Fact: at first Hei Hei was to be strict and lecture Moana all the time, but the creators disliked this version and almost excluded the character from the movie... until he was transformed into provably the dumbest Disney character ever. And they celebrated it with a roast chicken (of course)

@alyshaharper8730

5 ай бұрын

head cannon,HeiHei is a trickster spirit/god in disguise playing the idiot as he watches over Moana. Just his age alone! He has been with her since she was a toddler. chickens not destined for the fryer have a lifespan of about 9 years.

@tariqthomas9090

5 ай бұрын

Unpopular opinion…we really could’ve done without Hei Hei. Pua was way cuter.

@Not_Angel_lol2

5 ай бұрын

​@@tariqthomas9090nah Hei Hei adds some seasoning to the comedy of the movie

@tierneybeckett

5 ай бұрын

@@tariqthomas9090 Nah. Without Hei Hei you don't get Alan Tudyk in a recording studio making ridiculous chicken noises and then reminding everyone he went to Juilliard.

@sparky082

4 ай бұрын

My cousin's mom is now called hey hey cus that was what she could say at the time. Now all my little cousins run around calling her hey hey and I'm as pleased as punch cuz it's too cute and funny 😂

The funniest part about how good the rock does on "You're welcome" is that when he sang along to it at home, his daughter told him to be quiet because the guy in the movie sounded better xD

@Pjo_Fan_And_A_Winion

5 ай бұрын

She still doesn’t believe that he’s Maui 😂 adorable

@otter011

3 ай бұрын

I really love that he’s being honest with how much they tuned his voice

@siph0r154

3 ай бұрын

We need to keep in mind that for a large production everyone gets basically the Fashionmagazin treatment. Like with the difference between Albums/Singles and a live performance, the version that ends in the movie is doctored the hell and back. While he certainly is not a professional, I doubt anyone could match their performance in the film live 😂

@typo1345

Ай бұрын

@@siph0r154 film/game composer here, and you're absolutely right. No raw audio is ever used, instrument or voice they always get some amount of treatment to clean them up, spice them up, create atmosphere, you name it. Every sound has to be treated with care and adjusted in some manner to create the best effect. Most raw audio will sound pretty different from the final product. Whether that be volume, reverb, effects (think guitar pedals but for everything), tuning, etc. there will always be some difference from the raw recording

@typo1345

Ай бұрын

@@Pjo_Fan_And_A_Winion I dig the pfp btw, I'm Athena cabin. hbu?

Interesting fact: the real Maui from Polynesian folklore did do all those things Maui sings about in You Welcome, but he did it not for narcissistic reasons but because out of his many siblings he was the only one not born with godly powers and was thus excluded by his brothers from coming along on their fishing trips. So Maui did all those things to prove himself to his brothers and parents.

@OscarIna0fTimeVODs

2 ай бұрын

What I'm gathering from this is he did it to get validation from his family, instead of doing it to get validation from humankind, which is still the same issue Maui shows here. The narcissistic part is a defensive mechanism to cover his insecurities

There is Theory that Grandma Tala was being kept alive by Tefiti's heart since it has the power to create life itself. The moment she gave it away she got sick and died

@Kikoo508

5 ай бұрын

That theory is accurate af 💀 I believe it

@Babyybean

4 ай бұрын

Ooooooo that's a great theory!!!! 👀

@ninetailskwami

Ай бұрын

that makes so much sense omg

As someone from New Zealand who grew up with Maori/Polynesian culture, the small and thoughtful details in this movie blew me away. The use of native Polynesian actors and talent, the various Poly languages used throughout, the bits and pieces of this culture and that woven together to make Moana’s version. Maui himself is a real demigod for many (if not all?) of the Polynesian cultures and his tattoos/feats from “You’re Welcome” are literally myths and legends of his that I grew up with. The island he pulled from the sea is the creation legend of New Zealand! Our South Island was his canoe (waka), and the North Island is the stingray he fished up (Te Ika-a-Maui, The Fish of Maui).

@mjb7015

2 ай бұрын

Motonui is a real island in Micronesia, part of an atoll surrounding the Nukuoro lagoon.

