Stars: Auli’I Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger, Alan Tudyk, Oscar Kightley | Written by Jared Bush, Ron Clements | Directed by Ron Clements, Don Hall
Moana is Disney’s latest animated film and may end up being the most original and best animated film that Disney has released in years. Disney used folklore from the Polynesian culture and based on this film, Disney should start using more culture folklore in the future to guide their films.
Moana tells the story of Moana Waialiki, voiced by the amazing newcomer Auli’I Cravalho, a sixteen-year-old daughter of Chief Tui Waialiki (Temuera Morrison) who dreams of venturing out on her own and away from her mystical island in Polynesia but is forbidden based on tales told of unknown dangers in the ocean. When the ocean (yes, the ocean is literally a character) and Moana’s grandmother (Rachel House...
Moana is Disney’s latest animated film and may end up being the most original and best animated film that Disney has released in years. Disney used folklore from the Polynesian culture and based on this film, Disney should start using more culture folklore in the future to guide their films.
Moana tells the story of Moana Waialiki, voiced by the amazing newcomer Auli’I Cravalho, a sixteen-year-old daughter of Chief Tui Waialiki (Temuera Morrison) who dreams of venturing out on her own and away from her mystical island in Polynesia but is forbidden based on tales told of unknown dangers in the ocean. When the ocean (yes, the ocean is literally a character) and Moana’s grandmother (Rachel House...
- 11/18/2016
- by Jason Brigger
- Nerdly
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