resting on the laurels might not be such a dismal idea if the laurels are as toothsome as this rehashed girl-power manifesto

Rating: 7/10 (30 April 2020)

"Weaving a Polynesian mythical backstory into the plot, the stories goes in a plain predictable route, Moana (Cravalho), the future chieftain of the island of Motunui, is chosen by the ocean to restore the equilibrium broke by Maui (Johnson), who steals a heart-stone from goddess Te Fiti, in order to being worshipped by humans. After following both predestination and her own heart, and breaking the warning of not going out of the protected area, Moana embarks on her journey as a simple three-acts adventure: locating Maui, finding Maui's magic hook and finally, emboldened by the pep talk of her wise grandma Tala (House), takes it on herself to finish the daunting tsk, instead of being a sidekick of the shapeshifting and petulant demigod."
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