I REALLY Liked Moana 2!

[@brambi455]

The hate should be directed towards Disney making this a rush job and not animating it in house. The success of this movie is going to give Disney the idea that they can continue to rush and outsource their movies

[@TheFlash-vb9bj]

I like it, love the story, some songs Liked and others I didn't. Animation was good, not bad, but could be a tad better. But overall I loved it. Need room for improvement, yes in some areas. I agree it was rushed a little.

[@abbc2105]

It wasn’t outsourced, it just wasn’t made at the Burbank studio. It was made at Walt Disney Animation Vancouver. It is also worth noting that the Vancouver division only opened in 2022. That doesn’t mean the film couldn’t have used more time, just that this is the Vancouver division’s first film.

[@jamesgeorgi6627]

This isn’t the first time something gets outsourced outside of Burbank. In the past, they would get help from the former France and Florida divisions

[@skyenight-by8yh]

Don’t get me wrong, I get *some* of the dislike towards this film (mainly because of the “sequels now only” thing), but it doesn’t deserve to be downright *hated.* 😮 Sure it could use improvements, but it shouldn’t be berated like that.

[@virnalassiter382]

Yeah I'm way more upset with this movie's hate base than with wish I actually like it even more than the original moana movie loved all the songs the energy it may not be perfect I'm still mad about the chicken having to come along again I don't like the redemption of the kokmoras because there creepy dangerous although it seems like only one was redeemed and the fact moana and Maui didn't get married as we predicted! But I guess it's better off this way as different ages and species!

[@OpticalSorcerer]

@@skyenight-by8yh It's definitely better than "Wish" and "Strange World," but a lot of the hate comes from the desire for Disney to be better than "fine" and constant comparisons to the first film, which many consider the best film of Disney's modern era.

[@Disneyfan82]

@@virnalassiter382 Did Pua come along this time?

[@Disneyfan82]

Maybe Moana could be improved in an animated series like they've done with the others.

[@alphabloodpaw3233]

It's not hated people just find it mid, iev watched alot of reviews and no one is screaming "AHH ITS TERRIBLE" they're just like "well another disney cashgrab that's boring"

[@obara7366]

I found the movie to be mid- as in truly middling. But one thing that the other negative reviews brought up and kind of center around that you haven't is how Disney absolutely screwed their animators with this film and are trying to cement a practice of circumventing their animators' unions and get cheap labour abroad where there aren't any unions, giving everyone the worst of both worlds. The animation was decent, but not stellar due to the circumstances of production. One thing is that people really don't want to reward this movie for its BTS reasons, other than it just being mid.

[@poisonedyoyo]

I dunno, seems more to me they will sometimes go to that studio and elsewise have Burbank handle it. For instance, I am fairly certain the Vanvouver studio's next big project i Ice Age 6, which is neither a Pixar or a WDAS property. If Burbank does not get Moana 3, then there might be a problem, but they probably will.

[@maxkingjoe5460]

No is good you just saying so nonsensical!

[@awesomelegodude6778]

Moana 2 is good when you don't have someone yelling in your ear that it's bad.

[@awesomelegodude6778]

@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan We get it buddy. You want attention. I don't think modern day equivalent of direct to video sequels is fair critique. Come back when you have an actual arguement.

[@awesomelegodude6778]

@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan Blud you replied to every single positive comment on this video with a copy paste and are telling me it wasn't for attention? Those are all opinions. Not really an arguement or a critique but go off I guess 🤷‍♀️

[@bunnyconcubus8468]

No, it's just bad and confusing. I never listen to the crowd mentality but this movie was obviously bad and direction less. It just didn't feel like well thought out movie.

[@anthonymanake]

​@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFanyeah you just replied to about 70% of the positive comments

[@EpicPixel2024]

@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan But even still, why reply to those types of comments?

[@robloxanimator6653]

This week I saw so many Moana 2 reviews and they were all EXTREMELY negative. I went to watch it last night with friends and family and it was AMAZING. I don't understand the hate, will keep defending this movie because they did an amazing job considering the state this movie was in before release.

[@bunnyconcubus8468]

I care more about the story and songs for Disney movies, the ones in Moana 2 is subpar.

[@Ekenebricks]

Everyone online hates on geniuenly good films I just don't get it.

[@ΠαναγιώτηςΧατζηπαναγιώτου-τ5ε]

I watched it yesterday and loved it almost as much as the first one. I don't understand the hate. One critique I've seen is that it just sets up a sequel, but I think that while doing that it is also a well made stand alone story with fun moments , laughs and an incredible soundtrack even without Lin Manuel Miranda @@Ekenebricks

[@robloxanimator6653]

@@Ekenebricks OH LLOYD PFP TWINS

[@flamurajdini1496]

Your absolutely right. I think it’s just become a hobbie to hate on everything Disney nowadays.

[@JeffBytes]

THANK YOU i thought i was dense or something for liking it. all the big names calling it a cinematic disaster and shit like no?? absolutely not??

[@SonicSpeedGaming759]

I think most of the hate comes from the fact that this originally was gonna be a series that got turned into a movie much like the many bad sequels from the classics like Beauty and the Beast, Atlantis, ECT

[@swiftie4life324]

Beauty and the beast has a second movie?

[@michaelemrick6573]

I love your response. Sequels are rarely better than their original films. There is more to like than there is to dislike. The movie is like a partially fill glass of water. I just choose to look at the glass being half full as opposed to half empty. I am from Hawaii, I am happy to see Polynesia being represented on the big screen. In some areas they missed the mark, but there are a lot of things they got right from a certain point of view. Some of the critics don’t know what they are talking about. I would of rather see it as a series as opposed to a film because they can have more time to develop the supporting characters. But overall it was good film and I hope the story continues on film or streaming service. Oh by the way, my daughter can’t get enough of hearing Dwayne Johnson “The Rock” singing “Can I get a Chee Hoo”. Thank you for your counter argument to the negative feedback to this film.

[@nycprtybuai]

A great way to put it

[@MGD07524]

honestly it’s my favorite song too

[@kristinahuchison2511]

Honestly this makes me so happy Tangled got a show instead of a sequel. Yeah I’m still disappointed Tangled never got nearly as much love and attention as Frozen or Moana (which slowly gained its popularity) but at the same time that prevented Tangled from getting a soulless husk of a movie just for money. The directors of the series clearly loved the movie and the characters, and I’m happy they got to actually treat it as a sequel instead of a typical kids show and slice of life genre where every episode is unrelated and essentially there is no continuity or plot.

[@queendsheena1]

Critics have become obsessed with how a movie is formatted over the soul and joy of a film. Too many people think that for an animated film to be good, it must hit the level of Pixar's Coco or Wall-E. Not even to be great, just good. Which is why many critics are seen as out of touch. Being an entertaining movie matters and audiences love that. Critics need to reconsider their way of thinking before they become completely irrelevant.

