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LoganCrews (2861 KP) rated Moana (2016) in Movies

Nov 3, 2020  
Moana (2016)
Moana (2016)
2016 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy
7
8.5 (214 Ratings)
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"You're Welcome" >>> "How Far I'll Go", I said what I said πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

Another overly-familiar, word-for-word rehash of *all* the exact same clichΓ©s from the Disney Machine with no real profundity or nuance to back up the convention. I mean even the title character the movie is named after has about as much depth as a piece of blank construction paper. That being said however, this is - what I can only describe as - terminally cute. In spite of all its heavily trod Disney-fying and formulaic cheese it's just so damn irresistible: eye-watering in how visually breathtaking it is with a handful of lively bops from Lin-Manuel Miranda who - politics aside - rarely ever misses a beat in the musical department. Treads water (no pun intended) for the first part with all the parroting of like 10 other movies from the company practically verbatim until the charming Maui shows up, who still represents the same sorts of tropes but complete with a clever design gimmick via the moving tattoos and gargantuan, blocky proportions; plus come on he's voiced by Dwayne Johnson - you can't *not* love him. The last half hour is more or less a wondrous technical showcase for peddling this beautiful, paradise-like animation and let me tell you it's a sight to see. Very funny too. Should hate it but don't, well done. 𝘑𝘰𝘰𝘡𝘰𝘱π˜ͺ𝘒 smokes it, though.