One of the coolest details about this movie is that it is inspired by a real (and so far unexplained) event: People from Polynesia had been sailing the ocean and populating Islands for a while and then they just... stopped. For about 2000 years, nothing (aproxm. 1500 Bc to 500 AD) And then they restarted. Voyaging began anew, strong as ever.

@pedroanillo9668

5 ай бұрын

Is there a reason why they stopped?

@alex._420

5 ай бұрын

​@@pedroanillo9668 they said that so far it's unexplained why they stopped

@saiyasha848

5 ай бұрын

@@pedroanillo9668 That's the Mystery, no one knows. So this movie offers a fictional explenation

@antonm1834

4 ай бұрын

It's not that no-one knows, its that we can never be certain. It was most likely simply natural climate shift, the transition from La Nina to sustained El Nino in the South Pacific rendering ancient ships useless. There are of course other theories relating to the culture shifts between isolated islands, lack of materials, e.t.c but the changing climate making it far more difficult for ancient peoples to navigate the ocean is the most likely explanation and there is some evidence to support this. @@saiyasha848

43:18 "She was really angry, now she needs a good long nap" What a perfect way to summarize this movie 😂

@MaishaOnTop

5 ай бұрын

Oh yeah. And Te Fiti is me on and off my period. That's accurate.

@worminaround

2 ай бұрын

She was not having it 💀

The ocean being harsh and unkind is very purposeful in this movie because with Moana’s dad it needed him to stay on the island to have Moana. The first time Moana tried to sail off she didn’t have the heart yet. After she has the heart it sends a storm to push her to Maui because she didn’t know what she was doing or where she was going.

The ocean needed Moana to be the one to take the heart to Te Fiti because it wasn't about returning the heart to Te Fiti. It was about restoring the heart of Te Fiti. When Moana asks the ocean to let Te Fiti come to her, when she walks to Te Fiti unarmored and unarmed, she is telling Te Fiti that she trusts Te Fiti not 5o hurt her, that she knows Te Fiti is not a monster; that Te Fiti has had something terrible done to her, that she has been dediled and violated but that, beneath the rage and grief and pain, she is still a good being, that she is still Te Fiti.

@tugadosado

5 ай бұрын

how many times did he say Te Fiti

@Ohforgodssakethatsme

5 ай бұрын

@@tugadosado Do you mean me? Yeah, it's a lot but I didn't want any confusion between Moana and Te Fiti in my comment.

@LuminousArc92

5 ай бұрын

moreso the ocean needed Moana to restore the heart because the ocean can't touch Te Ka nor Te Ka the ocean. It literally physically couldn't return and restore the heart

@Ohforgodssakethatsme

5 ай бұрын

@@LuminousArc92 The ocean could leave the heart near Te Fiti.

@jmarais

5 ай бұрын

​@@tugadosadoLOOOOOL

Oh god every time the grandma becomes the ray in the water it just slaps me with feels

@HeatRaver

5 ай бұрын

My grandma had passed away the year before, so when I saw the lights in the hut go out, and the spirit go rushing into the ocean, I literally broke down crying in the theater, and was trying to stifling my sobbing. 😭

@amymbeauty8765

5 ай бұрын

Every time!!

@random-zz8ut

5 ай бұрын

for real!!

@KimC657

5 ай бұрын

@@HeatRaver I had a similar experience (my grandma had passed recently as well) except I was home when I washed it for the first time, thank God. lol. I was just so glad I wasn’t at the theater because I cried so hard. I absolutely love how they incorporated her grandma’s spirit guiding Moana when she needs it the most. I absolutely broke down at that part too. 😅 Those scenes still get me in the feels to this day, but I love this movie. It’s so good!