[@poisonedyoyo]

Funnily enough, Coco and Wall-E are the only Lasseterian Pixar films I am unlikely to watch. I would still see those over many of the Doctorian Pixars though, but Elio at least looks cool based on the teaser.

[@BảoChâuLêTôn]

After i watched this movie in the cinema myself all those hateful reviews are completely trash because i really enjoyed this movie. Moana 2 is an example of never trust critics or people's thoughts online, never let them decide for you that if you should watch a movie or not.

[@flamurajdini1496]

Yea, tbh I look more to the audience than critics, because critics are too strict on movies especially something like a Disney movie.

[@euphoricpetrichor]

For me personally, before I saw a single review I watched the movie first thing in the morning on the first day it came out.. and without the influence of others I was not a fan of the film and it was really hard for me to watch. I immediately had many criticisms, BUT I’m really glad that you and so many other people liked it!

[@poisonedyoyo]

I was surprised when I came back from Monsters University to see all the bashing heh.

[@stinky_ratssss]

Same!

[@obara7366]

Same. I watched the film with an open mind, and while not abominable, it wasn't noteworthy (except bat lady, love you bat lady). There were a few times where the entire theatre laughed at a corny joke and it made me feel like an alien. Heck, one time, I didn't even know what the joke was supposed to me. As long as the kids are happy, I guess.

[@willowtree8250]

My main issue was the pacing (spoiler) when she’s singing and then automatically cuts to her hugging her grandma I was confused for a second I thought I missed something and then I heard it was originally going to be a Disney+ series and it made so much sense plus the fact it wasn’t being heavily advertised should’ve been my first red flag I’ve only seen 1 AD for it on tiktok I don’t dislike it for the songs,animation,stories,or characters I dislike it because Disney got lazy,impatient, and greedy more than usual and their animators are struggling for it

[@memyselfandi7782]

Agreed! I have a number of issues with it as well, but I recognize that a lot has to do with taste.

[@MGD07524]

I honestly LOVED this movie. I thought the ending was so impactful. I love all the characters and how funny they were. The little sister is soooo cute. I personally love the soundtrack. The bat lady I would say was slightly underused but that is my only complaint. Also can we agree that Maui and Moana are SO. DARN CUTE!! LIKE THE ENDING!!! HOW HE HOLDS HER AT THE END! OH MY GOSH!!

[@diwa2360]

i would personally wait until this is streaming (or just ☠️) to watch purely because of the horrible production practices it normalizes the animators had been working on a moana tv/streaming series for a couple of years but only had, what, a year or less than to turn it into a full-fledged movie on the whims of the execs? I can't imagine the crunch the animators were under even if it did turn out beautiful in the end addendum: it will probably make a lot of money regardless, but i just really don't want this to become the norm for animation (lookin at you too, Sony), of pushing artists just to meet an arbitrary release date

[@poisonedyoyo]

Definitely less than a year because at the time of Wishs release, the intention was to bring out an original Iranian princess animated movie this November, now either that film is never seeing the light of day, or it will be straight to Disney+ but Iger did say they were "quietly cancelling" projects and it is a lot easier to do this when they have not even made the announcement.

[@diwa2360]

​@@poisonedyoyo wait we were supposed to get an Iranian princess ?? 😭😭 iger WHAT are you doing this is infuriating honestly. all the hard work of the writers and artists and music directors..... just quietly snuffed out because the higher ups are so afraid of taking creative risks and instead they milk the successful IPs for all they're worth. i wanna cry lmao!!!!! we as an audience deserve better. hell, the creatives who worked on all these cancelled films deserve better

[@flamurajdini1496]

@@poisonedyoyoI think that will come in 2026. Disney has a release date for that years November and Giger and Jennifer Lee both said that it will be an original. Maybe that will be the Iranian princess or another fun original film. We can only hope I guess!!

[@poisonedyoyo]

@@flamurajdini1496 Word on the grapevine is the Thanksgiving 2026 film is something codenamed Blue Wave which yes has a new princess but is supposed to be kind of like Shrek where Disney pokes fun at their classics, as opposed to Wish where they threw whatever refrences they could in.

[@flamurajdini1496]

@ Oh really? I hadn’t heard about Disney giving any info on that it sounds interesting. Where did you hear about blue wave?

[@Piiiiiiiiit]

Look man I care less about the quality of the product itself and more about the bullshit happening behind the scenes that made it happen. The whole crew got fucked over last minute and had to scrap their whole vision just to make this series into a movie. Probably had to crunch like motherfuckers too just to get it out the door looking decent. That shit should not be normalized or praised. If people are gonna be unnecessarily negative about a film, at least it’s one that deserves it for how its creators were treated.

[@lilac3266]

exactly the success of this movie is not something to be celebrated it just shows how Disney can pump out scraps and outsource animation and people will eat it up

[@empeanutson]

To be honest, I don't disagree with this. But put this way, this just feels like a sad mindset to be in. It's like looking upon a bunch of people having fun in an amusement park while knowing the park was created through unjust means like deforestation or underpaid workers. Maybe I should still try to understand why Moana 2 being loved enough to due so well right now, but I have a bad feeling that this could enable some bad habits for the Disney studio going forward.

[@abiliv-lf9tz]

Exactly

[@DistinctlyMeFilms]

Not to mention everyone who worked on it got paid much less than they normally would because it was done in the Vancouver studio that has no union.

[@johanroyce6324]

I haven't watched the movie so I don't know if they did this, but I think a reason people didn't like the movie is because the side characters felt unneccissary, like they were never used in a meaningful way. In my personal option a tv series would have allowed Loto, Moni and Kele to get their own moments to shine. In fact, I came up with some of my ideas for the side characters: Loto: As the craftswoman of the group, it would be cool if she used different gadgets she invents to help the gang, and over the course of the seiries have her upgrade the ship in order for them to survive more dangerous waters. Moni: Aside from being a fan of Maui, I would like him to play a role as someone who can decipher acient text that can help the gang reach the different islands as well as uncovering the mysteries surrounding their history using a combination of oral history and ancient carvings. Kele: As a farmer, it would be cool if he can identify which plants are safe to eat, how to perserve food, as well as as which plants can be used for medicinal purposes. So that also makes him the crew's doctor.

[@poisonedyoyo]

They are just there to give Moana a crew because they had a plot point where Maui had never even visited Montonui so she couldn't sail with him.

[@MichaelHesterII1356]

Thank you, Smarty Pants!!! I enjoy this film too. I didn’t watch any reviews beforehand because I prefer to form my own opinion with an open mind. However, mere hours before I saw the movie, the YTer SaberSpark put out his review, and all I saw was the thumbnail and title. As I watched the film, subconsciously, that thumbnail made me cautious, looking for potential errors. Walking out the theater, I was gitty & hyped, followed by anger towards SaberSpark for tainting my experience and at myself for letting him do so. I agree that if the movie had more time or if it was a show, characters could've been more fleshed out. The songs, to me, are awesome! Especially Get Lost, Can I Get a Chi-Hoo?, and Go Beyond. The ending of this movie has me sooooo hyped for what might happen in the future!

