Moana | Canadian First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Movie Review | Movie Commentary

[@MikeTaffet]

My favorite behind the scenes clip is Alan Tudyk in the vocal booth recording chicken sounds and turning to the camera and saying “I went to Juilliard”

[@andersthomsen3409]

Alan Tudyk has actually made quite a tradition of voicing characters in Disney movies that doesn't have any lines

[@petrusjnaude7279]

What's kind of funny about this movie is he also plays a small part as the old man who asks Moana about whether or not they should just cook Hei Hei (the rooster).

[@SilentBob731]

Did he ever play....a leaf on the wind?

[@SilentBob731]

@@BubbaCoop Yes, he is. Thanks for pointing it out, he's a great performer.

[@SilentBob731]

@@BubbaCoop What humour? I'm being dead serious, Mate.

[@1578dd]

​@@SilentBob731 Nope, but he did decide to put it thru the Wash instead. 😔 😁

[@morrislary4576]

The ancient Polynesians were indeed migratory, island hopping across the South Pacific, but stopped for about a thousand years for an unknown reason before resuming.

[@Syntex366]

Mood

[@hellomark1]

It's so crazy to me that these guys were just crossing vast expanses of the open ocean thousands of years ago. It sounds terrifying to me with today's equipment.

[@carlalussini]

It's Tonga time!

[@DustinHawke]

@@hellomark1 Had to have been following birds.

[@tracy4290]

@@DustinHawke You say that so casually, but...how do you follow birds when they're flying so much faster than you can sail?

[@captainchaos3667]

There's an adorable video of The Rock trying to convince his little girl that it's him singing You're Welcome, but she doesn't believe him.

[@titanuranus3095]

I don't know if it makes me a bad person, but I love seing the Rock fail.

[@lupolinar]

Ah The Rock, one of the fakest persons alive.

[@IDiggPattyMayonnaise]

​​@@titanuranus3095Well he spends all his free time telling everyone that's he's better than them. I'm not even exaggerating. He literally constantly and ONLY posts how he did something and "helped" someone. Like when Kevin Hart called him out for buying a house for his mom a few years ago. All his interviews were praising him for being a supportive and selfless son but Kevin was like "it's about damn time, you're a billionaire, you've been rich for 2 decades."

[@bpowick]

I’m of Māori decent and the grandmother in this movie reminds me so much of my own. I don’t tend to get overly emotional when watching movies but this one brings tears to my eyes every time the grandmother is on screen.

[@jackofdiamonds7303]

In terms of the “adorkable” kind of Disney protagonist began with Rapunzel in Tangled. The thing to realize though is that Rapunzel had a justifiable reason for her quirks. Another thing is that Moana is still a great protagonist because she doesn’t rely on the “I’m so quirky” attitude.

[@richardthrust1126]

I think Disney has always done these types of characters; in example The Reluctant Dragon from the 1940's.

[@miriamweller812]

I mean, she's pretty much useless, because the ocean does all the work - and could have just given the heart back by itself. Overall it's obviously more about the big guy to learn from his mistakes. Not really much of a clue what point Moana even has, beside maybe existing to stand for humandkind and remembering the halfgod what he really did all these things for.

[@hellomark1]

@@miriamweller812 The ocean would not have been able to free Maui, nor change his mind/attitude. Moana does eventually come into her own and acquire skills, and she was also the one to figure out that Te Kā was Te Fiti.

[@baguettegott3409]

@@richardthrust1126 I don't think so. The "original" princesses - Cinderella, Aurora, Snow White - weren't like this at all. They were all more elegant, graceful and beautiful rather than cute, bumbly and quirky (the way they've been since about the 90s).

[@brandonsittler6145]

Excuse me? Hercules didn't destroy a town by slipping, try to fight a centaur with a fish and then headbutt it, accidentally release a hydra, break the arms off a statue by skipping a rock, and awkwardly flirt his way into Meg's heart to not be recognized as Disney's first adorkable protagonist.

[@MaximeLafreniere433]

One really popular theory: The reason the grandma died at that moment was that the Heart was keeping her alive. But she also trusted Moana to accomplish her mission, even though it would cost her life.

