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A young woman uses her navigational talents to set sail for a fabled island. Joining her on the adventure is her hero, the legendary demi-god Maui. (official distributor synopsis)
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I have watched Walt Disney’s Pacific Moana right after Pixar’s Coco. I don’t want to create an impression that Moana was way worse by this review, but Coco’s story, surroundings and songs were simply closer to my heart. In my opinion it’s not exactly that kind of the fairytale which an adult could watch without falling into an intellectual coma. However, the best part of the story was the character of that idiotic little cock.
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Let me try to get this straightened out a little bit. Was Moana better than Kubo and the Two Strings? I would not say it is. I think Kubo and the Two Strings had a much better vibe. Was Moana better than Zootopia? I would not say it was either because the adventure comedy had a much more sophisticated narrative. Was it better than Finding Dory? Yes, it was. So the result is obvious and now just a few words about what I have watched. There seem to be some interesting concepts behind the animation style and it is quite stunning. These include the combination of the animation with the illustrations during Maui's song "You're Welcome". There is a lot of singing, although the songs are good and suit the narrative. Also, they are simple and easy on the ears. The characters are also good, I quickly found Moana very endearing, and I thought Maui was quite charismatic. The comic relief was in the form of the "the village idiot" clueless rooster, and this worked quite well, I thought. Even though he is certainly no Scrat (of course, in truth, I am quite over that squirrel lately), he is quite hilarious. The main "bad guy" is formidable enough, although I was not as scared as I was by Kubo's wicked twin aunts. The setting is exotically gorgeous. The narrative is interesting enough, even though it is by no means original or unpredictable. So, in the end, this is the third-best experience I have had watching an American animated movie so far this year, and I am awarding a well-deserved and very strong four stars. 8.3/10.
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A very imaginative story where the imagination has no limits. Of course, Disney has the classic elements here, like the entertaining character of the rooster, but the songs are great, and above all, the animation is absolutely captivating. Plus, it's quite scary at times and quite psychedelic at others. A great cartoon, maybe the cartoon of the year.
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A fine animated film with great visuals and a fun adventure for the kids. At first it even seemed very funny and didn't spare the humour (the rooster in particular was awesome!), but as time went on the humour diminished and the film focused more on the storyline, which lost me a bit as an adult viewer, but as a whole it's still a very good fairy tale that is worth watching and has heart in certain passages.
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A perfect anime load that will captivate anyone regardless of age. At first I was slightly bothered by the frequent songs, I don't really like musicals, but the songs sung by Moana had the power of Adele and were emotionally gripping. I've even been listening to Dwayne Johnson's song since opening night, who knew the guy could sing too. The animation is amazing, slightly unusual but perfectly detailed and impressive. The characters are also very good. Moana is a cool babe with big eyes and Maui is a proper stubborn demi-god, and their relationship was very entertaining since there was no love or romance involved at all. The chicken is the fun part, it will simply entertain everyone. As far as the action and the creatures are concerned, there is nothing to complain about, there’s the right music and there is no shortage of goosebumps. The fire demon, the coconut pirates or the giant crab all have a lot of pizzazz. The surprise of the year. 95%.
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