[@Starberry7]

I just went to the cinema yesterday to watch that movie too and I really liked the movie. But when I looked at the online discourse it was so freaking negative. I’m glad someone else liked it too. Sure it has its problems like the runtime thing with it having been intended to be a show not a movie, so yeah it would have benefited from a bit more runtime. But every movie has its problems. Besides from an audience perspective the runtime thing is barely even noticeable if you just look at the movie with an open mind. If you try to discern every flaw or go into it with the knowledge that it was supposed to be a show then of course it will be noticeable. Either way the flaws aren’t so massive that it’s a trash movie. It may not be a masterpiece but it’s a good and fun watch. The amount of hate the second movie receives is insane.

[@Reportussy]

I loved it to❤❤, the hate is so forced

[@Anthony-dl8bg]

It's insane to put any kind of hate for a movie online, if you're gonna put you're thoughts out there why not talk up the good things you like instead of tearing down the ones you like, trust me its way better for both the public and your mental health

[@starthefrakkfangirl6094]

​@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan Yea people like you are the reason why the animation community as a whole is utter cancer.

[@poisonedyoyo]

There is a Pokemn called Brixish that many fans seem to dislike, but like...they like Bidoof and Bibarel, maybe because those two are doofuses. Regardless, I feel Bruxish gets too much hate, especially since its shiny kind of seems McDonald-y. And also Bruxis design is nowhere near as obnoxious as Jynxs. Jynx is a fast Pokemon though so that is cool. Until she gets Sucker Punched.

[@Maretoast]

I don't like it when movies are hated for no reason as this was a decent experience All my fav film in the decade get heated for no reason- Ainbo, Vivo, KOATI and Avatar sequels

[@Maretoast]

@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan agree because we've been robbed from the Moana+ TV show being canceled as I've been waiting til is dead :'(

[@river9603]

Honestly I get the criticism towards Disney but I do feel nowadays people aren’t even giving their newer movies a chance. A few times now I’ve seen a pattern of a wave of hate over a new movie then people end up liking it later when they actually watch it.. or at the very least not hating it

[@Maretoast]

@@river9603 agree as this movie's hate mentality isn't healthy especially people never have good fathers when their younger

[@shacharlem4424]

Fun fact, maui's Hebrew voice actor in both films, Eran Mor, is also the Hebrew voice of various miraculous characters. Notebly plagg, Hawk Moth/Shadow Moth/Monarch (alongside Gabriel starting from season 2), Nino, Kim and Xavier Ramier.

[@greenstarlover1]

Lol

[@flowerinantarctica]

CRAZY

[@StarryBear22]

Have not seen it yet, but I think it will be pretty good. Your video was a perfect way to describe on just enjoying the movie for ourselves with an open mind.

[@LiamRoss-w7p]

Finaly someone on KZbin gives a good opinion on moana 2 10/10

[@flowerinantarctica]

​@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan people are allowed to have different opinions

[@flowerinantarctica]

@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan that's a you problem 🤷‍♀️ telling people to nuke themselves for liking a disney movie is insane behavior

[@flamurajdini1496]

Also you saying people aren’t allowed to have opinions is going against freedom of speech. So now your a fascist too.😂

[@flowerinantarctica]

@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan "to his death"

[@packrackdack1604]

@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan Man you are so whiny can you close your little baby mouth?

[@arindammishra2329]

It is good not a masterpiece like previous movie but good watch

[@-RobertXD-]

finally som1 who agrees. I feel like ppl just like hating Dinsey. the movie is just as good as the 1sat movie but I do think the movie could've been better

[@daddydwaved]

Yeah because Disney is so easy to make fun of nowadays, if you still enjoy Disney, that’s great more power to you but people are allowed to dislike Disney just as much as people like Disney, it’s called criticism

[@DisneyGirl2004]

@@daddydwavedbut it’s getting annoying nowadays, people used to shit on Illumination but why Disney?

[@daddydwaved]

@@DisneyGirl2004 I get it but that’s your opinion, if that annoys you so much why not make a video about it and give those critics constructive criticism

[@Disneyfan82]

​@@daddydwaved people are allowed to dislike whatever they want, but there is no need to be toxic about it

[@daddydwaved]

@@Disneyfan82 true

[@AnujChatterjee-q5b]

Maybe I would disagree with you on the songs point but overall I agree with you. I haven't watched the movie but from what I have seen and heard, I think it is a decent follow-up. And I definitely agree with you when you said that both light hearted movies and in depth emotional movies have their merits and places in cinema. That is why I love this channel !! I like how it appreciates the positives of movies that received lukewarm reviews. I dislike how channels like Schafrillas and Cartoonshi just tear down mediocre movies. They do some valid points but such harsh criticism hampers my enjoyment of movies.

[@Anthony-dl8bg]

Im so glad that people are finally saying something good about Moana 2 people keep saying that its "as bad" a 90s straight to video squeal 1st i dint even get why thats so bad i like alot of others loved those movies like Aladdin 2 or beauty and the beast Christmas, but now they're bad or something stupid, 2nd its so annoying to hear grown adults complain aboug how a KIDS MOVIE didn't live up to there sku high standards, I'm not saying kids movies cant be deep or better writing or whatever but at the end of the day movies for kids are meant to be fun and Moana 2 is fun just like the first one just like most of Disney the problem is the kids who made Disney even bigger in the 1990s have grown into ego driven creeps who demand that Disney grow up with them aka become bitter and jaded I'm glad Disney is still making un feel good movies with simple plots and fun characters god knows we all need a place to just relax and enjoy living for a little and thats usually watching a cartoon

[@poisonedyoyo]

This whole "character development nonsense folks have been spouting since 20212 is why people are against those direct to video sequels. Someone mentioned that specifically that they threw that out the window as well as motivations. It also the reason that Frozen II is TRASH, because they decided to go all in on character development (not to mention sending the REAL Elsa and Anna to a different dimension) and not doing proper storytelling.

[@Trainboy452]

I don't understand why people hate this movie. Sure, it's not the first movie, but in all honesty, who cares? It's still a fun film with beautiful animation and toe-tapping songs.

[@adamstephens8220]

And, it wasn’t even trying to be as good or better, it succeed in its own way with its own strength.

[@swirlystrawstudios5465]

Glad to have seen this! I enjoyed the movie, i can see why others wouldn't, I can't see it as it was supposed to be a disney plus series, but that didn't stop me from enjoying how they pulled it off

[@bjrnjepsen909]

I really like it too. I can see that it was supposed to be a series but i dont see why that automaticly makes it bad. And the songs are good, i think it is great that they have another kind of song type then the first one because that would mean that Vaiana didnt grow. WHICH SHE HAS .And i think that people get blind at the fact that its not nostalgic. Because if the songs is exactly the same it would also have been dunked on for not doing something new. I think that the internet is just hatting just to do it. Like every new movie needs to be hated because thats what you need to do now a days. and something i didnt like with the first one is that it uses 45 minutes just on moto nui explaining Moanas story. I actually dont want to see moana 1 because it uses so much time getting into the actaul story.

