I love that Moana is one of the very few, maybe even the only one, Disney protagonists who was ready to give up her dream for others, and only went to help her people, not simply because she wanted to. When her father talked to her about her place and responsibility, she didn't blow him off or got angry that he didn't understand, she listened, she respected and understood his points, and she accepted them. She chose to find meaning in being where she was needed, not where she wanted to be.
Another thing I love is that by doing that, she was eventually able to bring where she wanted to be and where she needed to be together while being at peace with the journey. Too many movies of this genre make them mutually exclusive, which is such a tragedy.
@@GummiAnd Frozen 1 is strange; if you actually think about the movie, Anna is clearly the main character there. But somehow Elsa became the more popular among the fans, which is why Frozen 2 is all about her. But even in Frozen 1, Anna wasn't the only one to sacrifice herself. Elsa sacrificed her powers and happiness for the safety of others around her. Turns out it was not a correct course of action, but still, her intentions were there. And, of course, Christoph sacrificed her love for Anna, to bring her what he thought would be happiness.
Moana is a mix of all the islands in Polynesia. Like Samoa, Hawai'i, New Zealand, Tahiti and more. The voyaging part is based on historical events. Where they stopped voyaging for 1000 years then our ancestors continued to voyage to other islands.
I find it fascinating that Polynesians hold Native American, African, Asian, and European descent in their DNA. The world was more connected than mainstream history tells us.
@profanepersonality not really an accurate statement..they don't really hold African or Native American..altho Polynesians did find their way to the America's and possibly did trades there aswell,etc..
I dunno why, but the scene where Moana is like "but this does not define you" and you see all of the fire, ash, and smoke surround her... it hits SO DAMN HARD.
Two things I love about this movie 1. The grandma doesn't tell moana she's wrong for deciding to go back home. Instead she says she shouldn't have put all that into moans and says that she'll follow moana anywhere and proceeds to support her 2. Tekka being te fiti(I probably butchered the spelling) was brilliant. I didn't see it coming at all and I love that such a small thing can so effectively make you think "oh. So it's not actually a villain. It's just a shell of who she used to be"
One thing I'd love about the movie is how even though the chief says you must find happiness where you are she says you can find happiness where you are
Apparently it's like a metaphor for trauma and how that can change someone, hence the songlyrics: "-but this does not define you..." when Moana returns the heart.
The reason the grandmother died right after giving the Heart to Moana is perfectly explainable. The Heart was keeping her alive. She also knew that the moment she would let go of it, her time would come. But she also trusted Moana, enough to sacrifice her life so she could accomplish her mission.
For a while in the movie, Maui and Tamatoa, as well as their songs "You're Welcome" and "Shiny", were thematically the same thing: both only cared about what the exterior world sees about them, be their amazing powers or the big amount of riches you possess. The difference is that Maui learned to be a better being after opening up to Moana about his traumas. Meanwhile, Tamatoa kept being the same selfish spoiled jerk, but that's what I love on him, he is just a delightfully bad bitch
I recommend you a video from S.K. Michel's channel : th-cam.com/video/9scSeOR6ETQ/w-d-xo.html It's Tamatoa's encounter with the main characters. I love his animations, all of it beautiful!
One of the theories (my favourite) as to why Moana and Te Fiti look alike is because like Maui said "Why didn't the ocean bring back the heart itself?" Because the "heart of Te Fiti" is the spirit, and Moana is the heart
5:05 Fun fact about newborn turtles and this little ritual: a big thing that's always made clear is that if you're going to help them find the water, you absolutely cannot carry them there. They have to find it on their own. This scene is essentially how Moanas journey ends up going out on the ocean. She may have been pointed in the right direction, but ultimately she had to do it on her own.
I know it's a bit morbid, but I find it humorous when they make little jabs like the pig being sad at her eating pork because Pigs in nature of omnivorous and would even eat another pig if need be. They do a similar thing in Lilo and Stitch too when Lilo freaks out about Nani suggesting a Tuna sandwich for Pudge the fish. Most fish are just an Omnivorus and opportunistic if not more so when it comes to eating smaller fish. As someone who's watch many nature shows, these little details are funny to me because I know it's purely for the kids.