@mayflyrose8195

5 ай бұрын

Watched it for the first time at home with the grandmother who practically raised me on so many levels. Was really hard not to become a crying mess. Fortunately we're lucky enough to still be earthside together. I feel for all of you who've lost a grandma 🦋

Bit behind, but... In regards to TeKa being Te Fiti; something that a lot of people seem to forget is that the soil left behind after a volcanic eruption is some of the most rich earth in existence. The entire reason The Islands are so lush is *because* of the volcanoes that made them. We see the same with forest fires. There are literally tree species out there whose seeds cannot open and sprout without the heat of a forest fire to burn and crack the shell in release. There is no life without destruction; there is no destruction without the material life creates. It's cyclical. Te Fiti and TeKa being one and the same makes perfect sense.

Moana holding the leaf over the baby turtle is a throwback to Lilo and Stitch. In the and credits, you can see a picture of Stitch doing the exact same thing. Same pose.

@tattycakes2k2

2 ай бұрын

And little Moana going “huh?” And the sea going “huh?” Right back at her is just like Kala and Tarzan at the start 😍

2:37 “Aww save the turtle”. You my dear are entirely way too sweet. 😊 But yes save the turtle indeed.

@KimC657

5 ай бұрын

I swear, this man has a heart of gold. It’s so wholesome and I’m here for it!

@wolfheartspirit97

4 ай бұрын

That’s suppose to be the turtle from finding Nemo to

@Ryne_Barrow

3 ай бұрын

@@wolfheartspirit97 CRUSH??? As a baby?!

@hiymecorp.258

Ай бұрын

@@wolfheartspirit97yes because 2003 Sydney, Australia is just across the ocean.

Fun (Important Inclusion) Fact: The movie is set in Polynesia and all the main cast voice actors have either Native Hawaiian, Polynesian, or Maori heritage.

@susantuiloma4244

5 ай бұрын

Native Hawai’ian and Māori are Polynesian 😊

@wolfywox

3 ай бұрын

With the exception of Alan Tudyk, who voices Hei Hei. 😅

@user-kx1dm2kv8g

3 ай бұрын

Actually, the story is more based on Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, and hawaii. I don't think Maori heritage was never an inspiration

@theartsyzoologist

2 ай бұрын

⁠@@user-kx1dm2kv8gMāori heritage was indeed interwoven into the films fabric. In fact there were many Kaumatua within our tribes and regions, consulted before production started. This is literally how a lot of the voice cast came to be kiwi actors of Māori origin (Chief Tui and Gramma Tala for example) in addition to a list of other NZ based voice actors a lot of which were recommended from Taika Waititi (also Māori) who took part in some of the early production and castings. The film in general though doesn’t have any one singular base country/nation as its core. It’s just Polynesian which encompasses Hawaii, New Zealand, Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, Kiribati and so forth.

@GoldenWreck

24 күн бұрын

@@user-kx1dm2kv8g 'Moana' literally translates to 'Ocean' in Māori. It would be foolish to try deny its relevance in the movie.

I adore Moana! All of the islands in the Pacific are formed via volcanic activity, so having Te Fiti be a fiery, volatile lava goddess under her nurturing exterior makes a lot of sense, especially when she’s mad some guy stole a part of her.

what's interesting about Te Fiti/Te Ka is that she still has the power of creation as Te Ka. Lava flowing into the water over enough time will create new islands, but without the heart the power is also highly destructive

when Moana calls out "I am Moana" and the orchestra swells with that Polynesian choir as she dives down to reclaim the heart, dude it moves me to tears every time, it's such a beautiful score and scene

"...people, including myself, are kind of afraid of deep, ocean water." My first reaction: ...oh god, the entire comments section is going to be people telling him to play Subnautica

@petrastein2531

5 ай бұрын

I still can't believe he's afraid of water and spiders... whilst being Australian. xD

@aspenture1087

5 ай бұрын

@@petrastein2531 with spiders if anything seeing so many and so many big or deadly ones honestly just adds to the fear (also an Australian kinda scared of the ocean and extremely scared of spiders)

@petrastein2531

5 ай бұрын

@@aspenture1087 I mean I also have Thalassophobia and Arachnophobia so I'm not judging or anything. It's just that I thought Australians are different breed. :) The last video I saw on yt was this Australian girl swirling a snake mid-air like a lasso to protect her pet.

