FIRST TIME WATCHING *MOANA*

[@DanGamingFan2406]

Not only does it cover real Pacific Islander mythology, but it's based on the real-world thousand year period where anthropological evidence suggests they completely stopped traveling between islands. They were voyagers, stopped for a full millennium, then began voyaging again, and nobody knows why.

[@The-Nexus-of-Creation]

I saw pacific and got an idea CAN WE GET ALICIA TO WATCH PACIFIC-RIM?

[@ferretmonger0236]

​@@The-Nexus-of-Creationwe can do that later

[@slaughterpup7191]

@@The-Nexus-of-CreationI second this

[@Mrnumber]

​@@The-Nexus-of-CreationI third this. Also now have the main theme stuck in my head

[@antoni4131]

@@The-Nexus-of-Creation i fourth this

[@onilink134]

A common theory is that the Heart of Te Fiti was keeping Gramma alive and healthy. The minute she gives it back to Moana, her age catches up with her right away.

[@captin3149]

I like thinking that gramma was a MC in her own adventure story, which is why she has so much knowledge and wisdom that's counter to the accepted wisdom of the island, and why she knew where the ships were and why the island thought she was a crazy old woman.

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

Wonder if she felt thin. Like butter spread on too much bread.

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

Wonder if she felt thin. Like butter spread on too much bread.

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

Wonder if she felt thin. Like butter spread on too much bread.

[@D3viant517]

@@captin3149I’d much rather get a prequel about her than moana 2 tbh

[@lunied]

"He's just stupid" - Alicia, 2 seconds before Maui absolutely bamboozles Moana 😂

[@chaoscontroller316]

Makes for a great reaction clip on Twitter

[@pherftheclown2631]

The cool thing about the casting for Moana is that they didn’t hire a celebrity voice actress, but instead held auditions for a real Pacific Islander with no prior acting experience to play the role. In the end, they chose 16-year-old Auli’i Cravalho for the part of Moana.

[@samwallaceart288]

I had no idea about that, Auli'i's so good in this

[@pherftheclown2631]

@@samwallaceart288 Yeah, for her first acting role in anything ever, she really knocked it out of the park.

[@yeshevishman]

​@@pherftheclown2631*major acting role. I believe she'd been acting on a community level since she was like, 10 or something. Still, REALLY impressive for a kid.

[@cyberwolf_1013]

In fact the entire cast (minus the animal voices) were from or descended from the Pacific Islands.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

The scene where the ocean parts & Te Kā comes racing across the seafloor towards Moana, only for her to see what she really is and help her break through the pain and rage is one of the most well-crafted and beautiful moments in animation, period. The same goes for the "I Am Moana" sequence.

[@soul6733]

That scene got ruined for me after someone made an animation of what would ACTUALLY happen if Moana got invested by extremely hot volcanic ashes like in the movie.

[@Gotamoona]

Didn't that scene win an award as well?

[@vanilla6326]

Y’all have no idea how jazzed I was to see Maui on the big screen. I’m Māori so I grew up on stories of Maui fishing the sun to make the days longer, pulling up the island I live on etc etc. It would’ve been so much easier for Disney to just base it off of Hawaiian culture and stories since that’s what’s closest but they put in the hard work, consulting with almost every Polynesian nation to build the art, clothing and story for this film. To the point of using the noted connection between volcanos and fertile land that comes up a lot in our mythology as a core part of the story. For anyone who doesn’t know; volcanic soil is some of the most fertile soil in the world, it just needs to be activated with water, goddesses associated with volcanos often being seen as goddesses of fertility right along side the various plant goddesses as both are vital. This is also Auli’i Cravalho’s role, I’d say she more than knocked it out of the park.

[@NeroIML]

A cool little detail in regards to the ocean helping her; it doesn't just do anything for her, but whenever she attempts to do something it helps her. For example, when Maui leaves her on his island the ocean doesn't help her until she starts to swim after him, then it carries her to the boat. This is mirrored in what she does at the beginning when she helps the baby sea turtle. She doesn't just pick it up and carries it to the water, but helps it as it crawls on its own by keeping the birds away and protecting it from the sun. Water

[@chriskoloski32]

Maui is basically the demigod that did everything for the polynesian people. The coconuts, the air, the sun, fire. He took parts of these gifts from the gods or demons and gave them to humanity

[@samuellatu3123]

He made coconuts because a eel raped his wife, moved clouds so he can see the land, slowed the sun because he hated fast mornings.