[@K1TTY__]

I genuinely found it okay,like it doesn’t compare to the original but it’s not a horrible movie? People just hate Disney to hate Disney. 😭🙏

[@chiarapetrella5266]

The one thing I agree with when it comes to the absolute hate the film is getting, is that this shouldn't have existed and we shouldn't go and give money to Disney for basically recycling a whole series into a movie to save money. I don't doubt this film is decent enough, but the main issue is the greediness behind most than anything else. I don't agree with the statements about the soundtrack being worse "because tik tok musicians" made it, I personally like those girls and don't think they have less music talent than Lin, just a different style (obviously). It's definitely a bit of an echo chamber situation, but I agree with the anger of people that wanted a well-written series instead of a rushed movie.. I love Moana's world building and it's a shame disney didn't believe in the original project.

[@theaboveaveragefangirl]

I also don't understand the hate this movie gets. It's quite enjoyable and I fail to see how this is a dumpster fire when it's not that much different from the first. Feels like people just want to shit on Disney nowadays.l

[@Anthony-dl8bg]

Fully agree buddy it's no longer about just enjoying a movie people demand that each movie out does the last one they saw it's like a junkie trying to get a bigger high and when they don't get it they get nasty

[@Anthony-dl8bg]

@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan screw you

[@TehEpikPixelgamer]

@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFanso apparently liking movies is now meatriding

[@poisonedyoyo]

Some are convinced the songs in this movie don't encourage folks to sing them like in the first Moana.

[@ΠαναγιώτηςΧατζηπαναγιώτου-τ5ε]

Bro quit already, all you want is clout. You say Disney is terrible and everybody should hate it, same with the movies many people worked very hard on, but yet you don't say why, and even if you provide proof it doesn't mean you should be rude or tell people to kill themselves, like you did in your other comment. People can like a movie and a company which they grew up with, but you are just an 8 year old with an Ipad so you wouldn't understand.@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan

[@enzi_r9810]

I haven't watch it, but many seems to give negative reviews which... I can't belueve just yet until i see it with my own eyes. I watch some of the bad reviews and barely understand what're they talking about.

[@ajmcomixonline8824]

Thank you, thank you so much for saying something kind to Moana 2 I'm sick of all the negative slander I've heard about it

[@martinlund1174]

No worries. Its only on the internet you'll find this kind of negative hate comments. It has made nearly 500 millon dollars already. Its clearly well regarded by a lot of people who don't go straight to the internet bragging about how much they liked it or didn't like it.

[@Anthony-dl8bg]

I'm on your side can't take this negative crap anymore just shut and watch the dam movie and movie on I say

[@ajmcomixonline8824]

@martinlund1174 that's good just wish people could spend the same energy on putting out hate into putting out love feels like things be better if that happened

[@ajmcomixonline8824]

@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan ok I don't get what the heck you're saying but let me make this clear I think it's stupid to post nasty comments and videos about things you don't like especially when the mane issue is "it's not as good as the 1st" when you could spend that time and energy enjoying something also if you're telling me to kill myself then you are a sick person

[@Anthony-dl8bg]

@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan ok screw you the guy just said he wants people to stop being jerks you jerk, telling him to kill himself because he's "meat riding" whatever the hell that is is just messed up and leave straight to video sequels alone they're fun and Disney should start making them again

[@MajureArulnesan]

Yeah, i'm saying this. It's better than Spellbound. AKA *Suckbound*

[@DisneyGirl2004]

Even Wish was better than Spellblund

[@lasseehrenreich5502]

OH that's good to hear everyone else seems to hate the movie but not you I will wait to see it until I have formed my own opinion

[@Anthony-dl8bg]

That's because they're Petty and demand perfection from a fun family movie

[@TrevortheTrainFan]

I actually think Moana 2 is an improvement over Wish in my opinion in terms of writing, direction, and overall execution. It’s not as good as the first one in terms of plot and animation, but still a decent sequel. Excellent defense btw! 👍

[@adamstephens8220]

Moana 2 in my opinion was fantastic in its “own” unique way, That’s why it was a success. Not trying to be as good or better.

[@amphibia4life]

I agree. I enjoyed this movie, it was funny, well written and the songs were great. But it definitely felt rushed at times. Times where i thought the charceters would dive more into a certain plot point, but instead they moved on to the next thing really quickly

[@kyleherrera7511]

The only “critique” that I agree with is the fact that it’s paced like a tv series. But like that’s not a reason I wouldn’t like it

[@adamstephens8220]

Well the reason why it turned into a movie because the executives saw potential in it and felt it deserved to be a movie. After seeing the movie myself, I understand what they saw in this 😉.

[@mysryuza]

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO LIKED THE MOVIE OMG

[@jaredsimpsonacn]

Correct. Critics are reviewing based on pre-conceived knowledge that’s it was a show at first, not the final product. The final product is really good and audience scores and box office are clear indicators of this. Thanks for an honest review

[@patricialos7478]

i loved this video and i agree with you in like literally everything! its a verry funny and fun movie but it has a few problems here and there.

[@Mewlover4]

Thank you. Good lord, i've only seen negativity around it and it disheartened me a lot, for all it's flaws i still absolutely enjoyed it, sure it's not perfect but it was still enjoyable for me and yeah Matangi should have had more time i agree with that and built on a false pretense where thought she'd be similar to Mother Gothel so it felt like a bit of a let down when she wasn't BUT i don't mind the misunderstood character trope as many other seem to do so i was surprised when that's not where they were going with her. I think her character could have been good if given more spotlight, maybe next time.

[@TDawgTogo]

Thank you I honestly really liked this movie 😭😭

[@meghanbarry3489]

I agree! I went to see this movie with my family, and we all ended up loving it. I went with no other expectations, and I was pleasantly surprised. I thought the story was good, though I will admit that it is pretty obvious that this was supposed to be a TV show. And it’s a shame that from what I’ve read that Disney pulled that at the last minute. However, with what they pulled together, I thought it was a good follow up to the first one. Maui and Moana’s friendship was very sweet! I loved her little sister! I do think it was weird that you didn’t see the big bad until the post credits scene. I’m hoping if there’s ever a third one, they’ll have more time to flesh it out.

[@ariannedeavalor5692]

MOANA 2 WAS AMAZING. Here in my country we all yelled in unison towards the last 20 min due to all of the twist and when the African boat appeared we all clapping with pride 😊❤

[@katmaresparkles9578]

I did enjoy it. It is a good film just not as great as the first one. The songs are suitable they just don't pack a punch.

