So to start the holiday I felt it would be nice to see a totally different kind of movie from my regular adult movies with so much fighting, action, suspense, blood and film tricks. Sincerely I had no regrets what so ever seeing this noble movie called Moana. I was thrilled and delighted to go watch it, when I discovered the millions the movie had grossed in already. I just wanted to see and feel what kids enjoyed so much in it.
The movie was exciting from the start to the finish I actually couldn’t believe I didn’t want it to end, although we were very few adults in the hall that day I can bet we enjoyed it as much as the kids. You need to have seen them jumping up, shouting and singing along, they were so happy and I could just feel their innocence and joy. This is a 100% recommendation for parents to take their kids to this holiday because it sure did have a good story line.
The location, production and cast were just brilliant and amazing. It was directed by Ron Clements and Don Hall and featured acts like Auli’I Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House and many more.
To be honest another thing that thrilled me about this animation is that the main character Moana wasn’t the regular hot and slim girl. She was evenly distributed on all sides, had thick lips, not so fabulous hair, full brows and her skin tone was perfect.
Moana started on a very interesting note, where the lead actor Moana was listening to a story being narrated by her grandmother, which happened to frighten other kids but excited her. Moana’s grandmother explained to the little kids that they were voyagers. She told them how they used to travel from one island to another till they got trapped and stuck on this new island and never went beyond the rift for fear of being killed.
Her father, the chief of the island didn’t like his mom telling the kids this story because he feared that they might grow up and decide to leave the island. He wanted them to stay safe on this island until one day evil finally met up with them on their supposedly safe island. For this reason he always stopped his mom from telling the story.
Moana’s grandmother knew that she was chosen by the ocean to solve the terrible curse incurred by Maui a demi god, so she kept advising and encouraging her to listen to her heart and she will hear the answers and make things right once and for all. She listened closely and did as her heart told her until she found the demi god. They went to the dark island irrespective of the challenges and frustrations, returned the pearl he stole and peace was restored to all the islands. Need I mention that it was a breath taking site at the end to see the dark island transformed into a magnificent pretty island once again.
To my verdict this week, I will say 9.5/10 for this movie and it’s a 100% recommendation by me to everyone.
The lesson was that you can’t set limitations for your kids and bring them up in fear. You must allow them to thrive, believe and leave their lives to the fullest but with your guidance off course. Don’t hold them because you didn’t succeed in something and think they won’t too, because you just never know what they were destined to do.
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