[@TheNeilBlack]

One thing I really like about this movie is that, while the ocean is helping Moana, it's only doing so by enabling her decisions. When Maui steals her boat the ocean doesn't help until she starts swimming after him. When Te Ka attacks the ocean doesn't help until Moana is determined to get through. And when Moana decides she's not the right person to do this, the ocean takes the heart from her, then returns it as soon as she changes her mind. It wants Moana to be making the decisions. A lot of people have wondered why the ocean didn't just take the heart back to Te Ka but the ocean's goal in all of this is to get Moana's people sailing again, and I think that's highlighted nicely in the way it supports Moana.

[@mrshadow4007]

14:12 Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence - Hanlon's Razor

[@greenshyguyfrommario]

12:32 Fun fact: The chicken is voice acted by a real dude… and that dude also voiced Alistair Krei in Big Hero 6

[@lemjustlem]

Alan Tudyk; he does great work! Sadly, one of his best works ends up with him getting stabbed...

[@dragonsvideos6737]

There’s an Instagram post of the kan complaining about heihei (the chicken) eating a stock and then it shows heihei biting Maui who’s voice by “the rock”. 😅

[@Vectorspace000]

​@@lemjustlemhe was a leaf on the wind...

[@D33dums]

​@@lemjustlem " How do the reavers clean their spears?"

[@felixjoblon2230]

Looks like bro's slowly upgrading his role's intelligence🤭.

[@4NGEL99]

She's petting Manta Rays. They are safe

[@Bhrymm]

Also, Irwin himself didn't really mess up. One of the camera men got too close and spooked the Ray which lashed out and hit Steve. 😢

[@samanthaw3845]

Stingrays tend to be pretty calm, too, they only lash out when hurt or startled. I’ve pet more than my fair share of the really big ones lol. Edit, to clarify: I used to suit up in diving gear and feed the Hawaiian stingrays at a research aquarium in Hawaii by hand. They were very curious and playful.

[@Cloningmaster55]

​​​​​​@Bhrymm Yeah it's incedibly sad what happened to Steve except it wasn't a manta ray I'm pretty sure it was just a normal stingray or an eagleray or something there's a difference

[@samuellatu3123]

The manga ray is a symbol of new birth and helps to guide the souls of our children

[@Greatly_Incompetent]

​@@Bhrymm kinda, but it's not fair to put all the blame on them what Steve was doing was dangerous he was swimming above and slightly behind the sting ray which is often where they get attacked from when the camera man got too close the ray felt boxed in with Steve above it and lashed out before fleeing which due to Steve's position caused it to hit his chest killing him As easy as it is to say there was one critical mistake that caused it it was a multitude of risky mistakes which ultimately culminated in disaster

[@DanGamingFan2406]

Even though he only appears for one scene, Tamatoa is still one of my favorite modern Disney villains, and "Shiny" is one of the single greatest vilain songs ever. Ron and Jon were like, "we may not have a traditional villain in this movie, but we're making a traditional villain song anyway." Jermaine Clements' vocals are so good.

[@Shady_br]

schaffrillas couldn't be prouder of you

[@dragonsvideos6737]

I love the song too

[@petrpodskalsky1785]

Shameless Schaffrillas propaganda (I completely agree)

[@DrakeAurum]

I love that song, especially when it powers back up after he realises Maui's lost his mojo.

[@dragonsvideos6737]

@@DrakeAurum little Maui’s having trouble with his look. The little semi-Demi-mini god

[@brodycaldwell9678]

I've heard a theory that the Ocean chose Moana's father before her and that the first trip beyond the reef for each of them went so poorly as part of a lesson about how the ocean must be respected as a beautiful yet dangerous part of nature.

[@joelbond7440]

7:50 This was Auli’i Cravalho’s first role in a movie and she was sixteen at the time. They struck gold when casting her, because she knocked it out of the park.

[@gamershadow8]

I uncontrollably sob at the "I know who you are" part 😢

[@Hamantha]

I absolutely adore Shiny. It’s the only Villain song I can think of that’s being sung while kicking the heroes ass

[@Little1Cave]

True! Though I guess technically there’s the moment Jafar sings the “Prince Ali” reprise. But that’s the only other possible “example” I can think of.

