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Moana
2016 107 min United States of America PG 6+
★8.3
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Animation
Director: Ron Clements, John Musker, Don Hall
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Description
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.
Budget:
$150M
US Gross:
$248.76M
Worldwide:
$690.86M
Starring
Auli'i Cravalho
Actor
Dwayne Johnson
Actor
Rachel House
Actor
Awards
Golden Globe 2017
— Best Animated Feature
Academy Awards 2017
— Best Original Song
Academy Awards 2017
— Best Animated Feature
BAFTA 2017
— Best Animated Feature
Golden Globe 2017
— Best Original Song
Saturn Awards 2017
— Best Animated Feature
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2017
— Best Musical Moment
Key opinion
Moana is widely celebrated for its stunning visual craftsmanship, vibrant animation, and memorable musical score. While it succeeds as an engaging family adventure, critics remain divided on its narrative depth, with some finding the story formulaic and underdeveloped while others appreciate its cultural themes and inspiring message.
| Production | The animation sets a technical high bar, particularly in its breathtaking, immersive rendering of the ocean, sand, and lighting. | |
| Score | The soundtrack blends catchy, culturally rooted songs that enhance the film's emotional resonance and character dynamics. | |
| Acting | Dwayne Johnson delivers a charismatic, multi-dimensional vocal performance that captures Maui’s mix of vanity, insecurity, and humor. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative suffers from a lack of internal coherence, with unexplained plot holes and a sense that the story was heavily compressed from a larger source material. | |
| Humor | The film's tone is inconsistent, as it struggles to balance slapstick humor with its attempts at a more serious, mythological narrative. | |
| Originality | While some find the adherence to classic Disney tropes comforting and effective, others criticize the character arcs and plot structure as being overly formulaic and cliché. |