These days I’m immediately sold whenever a trailer flashes the words “From Disney”. The film outfit has earned the reputation of producing films with really good story and gorgeous art direction. After all the praise Zootopia earned this year (and notwithstanding previously released successful animated features like Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph and Frozen), can the studio even continue to top itself in its 56th animated film, Moana?
Moana has been in-the-making for years. Directors Ron Clements and John Musker (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and The Princess and the Frog), went into lengths of charting a course to Fiji, Samoa and Tahiti to learn about the South Pacific culture (how I wish my research involves island hopping as well!). The film will feature a new, painterly style of CGI somewhat similar to Disney’s short film, Paperman. Further, according to John Musker, “the music will be a fusion of the Pacific roots of Opetaia, the sense of narrative from Miranda, and Macina’s sense of ‘world music’”.
The film follows the journey of a spirited teenager named Moana Waialiki (voiced by a 14-year-old Hawaiian native, Auli’i Cravalho) sailing the Pacific Ocean, along with her companions Pua (a piglet) and Hei Hei (a rooster), in the hopes of uncovering the secrets of her heritage. We don’t see much of Moana in this teaser but rather an exuberant and conceited Polynesian demi-god Maui (before he became an island and a surfwear apparel company, he’s a legendary demi-god first, apparently), voiced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, flaunting his tattoos and magical fishhook. The two team-up as they “traverse the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous fiery creatures and impossible odds”.
Check out the teaser:
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Moana seems to be another strong contender for 2016’s animated movie of the year. I can already imagine a lot of Moana-inspired birthday parties and probably some dads trying to look like Maui in the future. If you’re not yet sold at this point, just re-watch the teaser and focus on its glorious backdrops – the ocean, the foliage and, the subtle embers of the fire. This will be another great addition to Disney’s ever-growing collection of animated classics. Moana is expected to sail into the Philippine theaters on late November this year.
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