[@Hamantha]

@ I mean barely, but that’s not an ass kicking lol

[@dragonsvideos6737]

Ain’t no way a demigod can beat a decapod (look it up)

[@Little1Cave]

@@Hamantha Yep. HUGE air quotes on “example”. Lol

[@kaz7886]

@@dragonsvideos6737 Tamatoa made me actually look it up, thanks to him.

[@alexmiller7677]

If I remember correctly, the girl who voiced Moana was around 15 when this was made

[@UltimateGamerCC]

RIP Moana's Grandma, my Grandma was also supportive like her. at age 7 i knew that i wanted to be a Game Dev when i grew up, everybody else either dismissed what i had said or told me that i shouldnt be that, that" it's just another Fad" that wont last. i was lowkey pissed at the lack of support i got, but Grandma, she took my side and supported the notion all the way. sadly i would lose her to complications from Type 2 Diabetes about 3 or 4 years later... took me a long ass time to get over it, too.

[@CrownofMischief]

The water physics in the movie were pretty cool.

[@kuromiLayfe]

Moana 2 was actually supposed to just be a TV series but they had such a collective main story script, they made it into a movie.

[@KingsBard]

Damn, that's like the opposite of the live action MCU and StarWars shows where most of them start as a movie script 😂

[@dragonsvideos6737]

Really? It was supposed to be a series? Cool

[@liljenborg2517]

It's more like Disney desperately needed a movie to release that might do better in theaters than Wish did when it flopped last year. Disney Animation has had a rough road the last four or five years. Frozen 2 under-performed. Encanto, Raya, Strange World, and Wish all failed to make back their production/marketing budgets (we did have the whole COVID thing strangling Box Office numbers) - Moana was the last really successful theatrical release Disney Animation had (as amazing as Encanto is, it performed badly in theaters - only really finding an audience after KZbin reactors started flipping out about how amazing "We Don't Talk About Bruno" and "Surface Pressure" are - and Moana still out-performs Encanto on Disney+ and in merch sales). So, since they already had the series in development, with all the primary art design and 3D models made and rigged, they could convert the first few episodes of the series into a movie, sign on the Rock and Cravalo to come back and do the voices (instead of the replacements they were already using) and cobble together a script and some songs - and have feature length, releasable in theaters, movie made in record time, just under a year (when the normal production schedule for a Disney theatrical release is three to four years).

[@Neroevelocity]

Yeah and it suffered immensely for it. There were too many points where it was like..... disjointed

[@dragonsvideos6737]

@@Neroevelocity well let’s hope this movie is good ya know, we can’t just hate in it without seeing it. You can only hate something when you know it

[@johnobrien7562]

This was the first role for Auli'i Cravalho (Moana) and she absolutely killed it. She performed "How Far I'll Go" at the Oscars and that she didn't win was a crime. I think you last saw Rachel House, who plays her grandmother, as Dohla over in Legend of Vox Machina. Or possibly in Thor Ragnarok. IIRC, Lin-Manuel Miranda was hired to do the songs for this before Hamilton premiered.

[@georgev3433]

9:19 Steve 100% out there petting Stingrays in heaven. Man loved animals and nature, and knew the risk involved in getting so close to both. He definitely wouldn’t blame the stingray, and neither should you.

[@theirishviking9278]

he didnt blame the stingray he said as much in his last moments

[@georgev3433]

@ look I get I typed a typo of would t instead of wouldn’t, but I’m pretty sure it was obvious that’s what I was saying.

[@theirishviking9278]

@@georgev3433 i was correcting your wording not your spelling your wording makes an implication as to what you think he would do i told you what he did do

[@georgev3433]

@ I’m literally saying he loved animals and wouldn’t blame the string ray, so you came to correct me because Steve loves animals and wouldn’t blame the string ray?

[@theirishviking9278]

@@georgev3433 your wording implies that he didn't make the statement to not blame the stingray("he wouldn't" in this context is past tense, implies he never got to make it) I'm correcting you by saying he did make that statement before he passed(there's news articles about how he said not to blame the stingray) Yours is a guess at what he could have done Mine is a statement of fact as to what he actually did

[@kaseywoods6533]

21:52 Tomatoa: did you like the song? Alicia: it was ok Schaffrilas Productions: *senses a disturbance in the force* me: why do i hear boss music?

[@dragonbretheren]

I have the very unpopular opinion that it was an okay song that shouldn't have been in this movie. The random Brit Pop forcibly interjected into what is otherwise a very consistent Pacific Islander themed soundtrack always takes me out of the movie every time it gets to that scene because of how jarring the tone change is.