[@jadelaufeyson578]

As far as Disney movies go Moana 2 is a solid movie! Its not as good as the original but is still good, the epitome of 7/10! And personally the only bad thing about the second movie is the music, when i left the first Moana movie the music stayed with me for months! But none of the songs from Moana 2 stuck with me, tho it was good, definitely the only down grade from the first!

[@ariaxx0]

this movie was really good!

[@packrackdack1604]

Moana 2 was a absolutely beautiful masterpiece ❤

[@tombenshalommoshe]

People should stop being nitpicky about Disney movies, like, of course they aren't as good as you remember the first movie, it's nostalgia

[@abiliv-lf9tz]

Why? They keep selling you slop to the point ppl say it's ai generated-

[@sreyasv2474]

I disagree. It's not nostalgia, the second movie is just not up there. The first movie was story driven, it showed the characters and their development without hindering the plot. The second movie has too many characters just for the sake of "forming a crew" and their roles were never fully explored. A mechanic who is obsessed with fixing things that aren't broken to show her as a "quirky" nerd, a history buff who basically lives to fangirl Maui, a grandpa who they took along for his farming skills.....which never even got used. The whole crew thing was just to find Maui, and then it was just Maui and Moana doing everything again. Don't get me wrong, I loved the movie. But it's not even close to the first one. When people dislike Moana 2, it's not because of Moana, it's because of the side characters that got too much screen time for doing so little. You can actually take Frozen 2 as a reference for multiple characters who all had a role to play to justify their screen time. The movie spent too much time showing each of the sidekicks and their quirks and the plot of the movie ended in almost no time. Hopefully this means they can actually do something with the sidekicks in the third movie rather than continuing to pad the movie with their "running gag" behaviors.

[@flamurajdini1496]

@@sreyasv2474Hey I agree it’s not as good as the first, but I do think Moana 2 had a stronger 3rd act climax than Moana 1. I say this because something that really put me off from the first films third act was the “characters fight then leave each other” trope that a lot of movies go for. Maui goes away from Moana and she is left alone, and then randomly comes back later on in the movie with no reason or thought of why he came back. In Moana 2, it was more intense and the stakes where high. As a result, I agree that the first film is better in terms of originality, music, and characters, but Moana 2 is still good and has a better climax/3rd act in my opinion.

[@ultimatedisneycruiselinefa5112]

Same here! I don’t give a cheehoo about what anyone says about this movie.

[@rebeccathegachatuber3040]

I watched the movie yesterday and my family thought it was fine. We couldn’t remember any of the music though, and just had the first movie’s songs stuck in our head. I don’t think that the movie itself is bad, but I am kinda worried that the Disney movies will get worse. It was also weird how at the end everyone just was at the island all of a sudden.

[@joe2887]

My sentiments exactly! Im worried YT critics are becoming mainstream in their own way.. loosing sight of enjoyment snd fun for the sake of their own vision of quality. It was a fun KIDS movie!

[@snapdragonslair]

It looks decent, catchy songs, entertaining plot. People just want a reason to be mad at Disney honestly. Which like, I prefer to support indie animation too, but the hate for Disney goes beyond being anti corporate. Of course Moana 2 will never compete with og Moana, but that doesn't make it a bad movie.

[@SwitchAnimationsGacha]

Screw everyone. I liked Moana 2 too and yall can’t stop me. I’m so happy someone else likes it too

[@darkmindaustin]

I loved Moana, and it made me feel like I was back in my kid days watching things like Atlantis, Alladin, and Mulan (the cartoons, not the live actions.) This though? I am having flashbacks of the old sequels, which... were always just. Okay. I don't have the meal money to waste on that, and from what you have said, and what others have described in these comments (not the scathing reviews, but the more midpoint ones,) it is definitely a rental at home movie.

[@Hellow41361]

I thought the film was fine but my problem was the pacing was *way* too fast. I just felt like it needed more time to breath

[@sofithemysticalgirl]

after reading the comments and hearing your review, i can confirm that this as a series would’ve been the best idea, since the movie didn’t have such great execution…

[@travisblackburm2833]

Moana 2 was amazing. It was so good . I think I like it more then the first one and that's saying something. I really enjoyed the addition of moana's little sister she was so adorable and added stakes to Moanas journey

[@plaidhatter1674]

Feom what I've seen, it isn't a horrible movie, just one that needed more time, and should have been what it originally was. Care and passion was being put into the show. How do you expect people to turn that into a movie in 0 time?

[@anayajones2611]

I liked Moana 2 and plan to see it again, it might didn’t quite live up to the first one but overall it’s pretty good and the songs are catchy. (Beyond and what could be better than this are my favorite) I just graduated last week with my bachelors in computer animation, throughout my time in school I realized how much time and effort really goes into animation which has made me appreciate these films a lot more.

[@sallyparty1978]

38 mins Finally, a video supporting this movie!

[@packrackdack1604]

@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan Man, you really have to go around with copy and paste that’s kind of depressing Fr. we all know Moana too was a good movie ❤️

[@packrackdack1604]

@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan womp womp

[@EpicPixel2024]

@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan You know, I didn’t actually read the whole of your comment beforehand, but now that I’ve seen the whole thing, I’m absolutely disgusted by your behaviour. Not only were you dismissing people’s opinions straight off the bat, but you’re also going as far telling them to unalive themselves?! And before you say, “No I didn’t”, stop. You said, and I quote, ‘King Kong rides a nuke to his death. I suggest you do the same’. By saying that horrible sentence, you’re essentially telling people to unalive themselves. Look, I’m all for different opinions about Disney, and you have *every* right to hate the company. But sending death threats to those who like it is going WAY too far. I feel like your hatred for the company has blinded you from seeing other people’s perspectives.

[@packrackdack1604]

@@EpicPixel2024 you made a whole essay to cook him even harder🔥. Good job 👌

[@EpicPixel2024]

@@packrackdack1604 Thanks. Someone needed to put him in his place. The way he was going around copy and pasting the same comment to positive opinions is just beyond pathetic.

[@babybearcubfajardo203]

I think they should have stuck to making this a series, I knew about all the criticisms before watching the movie, my boyfriend didn’t and he thought the movie was scrambled and felt unfinished. I told him it was suppose to be a series and he said that’s why it felt rushed and weird in some places. I LOVE the expand on characters and I did love the characters, and i absolutely LOVED seeing Maui lift the island and the ending was AMAZING. It just felt stitched together. I personally didn’t like the songs but that’s just me, and that’s all I’ll say about the songs but beside that, it was a good movie that felt unfinished or ditched together, should have stayed a series because I loved the lore and world building.