[@dracoargentum9783]

25:03 actually, Hei-hei _had_ a whole additional storyline, he was supposed to be a secret spirit of the wind to guide her, but the test audience thought with Pua [the pig] introduced first, having TWO intelligent animals would be too much, so his side story was dropped from the film; though when you watch the movie again, you can note at every actual step forward, Hei-hei is guiding Moana.

[@zackgallardo]

I mean we had the dragon AND cricket in Mulan. GIVE US SMART CHICKEN DISNEY!

[@billbill6094]

Animal sidekicks are getting really old in Disney movies. Even Soul had one, for zero actual reason.

[@dracoargentum9783]

@@billbill6094 everyone needs a Wilson?

[@jp3813]

@@billbill6094 That's just a Disney trademark. Even the ones in Pocahontas were mostly useless.

[@borjaescobarsuarez]

Tamatoa, the big crab that sings "Shiny" is voiced by Jermaine Clement of Flight of the Concords fame, was a last minute casting, David Bowie was supposed to voice the character but he passed away before the movie started production

[@DoppelSkumm]

Hei-Hei was, indeed, voiced by Alan Tudyk, and this BTS vid is amazing... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJKqiouggtyGbJIsi=QwasqgCBLYZqQQyP There were several "head-canon" things going around for this movie, one of them was that Tamatoa and Maui go Waaaaay back and are more like each others frenemies than anything else. They seem to know a lot about each other. It's likely that Tamatoa couldn't actually eat Maui and knew he'd just throw him up in an hour or so. The other was that Hei-Hei the chicken is actually a semi-divine creature who was always meant to accompany Moana. His actions, while seemingly random, often protect the heart or keep it close to Moana.

[@sean_mccadden]

"Heh, heh I went to Julliard 😅" 😂

[@shoyupacket5572]

Thing to note : This is not just a Hawaiian cultural theme, all polynesians share a continuity of culture with some varying differences (tattoos etc.). The story of Maui is a universal one among Polynesians, even though it is the name of an island in Hawaii (i am born and raised here). In Hawaii the story of Maui is that he was a demi-god, with a talent for being a "trickster". It is like our version of Hercules, as he goes on to perform great feats of intellect as well as strength and leadership. Usually by fooling or outsmarting the other Gods in his travels.

[@Ma5t3rKush89]

"This is like Mad Max in the ocean" guess its time yall saw WaterWorld

[@shoyupacket5572]

waterworld is amazing

[@Paroex]

​​@@TrickyDicky2006I watched it as a kid, but then it took me another 30 years for my second watch because the discourse told me that it was an awful flop. And half of that was true. It was a box office flop. But watching it as an adult, it's actually a pretty good action movie with some amazing practical effects. A masterpiece? No. But hardly the atrocity some make it out to be.

[@mblackwl]

No. It is never time for that.

[@walkir2662]

Thirded.

[@whatwhatinthewhat4400]

@@TrickyDicky2006 If we had to suffer, everyone else must suffer

[@baka9466]

I watched this with my 90 something grandma and when she saw Maui's nose, she said "hey, he has a nose like me! That's the nose of a hero!" So I have a happy spot for this movie and the power of representation.

[@MysticalJessica]

Hahaha thats cute...

[@belpop]

That so lovely 🥹

[@frizzlethecat2084]

Hands down my favorite "princess"-movie by Disney. And one of my overall "feel good movies" I'll put on whenever I feel like some good vibes. Yes, grandma dies but she's had a good life and she isn't truly gone for Moana. Moana's love for the ocean also very much speaks to me.

[@miimu2000]

The water graphics BLEW MY MIND when I first watched this movie, and tbh they still do!!

[@theronleague7692]

I was introduced to this movie while my youngest child was in the hospital for about 4 months a few years ago. It became his favorite for over a year and we watched it 2-3 times everyday during that time. My older kids can quote the whole movie even when it isn't playing. One of the best scenes, I think, is when she has capsized in the ocean and asks the ocean for "a little help." The ocean responds with a storm that ultimately delivers Moana to the island where Maui is. Sometimes in life, it seems like we are being put through tremendous hardships and it looks like things couldn't get any worse, but then we find that life or the universe or the Diety we believe in was using that struggle to put us right where we needed to be.

