clear call it but doctor call it there was nothing we could do another one Falls to [Music] sequelitis so Moana 2 is the sequel to The highly successful and very enjoyable animated film Moana oh my gosh it's been has been seven years eight years I'm out I Calio reprises her role as Moana along with Dwayne The Rock Johnson as Maui they're on a new quest for the most obvious corporate reason possible cuz sequel needed to happen only this time around Moana has a new crew of idiots starting with a positive you know the real star
of this film the animators those hardworking below the line folks that never get any credit you all crushed it sincerely the animation in this film is impressive it's gorgeous look from what I understand water effects are tricking in a Moana movie you want the water look good water didn't look good the water looked great as does the color contrast throughout that the film visually looks vibrant does the movie and its execution feel as vibrant as it looks well well here's the problem the movie has shaky setup during the first half of this movie after about
the fourth time I checked my watch I found myself asking the question but why are we here which we know the answer if we break the fourth wall sequels need to happen for reasons this movie was a flashy series of events that led to a fight against against a storm at the end I mean if we're going to be that way at the very least give me characters I find interesting or have good chemistry when Moana and Maui are together it's fun meantime you're hanging out with a new crew that just feels useless it just
felt crowded I found myself asking why are they there what's the point and although there comes a reason for a couple of them where they do the thing you know there's some sort of perilous situation and someone like oh I can fix it because that's kind of my thing well one of them does anyway but it was painfully obvious the movie should hide that a little more make them feel like they have something to offer before that moment not just nothing nothing nothing the moment okay so that's why you're here the characters had nothing else
to offer and they acted like idiots not lovable idiots like some Disney animated animal characters can be but no just idiots when they're all on this ship together interacting it was chaos I was like why are you all acting dumb and that reason is actually the most obvious reason in the movie It's juvenile slapstick for kids but it's an anime movie It's supposed to be for kids respectful push back there are movies that are made for kids but the great Disney animated films are made for families kids and adults entertaining for kids but while parents
are watching they don't look as comos as the parents looked in the screening of Moana 2 I did the thing I don't know if you do this thing but after checking my watch a few times I do the thing where I kind of lean over and look down the rest of the row in the movie theater I'm sitting in just to see the faces of the other people down the row they all look to sleep is the music in Moana 2 as good as Moana 1 no credit were credits due though there were a couple
songs in this movie I like but in the last half hour of this movie when it finally focuses up and they're like hey we got to do this thing when they're doing the thing that was entertaining enough that kind of feels like a point the last half hour of this movie feels like something was actually happening the previous hour of the movie felt like they were drawing out the setup because they needed a runtime that was at least 90 minutes long but the movie is about 90 minutes long that's always nice especially when you're putting
the audience to sleep which it was in fact putting me to sleep you know when your eyes water you're so tired that was happening believe I got a full night sleep the night before so I'm going to go ahead and blame moanda too for that in the end yeah classic case of sequel itis this movie had its cute enough moments exciting enough action sequences even had a moment of Heart by the end but there's nothing threading these moments into a plot forming an adventure worth going on or paying for it doesn't help Moana too that
2024 has actually had some really good animated films come out Transformers one wild robot Inside Out 2 all of which available on streaming right now you want an animated film for the family this Thanksgiving look elsewhere save yourself some money I'm not going to remember Moana 2 in T-minus one day yep already forgot all right so Moana 2 have you seen it what did you think about it or what's a classic case of sequelitis for you the sequel that falls short of the first film or the franchise feels really forced in movies or games whichever
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