[@MasonAttano]

@@dragonbretheren Honestly I find the song super annoying, and it feels pointless to me. Every other song in the movie has a purpose to the plot, whereas that one is just, there.

[@fenorlex1126]

​@@MasonAttanoThe crab just loves himself, no?

[@Leticia-rc4dy]

I thought the same thing lol

[@WhoCares-l7z]

@@MasonAttano character development of our heroes? telling Maui story? atleast this song has more purpose to the plot than first two or three Moana songs.

[@justastudent8099]

Fun fact they did hire professors some in anthropology and folklore to help and advise Disney with certain practices or histories which shows well sometimes and other times like water rolls off the object. A few of them are my own professors.

[@GandalfDilagaf]

I’m a pacific islander and I have great memories watching this movie with cousins I remember learning all the songs word for word when I was younger 😂

[@gregpadre1366]

"Hey, it's okay, it's okay, you're welcome",i love that song

[@vigilantsycamore8750]

Heihei is my favorite character and it's 90% because of his reaction when he suddenly realizes he's surrounded by Water

[@zacharybartolo5111]

I love that chicken! He just lives in his own little world!

[@platinturger]

I hope at some point she will get to watch Sindbad. That Movie is one of my all time favorites.

[@lachlanmcdonald8294]

A there's a cool/cute theory I remember someone talk about. If Moana's grandmother had a spirit animal/animal she would become after her death (her's being a manta ray), what would be Moanas animal? According to the theory, Moanas animal would probably be a sea turtle. Cause just like sea turtles, Moana had always been drawn to the ocean since she was little.

[@SkeletonLand368]

It could become a possibility! :)

[@happyninja42]

i LOVE the opening bit of baby Moana protecting the turtle, and the spirit of the ocean blessing her. I'm a huge fan of a ttrpg called Scion, where you play the demigod children of the various gods from mythology, and this always felt like a Calling for a daughter of an ocean god. It's just so cute, but also really touching and powerful to me. And I also LOVED the scene of Moana in the caves, learning about her people's seafaring days. That echoing call and response drum bit was so powerful to me. I wish that sequence had gone on for much longer though. With Moana doing a whole drum cadence performance, with the spirits of her ancestors as accompanying drums, while the magic of the story unfolds on the cave walls around her. That would've been so damn awesome

[@Kingkent1207]

This will either cure her fear of the ocean or be a horror movie for her.

[@aokaygamer8192]

It's usually water creatures that freaks her out a lot and there's not really much of them

[@samuellatu3123]

We have legends that the oceans are filled with massive monsters, the fish alone are the size of islands and the monsters spanning multiple heavens

[@kodytiffany5686]

The water is one of the best characters of the movie so glad you chose it as the code word.

[@arandomnamegoeshere]

This is one of my household's comfort flicks. Not only did I rip it for our media server, it's in our "Sleepy Time" collection - flicks that are engaging and enjoyable and so well known that we can fall asleep to it (Casablanca is also in there just to show range).

[@greenshyguyfrommario]

8:29 Dude you have no idea how much of an anthem that song was to like every girl in my elementary school, they were singing that shit so much.

[@Monato_Zandu]

I always have such fond memories of this movie since I got to watch it with some of my Polynesian family in New Zealand on a trip there and got to have them tell me about the mythology and history of it and was just such a fun time ^^

[@starburst98]

Everything maui sang about are real myths. Like the sky used to be on the ground like a blanket and forced everyone to crawl. Maui got sick of it and picked the sky up and carried it to the top of a mountain and put it there.

[@toxic_tomb1238]

I loved this movie so much when it came out, im not Polynesian im native american, but it just reminds me of my tribe and its traditions, and the characters remind me so much of my family, moana is like many of my cousins, maui is like my dad, moanas grandma reminds me of my grandma, and her dad reminds me of my uncles, all that really deepens my appreciation for the movie

[@toxic_tomb1238]

1:18 the memes were very short-lived and for the time, it was mostly ytp's

[@thebeardedbrony9586]

28:08 you can see the outline of the goddess under the water here. Very clever..

[@jasongarcia1886]

I laughed so hard when she said he's just stupid he's not evil he's just evily dumb 😂😂😂😂

[@eyallev]

the missing line from the end of the movie (30:15): "we know you are coming back, when life return to our village" (3 points for anyone that gets this reference)

[@GabrielExtramil]

Next you should watch The Wild Robot. And for a show, what about Amphibia?

