Vaiana – Das Paradies hat einen Haken (2016)

Vaiana – Das Paradies hat einen Haken: Directed by Ron Clements, John Musker, Don Hall, Chris Williams. With Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison. In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the Demigod Maui reaches Moana’s island, she answers the Ocean’s call to seek out the Demigod to set things right.

“From the opening lyrics to the final shot, Moana was a fun glimpse into Polynesian life. Reminds me of Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron with its depiction of tribal peoples, people who depend on the land and environment to live. As one of the several catchy songs say, the island gives them everything they need. No need to go beyond the reef.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIu0026#39;m glad that Moana and Zootopia, Disneyu0026#39;s two most recent feature films, humorously refer to the archetypal Disney traits that appear in film after film — i.e. an animal sidekick, the heroine bursting into song, following your dreams. Even if they do year after year, it never gets old. (… Well, maybe a little bit. Iu0026#39;m actually jaded by the happy ending trope in practically every work of film, literature, etc. out there. But thatu0026#39;s beside the point.) Even if you can predict the ending of Moana, itu0026#39;s not quite what you expected. Disney has recently been changing things up a bit and having creative endings. Frozen, for example. Even if they werenu0026#39;t slightly creative, the story still enacts the Disney magic — the ability to inspire, motivate, uplift, and ultimately enlighten further on mankindu0026#39;s communal desire to go beyond the norm. You donu0026#39;t have to do something amazing to make a name for yourself. Itu0026#39;s not the hook that defines you, itu0026#39;s what you do that defines you and makes you who you are. Just donu0026#39;t follow hard tradition all the time. If someone says you canu0026#39;t achieve your dreams, he/she is most likely right. HOWEVER. Thatu0026#39;s only true if you donu0026#39;t give it your all. Those right now who are living their dreams gave it their all. If itu0026#39;s something you really want, after all, then naturally youu0026#39;ll give it the necessary effort and force of will. It wonu0026#39;t be easy; life wasnu0026#39;t meant to be easy.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s not as amazing as Zootopia, but Moana is still a genuinely good Disney movie. It has a superb single, a nice accompanying soundtrack, great characters, sublime animation with crystal- clear attention to detail, and wonderful themes and messages. I admit, I was expecting too much from Moana after seeing Zootopia, which is probably why I give Moana a 9. Zootopia hits the 10. If you havenu0026#39;t seen either one, I recommend seeing Moana first.”