Moana - Review

Rating: 7/10 (10 December 2016)

Moana - Review Year: 2016 Directors: Ron Clements and John Musker
Good work from Disney and the directors. I got exactly what I expected, an enjoyable movie with a massage to deliver. Something to take in count is that the movie is a musical too and we have songs here and there. The animation is insuperable, what can you expect from Disney, I remember being in the movie theater and wanted to pause the movie only to admire the backgrounds and the details in the animation, the movie is full of vivid colors and very good character designs. I need to remark the crab scene, a totally beautiful scene. The characters were all good and well developed but at a time I get annoyed by the rooster's jokes, I felt that the 90% of the jokes in this movie were physical, the ones that I don't like very much. It seems that they really caught the Polynesian culture in the movie, knowing well how they are, taking in count that they went there only to make this film. The music is very good, in some parts representing the Polynesian culture and in others the same but with a modern touch. The development of the movie is equal to the hero's path, where a noob has to set off on a journey or overcome an obstacle to become someone, a hero that is needed. The introduction is good, describing why the islands are dying and the journey begins. Get to know Maui, recover his hook and return Te Fiti's heart. The development of the movie is full of funny situations while they achieve their goals with a funny chemistry between Moana and Maui, despite we have seen this kind of relationship in Disney is always funny to watch how the characters deal with each other. One of the major problems that I have is that Moana did some incredible feats, like escaping from Maui's cave and returning to her boat from the pirates. I really liked the final act where she realizes that her ancestors used to navigate and discover new islands. At the end also they reveal that the lava monster is actually the goddess Te Fiti but when she appeared in the legend it was so fast from the time Maui stole the heart and the monster's appearance.
Moana is a funny movie, very enjoyable to children and adults, the stronger points are the visual aspects, the music and the characters but is very simple, just that. A new heroin that needs no romantic interest, similar to Brave by Andrews and Chapman, with a mystical touch and always entertaining.