[@joshuamerriweather2861]

In my opinion It's BETTER than Wish, Strange World, and Raya and the Last Dragon

[@braylin5003]

With the bar so low... Ofc it's going to be good, but in general Moana season 1 summarizes (or how it is officially called Moana 2)

[@joshuamerriweather2861]

​@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan You're a monster and need to crawl back into the dark hole you came from

[@poisonedyoyo]

Raya and the Last Dragon is a fine movie, if nothing else, it at least gave the world the characters Raya and Naamari.

[@johanstenfelt1206]

I appreciate this Video. I wonder what you might think of Atlantis 2?

[@wildace7556]

I think Moana 2 is a feel good movie. It's something I'd put on if I was feeling low and needed a laugh. I definitely enjoyed it!

[@packrackdack1604]

I definitely enjoyed it too. It was a beautiful movie ❤

[@annoyingnope827]

I feel like ppl are only saying it bad is bcs of the Disney hate bandwagon. Ppl love to pretend to be acclaimed critics and js crap on any piece of work. They have been saying it about every single Disney movie since 2020. With Encanto being the only exception.

[@ALLINE835]

And I think you 12

[@arybeno]

I watched it without checking any reviews or opinions beforehand, and I thought it was good. Definitely not as great as the first one, but still enjoyable. There were a few things I didn’t like, such as Maui's jokes feeling overused and the side characters not being very fleshed out and just kinda useless. But I really liked the songs, especially Beyond. I’m not sure why people dislike the soundtrack - it’s honestly really good imo. Animation-wise, I didn’t notice many differences compared to the first one, so I don’t understand the criticism... I was surprised by all the negative reviews because honestly it’s not bad as people make it look!

[@jemiipawzart-c9v]

At this point, anything is better than Wish.

[@packrackdack1604]

I thought the movie was absolutely beautiful and I agree with almost everything you said ❤

[@doublet6118]

I think people are so negative to this because of what it REPRESENTS rather than the film itself. Like, what is going to happen if this film becomes a huge success? It's going to tell Disney that switching format from tv show to movie and more than likely crunching and rushing its team is good because they were rewarded for it. Like imagine you're making a little tv show and things are going fine. Then your boss comes in and tells you to take everything and turn it into a feature length film and oh it's coming out next year, good luck! That's fucking terrifying.

[@Freezient]

Its nice to see a “in defense” of this movie, while I agree that it didn’t need to exist, but a lot of reviewers are just that, they don’t offer a good enough review, the only one that got something worth to say is ModernGurlz. As a big Moana fan, I actually quite liked it, it expanded the lore, and even made Moana to a demigoddess, something that narratively made a lot of sense, though I have to say it was very fanfiction-y, there were a lot of Moana/Maui (not necessarily shippy) fanfics that was written exactly like that, its exactly like that, down to Maui on his knees, Moana in his arms, him crying and praying and the spirits and Moana’s ancestor comes along to magically turn her to a demigoddess, or just to revive her, seriously that one scene is exactly like that, someone definitely scrolled through tumblr and ao3. I agree that the song isn’t all that bad, but I disagree that it being better than the first one, it didn’t feel like its a music for a musical movie

[@AvatarMarvel-i3t]

Finally, someone who isn’t a Moana 2 hater. Moana 2 wasn’t the perfect movie but it wasn’t the worst movie ever. Got sick of all hate people give into this movie.

[@Defiant1940]

Personally I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. true, I was a bit confused at the end over the 'did she/didn't she actually die, is she/isn't she now a demi-god' but other than that, great job, Disney. But what I will long remember this movie for the most is a snip of possibly the best dialogue in any Disney movie for a very long time. "Go get 'em, princess!" "Still not a princess!" "A lot of people think you are!" How has this gone under the radar?!

[@justinlanemcgowan2899]

It’s just popular now to be negative. Moana 2 was beautiful. The animation was beautiful, the music was great, the jokes were funny, and the final act was a masterpiece. I’m excited for Moana 3. I have a 3 year old and this was his first experience at the movies and he absolutely loved it and has been dressed as Maui for the last week.

[@弗雷德里克蕭邦]

yea, i just thought the movie was really mid but i don’t believe it’s outright worse than wish from what i’ve heard. it doesn’t really deserve to be hated but it’s still a useless sequel imo. it was alright but lackluster compared to the 1st movie, fairly better than i expected tho.

[@saritasteel3178]