Yeah even when I first heard Lilo say that when I was a kid I was thinking "uhm... what do you think fish eat? They're stuck in the ocean, they don't have many options other than fish" 😂
The fish logic I’ve actually heard from grown adults so it’s even funnier. I wonder if they think sharks are not fish or something. Which is weird since they’d say that whales were probably fish.
This entertains me on another level because Tamatoa says he ate his grandma and that is very true to life - coconut crabs have two predators. Humans, and other coconut crabs:D
Idk if you knew this, but Lin-Manuel Miranda (the guy who wrote the songs for Hamilton and Encanto) also wrote the songs for this one. The man is too good!
he never misses. not with Hamilton, not with In the Heights, and not with Encanto. I'm excited to see what he's gonna add to the Little Mermaid remake.
@@MsPurpleDancer Wait what? There's a Little Mermaid live-action remake? Ok I love The Little Mermaid and I love Lin-Manuel, but a live-action remake?! Oh God no thank you
@@batmanvsjoker7725 lin confirmed they're keeping the same songs from the orginial but they're adding some new ones for some scenes which i am okay with. If you've seen the musicals they did of the little mermaid, you'll know there's many great moments they could add songs to flesh out characters like they did in the Beaty and the Beast remake with "Evermore".
Moana is such an amazing movie, the visuals, the songs and voice acting were so top notch! I love this movie such great reaction as Cody and look forward to the next one!
I watched Moana in the theatres 2 weeks after my grandmother past from Cancer, I was silently crying for half the movie and no matter how many times I re-watch it, it still chokes me up!
Disney, Dreamworks, and Illumination made 2 movies for each of their companies in 2016. Disney made Zootopia and Moana, Dreamworks made Kung Fu Panda 3 and Trolls, Illumination made The Secret Life of Pets and Sing.
Fun fact, Grandmother Tala wasn’t even going to be in the movie originally which is hard to believe considering how close Moana is with her. And another fact, Dwayne Johnson didn’t even need voice lessons for the song, “You’re Welcome,” because he sometimes sang in the ring back in WWE so he already knew how to sing well.
The movie and all the cultural elements of the characters are based on Oceanic (Polynesian/Micronesian/Melanesian) lore and society while the non-English music is sung in the Samoan, Tuvaluan, and Tokelauan languages specifically.
The Rock did such a good job as Maui, It's so easy to forget that he's the voice behind him - he did such a great job that not even his own daughter is willing to accept that it's him lol.
The funniest Disney movie I've ever seen! The Chicken and Pig hilarious and adorable! The Rock voicing Maui is something I've been waiting for all my life!
Moana: Why are you acting...weird? Grandma Tala: I'm the village crazy lady. It's my job. LOL My grandma says that type of stuff 🤣 Being the family's crazy lady.
This movie is amazing. Lin Manuel Miranda did the music, the main male and female stay friends and only friends, and we have a Polynesian chief as a princess.
Hey everyone! Thanks for watching my Reaction to Moana! See you tomorrow for Angry Birds 2! Also sorry about the watermark everyone you know I don't like doing it but I have to in order to get it uploaded.
Suggestion, if you are interested The Bob’s Burgers Movie, new on Disney Plus, and it’s pretty good, based off the TV show, and is something like The Simpsons Movie.
I remember seeing a matinee of Moana in theaters with my mom, who's not a big movie person. We went through more of our day and were both like "I cannot get that movie out my head." So we went to see it again the same evening. 😄 Never done that for a movie before, but Moana just felt like such a special story!
This movie holds a very memorable place in my heart and hits me with tears . Just before this film released, my own grandma passed away and I can safely say I cry every time watching this movie.💜
Fact: There's an end credit scene where it cuts to Tomatoa, still on his back, talking to the audience to help him up and making a joke about Sebastian from The Little Mermaid
I love how Moana and Maui’s dynamic. They could have made Maui a love interest like typical Disney movies but they have this cute dynamic that’s like a father daughter dynamic
I love Moana! It’s one of the best Disney films I’ve seen since the Renaissance era, like The Little Mermaid, and Hercules. It’s interesting to say because the director’s of those films and others(John Musker and Ron Clements) made Moana. I love the characters, the casting, the music, and the overall story. Thanks SO much for checking out Moana, Cody!😄
As a polynesian, I was so proud when this movie came out and always be. I am so happy that the world know a little bit of my culture. I grew up with these legends and everytime I watch this movie, I'm still tearing up so much. Thank you for this and I really love your reaction🤗❤
In original polinesian mythology Maui was trying to secure immortality for mankind, but not by stealing her heart. The idea was to reverse the birth process on the goddess of life and birth. 3 guesses how that works cause I'm not gonna type it
You may not be, but I am, he was trying to secure immortality for humanity by going though the goddess of deaths vagina through he mouth( idk how that works)
Such a masterpiece! Loved seeing it in theaters. It easily is in my top 10 favorite animated films of all time. Perfect balance of everything, and beautiful to boot.