[@AnOldYoungGuy]

This is easily my favorite Disney princess movie. Two major goosebump moments were after she saw her ghost grandma, with the "I am MOANA!!!" and during her slow motion walk towards Te Ka, while Te Ka raced toward Moana. It was a great contrast.

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

Moana's grandmother coming to her to say "I know this was a huge ask. If you truly think you can't do it, it is okay to quit and go back home" was one of my favorite parts of any Disney movie. It is important to dispel the myth of always finish what you start. While it is important to always do your best, your best changes from day to day. Sometimes you might not be capable of doing a task, maybe only at that time. But later can try again.

[@nefethrul]

It even adds more depth to those encounters if you consider that Moana actually dies at see. After which she can meet the ghost of her granny, various other spririts and after healing Te Ka, Te Fiti reviwing her. Only after that encounter she has interactions with other humans :)

[@samuelvincent557]

The grandmother is one of my favorite Disney characters ever. It is my, personal, headcanon that the sea first chose the Grandmother to bear the heart, but she turned it down and chose to stay on the island. And that is why she understood what was happening with Moana so well, and kept the heart safe and did everything she could to prepare her for when her time came. She never forced or even convinced her to take it, but made sure she understood the choice before her. That is why she is so close to the ocean, and was, instantly, reborn as a Manta and was Moana's spirit guide. It's even possible that her Father was given the choice as well, and turned away from the ocean after his friend died. Which was why he recognized the heart immediately, but said it was just a rock.

[@AnOldYoungGuy]

@@nefethrul Yeah, no.

[@MrGBH]

Disney: programs a new script to render the hair in frozen Pixar: programs a more complicated script to render the hair in Brave Disney: programs an even more complicated script to render the hair in Moana Conclusion: Disney/Pixar exist purely so some programmer can work on his obsession with rendering hair

[@neilbiggs1353]

They likely peaked with Tangled!

[@Twoswordsdrizzt]

Disney is to hair what Tarantino is to feet. It's fun to realize new things😂

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

Today's episode: The VFX artist's barely disguised fetish

[@ghostrider511000]

Don't forget that Pixar started it with hair rendering in Monsters Inc and then in the Incredibles

[@neilbiggs1353]

@@ghostrider511000 Arguably the first to try it where the people behind the Final Fantasy animated film, they were obsessed with the long hair for the lead character

[@captainchaos3667]

The chicken _is_ voiced by Alan Tudyk. He does something similar for all the Disney animations. He's Disney's John Ratzenberger.

[@unvoicedapollo3318]

Isn't John Ratzenberger also Disnry's Ratzenberger since Disney owns Pixar?😜

[@chris...9497]

Aan Tudyk is Pixar's Mel Blanc, but without the deserved standing and proper respect. Blanc created the voices for Warner Brothers' plethora of iconic cartoon characters, but Tudyk does iconic quality work for minor characters.

[@secularmonk5176]

@@unvoicedapollo3318 Well ... eventually. Pixar was utilizing JR long before Disney bought them

[@vodengc520]

This movie is my favorite Disney flick next to Wall-E, and Auliʻi Cravalho is probably my favorite Disney singer since the OG Ariel (Jodie Benson). I've always loved Hawaii and similar islander cultures, so I'll watch this movie any time it's on. The song Moana sings to Te Ka as she's walking along the ocean floor gives me goosebumps every single time. And I'm a 44-year old dude, lol.

[@28starwarsfan]

The Disney Princess "Adorkable" trope/trend started with Rapunzel. It fit her character and story really well. People loved it and Disney keeps doing it.

[@VendettaProduction01]

So fun fact, since no one else said anything, Disney started working on Moana’s hair 1 months ago after Tangled came out. So it literally took them six years to get her hair and invented three completely new vfx programs for just their hair

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

I love Moana's development, but Maui's personal growth was amazing. From being such a vain, self-absorbed, borderline narcissistic demigod to becoming a kind-hearted and loving friend and mentor is awesome, plus hearing Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson sing is pretty damn badass. I love how they cast Nicole Scherzinger (lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls) as Moana's mother.