I just hope that in the movie of Shrek 5, once Disney buys DreamWorks, all The Official Disney Princes and all The Official Disney Princesses appear, especially the most important character in the movie of The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea, Melody, The Daughter of Prince Eric and Princess Ariel, with her best friends Zephyr, Tip, Dash, Kiera and Catalina, and besides, they will be the new main characters of the movie of Shrek 5 so that they help Shrek, Princess Fiona, Donkey, Dragon, Puss in Boots, Kitty Softpaws, Perrito, Dulcinea, The Three Diablos, Goldilocks, The Three Bears, Prince Lancelot, Princess Tiffany, King Artie, Princess Guinevere, The Children of Shrek and Princess Fiona: Fergus, Farkle and Felicia, The Children of Donkey and Dragon: Bananas, Parfait, Peanut, Eclair, Coco and Debbie and The Others to defeat Rumpelstiltskin, Death, Drizella Tremaine, all The Official Villains of Disney and all The Official Villains of DreamWorks, as Queen Grimhilde, Lady Tremaine, Captain Hook, Hades, Maleficent, Cruella de Vil, Marina del Rey, Ursula, Gaston LeGume, Jafar, John Ratcliffe, Shan Yu, Yzma, Dr. Facilier, Zhan Tiri, Judge Claude Frollo, Mother Gothel, Tamatoa, Drago Bludvist, Grimmel The Grisly, Mor'du, King Runeard, Prince Hans, Pitch Black, Dr. Zara, Queen Nerissa, King Magnifico, Rapunzel (Shrek) and Morgana, and to prevent Rumpelstiltskin, Death, all The Official Villains of Disney and all The Official Villains of DreamWorks from ruling and destroying all The Multiverse Forever, especially The Kingdom of Far Far Away, Shrek along with his wife named Princess Fiona will need help from their new friends which are all The Official Disney Princes and all The Official Disney Princesses, as Prince Florian, Princess Snow White, Prince Charming, Princess Cinderella, The Baker, Anastasia Tremaine, Prince Philip, Princess Aurora, Prince Eric, Princess Ariel, Prince Adam, Princess Belle, Prince Aladdin, Princess Jasmine, Prince John Smith, Princess Pocahontas, Prince Li Shang, Princess Fa Mulan, Prince Naveen, Princess Tiana, Prince Flynn Rider, Princess Rapunzel, Varian, Cassandra, Maui, Queen Moana Waialiki, Hiccup Haddock, Princess Merida, Kristoff Bjorgman, Queen Anna, Jack Frost, Princess Elsa, Miguel Rivera, Princess Raya, Walter Beckett, Princess Mirabel Madrigal, Jin, Yi, Connor, Ruby Gillman, Starboy, Princess Asha, Mateo, Queen Elena, Prince Desmond, Princess Amber, Prince James, Princess Isabel, Prince Hugo, Princess Sofia, Namaari, The Futuristic Four, The Other Six Princesses of The Kingdom of Atlantica and Melody, but actually, Melody is The First and Only that she is not a True Official Disney Princess, because Melody made her debut in the movie of The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea and it is also because she is The First and Only Daughter of an Official Disney Princess, but Shrek, Princess Fiona, Donkey, Dragon, Puss in Boots, Kitty Softpaws, Perrito, Dulcinea, The Three Diablos, Goldilocks, The Three Bears, Prince Lancelot, Princess Tiffany, King Artie, Princess Guinevere, The Children of Shrek and Princess Fiona: Fergus, Farkle and Felicia, The Children of Donkey and Dragon: Bananas, Parfait, Peanut, Eclair, Coco and Debbie and The Others also need Melody's help to protect and save all The Multiverse, especially Their Kingdom of Far Far Away away from Rumpelstiltskin, Death, all The Official Villains of Disney and all The Official Villains of DreamWorks, because Melody is The Daughter of Prince Eric and Princess Ariel, but also The Death of Queen Lillian, because since her husband named King Harold passed away in the movie of Shrek 3, she has felt heartbroken and that caused her own death in her Kingdom of Far Far Away, and all The Inhabitants of The Kingdom of Far Far Away are saddened by The Death of Queen Lillian, because now she is with her husband named King Harold in heaven, and now they have lost their queen, that means now The Kingdom of Far Far Away needs a new queen and King Artie said that his love interest, girlfriend, fiancée and former classmate from Worcestershire school called Princess Guinevere would be the one to be The New Queen of Far Far Away, so King Artie decided to return to his old school called Worcestershire along with Shrek, with his older cousin Princess Fiona, with Donkey, with Dragon, with Puss in Boots, with Kitty Softpaws, with Perrito, with Dulcinea, with The Three Diablos, with Goldilocks, with The Three Bears, with The Children of Shrek and Princess Fiona: Fergus, Farkle and Felicia, with The Children of Donkey and Dragon: Bananas, Parfait, Peanut, Eclair, Coco and Debbie and with the Others to meet again with their friends from their school who are actually Prince Lancelot, Princess Tiffany and his love interest, girlfriend and fiancée Princess Guinevere to take them back to his Kingdom of Far Far Away, and also The Romance of all The Official Disney Princes and all The Official Disney Princesses, especially The Romance of Maui and Queen Moana Waialiki, The Romance of Hiccup Haddock and Princess Merida, The Romance of Jack Frost and Princess Elsa, The Romance of Varian and Cassandra, The Romance of Starboy and Princess Asha, The Romance of Prince Lancelot and Princess Tiffany and The Romance of King Artie and Princess Guinevere, because I think that Maui will be Queen Moana Waialiki's love interest, boyfriend and fiancé, while Hiccup Haddock will be Princess Merida's love interest and boyfriend, Princess Tiffany will be Prince Lancelot's love interest, girlfriend and fiancée and Princess Guinevere will be King Artie's love interest, girlfriend and fiancée, because Queen Moana Waialiki is going to fall in love with Maui, Princess Merida is going to fall in love Hiccup Haddock, Princess Tiffany is going to fall in love with Prince Lancelot and Princess Guinevere is going to fall in love with King Artie, but they don't know how to tell them their feelings towards them and neither how to win their hearts, because every time Queen Moana Waialiki gets too close to Maui when it comes to true love, she gets very nervous with him, while which in the case of Princess Merida is also the same, because whenever Princess Merida gets too close to Hiccup Haddock when it comes to true love, she also gets very nervous with him, in the case of Princess Tiffany it is also the same, because whenever Princess Tiffany gets too close to Prince Lancelot when it comes to true love, she also gets very nervous around him, and in the case of Princess Guinevere too, because every time Princess Guinevere gets too close to King Artie when it comes to true love, she also gets very nervous around him, but luckily for them, Princess Fiona will help Queen Moana Waialiki to win The Heart of Maui, also Princess Merida to win The Heart of Hiccup Haddock, also Princess Tiffany to win The Heart of Prince Lancelot and also Princess Guinevere to win The Heart of King Artie, and I also want that Jack Frost will be Princess Elsa's love interest and boyfriend and Varian will be Cassandra's love interest and boyfriend, because Jack Frost leaves fall in love with Princess Elsa, but he doesn't know how to tell her his feelings and how to win her heart, because every time Jack Frost gets too close to Princess Elsa when it comes to true love, he gets very nervous with her, because Varian leaves fall in love with Cassandra, but he doesn't know how to tell her his feelings and how to win her heart, because every time Varian gets too close to Cassandra when it comes to true love, he gets very nervous with her, but fortunately for they, Shrek will help Jack Frost to win The Heart of Princess Elsa and also Varian to win The Heart of Cassandra, except Melody, The Daughter of Prince Eric and Princess Ariel, because she doesn't need a love interest, but also The Rivalry of King Artie and Queen Anna because they both want to compete in a challenge to see who is The Best Ruler of a Kingdom, because both want to do what is best for Their Own Kingdom, because King Artie wants to do the best for his Kingdom of Far Far Away because now he is The New King of Far Far Away and Queen Anna wants to do the best for her Kingdom of Arendelle because now she is The New Queen of Arendelle, but at the end, King Artie and Queen Anna become best friends in the world, because at the end, they both learned from their mistakes that they have made since their challenge to compete to see who is the best ruler of a Kingdom, and that at the end, King Artie and Princess Guinevere see their first true love kiss and that they become a romantic couple, just like Prince Lancelot and Princess Tiffany, and also that at the end of the movie of Shrek 5, Shrek becomes The New Leader of The Official Disney Princes and Maui, Hiccup Haddock, Kristoff Bjorgman, Jack Frost, Varian, Jin, Connor, The Baker, Starboy, Mateo, Prince Desmond, Prince James, Prince Hugo, Prince Lancelot and King Artie become The New Official Members of The Official Disney Princes, while Princess Fiona becomes The New Leader of The Official Disney Princesses and Queen Anna, Princess Elsa, Cassandra, Yi, Ruby Gillman, Anastasia Tremaine, Princess Asha, Queen Elena, Princess Amber, Princess Isabel, Princess Sofia, Goldilocks, Namaari, The Other Six Princesses of The Kingdom of Atlantica, Princess Tiffany and Princess Guinevere become The New Official Members of The Official Disney Princesses and that one day, Princess Tiffany will be The Wife of Prince Lancelot and that they have a family in the future, and that also Princess Guinevere is The Wife of King Artie, that they also have a family and that she becomes The New Queen of Far Far Away in The Future.

[@rainebows]

i just felt like there was no important message here, it’s like disney wants to stray away from saying anything in their movies

[@sarahc2401]

Well I just saw the movie and even though I unfortunately got spoiled on what happened to Moana I still enjoyed it. I thought the movie was great and I don't understand the hate.

