redhawk23
Wrestlin'
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Saw this tonight. Fantastic movie all around. I appreciated how strong of a story backbone it had.
Hollywood fell into a rut of "chosen one" stories. Those are classic stories but the problem is they forgot that the character still has to do the work to live up to those expectations. Thankfully the writers here know how to pull it off. Moanna is driven but also has to overcome inexperience and self doubt. She works to gain the skills she needs and to find her path. Though a classic story in that regard, it was actually refreshing to see it pulled off well.
Also refreshing: Not a goddamned hint of a romance story line. It doesn't need to be subverted or commented on, its simply not all a factor.
Maui is also a great and entertaining character who in turn struggles with knowing who he's supposed to be.
Animation wise this movie is gorgeous. I was excited from the first trailer on because it was clear that between this and Zootopia, Disney has reached a point where it's CG animation can acheive the stretch and squish and overall movement previously afforded by their 2d animated features. Disney is at the top of their game.
While there is a reveal regarding the villain of the film, I do wish they could have been developed a bit more. It's been a while since we've had a really good Disney villain.
Sidenote: I read a few months back that the directors admitted that the coconut pirate scene wasn't added until after they saw Fury Road. I can't say I would have noticed how similar that scene is to some of the Warboys scene had I not known about it before hand but it was funny to see.
Hollywood fell into a rut of "chosen one" stories. Those are classic stories but the problem is they forgot that the character still has to do the work to live up to those expectations. Thankfully the writers here know how to pull it off. Moanna is driven but also has to overcome inexperience and self doubt. She works to gain the skills she needs and to find her path. Though a classic story in that regard, it was actually refreshing to see it pulled off well.
Also refreshing: Not a goddamned hint of a romance story line. It doesn't need to be subverted or commented on, its simply not all a factor.
Maui is also a great and entertaining character who in turn struggles with knowing who he's supposed to be.
Animation wise this movie is gorgeous. I was excited from the first trailer on because it was clear that between this and Zootopia, Disney has reached a point where it's CG animation can acheive the stretch and squish and overall movement previously afforded by their 2d animated features. Disney is at the top of their game.
While there is a reveal regarding the villain of the film, I do wish they could have been developed a bit more. It's been a while since we've had a really good Disney villain.
Sidenote: I read a few months back that the directors admitted that the coconut pirate scene wasn't added until after they saw Fury Road. I can't say I would have noticed how similar that scene is to some of the Warboys scene had I not known about it before hand but it was funny to see.
t: At the end of December. 