@aspenture1087

5 ай бұрын

@@petrastein2531 some of us are, some of us are wimps xD

@petrastein2531

5 ай бұрын

@@aspenture1087 Understandable. xD

The common sentiment is, "Why didn't the Ocean just do most of this itself? It clearly seems like it could have at least done a lot more to help her, if not just returned the Heart itself." I think the whole point was that because the heart was stolen by/for humans, the intention was that humans should have to be the ones to do it and prove that the world shouldn't be destroyed: that there's hope for humanity being good and worthy, or something along those lines. I think Tefiti herself had to see a human coming all that way and being selfless and compassionate before she was going to allow her heart to be given back to her like that. While it was clear that she _wanted_ it back, I suspect that as an angry monster, turned that way by her pain and hatred, she wouldn't have truly been able to absorb her heart back into herself: that because it's an obvious metaphor for her trauma, the only way she was ever going to be able to get it back was by seeing that people can be good, too, and allowing that hope and optimism to open hear heart again and reconnect with it. The damage could finally start to heal. Plus, as much as the Ocean likely wanted to help her, it was clear that they couldn't touch without it hurting her, and turning her to stone. If it had tried to place the heart back in her chest, her chest would have hardened and physically prevented the Heart from entering. It needed a human touch, and it needed to find a human who wouldn't shrink away from her or see her as a monster and try to defeat her, rather than help her heal.

@aisleelovegreenwood6448

5 ай бұрын

I feel like I should add that this whole thing was started by humans wanting to have the power of the gods, so Moana using the power of the Ocean to cheat would have looked bad. I think the Ocean recognized that she really had to earn it on her own, or this was never gonna work, and Humanity was just gonna go right back to expecting the gods to help them with everything and do everything for them.

Te Fiti is at the top of my tattoo sleeve, along with the 2 volcanoes from Disneys lava. My son is non verbal/ non-communicative autistic and Moana and Lava calm him down when he’s having trouble regulating, he comes up and pulls my sleeve. So he can see it and just sings the song from Lava. Definitely one of new Disneys best

This is probably my favorite Disney movie of the modern era of Disney movies

@random-zz8ut

5 ай бұрын

real!

@Blessi85

5 ай бұрын

its so good and the soundtrack slaps as well!

"Okay, first, I am not a princess. I'm the daughter of the chief." "Same difference." "No." "If you wear a dress, and have an animal sidekick, you're a princess." Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Auli'i Cravalho. Casting Notes Fact: Despite playing her grandmother, Rachel House is only 29 years older than Auli'i Carvahlo. Smoldering Intensity Fact: When Moana first meets Maui, he cocks his eyebrow in a strange way. This is called the "People's Eyebrow" move, Dwayne Johnson's signature move from his wrestling career. Voice Play Fact: The villager who suggests cooking Heihei is voiced by Alan Tudyk, who also provides Heihei's vocal effects. Moana (2016) was the first Disney film dubbed into Maori. The Maori version is available in Australia and New Zealand, as well as on Disney Plus. Historical Facts: According to archaeological evidence, the exploration of Western Polynesia proceeded rapidly until about 900 BC, stopped suddenly for over 1,000 years, then resumed just as suddenly, with all of Eastern Polynesia colonized within a few centuries. Several plausible explanations exist, but the exact cause of the "Long Pause" remains a mystery. Mythology Fact: The spiral on Moana's (Auli'i Cravalho) necklace and on the sail of her boat is called a koru. It represents the unfurling fern frond, symbolizing new life, new beginnings, personal growth, hope, a new start, perfection, rebirth, awakening, purity, the spirit of rejuvenation and peace. As a double spiral, it also symbolizes kinship and belonging.

"maybe it's hungry" you're not you when youre hungry😂😂😂😂

@tattycakes2k2

2 ай бұрын

Need a photoshopped movie with moana giving te ka a snickers 😂

14:42 The shell her grandma gives her is the same shell that was on the chiefs necklace in the ancestor flashback!

This movie is beyond a masterpiece, I was so excited when they announced the second (Small side note, everyone calls the rays sting rays. They’re manta rays 😭 no danger whatsoever lol)

@alyshaharper8730

5 ай бұрын

technically sting rays are not dangerous either. Their venom causes pain but not death. What killed Steve Irwin was where he was stung, the stinger pierced his heart.

