hazel (Cozi Zuehlsdorff) growing up as they start to take on projects within the Aquarium and also find a little more about themselves.  Sawyer for instance needs to find if he can break away from Winter to take on a semester at sea that studies wildlife on the sea.  Hazel meanwhile needs to determine if she and her father can have a relationship built on mutual professional respect.

All in all the film was good and this is a real life story that is a continuation of the first real life film.  Unlike the first film which had the popsicle scene, it seemed that this picture was more dramatic and less fun, but it did let viewers of the first film grow up with Sawyer and Hazel.

I'm giving this four stars on the five scale as I have hope for very few sequels that do not have the words Star Wars in them, but this was much better than expected and is a film you can take your family to without wondering what messages are your kids going to be exposed to?

The Clearwater Marine Aquarium seems to present a balanced approach to conservation, life, and relationships with parents so for all those reasons I liked it as a dad.  There were hints however during the pre-talk with the artists that there is a potential third installment so...stay tuned.  There may be more fun from Winter and Hope in the next few years.  If they continue this formula, I am sure I will be buying four or more tickets.