[@daddydwaved]

Well maybe go watch Cartoonshi and Schaffrilas reviews on Moana 2 and find out.

[@kkrb1212]

I took my daughters to see it release date and didn’t know there was such a dislike for the movie but I really enjoyed it!

[@arindammishra2329]

I wonder how remake will be

[@willow2816]

I don’t like the fact movies no longer have their character driven stories, stories exist for the sake of it, most sequels are like this, just evil vs good. Good usually has little development

[@922sunshine]

Happy for you.

[@VarianAlastair]

I came into it knowing 3 things - Disney sequel so mileage may vary, new composer so the music will feel different, and it's a mini-series in a trench coat so the pacing might be weird Knowing those things helped me appreciate it for what it is and not be disappointed by unfulfilled expectations

[@seemjengsiang]

I think it’s still important to send a reasonable amount of critical hate towards Disney to ensure that shortcuts wont be taken for Moana 3 that’s already been teased. If the could get away with the serial episodic pacing and questionable rendering at times, then they might take shortcuts in Moana 3. Other than that, as a piece of media and especially as a kids movie, Moana 2 had quite abit going on, they could’ve tied the islands dying off to mysterious events like Easter Island. Could’ve gone into the really early wayfinders making it to the Australasian continent while animals have had a natural border separating the biodiversity to this day. One critique I do have is that there was so much untapped potential, aside from the historical aspects being underdeveloped (malayopolenesians both found in Madagascar and south east Asia), engineering like how they moved the Moai or how the boats worked wasn’t tapped into, the farmer and agriculture was also not really shown aside from “we eat coconuts”. Cultivation of yams/ sweet potatoes came from polynesia too. I feel like children shows like phineas and ferb really gave pretty obscure facts that I remember to this day. Abit of education is needed in our media, and children will find it memorable and fun. Especially if they got to try it themselves. Imagine trying to build a sailboat for the pool, or trying to grow your own plants.

[@meh366k4x]

i LOVED Moana 2, i just ignored the people screaming their hate for it

[@packrackdack1604]

FR FR Moana two was a absolutely beautiful movie ❤

[@moon7shinev150]

I personally liked it but I saw a reviewer mention that it would've made more sense if the crew Moana picks up are people that she meets on other islands instead of already members of her tribe. Kinda like what they did in Raya

[@EnaK-ym4xu]

thank you SO much!

[@IsacLenon]

I didn't watched Moana 2 but i want to. I hate when someone with a slight more popularity say that a movie is bad and a bunch of minions just enter the hype saying the same stuff and thinking it's their opinion about it. People nowdays will say that they hate hospitals for attention, wow.

[@khadijjjj]

I LOVED moana 2. It reallly brought me back to my childhood, and people don't need to take things so seriously, it's a kids movie, for god's sake. "no plot!" "bad chracters!" who even pays THAT much attention? I don't care, i loved it 5/5 stars.

[@Knunue]

FINALLY A GOOD REVIEW

[@Snoopy-Dooper]

Wait it’s out?? Am I the only one who hasn’t heard a single thing about this movie or this release other than a small teaser a while ago??

[@Disneyfan82]

I just saw it today and if you want my honest opinion, I can understand why people are mad at Disney but come on! I feel as if this toxic hatred has gone too far, no matter who is running things. The company itself is not the problem, it's the people behind making bad decisions. But aside from that, I ended up loving the movie, whether or not is has the same success as the first film, knowing my only complaint on that one is Pua not going on the journey with Moana. I'm glad to see that he came along this time instead of being left behind. Even if it did stay as a series, maybe the reception would still have been the same thing. And who knows if the end credits are setting up for a third movie or a Disney Plus series this time.

[@legoangrybirds8630]

Since this movies movie has been making a lot of dough, it is a huge possibility that the main Disney animation studio will be axed-off.

[@akosicvy]

moana 2 is okay. i've watched it once, and i'll probably rewatch it once it hits disney+. i really enjoyed what it brings into the mythology of moana's world and i'm actually excited to see what comes next. the biggest thing i've noticed is how this movie was animated to be a show. i rewatched moana the day after watching moana 2 and the difference in animation is so glaring. everything seems to be storyboarded for a tv show. one example is how everything is zoomed in at the characters. we rarely get sweeping shots of the scenery and just enjoy the atmosphere of the islands. the lighting is also very different for moana 2. it seems so artificial somehow. what i'm getting at is that disney didn't seem to want to spend any more money to remake those scenes despite having the money... and they just used whatever was already done with the tv show and cut and paste it into a movie. which just made the narrative clunky. you can really tell how much this movie is set up to be a multi-season tv show with the nalo reveal at the end. despite everything though i still enjoyed it. i just wish that disney gives moana the proper movie treatment if they ever decide to do a moana 3.

[@olleselin]

I saw it this weekend, and i for one thought it was pretty good, though not great like the original

[@roiitzkovich4545]

Yeah Moana 1 was better, but I don't think Moana 2 is a bad movie. While Moana 1 is an 8/10 for me, Moana 2 is a 6/10. Not the best thing out there, but P enjoyable.

[@matepoos7467]

I saw many negativ review video about this movie, but I care less about them because I really liked Moana 2. Plus the post-credit scene hints that Moana 3 will happen, and I think it will be worthy to watch

[@samanthablood4352]

I feel the exact same my only criticism was yeah that it felt a little weird and rushed but nothing unforgivable but also to me it felt like Maui was pasted into the movie I understand why he needed to be there but it just felt weird when he did things And his song was the only one I think wasn’t as good

[@Jo87654]

All the songs had my head bobbing and the movie all in all was good

[@Nancydrew301]

I…..actually didn’t know this was supposed to be a tv series. 😅 So I wasn’t looking for times that could be the beginnings and ends of episodes. I saw it as a movie and enjoyed it though there were moments where I was like “hahaha…ahhhh the internet critics are gonna tear that scene apart” and they did, so I’ve stayed away from most of my fave critic channels because most of them are roasting this movie alive and I want to continue to enjoy this movie because I found it good and cried wayyyyy too much during it. The grandma scenes, her dying and being reborn….any scene that had her family/ ancestors in it really. It was also nice for the big baddie to not be an underworld god. They usually are in movies, especially sequels… *glares are wrath of the titan* so it was nice to see a change to that formula. I will watch it again because it deviated from the formula (seriously she didn’t end up with a romantic partner, which yay! People are trying to ship her and Maui which no, keep them friends, no hunchback of notre dame 2 sequel stuff here with her getting her own romance). She wants to be there for her people and keep them thriving. That was a driving force in the first movie, so it is for the second. She is steadfast without girlboss mode needed and I love her for it. I know she’s a demigod now but she was so close to being a demigod before that some theories were already circulating for years that she was one already.