A masterpiece. I have a two year old so I've seen this a bunch of times and am always finding something new - a directorial choice, or gag, or visual image. It's beautiful and extremely well directed.
A lot of it is standard (island princess, a quest, a macguffin, a gay villain), but the Polynesian material is very fresh. The by play between Maui and Moana is hilarious and Moana is a true hero and the songs are utterly brilliant.
Some random thoughts:
- the villagers on Moana's island are really dumb (they can't even figure out to maybe plant coconuts in a different area unless Moana told them) - maybe they've been driving cava on the side?
- was Moana's father in love with his friend who died?
- it's weird to see a film so pro explorer, with the Polynesians getting their mojo back to island hop - did anyone live on those islands they moved on to? What about the coconuts, they came from somewhere?
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