Voyage beyond the reef with us as we take on Moana, a combination princess-adventure story that cemented Disney's Revival as the company's true new era.
Don't miss:
- The strong positives and lesser-publicized negatives of Polynesian and Pacific Islander representation in this film
- How Lin-Manuel Miranda and Opetaia Foa'i weave their respective styles together to create something incredible
- Our discussion of the treatment of the ocean throughout the film, both visually and in its characterization
- Our final score for the film - it cracks the top 5!
PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including some Disney-loving dads who also happen to be our Ko-fi members.
Links for you:
- Our website has our ranking graph for all the movies we've rated so far
- Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team
- Join our 'Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we're developing
- Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney and let us know your thoughts on Moana
- Check out the explainer TikTok we reference in our music section
- If you want to learn more about some of the missed opportunities in Maui's story, here's the anthropology article Katy references in theming
- We encourage you to do what you can to stop AAPI hate across the world - here's a link to donate to the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, but there are many groups doing great work that are worthy of your donations
- When our transcription is available, we'll link it here
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