@ShilohSmith

5 ай бұрын

@@alyshaharper8730 a bard that can cause injury is still dangerous, just because it’s unlikely to kill doesn’t make it not dangerous. I wasn’t thinking of Steve at all why did u have to bring him up, now I’m sad 😭🤣

@jademuseplays

5 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t be so confident about the sequel. The voice cast haven’t decided to reprise their roles as the “movie” is a scrapped tv show pilot. Lin Manuel Miranda has already confirmed he will NOT be writing the music for it

@incogneeto_mosquito

5 ай бұрын

little fun fact to go off the last bit: manta rays aren't mantas. they were first believed to be, but more recent discoveries and research show that they are actually mobula rays (I think it's mobula, it's something in that line) it has to do with whether the mouth is underneath or in the front, but since they've been called mantas for so long, they will most likely have the same situation as one of the prehistoric sea mammals that got called a reptile and when they found out it was a mammal it was too late and the name couldn't be changed. I can't remember the name of it, but people still call it a dinosaur because of it, even tho it wasn't. edit: I spent wayy too long trying to find this again, but i just had to say, I looked it up, and I THINK it's the lystrosaurus. ima have to go look through some videos from lindsay nikole to be 100% sure

@ShilohSmith

5 ай бұрын

@@incogneeto_mosquito it’s is the Lystrosaurs 😭

It is the actor that plays Jango Fett 2:26

Top theory is that moana and her ancestors are all decendents of te feti but only some have any of her power. Moanas grandmother had te feti's connection to nature and was seen as an outcast for it. She also transormed or ascended once she passed away into the creature she felt the closest connection with. Moana was choosen by the ocean at a very young age because of the power she recieved from te feti and the top theory is that when moana left her island, the ocean sent the storm and during that storm moana actually died and became a demi god. This would explain why she awoke on demi god island, had the strength to topple maoi's statue, survive the fall into the realm of monsters, have visions, fight a demon and connect with a god.

@dancerkris95

4 ай бұрын

I don't know if she died.. because Tamatoa the crab was surprised to see her there because he sensed that she was a mortal human. But I do love that theory of them being descendents because of the grandmother spiritually with nature and Moana spiritual with the Ocean. Also, because Moana has a strong resemblance to Te feti.

So many things I love about this movie but a couple little details in particular: Maui doesn’t come back for the final fight until Moana has gotten through that little channel first, she had to overcome a moment in battle herself before he came and helped her which I really like. Also Maui stancing up and doing a Haka (or whatever it actually was) straight up ready to die so Moana could get the heart makes mah heart feel good.

I grew up on the Renaissance movies and Moana was the first movie in a long time that I actually felt weirdly nostalgic watching it. It was like they took all the best story elements and magic of what made musicals great and created a new masterpiece. I also really liked that there wasn't a romance in this movie and Moana's arc was of self discovery which made it really refreshing to me. Moana's "I want" song was also wonderfully imbedded with her insecurities rather that exclusively a desire.

Fan theories: 1. The grandmother died the moment she gave Moana the heart because it was keeping her alive 2. Moana died during the storm this she became a demi goddess herself. *My personal theory* The first voyagers were actually the people hidden away by the mist & when the mist rose the people started traveling & settling elsewhere.

@teslafreeman

5 ай бұрын

It also explains why Moana was able to enter the monster realm. No human can survive La'Lotai and Moana does it easily, which supports the idea that the storm killed her, and the ocean brought her back as a demi-goddess

@amethystb12345

5 ай бұрын

@@teslafreeman very true

The songs in this movie are SO GOOD! I still listen to How Far I'll Go every now and then. Shout out to LIN(-manuel)!

This is a favorite around our house. Lin Manuel’s music is so catchy, its hard not to love it

08:15 "How far I'll go" is actually my favorite Disney song even though I have been growing up with all the Disney classic. This song just moves something inside me, everytime I hear it.

I totally missed this till now but when the flowers bloom again on her island one of them is the sun flower from tangled.

