Plot
A young woman uses her navigational talents to set sail for a fabled island. Joining her on the adventure is her hero, the legendary demi-god Maui.
Release Year: 2016
Rating: 8.5/10 (747 voted)
Critic's Score: 80/100
Director: Ron Clements
Stars: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House
Storyline
The main character will be Moana Waialiki, a sea voyaging enthusiast, and the only daughter of a chief in a long line of navigators. When her family needs her help, she sets off on an epic journey. The film will also include demi-gods and spirits taken from real mythology.
Writers: Jared Bush, Ron Clements
Cast: Auli'i Cravalho -
Moana
(voice)
Dwayne Johnson -
Maui
(voice)
Rachel House -
Gramma Tala
(voice)
Temuera Morrison -
Chief Tui
(voice)
Jemaine Clement -
Tamatoa
(voice)
Nicole Scherzinger -
Sina
(voice)
Alan Tudyk -
Heihei /
Villager #3
(voice)
Oscar Kightley -
Fisherman
(voice)
Troy Polamalu -
Villager #1
(voice)
Puanani Cravalho -
Villager #2
(voice)
Louise Bush -
Toddler Moana
(voice)
Trivia:
Moana is the first full-length computer animated feature film to be written and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, who were responsible for directing The Great Mouse Detective (1986), The Little Mermaid (1989), Aladdin (1992), Hercules (1997), Treasure Planet (2002), and The Princess and the Frog (2009), all of which were predominantly in hand-drawn animation. When it was initially rumored that Moana would be made in the hand-drawn/computer-animated technique "Meander" introduced with Disney's short film Paperman (2012), director John Musker said that it is "far too early to apply the Paperman (2012) hybrid technique to a feature. The Meander digital in-betweening interface still has a host of production issues (including color) that need to be perfected." Besides, the directors also stated that the environment, including the ocean, benefited much more from the use of CGI as opposed to a traditional animation and that three-dimensional computer animation is naturally good at generating the sculpted faces of the people of the South Pacific. Maui's tattoos, on the other hand, are purely hand-drawn animated without the use of the "Meander". See more »
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User Review
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Rating: 10/10
*beep* yes. Way to go Disney.
This was in no way watered down culture used simply as a backdrop, like
they did when they cancelled "Kingdom of the Sun" and turned it into
Emperor's New Groove. (Removing all of the strong overt Inca/Quechua
plot elements, gods, and songs) Or even to a degree what they did to
Mulan.
Moana aggressively shoves culture at audiences. Moreso then even things
like Aladdin. There are multiple long strong sequences in their full on
native languages. Can you imagine if Aladdin had overtures in Arabic?
Or Mulan in Chinese? They would feel like completely different films.
The characters in Moana behave within their religion and value system.
It was so impressive. The only anachronisms were a few odd jokes from
Maui. But it's remarkably in the time period and well done. The
richness is on display, not hidden.
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