47/17
In February 2024, the series was transformed into a theatrical sequel
Story
After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.. Hear from the Moana 2 cast how the sequel expands on the original movie while paying homage to fan-favorite characters and details.. Originally began as a television series in 2020, with plans for the series to air on Disney+.
Follows Vaiana: Potraga za mitskim otokom (2016)
[from trailer] Moana: Maui?Maui: [picks up Hei Hei] Boat snack![Pua falls into his other hand] Maui: Boat snack upgrade! Bacon *and* eggs?[Pua snorts] Maui: Why didn’t you bring the pig last time?. Okay, I'll cut to the chase.
Many of the voice performances are solid with their emotions and personalities expressed
I wasn't very big on "Moana" as while I loved its colorful animation and finding the concept to be pretty good, I found myself feeling disconnected with its themes and found the characters to be uninteresting to connect with. With this sequel, while its colorful animation remains high and there are some new concepts that I do appreciate (like exploring some different cultural aspects within the world of Moana) I found myself having the same problems as the first one.For starters, Disney once again provides wonderful character designs, sound designs, colors, and animation models as there are some gorgeous background colors. Regarding its writing, there are some new concepts I do appreciate and thought were pretty good, but unfortunately, it ends up being too simple that it ends feeling too safe and engaging to fully sink into the world of Moana.I never really connected with the characters.
As a musical, most of the music writing and singing are surprisingly pretty bad
Don't get me wrong, the character of Moana is definitely a good inspiration for children and I understand the creator's intentions and their goals, however, I found most of the characters to be uninteresting or pretty annoying, particularly the character of Maui who I can't really stand. The writing is bland as certain concepts could have been explored a bit differently but failed. Many of the music notes and the lyrics are pretty bad and none of the music, unlike the first one, had much memorable scores.Overall, Disney sequels are rarely done well as they never really seemed to re-capture the essence of what made the first one good.