I love Moana's development, but Maui's personal growth was amazing. From being such a vain, self-absorbed, borderline narcissistic demigod to becoming a kind-hearted and loving friend and mentor is awesome, plus hearing Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson sing is pretty damn badass. I love how they cast Nicole Scherzinger (lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls) as Moana's mother.

I believe it should be noted that Te Ka wasn't surrounded by poison, but by volcanic rock, which, when ground down by the weather, is some of the most fertile ground in the world. So Te Fiti, when restored, is just showing the natural progression from forbidding lava fields to verdant islands. Great analysis and wonderful reactions!

one of my favorite soundtracks if not the favorite from a disney movie - all songs are great and the fact the whole cast has Polynesian/Maori roots so its lore accuarte is just fantastic. But what do you expect when Lin-Manuel Miranda is part of things? Exactly this- perfection!!

This is hands down my favorite disney movie. I’m more of a ghibli gal but Moana is amazing. It has the cultural appreciation and backstory so many disney movies lack and while it is a “princess movie”, the princess is the strong leader in her own right, her character does not revolve around the love pf a man. This movie focuses more on themes of family and love for others in general, not romantic love. I wish I had still been a little girl when I got to watch this.

This is one of my favourite disney movies, it's truly a testament to "heart" and passion in a film, which is what disney stood for at its core, not to mention the awesome music in Moana.

The music in this movie is unbelievably good

Great reaction. I watched Moana for the first time in the cinema, a week after I lost my grandmother to cancer. I was silently crying my eyes out from the moment to the stingray spirit helped her over the reefs. I love this movie, but it always makes me emotional.

So what I’m guessing you missed, considering a lot of people doing reaction seem to miss this, but right after she chose to save the turtle instead of going for the shell, there was an energy pulse that spread across the ocean. it wasn’t until after the rest of the ocean started showing its sentience. The reason it’s mentioned later that the ocean shows her is because she passed this first test, choosing to save the baby turtle over selfishly going for the shell.

The thing I love most about this movie is that the villain isn't some Evil Witch or anything. She's... a traumatised victim who had her heart stolen, lashing out at anyone who might hurt her again. And the solution wasn't to defeat her by fighting, but to show empathy and compassion, reminder her of who she is, and give her heart back. It's such a powerful message of healing through therapy and community, and such a departure from more common tropes where the villain is defeated by violence.

Have you seen Lilo and Stitch or Peter Pan? Those are my two personal favorites! Lilo and Stitch is about a blue, fluffy alien who crashes onto Hawaii and is being chased by other aliens. It's great!

What a beautiful movie. The animation is so vibrant. I havent seen it in so long. Good performance by The Rock.

Hei Hei was voiced by none other than Alyn Tudyk, who was K-2SO in Star Wars Rogue One, the pilot in the TV series Firefly, and currently in another TV series Resident Alien.

Apparently a Moana 2 is in the works? (also I have never cried harder than "They have stolen the heart from inside you/but this does not define you.")

Hei Hei is my favorite character 😂 He’s so dumb but loyal, I love him.

“She a water bender” The ocean is just a character on its own. 3:06

The scene where the grandmother is a spirit and the ancestors are coming in the blue mist, it's one of my most beloving Disney moments in every movie! Its just so beautiful and adorable. Goosebumps every time

Love Moana so much,im so excited for the sequel and her grandma makes me think of my grandma who is no longer with us and i get tears every time her grandma says there isnt a place u cant go where im not with u

Is so cute how you relate to hei hei when he realized he's in the middle of the ocean 😉🤣 Did you realize the meaning of this movie. They were trying to show that, if you mess with a woman's heart, she will be a monster. 😊

The part where Moana dives back into the water to go and get the heart and you said it gave you goosebumps, those are the types of scenes where I start crying bcs it’s so amazing 😭

My 2.5 year old Daughter loves, LOVES this movie. Especially 'You're Welcome."

