To get straight to the point, I was wrong. My original
opinion was wrong. I think when I saw it originally at the cinema I was
expecting a movie like Frozen. Moana is not Frozen. I think it actually has a lot more in common with Mulan. Personally I prefer Frozen, however Moana is a good movie. It’s not the best Disney movie ever, it’s
not my new favourite Disney Princess
movie, but it is a well told ‘chosen one’ narrative. I am glad I finally watched
Moana again and without that notion
of expecting it to be Frozen.
Moana herself is a great character, very likeable. She is very
determined, competent, intelligent, opinionated and passionate, but she is also
flawed, and has moments were she struggles which helps make her feel like a well-rounded
character. I think Moana can truly stand up with the best of the Disney Princesses – like Merida, Anna,
Elsa and Tiana. Next time the princess dolls go on offer I need to add Moana to
my collection…
I still think some of the songs are weak. You’re Welcome is far too auto-tuned, I
also don’t find it funny and overall it makes me dislike Maui. Shiny disappoints me, it sounds like a
poor attempt at the classic Disney
Villain song, such as Poor
Unfortunate Souls or Friends On The
Other Side. However my opinion on How
Far I’ll Go has seriously changed, I don’t think it is as good as Let It Go or Almost There, but it is a pretty good song and a great expression
of who Moana is as a character.
I am still not entirely sold on Maui. A lot of his humorous
moments fall flat for me, the Twitter joke still really makes me cringe. However
I can appreciate his character arc more than I did previously. Despite my
lukewarm reaction to Maui, the movie is really Moana’s story and so he is
ultimately of secondary importance.
In conclusion, I was wrong. Moana is so much better than I had originally written it off as
being. I am glad I finally decided to give Moana
a second chance.
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