I love the double meaning of Te fiti . First is the fact that humans have not taken care of the earth and the only way we can heal the earth is to give back its heart by carrying for it. The second is the volcano creating fertile earth . This is of course how most of the pacific islands formed.
This is one of the cutest reaction videos of yours that I've seen. Haha, just loved how you were getting into it and showing that you were loving it. I loved watching this movie with my sister when was little, it's a beautifully done movie.
I’m so glad to see you enjoyed it! This is a personal favourite and comfort film that got me through my high school years, and I have honestly lost count of how many times I’ve watched it 🤣 Pretty much everything in this film is amazing! Music by Lin Manuel Miranda and Mark Mancina is beautiful, the characters feel so real and the animation is breathtaking!
The reason every song is amazing is because it's Lin-Manuel Miranda who did the lyrics! (He made the Hamilton-musical and later did Encanto for Disney. He's also working on the upcoming live-action Little Mermaid)
Again! Anytime Cody starts crying I just wanna jump on him and give him a huge hug! I was crying hard too when this came out because it was after the year both my grandparents passed away!
Being from Hawaii myself, some points of this movie hit real close to home. Sure, we done like in grass huts or wear grass skirts and walk around barefoot. It’s a real nice movie. Fun fact for people who didn’t know, “Moana” actually means ocean!
Moana was funnier then I thought it was going to be. The songs are catchy, and I absolutely love the Oceanic culture. That said, regarding horror movies, I recommend The Others, if you haven't seen it.
The trend of Disney showing other cultures is amazing in general but I got to see first hand the importance of inclusion. I was at Disney World earlier this year and songs from Moana are used multiple times during the fireworks show at Magic Kingdom. I was standing behind a family for the entire show, the parents were an older couple made up of a white dad and a Filipino mom and their adult daughter was with them. As soon as the first song from this movie started the daughter started weeping. I'm not talking gentle tears falling down her cheeks, I mean seconds away from ugly crying. She sang every word to every Moana song with tears in her eyes after that. As a grown woman she finally got to see someone who looks like her be a hero in a Disney movie. Everyone should have that chance.
I love Moana so much. I saw it in theaters twice and bought it the day it came out. The way the water was animated was absolutely amazing and every time I watched it I got so thirsty lol
Literally every time I watch this movie I cry it never fails. Watching you be openly emotional speaks to me so much because I am ridiculously emotional I can cry about anything especially Disney Pixar
Yess!! I love Moana! And you’re totally right, the songs are amazing. If you’re looking for another animated movie to get you emotional, I’d highly recommend Spirit: stallion of the cimarron. It’s such an underrated movie with an amazing soundtrack. I’m certain you’d love it
Moana is great! I was surprised with how good it is actually because going in I thought it wasn't going to be very good and if I'm honest I only really watched it because of friend of mine asked me to for a project she was putting together. But I'm glad I did. It had some nice emotional moments and some fun songs and deserves to be on the list of great modern Disney movies. Yay! Great reaction
i was SO emotional while watching this in the theaters! i think it was a mixture of the stunning visuals, beautiful music and amazing story, but i also kept crying at literally the least sad moments lmao
Thank you so much for this reaction. This movie is very dear to my heart. This movie was my late love’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. 👩🏻🦱🧔🏻♀️💚🐷🐔🌊
The ocean chose Moana because of her HUMANITY. Maui couldn’t do it, he's shoot first ask questions later. The ocean couldn’t do it because water hurts Te Ka.