Moana is my second favorite movie, I've been obsessed with the princess and the frog since I was a kid ❤

I’m low key obsessed with Oscars channel. My husband doesn’t like watching the same movies I do so I feel like somebody is watching them with me which is nice.😊

The ocean is alive, and it was calling to Moana, but also chastising her for trying to go out past the reef unprepared. It helps her where it can, but it can't do everything for her. It can't return the heart of Te Fiti, because it's Maui and humanity's burden to bear.

Just love how sweet you are. To reacting to the baby turtle and caring about Pua was super cute.

Maui throwing Moana overboard was so funny 😂😂😂

i adored moana's song to te ka, it was such a nice twist in a movie that's so much about finding your identity to also be like "i know someone hurt you, and your pain caused you to hurt others, but that doesn't define you" 💛 a nice little message, and parallel to maui

Pua was supposed to be a bigger character, but they said it would be too sad if something happened to him 🙃🤦🏻‍♀️ so then like maybe don't have something happened to him because the pig is the cutest!!!

Thank you so much for this reaction. This movie is very dear to my heart. This movie was my late ex’s favorite movie, and I remember seeing this with her back in the theatre with a college friend of ours. We’d always compared ourselves to Moana and Maui. She even named her dog Hei Hei after the chicken. I can still recall when we went to an aquarium and got to watch the dolphins. I’d like to think that would’ve been her spirit animal. 👩🏻‍🦱🧔🏻‍♀️💚🐷🐔🌊

I love that her mpther said to her that was okay to go away. Sometimes the biggest encouragement someone could have, is knowing that you are allowed to fail

omg the way i love this movie 😭 i watched it literally twice in a row the first time i saw and the scene with moana and Te’ Fiti when she puts her heart back ughh chills and tears everytime

I want to point out something that may not be a popular opinion but IDC......Look how amazing this movie was ...Disney didn't try to take an existing movie and race swap the existing characters to check the diversity box...instead they actually put thought and heart into creating a new heroine of color, gave her a powerful back story and fleshed out her people.....and look how well this movie did at the box office. Maybe they should take the hint and stop with the diversity swaps and start actually putting some thought and some effort into fleshing out new movies exploring and celebrating different cultures.

If you didn’t know, the guy who voices Tamatoa (the crab) is the same guy who voices Nigel (the cockatoo) in Rio 1 & 2!

Love watching your reaction vids! You always seem to find a positive spin and a deeper meaning behind what you're watching - keep doing what you're doing!! 💕

If you havent yet, The Prince of Egypt and Joseph by dreamworks are both great films and I think you would love them.

You, my good sir, have earned a subscription. You continually have incredible reactions and inspire through insightful commentary and analysis. Looking forward to your future videos 😊

Hey, I'm really happy to see you watch this movie, it's one of my favs! Just began the video, sitting here with my pumpkin soup, I am so ready. Your videos are really comfy and the perfect thing to end the day with :)

Love your reactions! ❤ I like the way you reflect and comment - you seem to be very wise and good hearted, but still with a great sense of sarcastic humor 😂❤

allegedly, the polynesian tribes indeed stopped sailing for a few hundreds years in the real world and nobody knows why

i love how you genuinely absorb the message of the movie

I love your reactions always. You're so empathetic and really good at reading between the lines with characters to see the nuance. One movie i think would be perfect for you to watch is Brother Bear.

Thank you for your reaction! I appreciate you as a fellow Christian reviewing these Disney videos as in the last few years they’ve taken a darker course. It will be interesting to see you look look at some of the more recent offerings as they have strayed off the path off what the majority of the audience wants or needs!

The chicken (Heihei) is the best character in this movie 😂. The pig Pua was suppose to be the sidekick but Heihei tested better and he is amazing

I was literally about to comment suggesting you watch Moana while I was watching your reaction to Coco and then when I finished I saw this :D

Please watch Balto (1995) at some point!

@sanddornblute78

5 ай бұрын

Oh my god please, this movie is beautiful😭

@xxmarjaxx

5 ай бұрын

@@sanddornblute78 It's such an underrated movie for some reason, but always been one of my favorites along with Spirit. So good! ❤

@Wolfbroa

5 ай бұрын

Man i always forget how old that movie is

@HadesPerennial

5 ай бұрын

Balto is so fun but if he watches that I'd want him to watch Togo right after so he can get the real story. No complaints though because both movies would be amazing to see him react to!