[@hayond656]

I certainly didn't expect this Also Water

[@djseano100]

The song, where she starts drumming then it breaks into song(we know the way), is my favorite due to the other language used, wish they did that more often throughout the movie

[@Seventh_Shade]

I lover this movie and I’m so happy you reacted to it! The **water** is such a great character

[@samuellatu3123]

Te-Moananui-a-kiwa is the full name of the ocean or Moana for short. Yes her name means ocean.

[@fenorlex1126]

​@@samuellatu3123 So Moana is helping Moana help?

[@gamershadow8]

Fun Fact: Moana's Father is voiced by the guy who played George Washington in Disney's Hamilton production

[@claypigeon7063]

Wait, Jango Fett played George Washington? How did I NOT recognise Temuera Morrison on þe stage?

[@Scorpionspear77]

Tbf to Maui- everything he brags about in You’re Welcome is something he legitimately did in mythology

[@inferlynx737]

I freaking love this movie probably some of the best music Disney has put out in a minute

[@soul6733]

NO FUCKING WAY! I litterally just thought if Alicia had seen Moana or not. Also FUN FACT: the movie and protagonist's name was changed in some countries as to avoid children searching up Moana and finding results regarding a certain porn star by the same name.

[@dragonsvideos6737]

Ew

[@Lilypad__334]

not such a fun fact 😦

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

Italy, specifically. Moana Pozzi was extremely famous, enough to e.g. be interviewed on TV and stuff, so she would be an easy to find result. Though she died quite a long time ago.

[@SlimeThe1st]

Moana have a banger music all of this songs still in my head if something triggers it. Drink your water everybody.

[@DXDragon38]

Shiny is such an incredible song 🎵

[@savagesnakekid]

So at Epcot at Walt Disney World, they have an attraction called Moana the Journey of Water, filled with misters and water effects and a giant statue of Ta Fiti, and it teaches all about the water cycle and the importance of water to our planet and conservation. It’s fun and it’s especially good in the hot Florida sun with all the moisture to cool off.

[@aleff32]

I’m 31 years old, and to this day, I can’t watch this movie without crying because I lost my grandmother shortly before it was released. She was like the grandmother in the movie, close to me, a counselor, and a friend. Every time I watch it, it reminds me of her. It’s a joyful memory, but it still brings her to mind. And I really love this movie.

[@rickymoranjr9609]

the Kakamora are like the bandits from the movie Water World but tiny and wear coconuts for armor but their giant ship turns into more ships!

[@dragonsvideos6737]

One of the has baymax’s face from big hero 6

[@samuellatu3123]

The real legend is they are hairy humanoids that eat men and rape women

[@Jaden_The_Celestial]

Easter Egg!!! In the moment when Moana first hops onto the Coconut Peoples’ boat, and they all turn to face her, if you pause at that moment you can see that one of the Coconut People’s face-paint is Baymax’s face. lol

[@samuellatu3123]

Kakamora aren’t actually coconuts, they are pirates of the sea but they’re more akin to giants who rape women. Glad Disney changed this.

[@AEGIS55842]

One of my favorite touches with this movie is that the entire case was drawn from Pacific Islanders with only one exception, Heihei (the chicken) was voiced by Alan Tudyk.

[@edroia4123]

The water in this movie reminds me of anime food H20+

[@armandoguzmannieves5472]

Saying “It’s ok” for Shiny is WILD. Didn’t even show a reaction to the Maui backstory part of the song

[@lewisabercrombie9121]

A live action moana is actually supposedly gonna be in theaters in 2026, with Dwayne The Rock Johnson playing Maui *water*

[@18videowatcher41]

Fun fact: The ocean didn’t help her the first time she ventured out on her own in a boat because she was being reckless and selfish. It was to teach her a lesson. Even though she has a special connection to the ocean, she still has to respect it. Also, she has to learn how to sail properly.

[@toxic_tomb1238]

17:07 when they were all just standing there, one of them had baymax's face from big hero 6

[@dragonsvideos6737]

Hello I am baymax your personal kakamora fighter. I was alerted to the need to attack you when the drums started playing

[@superspider64]

You wanna know what's wild? Maui's song is only slightly exaggerated

[@ThatThrashGuy99]

This movie did so much for the Polynesian community, was really awesome to see it in real time. Really cool to see my dad (who is from American Samoa and Samoan is his first language) vibe with the parts of the music that was in Samoan. The last couple years of high school kinda sucked cuz everyone would just say "You're Welcome" because clean shaven i was a dead ringer for Maui and they did it so much that it got a rise out of me. Had a bunch of Palagi girls on my jock though so that was cool.

