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Decent Enough, But Mediocre

 


I've said it before and I'll say it again; Moana did not need a sequel. And the sad part about this movie is that it was originally supposed to be a TV show, and now it's just a way for Disney to make an easy billion dollars. In their defense, Disney probably needs this desperately considering the how horrible last year was for them (and they're slowly making up for it with Inside Out & Deadpool). In this movie, Moana has to once again save the world from another curse, but this time she brought friends. Oh yeah, and Maui's back.

This movie is just the same story from the original. The only difference is that our titular character has a crew with her and a little sister (who's barely in the movie). That's easily the film's biggest flaw. The new characters (with the exception of one) are nothing special, in fact they might be even more generic than the characters in Raya. They weren't annoying, there was actually a moment where I felt sympathy for one of the characters. But they were just bland, unmemorable, and didn't need to be there. I think Matangi was wasted. I hoped we would get this full blown new female villain, but what we did get was a major disappointment. The only new character I cared for was Simea (the sister). She was cute.

Most of the music was mediocre. Lin Manuel Miranda, who wrote the music for the first one was absent for this one, and it shows. Most of the music in this movie was trying a little bit too hard and got rather over the top. I will admit to liking at least 2 of the songs, being Beyond (which I think has a decent chance of earning an Oscar nomination) and Can I Get A Chee Hoo. 

As for the positives, the animation was gorgeous no doubt. I appreciate that this movie is slightly darker than the original despite that its the same story. And I like that the Kakamora somewhat got a "redemption" arch.  

I don't hate this movie as much as others. But it without a doubt should not exist. I guess not everything can be as successful as Inside Out 2. Thanks for reading.

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