I did not like how unrealistic her story was. It was just ok for me. I did lov the CG animation and the song the crab sang. I think the story could have been better.
shareWhat was unrealistic compared to say a sister going off to redeem her ice magic-wielding sister...or a girl with incredibly long, magical healing hair galavanting off with some rogue...or hardworking woman turning into a frog because she kissed a prince, also transformed into a frog?
How unrealistic her story was? Was it any less unrealistic than other animated stories? Which ones do you like? Hers seemed rooted in a mix of myths from Polynesians. I found that really exciting.
shareI can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe I didnt like it that much because it was all magic. The water and the chicken threw it off to me. Idk. I pretty much like all the Disney Princess movies except Brave! It was unoriginal to me. Same concept as Brother Bear just turned a different character.
shareWas it all magic? Because that doesn't explain the times she failed..and failed hard.
share95% of it. N it's my opinion. Clearly you don't feel the same way and that's ok. Everyone's entitled to their own opinions. I thought I was free to.express my opinion on here not be interrogated ?
shareI'm trying to understand your opinion. I don't feel like you're expressing yourself very well. Perhaps if you elaborated on your position, you wouldn't be getting questions and feeling interrogated.
shareIt's one of those things were you know in your head but you can't express it. None of the newer Princess movies have been as good as the classics: Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, etc. They all have timeless stories that can be read/recreated over and over. But Moana, it's like she has to return an airloom to a God in order to save the island. But not really because the island isn't in danger she just wants to get off.
shareSo because Moana isn't a rehashed "find a prince(ss) and be happy film", it's not as good as the earlier ones? Also, did you even see the movie? Or did you come in after they realized their island was dying. How is that "not really" in danger??
shareBecause they lived that way for yrs and they knew their boundaries. Yes, I seen the movie when it first came out. What is your take on the film?
shareBut not really because the island isn't in danger she just wants to get off.
I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe I didnt like it that much because it was all magic. The water and the chicken threw it off to me. Idk. I pretty much like all the Disney Princess movies except Brave! It was unoriginal to me. Same concept as Brother Bear just turned a different character.
I wouldn't call anything that happens in the movie "magic". Maui and Te Fiti are deities and Tagaloa (a Samoan God) is mentioned in the music at least twice. We know all Polynesian cultures have ocean related gods/spirits which is probably why the ocean is personified. To me, that's all spiritual or supernatural. To say that they're doing "magic" kind of cheapens it - especially with Maui and Tagaloa because they are actual mythological figures.
shareMagic is an aspect of spirituality in many cultures and whether you term it magic or supernatural, if that is the thing that turns the OP off, it really doesn't matter. I agree with you that those aspects expressed the mythology of a culture and, like you, that appealed to me.
shareEvery disney film has a degree of magic to it. The water here is realistic because that Nefertiti's stone or whatever it was called was a magical object that allowed the person holding it to control various things, including the water. The stone was pretty essential to the story, as was showing us what it could do. I don't understand why this should be a problem.
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The water here is realistic because that Nefertiti's stone or whatever it was called was a magical object that allowed the person holding it to control various things, including the water.
Oh, yeah, I forgot that part. But it still doesn't change the fact that the stone is picking Moana by controlling the water
shareThere's no evidence that the stone is controlling the water, and plenty to show that, clearly, the water has a sentience/spirit... which is not unusual, for elements and also plant life, in many mythologies around the world. The water has a reason for choosing Moana, one of her people who wants to be a voyager again, to restore order. It gives the water purpose and joy, again, for people to be transported upon it. This is even explained in the movie, as the reason why the water chose her. When Moana tries to give up, she is seen yelling at the water to choose someone else, before the water takes the stone back.
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