[@J0J0155]

these movie and Comedian reactions have been amazing so far! LOVE that you're exploring animated films. I grew up on so many of these movies, less Moana and closer to How to train your dragon but still... These movies (toy story to modern pixar and dreamworks), and stuff like video games in general, are art to me and got me into 3D modeling and animation.

[@SupportMainSpartain]

When Moana had just come out I was in a boy scout summer camp in Hawaii and my merit badge counselor overheard us talking about it and he was like oh you mean "Auliʻi Cravalho? Yeah we go to the same high school but nobody sees her anymore cause she's so famous" XD I still think that's crazy!

[@TheMeIonCat]

Hydrating is hard. I’m way too lazy to get up and get some water

[@BradShadowDog]

I love how animated movie nowadays always seem to have that 1 thing that is so well animated. Brave had the hair, How to train your dragon 3 had the sand, and this movie has the water.

[@kakashisensei8120]

Water is amazing

[@legionaireb]

1:05 - So did everyone who wasn't born _IN_ the Pacific Ocean. 3:20 - 'Sup, Crush!! 3:25 - IT'S A PIKMIN!!! 10:52 - "Diseasing the trees?" 29:39 - In case you missed it, the story is based on the Polynesian creation myth. Maui is an actual mythical demigod. Tefiti is ACTUALLY Tahiti. Hot take? Better than Frozen.

[@samuellatu3123]

Tahiti is know as havaiki or ancestral homeland

[@josiahricafrente585]

Moana’s VA, Auli’i Cravalho, is actually Hawaiian (hard to miss with a name like Auli’i, I know). Iirc, this movie was her breakout role.

[@thoughtfulfreespace]

I know you mentioned which movied you have/have not seen but I forget. If/when you might continue Disney stuff, if you haven't seen them I'd recommend Encanto, Tarzan, and Lilo & Stitch. The songs in this are amazing. As for memes it was all "You're welcome!" memes, surprised you missed them lol.

[@purgeblue]

What i hope for Moana 2 since its not too long until Moana 2 comes out. Is that the story would explore deeper into the history of Moana’s people. We know they are voyagers, but maybe not everyone joined them for new island searches

[@galenedge481]

This has been one of my favorite movies and rarely do I not tear up in it.

[@MrGaleanon]

14:48 Maui's vibes are very much classical human legend, like Gilgamesh they are grand in all ways but thier pride, which like everything about them was superhuman.

[@DoctorWortspieler]

To borrow from RWBY, victory here came not from strength but through a simple, honest soul. Seriously, especially after Disney had done several films in a row before this that included a part it had a character go, "Plot twist: I'm the bad guy!" it was satisfying to see the reverse happen here. And I have no idea how many other Disney films you've seen, but if you haven't seen them and are interested, some of my favorites include Sleeping Beauty, Tangled, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and Zootopia. Water. Water everywhere.

[@cavinchon1]

WATER! Moana is my favourite disney movie, where Tangled comes in close second. and Agreed, grandma is my favourite too.

[@p0pp4]

I've taken my daughter to countless movies and plenty of them a just plain awesome.

[@stephanginther9051]

It just occurred to me that Alicia has started the MCU movies and...it'll be a little while, but I think we can all look forward to various types of *Groot* related freakouts! 😁

[@jordantraver]

Water! I am so happy you are doing this movie!!! Fun theory is Crush from Nemo is the baby turtle Moana saves at the beginning Hayhay is me on the outside

[@ronin2827]

Moana's voice actor was only 16 when this movie was made. And that final post-credit scene with Tamatoa was a direct reference to Sebastian from 'The Little Mermaid'. Just some fun facts. I also find it hilarious that in 'You're Welcome', Maui literally tells Moana that he's gonna take her boat and hardly any first time watchers pick up on it. Also also, WATER

[@SuperMandibleclaw]

everyone knows it was referencing Sebastian

[@marcosdheleno]

its funny, i was never interested in watching moana, i always heard good things about it, and how pretty and colorful it was. but it never really gave me any reason to watch... and then i got a smart tv, and i needed something to watch on it to see how good the tv was, and someone recomended moana. so i said to my self, well why not? it was my first smart tv and all so i just went with it. boy was i blown away. im one of those peopel who genuinely dont care about visuals, but by god this is hands down the prettiest animated movie i have ever watch. the water quality was insane! and the music was PERFECTION. Lin-Manuel Miranda didnt just blew it out of the water, he blew it out of the planet, out of this galaxy! the man is a musical genius. to me, this is an easy 10/10 movie. i was so impressed by it, that, when my mother got hers, i HAD her watch it, and you bet i was there besides her watching it again. sufice it to say all her "im not much of an animation fan" did nothing to stop her from loving it. moana, to me, is THE BEST 3D ANIMATED MOVIE OF ALL TIME. and im an anime fan.