[@bladeravenswood5816]

You gotta give props to auli’i cravalho and the rock who are the voices of moana and Maui . Plus I’m looking forward to the sequel.

[@allyliddiard7320]

Great film. I took my daughter to see it, she was pretty young and it was the first cinema experience she had. She was entranced, and this film always makes me tear up with the memory. Cinema has the power to do that in the way no streaming service can, I think. I remember being scared witless by the Rancor in the cinema, it's a vivid memory from my childhood. Similarly, my wife and I saw Spider-Man: No Way Home, and then went back the week after with my son, who was about 8, and the look of wonder and joy on his face when the Spider-Men landed on the Statue of Liberty will stay with me forever.

[@Azameanie]

As gamers, you may appreciate this: The phrase that Grandma teaches Moana, “You will board my boat …” has all the characteristics of an enchantment or binding. Calling Maui by name, the precise wording, the specific task, etc. This is why Maui repeatedly interrupts her. He knows what she’s doing and won’t let her finish. You can’t trick a trickster.

[@matthewmeunier8031]

This movie came out two weeks after my grandpa died. The grandma spirit on the boat scene got me so hard.

[@frogofbrass382]

"How Far I'll Go" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song, losing to "City of the Stars" from La La Land. You should definitely look up the performance at the ceremony and watch it. It's notable for two things. First, Lin-Manuel Miranda performs an introductory rap summing up the premise of the movie. Second, Auli'i Cravalho gives an amazing performance, especially considering she was performing live in front of the world at age 16, and that she was hit in the head mid-performance by a flag carrying performer and she powered through it.

[@Yookeroo]

This is a big Academy miss. “How Far I’ll Go” is a much better song than what was maybe the weakest La La Land song.

[@winterthemuteson]

This movie was impressively culturally accurate. The voice actor for Moana was cast in polynesia by the production team and the character was modelled after her. Most of the Va's are polynesian themselves (Dwayne Jonson's family is Samoan), and they had cultural advisors on site making sure that it was correct. One detail, for instance, was that they originally wanted to make Maui bald, but hair can symbolize power in polynesian culture, so they went through that ridiculous expense of giving him great hair.

[@jacob4920]

Imagining Maui without hair is like imagining an Angel without wings... Just ain't right! lol

[@el-violador]

Fun side note. In the actual story, Moui was trying to steal immortality for humans. He turned into a worm, entered through a very personal area (if you catch my drift) but was killed when the OBSIDIAN TEETH within that personal area bit down on him... Obviously not as literal in the Disney version

[@ericc8705]

Alan Tudyk voiced the role of King Candy in the film WRECK IT RALPH and has been a recurring voice-over actor in just about every Pixar/Disney film ... many of the studios think having him on a project is "good luck" and so far, they've done VERY good box-office returns on just about every single film he's worked on. So... even if all he's doing with his Juilliard-trained talents is standing in front of microphone and clucking like a chicken... they will pay him to do that! (*LOL*) Moana is definitely one of my favorites ... I've loved it every time Disney has touched upon the Polynesian/Islander -themes, so far... (Lilo & Stitch) ... something about the vibe, the music, and the culture resonates with me. Thank you for watching this... I enjoyed re-watching it with y'all

[@ThunderBZaper]

21:27 My younger sister was literally doing that exact same thing to me and I yelled in that exact same way. The brother-sister dynamic is strong…

[@TSIRKLAND]

26:42 - "Volcanic soil is very fertile." You should watch "Fantasia 2000." For one thing, it's a whole lotta fun. For another thing, its closing number, "The Firebird," has a very similar volcano / be-birth thing going on. I have no doubt that the animators used that previous job to inform their animation in this film.

[@CERULEANSPIRAL]

Little Mermaid did adorkable- brushing her hair with a dinglehopper at dinner in the palace and all that. I always forget about the little guys on the boats, lol. I have seen this movie like half a dozen times, and every time I was surprised by those little boat dudes, lol.

