Moana

[osprey_archer]

Went to see Moana yesterday! And it was gorgeous, really stunning animation and beautiful songs - quite different from the usual Disney song style; more epic maybe? I'm not sure how to define it, but it was a lot of fun, very epic sounding, quite appropriate to a magically intrepid ocean voyage

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[davesmusictank]

It has arrived here in our title town. So i may see it.

[asakiyume]

It sounds great, and I'm looking forward to seeing it eventually. And yes, very glad they escaped from the romance-or-bucking-romance dyad to other plots altogether.

[osprey_archer]

If you get the chance to see it in theaters, this is one that I think definitely benefits from the big screen: the animation is so beautiful and rich.

[asakiyume]

I saw it last night! I agree with you about the lushness and the underwater scenes. I loved toddler Moana's interactions with the sea. Moments I especially liked: when her grandmother first whooshes by as a ray, the song of her wandering ancestors (seeing them all in their boats somehow uplifted me so much--I felt so moved) and her high-fiving the lead ancestor near the end, and the transformation of Te Ka into Te Fiti. I appreciated that Moana had both parents living and that they weren't monsters, and that she tries gamely to fulfill her father's expectations, only heading out to follow her heart/find herself when it's also in the interests of her island.

[osprey_archer]

Toddler Moana was so adorable! Just following that line of shells into the water, totally cool with it when the sea picks her up and carries her back...

And the scene with the wandering ancestors is so inspiring and epic. Of course she has to sail away after that; who could resist following that song?