@xxmarjaxx

5 ай бұрын

@@HadesPerennial True! Togo made me cry so much. But since he's watching a lot of animated movies I'd love a Balto reaction, at least!

I went down the comments section rabbit hole but I’m finally here to say what I meant to say too long ago: there’s a theory that Moana died when she was at the reef, which is how she was ok in the realm of monsters and how she could see Maui and Te Fiti and mainly her grandmother. I don’t think I believe it but just throwing the theory out there.

This is one of my favourite all time movies! As someone who grew up on the ocean for the most part of my childhood (my father was a sea captain), so i definitely feel this "personal connection" whenever i see the ocean, too, like I'm seeing a past life of mine since most of those memories are faded. Aside from all that, this is one of the best disney movies. Up there with Tangled (since that is everyone's fan fav!)

11:46 This is my fav song. 😍 So glad you were able to watch this movie, so lovely.

Never seen the film before but it's 2024 June. Lost 2 friends and a family in Lahaina. Maui. You can't imagine the tears rolling down my face. I'm not sure if I can thank that because my heart is still broken. But you let me remember my friends. I will honor them

I'm a Native American, and I have to say-- that scene of Moana on the boat with her grandmother always hits me so deeply and made me wish so badly that Disney would give Native American stories another try to get away from the stigma of Pocahontas. The exchange between Moana and her grandmother hits so dang close to my own culture that it just bums me out so much that they haven't tried again.

You’re on a roll Oscar watching a lot of great Disney films!! Can’t wait to see what you’ll watch next!! This is another great Disney film that turned out better then I thought. Cool fact at 29:50 Lin Manuel Miranda got inspiration for the shiny song from poor unfortunate souls from little mermaid and he also wrote it as a tribute to David Bowie who died the same year Moana came out.😊😁🌀🌊🏝️🐚🎵🎶

This movie is definitely a classic, and I'm glad we had disney represent our culture in it. In Aotearoa you'll often hear a few of the cuzzies let out a good Churrrrrwhooo haha

ahh this is one of my fave disney movie, i have a moana movie reaction marathon at the minute, i love people seeing it for the first time, fun fact we have moana 2 coming this november i am incredibly excited❤️🥰

Love your reactions. Always excited to see you post a movie. I think you should watch “Home”. It’s so cute and colorful and funny. I think you would love it. Keep up the fantastic job. Love and prayers

Another great movie! (And one of my fav)I love your reactions, it really shows your true emotions from scene to scene and I absolutely love it 😊 Ps don't know if someone else already suggests you Balto, very underrated movie that I deeply appreciate

Moana is my favorite Disney movie. The songs are so good, the story so relatable. Even if there is magic in it, it doesnt make it so impossible for us to relate even to Maui. By the way, Maui is an actual demi god. Te Feti when she sleeps and became an island was inspired by Mount Otemanu in the Bora Bora islands.

I really enjoy your reactions. I totally agree about being afraid of deep water. You make everything fresh and fun! I subscribed.

Thx for reacting, love this movie, love you and your videos and reactions and your commentary .

This is one of my favorite movies! Thank you! 😭💖🔥

The white shirt throws me off haha looks great tho and I’m glad you enjoyed the movie! The VA’s did amazing

Fun fact; Jemaine Clement, who plays Tamatoa, was the tulkun scientist in Avatar: Way of Water.

I’ll never forget the first time watching this, literally on the plane home from my first time vacationing in Hawaii ❤️

Dude,Temura Morrison voices Moana’s Dad.He also plays Jango Fett.

In 43:47 doe as the flowers grew- I noticed the first flower looks a lot like that flower in tangled!

I'm old, I've been watching Disney in theaters since Jungle Book and though I love 'em, only a few are elevated favorites - Moana is one of them. Just beautiful all around.

This movie and music are simply outstanding!!!!

Moana has onde of the best scores ever. E V E R Y single song and melody! Cheers from Brasil!