[@alostlegend1126]

Happy Thanksgiving. Also cool. :)

[@EmperorZod01]

Water🌊

[@Crazael]

Obligatory codeword mention: Water 8:51 While the ocean will help her, and clearly likes her, that doesn't mean it's necessarily going to save her life. She still needs to do the work to complete her quest. 14:18 At this stage, Maui is very much the asshole jock who thinks he's the coolest guy on earth. 20:24 That's the giant monster snowman from Frozen. 21:01 Shiny is probably my favorite song in the movie. How Far I'll Go and We Know The Way are both great too, but this one is just more fun.

[@victormirandakoepke8352]

You've gotta watch Luca now! Keep up with the fishman island arc! It has such inspirational ideas such as ordering Bruno to shut up and trying to buy a Vespa

[@kodytiffany5686]

Moanas story song is one I like a lot but its not stuck in my head like "your welcome" is so I credit it less as a fave. Still one of the best songs out there given how it evolves throughout the movie. Moana 2 picks up where this one leaves off according to the commercials; I look forward to watching it.

[@TheFrugalVideoGamer]

The best part for me is the symbolism with Te Fiti becoming Te Ka - the volcanic soil of the Hawaiian islands is *extremely* fertile, but requires devastating effects in order to get that volcanic soil to the surface to begin with. So to have the two entities be the same being makes perfect sense.

[@samuellatu3123]

The legends are based of pele the goddess of volcanoes and bringer of new life, when asleep she creates life when awake she destroys it

[@adambump5297]

Without a shadow of a doubt Maui is one of Dwayne the Rock Johnson's best performances he just so effortlessly melds with the character and plays every scene he's in so masterfully.

[@sea-envy3137]

one of the models used for Maui was photos of Dwayn Johnson's grandfather in his tribal chief wrestling costume.

[@shardinhand1243]

that giant forest momma at the end always reminded me of the nature spirit from fantasia 2,000, i like that design more though. i think its the eyes.

[@MrGaleanon]

5:15 actual good depiction of the weight of rulership not being taken lightly.

[@greenshyguyfrommario]

14:03 Noooo, he’s not just stupid… I mean thats definitely a part of it, but still

[@Vagolyk]

There is the 'what can I say except AAA!' meme, which comes from this movie, but not much else comes to mind.

[@brakdoes8914]

The song writer for Moana is lin-manuel Miranda, another good movie that ik of they worked on ( cuz I only know 2, Moana and) encanto all with banger songs

[@larawaterson]

Water I'm really Happy that you're watching my childhood movies and I hope you'll have fun❤❤

[@CinJyxxe]

Hei Hei would NOT have survived this film if Ocean wasn't such a homie.

[@seecunning]

Water is so great guys

[@Matthew_Calmert]

I always enjoy these videos. No mater WATER you watching.

[@TheLangenator]

BTW, for anyone wondering: Moana 2 is not worth seeing. Disney did that thing again where they just staple 3 episodes of a scrapped tv show together and call it a sequel.

[@soul6733]

I've heard it does have a bit of central plot tho.

[@AuraSilverHero]

Apparently it was because Wish bombed in theaters, so they crunched the studio into making those 3 episodes look like movie quality. Pretty bad practices.

[@HTTYD_fan287]

Damn, really? I already bought tickets for Saturday😢

[@NSAsterus949]

It has a plot and makes an ok movie, but there's something a bit lacking by the end of the movie. You just get a feeling of "OK, that's nice. Good for them", but since Moana already had most of her development in this movie and the crew doesn't really get any development at all, it feels weirdly rushed. And then they end it on sequel bait and I just sighed

[@worranoiz5897]

I Quiet liked it, and thought it fun to watch, and completely Forgot about it originally being a Disney+ series. But to be fair i went in with low expectations and just wanted to have fun.