[@DonMachado]

Moana, Coco, and Encanto are my favorite Disney/Pixar movies. I guess I like music in my movies. 😊

[@seigeengine]

For reference, the highest dive record is 192 feet, and the diver was injured in the process. The second highest was 191 feet, and the diver was injured in the process. The highest successful dives without injury are several around 170 feet. There have been several other attempts above 170~ feet that ended in failure. This is for diving into water optimally and feet first. The risk of injury or death is much higher in other orientations.

[@Alexeya13]

The 'End Credit' scene always makes me laugh. I love this movie. I think this is the only Disney Princess(I know she's not 'technically' a Princess) with NO Love Interest. I love that. The music is just so powerful. Lin-Manuel Miranda know how to right great music that fits perfectly with the movie.

[@OneKillQuota]

I actually sail...and every scene that has sailing and music in this movie tears me up. Every...damn...time. It's great. Also...Alan Tudyk is the chicken. That is all.

[@Blixthand]

Moana hits extra hard for me because when it first came out I was doing a leap year in New Zealand (from Sweden). At age 19 it was the first time I was abroad on my own, the first time I was that far away from home, the first time I spent more than 2 weeks away from my parents and the first time I spent more than 1 week without any physical contact with any relatives at all. While my parents weren't as over protective and my journey was much less epic and did not have the extra burden of saving the world from an angry god, I did connect on a personal level to Moana leaving home and facing the world all alone without any family or friends. Add to that that Maori culture in New Zealand is related to other Polynesian cultures, meaning while Moana is not specifically New Zealand, the imagery, the symbols, the tattoos, even the name Maoi, which is included in one of the Islands names in Maori, was all around me basically every day, in souvenir ships if nowhere else, adding to the connection I felt when watching it.

[@DrakeAurum]

The crab's "Shiny" song is my favourite in the movie, especially when it powers back up after he realises Maui can't control his shape-changing.

[@actualamateur149]

Same. That song slaps.

[@oriole21bird]

Best scene of the movie in my opinion.

[@Beardo2517]

Moana's slow walk to Tefiti and singing is probably my favorite Disney scene ever

[@ActualFactualMagic]

You are right Alan Tudyk was the voice of Hei Hei. This is a fantastic movie, thanks for featuring it.

[@taejaskudva2543]

Not sure if you watched the end credits, but there's a great gag at the end with Tomatoa still on his back breaking the fourth wall. Totally added to him being my favorite character in the movie.

[@TriXJester]

Arguably the trend of making the Disney Princess archetype character more what is considered at the time to be "adorkable" started with Ariel, as the whole basis of her starting character is that she is the outlier in her kingdom and has eccentric hobbies such as collecting human items. Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty all share the same characteristics of being a typical fairytale princess and Ariel almost 30+ years after them is what set the standard for how the Disney female protagonists were characterized from that point on.

[@freeheeler00]

I love this film. It's a modern Disney masterpiece. Very few Disney films have had a profound effect on me. The Black Hole blew my mind when I was 8. I had never seen anything like it. Aladdin was a surprise hit among my friend group in high school - both the movie and the soundtrack. I mean, it was Robin Williams!! Come on man!! Moana hit me at the right time because I had a three year old daughter at the time and we all went and saw it together at the theater. It was awesome! I think The Rock was perfect for this and I liked him in Jumanji too.

[@kinslow828]

I’d say it probably started with Hercules even after he became a hero he was still a complete dork around Meg

[@johnkawaa4825]

Maui’s look is based off of the Rocks grandfather who was also a wrestler and actor as well as a famous singer in Hawaii by the nickname brother IZ. Also the tails of Maui is also Polynesian lore. He threw a rope to catch the sun to slow it down, he fished out the islands of Hawaii with his magic hook as well as a few other things that was sang in the song Maui sings in the movie

[@ofthenearfuture]

Thank you for going up against the Mouse to bring us this reaction! The music is incredible but yeah the edit must have been a nightmare haha, I hope they bless you with their acquiescence... When I do the occasional macrodose I really love watching this movie, just such vibrant colourful landscapes and a beautiful film

[@StarkRG]

Maui's backstory is laid out in tattoos telling a story on his back. It's a backstory back story.

[@BoredLittleLady]

Disney's adorkable lead, I think, started with Rapunzel in Tangled, then Anna in Frozen, then Moana, and the main character in Wish also has this trait.

