Indeed, even as Moana-the princess who defies her father to venture across the sea-cannot help but recall Ariel of The Little Mermaid, the problematic and polymorphous Maui bears a distinct resemblance to Aladdin’s genie. Once a a shapeshifter of uncanny ability, he’s now hard pressed to turn himself into anything more impressive than a half-shark-a transformation that is precisely as useful as it sounds. Vain, selfish, and utterly uncommitted to her mission, he is also in the midst of a crisis of confidence, having lost his magical fishhook and with it most of his demigodliness. Johnson’s charming, witty vocal performance is perhaps Moana’s greatest pleasure.īut the principal obstacle for Moana to overcome is her demigod partner in adventure, Maui. Though the narrative is linear, there are inevitably perils to be met: a horde of pirate raiders that seems to have snuck in from Mad Max: Fury Road, except for the fact that they are all…no, I won’t spoil it a treasure-hoarding monster crab (voiced by Jemaine Clement), who puts Smaug to shame and the smoldering lava spirit Te Ka, who also has designs on the Heart of Te Fiti. When the sea itself entrusts that heart to young Moana, she knows that she must set sail beyond the reef, find Maui, and with his help restore Te Fiti’s heart.
But the island and the ocean around it are slowly dying, because long ago a capricious demigod named Maui (Dwayne Johnson) stole-and subsequently lost-the precious-stone “heart” of the fertile goddess Te Fiti.
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The movie is an absolute delight, a lush, exuberant quest fable full of big musical numbers and featuring perhaps the most stunning visuals of any Disney film to date.Īs the story opens, the chieftain’s daughter, Moana (played by young Hawaiian actress Auli‘i Cravalho), is perpetually vexed that her father (Temuera Morrison) will not allow her to venture beyond the reef encircling their island home of Motunui.
Such political advances, however, are secondary to the sheer virtuosity of Moana. And you can scan the ocean horizon in every direction without spotting anything that remotely resembles a love interest. Don’t Look Up Is a Primal Scream of a Film David Simsīetter still are the substantive upgrades: The 16-year-old titular heroine is proportioned like an actual adolescent female, rather than a saucer-eyed, wasp-waisted Barbie.
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