Moana 2 is a fun adventure, but without the charm of its predecessor

One of Disney’s biggest recent hits, Moana: A Sea of ​​Adventure the story of the future leader of her community, who lives confined to the island still dominated by her father. Chosen by the ocean to save her people, she sails, against her family’s wishes, beyond the reef to find the demigod. Maui and save those you love.

Released in 2016, the film raised almost US$650 million for the company’s coffers, ranking 12th among the most watched films of that year, so it is not surprising that, eight years later, Moana get a sequel.

Initially scheduled to be a series on Disney+ — which explains the collection of directors in the new credits —, Moana 2 arrives in cinemas from this Thursday, November 28th, with an adventure as fun as the previous one, but without the same charm.

Moana 2 is as good as its predecessor?

With David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller in the direction, Moana 2 couldn’t break away from its episodic structure, and it’s easy to identify where each chapter of the series would begin and end. Without any major news, the film may not even reprise the greatness of its predecessor, but it still has good moments.

In continuation, Moana received a call from his ancestors to find the lost island Motufetu and restore sea currents, making connection between different peoples possible.

More experienced and adventurous, the young woman leads a team made up of other members of her island, who are somewhat inexperienced, but who are also willing to sacrifice themselves to keep the legacy and culture of their people alive.

The new animation gives the protagonist a new purpose, which could be explored and expanded in new sequels. However, the plot, by itself, does not delve into issues about isolation and loss of traditions, which could strengthen the objective of uniting people, and the motivations of the god Nalowho want to keep humans at bay, are unconvincing.

The strong point of the film is acceptance of Moana that her choices took her on an even more dangerous mission than before, with a high risk of not being able to return home. More experienced and promoted to the position of older sister, the navigator and protector of her people is aware that there is a lot to lose if she accepts leaving everything behind, like the time spent with her sister.

Still, even with reflections on the deadly dangers on the high seas and fears about the imminent disappearance of his people, the script signed by Jared Bushwho worked on the first film, and the director Dana Ledoux Miller does not bring the necessary emotional weight to the story of Moana.

And the soundtrack?

Moana 2 has great musical moments, like In additionwhich reinforces the internal conflict of Moanaand Just Gofrom the new antagonist Matangiwhich shines in its few moments on screen — which are more striking than the story’s villain himself — but relies on the visuals to excite.

Certainly one of the biggest losses Moana 2 suffered was the departure of Lin Manuel-Miranda of the soundtrack. Unfortunately, their replacements, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bearare unable to produce catchy tracks that work alone, as happened in the first film.

It’s worth seeing Moana 2?

Rolling Stone Brazil film special

Cinema is the theme of the new printed special from Rolling Stone Brazil. In a magazine dedicated to lovers of the seventh art, we interviewed Francis Ford Coppolawho turns 85 amid the release of his new film, Megalopolisa bold and million-dollar undertaking financed by himself.

Unshakable in the face of controversial reactions to the novelty, which took around 40 years to get off the ground, the filmmaker defends the cinema industry’s boldness in being creative and opens up, in plain Portuguese, about Brazil’s influence in his new film: “Alegria” .

The special also features conversations with Walter Salles, Fernanda Torres and Selton Mello on I’m Still Herea chat about soundtracks with maestro João Carlos Martins, an exclusive list with the 100 best films in history (50 national, 50 international), another list with the 101 greatest soundtracks in the history of cinema, a warm-up for the Oscars 2025 and the launch radar for Globoplay, Globo Filmes, O2 Play and O2 Filmes for the coming months.

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