[@rickymoranjr9609]

I never knew Dwayne Johnson could sing until this movie, he had such a great voice especially when he brags about himself

[@Vaishino]

Ariel was definitely quirky and awkward. There might be earlier examples of the trope, but the scene of her combing her hair with a fork immediately comes to mind.

[@drudle]

Disney has done adorkable in the past but it's current iteration started with Rapunzel in Tangled. The current animation style really trends towards this attitude. Previously you could look at characters like Jane from Tarzan (and her dorky, fangirling over Tarzan and the apes).

[@tehdipstick]

To think that Maui basically shares the same origin story as the Penguin from Batman Returns.

[@captainchaos3667]

One of my favourite movies. I just love everything about it. Both the scene where Moana meets the Ocean, and where she walks through the parted water to restore the heart of Te Fiti can still move me to tears.

[@petrusjnaude7279]

For me the adorkable, quirky lead started with Tangled, though it might have been earlier.

[@cmrobbins88]

Probably Ariel was the earliest but it was during an era where they had a variety of female protagonists that didn’t have to rely on it (Belle, Jasmine, Esmeralda, Meg, Jane).

[@petrusjnaude7279]

@@cmrobbins88 True. But, it never came across as strong with Ariel, to me at least.

[@Skye_Writer]

The culture being depicted isn't specifically Hawai'ian, but more broadly indigenous Western Polynesian culture in general,largely from the cultures and traditions of Fiji, Tahiti, Samoa, Mo’orea and Tonga (though this is only a tiny fraction of a sampling of people who span across more than 1,000 islands of the Pacific who have created distinctive cultures of their own over the centuries). There is evidence that the Polynesian people were expert wayfarers and they constructed large boats that were capable of crossing the ocean. However, once the spread of colonization reached Samoa and Fiji, it seems that all ocean exploration suddenly ceased for about 1,000 to 2,000 years. Basically, people started to spread across the Pacific and then this spread just stopped, and nobody really seems to know the reason for this pause. We know that when the pause did end the rest of the Pacific was settled quite rapidly, which only adds to the mystery of the long pause. Why stop something you’re so successful at? And why start it again so vigorously after so many years? There is no written history to tell us and no longer any oral history to say what the reason was. So this is Disney's version of the reason, with this story taking place right near the end of the Long Pause.

[@theemperormoth5089]

Haven't checked if they learned this later, but the dad is played by Temuera Morrison, who is Jango/Boba Fett in Star Wars.

[@TrickyDicky2006]

Atlantis had a dorky, geeky lead (M.J Fox)

[@J_Dongle]

If you guys want "Mad Max in the Sea", then you GOTTA react to Waterworld!

[@Ma5t3rKush89]

As soon as I heard George say that, I thought "WaterWorld" lol

[@CrazyInWeston]

​@@Ma5t3rKush89Yeah I thought that as well.

[@MatthewHauser-et3do]

So I have a theory but it probably has holes. Its that the ocean saved baby Maui after he was thrown into the water for being ugly and took him to the island to Tafiti knowing he'd find the hook. That' he'd be able change his shape and be a hero to the same people who cast him out. The water and the island goddess took care of him until he grew. Eventually ego and wanting even more admiration drove him to steal the heart of his island mother. The ocean angry stranded Maui and chose Moana to straighten him out. Maui seems like he is fairly close to Tafiti by his embarrassed shrug like a kid whos parent is disappointed in them. The island forgives him like a maternal figure at least and instantly able to fix the hook. The water and the island are basically Maui's mom and dad

[@Akatsukileader9]

Moana is legit my favorite Disney animated movie. And it's not nostalgia, I'm 32. And a man.

[@ScarlettM]

17:00 - first time I remember getting a "average teen girl" instead of a "princess" was in Tangled.

[@heavycritic9554]

When I watched this, back in 2016, I kind of felt that Jemaine Clement channeled his inner David Bowie for Tamatoa the Crab. Later I read that Lin-Manuel Miranda confirmed that it's what Clement was indeed going for.

