November 27, 2016
Today we saw Moana in theaters, and boy, was it good! The scenery was gorgeous with the ocean and the Pacific Islands. Disney, you had done it again!
So, before the film, there's a short called Inner Workings, which is kind of like Inside Out, but with body parts. It's about a man who goes to his boring work. That's all I'll say. I don't want to give it all away. It's only six minutes. The body parts in the short are pretty cute.
So, the movie is about a Polynesian girl named Moana (and she's not a princess; she even says so in the movie), who loves the ocean, and was always curious about what lied beyond it. But, her father refuses to let her go beyond because of its many dangers. She sets out on an adventure with Maui, (Dwayne Johnson) a demigod with a magical fishhook that can turn him into any animal, and her pet rooster, Heihei, who is very dumb, but is pretty funny. She also has a pet pig, Pua, but the pig stays on the island. Anyways, our heroes, and Heihei go on a quest to get back Maui's fishhook from a giant crab. They then have to return the heart (a green stone) to Te Fiti, an island goddess, which Maui stole it from.
If you stay until the end, which is after the credits, there is a brief scene with the crab. If you missed it, you can go to see it again, and wait until the credits, or go to another movie, and prey you come to the end credits of this movie after your movie (you might get caught for not having a ticket though, I don't know, but be careful), or fast forward online until the end of the end credits, or wait to buy the DVD. I don't care what you do, and I don't care if you want to see it or not, your choice. And again, I'm not giving any spoilers.
So, see this movie. You won't be disappointed. I wouldn't be surprised if this movie was nominated in the best-animated film category, along with Zootopia, and maybe Finding Dory.