The visuals for this movie are just so breathtakingly wondrous to look at, filled with eye-popping colors, and larger than life backgrounds. It's easily the best CG animation work that Disney has released yet. A movie can't survive purely on visuals alone of course, and thankfully the story itself is entertaining in all the right ways.
This premise about a human and a demigod teaming up to save the world, admittedly may not necessarily sound that original at all. The plot progression may not be entirely unique, but the key here is that it's a fun story to see play out. Part of that fun is the team up of Moana and Maui. In fact, I would argue that the movie felt a little too conventional and pedestrian, until Moana met Maui. That's when the movie roars into life, and we end up watching this odd couple on a road trip; except it's on the ocean and not on a road.
There's a lot to like about this movie, from the characters, the set pieces, and the message of the story. The song numbers are good too, although I don't think they were necessarily as great and memorable as they could have been. Either way, "Moana" is a very entertaining animated film.
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