[@chris...9497]

My first internal thought as the film begins is "Wait 'til George finds out who voices the chicken!" Then halfway through, Simone repeats my words back to me! And, yes; you guys MUST do "Waterworld". WAT-ER-WORLD! WAT-ER-WORLD! WAT-ER-WORLD! WAT-ER-WORLD! WAT-ER-WORLD! WAT-ER-WORLD!

[@MaybeRelative]

Mulan was a klutz at the beginning of the movie who “dishonored” her family by ruining her “only chance”at the match makers. She gained confidence by playing the character of her “male” side for her father. Oooo, I don’t like being that “actually” guy… with parenthesis. Ewww. Another great reaction from yous guyses. Always entertaining and thanks for the laughs. “…and *THANK YOU* !!!” -Maui

[@DravenMercer]

the story and culture are based on the heritage and history of real Polynesian islands, including Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, and Tahiti. The legends and such are "real" and that makes it cooler to me.

[@brandonsittler6145]

Herc was the OG adorkable protagonist.

[@stephenwilliams5004]

There are so many thing I love about this movie. The question always comes up about why the ocean could not return the heart. The best response I have come up with is that just returning the heart was not enough, both Maui and Moana had to go through the journey they did to get there. The ocean through the whole movie provides these little nudges to keep them on track, but at the end really gets involved.

[@ericstarkey551]

I honestly don't know anything about this movie, I just love watching you guys interact

[@shawn8674]

Jumping from too high can be bad, the best way to put the odds forever in your favor, is to break the surface tension of the water before you land. At a certain height a rock could be enough to break the tension if you drive directly after it. PS. Make sure the objects sinks. Technically Maui does break the surface tension before Moana lands. I got to get it props for a somewhat accurate depiction.

[@arandomnamegoeshere]

Maui's character design was originally bald like The Rock. But a cultural advisor noted that the hair was a representation of mojo so a bald demigod would be out of place. She was also doing some modeling for character designs. So they gave Maui a head of hair modeled on the advisor's own hair.

[@ImBigDave79]

I read that Maui's appearance was slightly based on The Rock's grandfather. Not sure how true it is or if it's just coincidence

[@zoesumra9152]

​@davidabercrombie5427 That's true - his physique design was based on him. He was either a boxer or traditional wrestler, but I cannot currently recall which.

[@jediknightryan]

Fun fact: Moana's dad is voiced by Jango Fett himself, Temuera Morrison. Morrison also reprised his role in the movie's Māori-language dub, being of Māori heritage himself.

[@Sherman1fan]

Not really Hawaiian story/background, but Maui is a God/demigod in Polynesian lore. There is a after credit scene..

[@solbringer2483]

Voiceplay does an incredible medley of the songs in Moana

[@NZBigfoot]

As a white guy who was born and lives in New Zealand it was a refreshing movie for taking time to be based on Pacific nations shared mythology, we learned and read books about Maui and the like in school (including his rather ignominious death lol), while ive always been more into my own ancestral mythology from Europe and England, theres alot of interesting stories and movie potential from Pacific/Aboriginal/African/Native American mythology. Definitely need more from that untapped vein... id love it if they did a movie about the Jackrabbit demi gods antics from North America, or Ravens.

[@tygerfisk7519]

You know I think Disney's finally starting to get the hang of the whole animated kids movie thing.

[@DustinHawke]

If you hit water at a certain velocity, the molecules cannot separate fast enough.

[@nefethrul]

Moana, Lilo and Stich, Encanto are the true diversity Disney should be focusing on. These are wonderful stories that has not been told before on the silver screen. There are hardly anyone disputing or disagreeing about these movies the same way as the recasting of the other classic tales.

[@masamune2984]

Not sure if this is a “hot take” or whatever, but not only is this my favorite Disney film, it’s in my top 10-15 favorite films period. It’s just…really good 😊

[@freddiemossberg7204]

The breaking away from tradition to become who you were meant to be, reminds me very much of the beautiful movie Whale Rider. There’s a scene in that movie that makes me weep like crazy 😭

[@HenryCabotHenhouse3]

Awww .. the best part of the shiny crab is the end credit scene. I home you didn't miss it.

[@mitchaxness2305]

I think this movie is just absolutely beautiful, I could literally watch it with the sound off. Not that I would, but the hair and the water animation is amazing.

