Talk:Moana/@comment-25097798-20170102001827

Ok, so I finally watched the movie. The following paragraphs are my review about it. Remember, this is my own personal opinion, so don't fret if you disagree with anything. This is merely my point of view, not facts.

I feel I'm blessed that I managed to see this film in theaters. My favourite (modern) Disney movie is Tangled and, till this day, I curse my luck for not seeing that film in theaters. I'm excused though, cause the advertising and the trailers of Tangled were so s****ty, that they never got me interested in seeing it. Up until my cousin showed me the film. This wasn't the case with Moana though. I was determined to see this in theaters and, boy, I'm so glad I did. "Glad" actually can't describe the whole joy and satisfaction I experienced seeing this film. Everything about it was perfect. Perfect. I don't like exaggerating about things. I like and tend to express my views as modestly and synoptically as possible. But believe me when I say that I would definitely rank this film as "perfect". Everything about it was astonishing, from the story, the characters, the soundtrack, the songs, the CGI, the landscapes, you name it. Yeah, Moana is nothing new or ground breaking compared to other Disney movies and heroines, you could say that Moana is extremely similar with the feisty Anna or Belle, but who said that's a bad thing? Who said that Disney needs to break new ground with every movie they make? If anything, the fact that the whole story (girl who wants to see what's beyond her place), characters (father disagrees and wants to prevent her daughter from going, a dear person to the protagonist dies) and songs (Shiny=your basic villain song, How Far I'll Go=the classic "I Want" song) were so similar to previous Disney movies and characters is what makes Moana so reminiscent of the old movies that we all know and love. And despite the similarites, Moana still manages to forge its own path.

I know, I'm gonna be that guy now, so please excuse me for making comparisons. I would like to compare this film to Zootopia, cause, let's be honest here, they're both Disney films and they came out the same year, so a comparison would be inevitable. Just don't look at me with a sour look, Zootopia fans, cause my vote for the best film between the two definitely goes to Moana. There are a few films that I would personally rank as "perfect" and, as I said, Moana is one of them. It was one of those films that was so beautiful, so intriguing, dramatic, touching and funny at the same time. I was never, not for a second, distracted or bored at certain points, unlike Zootopia. The reason I'm making this comparison is because Zootopia has received a certain acclaim, that I really don't see what's the big deal about. I'm not hating on anything, in fact, I liked Zootopia, but, compared to other recent works? Nah, I don't think it can put up a good fight. It was too trite for me. The subject of racism as a whole is a very delicate matter and has been used in movies far too many times. I'm not saying that an anti-racism movie is a bad thing, it's just that it'll hardly do anything to improve the situation. Even its huge box office success shows that Moana will most likely not be able to reach it, let alone surpass it. Which is disapponting, cause, as I said, I found Moana an immensely better film than Zootopia. That's all with the comparison.

I would like to close this by saying that I am a very stubborn guy. Meaning, if a new movie comes out and I like it, I'll still find it difficult considering it one of my favourites or perfect. You can say I'm kind of a closed-minded guy. :P I'm very selective on the movies I consider my favourites. For instance, when Wreck it Ralph came out, I loved it. Did I consider it one of my favourites? No. Same with Frozen. Same with Big Hero 6. Same with Zootopia. For the past few years, my favourite Disney movies of all time have been Tangled and Beauty and the Beast. Now I can proudly say that Moana is one of them too. And for me, that's saying something.

So yeah, if you're sitting on your PC, console, phone, whatever, shut it down and go see Moana.

Seriously, go see it. It's one of those movies, that deserves every ounce of money and praise it gets.