[@xBlueSkittlesx]

Always wanted watch this movie but never got around to it. I was SO missing out! Thanks for a great and funny reaction vid!❤️Off to watch whole thing now.

[@thymac]

The animator who did the tattoo animation was Eric Goldberg, the same guy that animated Genie in Alladin.

[@christopherkaylor2940]

The Rock did start as a villain in wrestling part of the evil Corporation but changed and had millions upon millions of fans, so kind like in the movie

[@Vaishino]

Funny enough he started as a good guy with a terrible "tribal" outfit, but the fans hated his gimmick so much that they wound up giving him the heel turn and stuck him in the Nation of Domination faction to capitalize on all the "Rocky sucks" chants. It's oddly similar to the fan reaction to the babyface booking his cousin got after the shield split.

[@panamafloyd1469]

Oh, I'm in tears again. Absolutely love this film! I grew up on the North Carolina Outer Banks. Didn't think much about how much 'coastal people' had in common (when I was a kid, I'd watch the original "Hawaii 5-0" and say, "..now *that's* an island! Not this brown stuff we're on!!"). Moved inland for work. Mom retired to the FL Gulf Coast, first time I visited I hit a local bar. Bonded with the bartender talking about repairing boats & nets & sailing as kids. He said, "Are you local? We have discounted prices for locals." "No, I'm OBX. I just miss being near the sea." He said, "Hmm...that makes you a cousin. I'll give you half of it." Really made me think. Met folks from Hawaii, Galapagos, New Zealand etc., used my Florida bartender's 'we're cousins' stuff to share stories about living on (and in) the ocean. Realized the Atlantic was a puddle, compared to the Pacific. Oh, what their ancestors did! No damn wonder they thought "Mother Ocean" was a goddess. And that volcanoes could go back & forth between evil and good. Aside to Simone: Digging the Talking Heads t-shirt. 'Remain in LIght', dear.

[@wilwaycoholland4337]

Heihei always reminds me of that scene from Baseketball "Man, the lord really has it in for that little bird"

[@Higsby100]

18:50 Simone voice perfectly matched George's mouth and I got really confused 😂

[@wolf9walker]

Mad max of the sea.. they already did that movie, and called it Waterworld.😊

[@PsychoMuffinSDM]

It’s something when a Disney musical piece makes it onto regular radio.

[@silentjay01]

My one critique of this movie is that everyone is after the Heart because it supposedly has AMAZING POWERS, but we never see it do anything. Not even instantly grow more food for Moana while she is on her journey. I wanted a reason why the coconut guys attacked for it.

[@pokeyoureyeman2288]

I've seen this movie so many times. It was my niece's favorite movie, might still be, and she'd watch it literally everyday. But I can't blame her. When I was a kid, I stayed home sick with a fever and watched Scooby-Doo on repeat all day.

[@DavidLopez-qi8hb]

Hell hath no fury like a woman who's heart's been stolen.

[@snazzleflang]

I feel like Alan Tudyk is a bit like the new Frank Welker, who also is a go to voice for animal noises in animation

[@ZuziFox]

I dont watch any disney because i always cry. My friend convinced me one day to watch Moana "its not sad" she said. 30 minutes in, she comes into the living room and see me balling my eyes out. I did "thank her"....

[@jlilley73]

🎶 "You're Welcome!" 🎶😆

[@klevy3484]

I could be wrong but I think the “adorkable female protagonist” trope started after the success of Rapunzel from tangled! It’s become such a pattern for Disney movies you can probably find people talking about it all over youtube

[@Dreamfox-df6bg]

What I like a lot is that while it starts as 'chosen one' story, she rejects the role and then choses to do this by herself. It's not someone else who chooses her, it's all Moana in the end. Just as she chooses who she is. She will be the village chief, but she will also go out on the sea. She takes a either this or that choice of what she is going to be into a this and that answer.

[@ThistleAndSea]

Love this one! So much fun! And such a sweet ending.😊 Thanks for sharing it, S&G!

[@SilentBob731]

A great, funny, and heart-warming film. Also, "How Far I'll Go" is in my Top 3 favourite songs from a Disney movie, possibly number one.