I cry everytime i watch this movie, i connect to it in so many ways 🤷❤️ I am Maori from New Zealand, cousins to the people portrayed here and i grew up hearing stories told by my Grandmother and Great Grandmother of our cultural history, our ancestral line of chieftans going all the way back to and before our tribal waka (ocean voyaging craft) made land off the west coast of the north island of New Zealand and our people settled. Traditionally, this is how our history is passed down, through stories, song, tattoo and they are also symbolically carved into wooden panels which adorn our boats, homes and meeting places. We are master navigators of the oceans, sea faring people and our legends also includes that of Maui and his magical fish hook and that of Mother Earth and Father Sky. I love this film. Its beautiful and pays tribute to culture and my Polynesian family, all who bear distinct similarities in physical features, Language and cuisine, heritage and occupy many islands throughout the pacific ❤
Moana was a unique film for its beautiful Polynesian culture and it was represented so good here. The soundtrack was epic as well and the voice performances were amazing as well. Very interesting to note that a live-action adaptation of this film is in development with Dwayne Johnson playing Maui.
I read something that said the chant/dance that Maui did after Te Ka destroyed his hook is based off a traditional New Zealand haka (ceremonial war dance) that warriors do when they know they won't be coming back from battle. A culturally integrated way of showing that Maui was ready to die defending Moana. It still blows me away.
Those guys on the tapestry are the directors John Musker and Ron Clements making a cameo. This is also the last film Musker did before he retired but it seems Clements is still at Disney but what he currently does there is unknown.
Fun Fact: Lilo and Stitch was Essentially the Ground work for this movie Until Lilo and Stitch came out Disney had no plans for movies in the Polynesian setting but then Lilo and Stitch changed that and you can thank Chris Sanders the Creator/Voice Actor of Stitch for that.
Some scientists think weather was responsible for the Long Pause. Huge tidal waves and sustained El Nino winds and storms like typhoons probably had something to do with it.
I've always loved animated movies more we can learn so much from kids movies the resont lesson was how to deal with my father's death last year and Moana, Coco and my all time favorite Lion King.
I'm so glad you watched Moana. Moana is my most favorite disney princess and love intrest. Maui is inspired the Hawaiian Demigod himself. Te Ka i really thought she was Pele the goddess of Volcanoes and Fire. Moana who is Spiritually connected to water and the ocean, she is like Namaka the Goddess of Water and The Sea, Moana is a great representation of Oceania, including Polynesia.
I love that Moana is one of the very few, maybe even the only one, Disney protagonists who was ready to give up her dream for others, and only went to help her people, not simply because she wanted to. When her father talked to her about her place and responsibility, she didn't blow him off or got angry that he didn't understand, she listened, she respected and understood his points, and she accepted them. She chose to find meaning in being where she was needed, not where she wanted to be.
Another thing I love is that by doing that, she was eventually able to bring where she wanted to be and where she needed to be together while being at peace with the journey. Too many movies of this genre make them mutually exclusive, which is such a tragedy.
Right? Other princesses are like no Im gonna do what I dream and Moana is like "I volunteer as tribute!"
Mostly true, but I don't think people give Anna from Frozen enough credit though. She puts her own life at risk without hesitation.
@@GummiAnd Frozen 1 is strange; if you actually think about the movie, Anna is clearly the main character there. But somehow Elsa became the more popular among the fans, which is why Frozen 2 is all about her.
But even in Frozen 1, Anna wasn't the only one to sacrifice herself. Elsa sacrificed her powers and happiness for the safety of others around her. Turns out it was not a correct course of action, but still, her intentions were there. And, of course, Christoph sacrificed her love for Anna, to bring her what he thought would be happiness.
Moana is a movie I will watch for my life
Moana is a mix of all the islands in Polynesia. Like Samoa, Hawai'i, New Zealand, Tahiti and more. The voyaging part is based on historical events. Where they stopped voyaging for 1000 years then our ancestors continued to voyage to other islands.
wasnt it called the long pause or something
@@alexandersilva3327 straightforward name
Your know about Samoan to damn ur smart
I find it fascinating that Polynesians hold Native American, African, Asian, and European descent in their DNA. The world was more connected than mainstream history tells us.
@profanepersonality not really an accurate statement..they don't really hold African or Native American..altho Polynesians did find their way to the America's and possibly did trades there aswell,etc..
I dunno why, but the scene where Moana is like "but this does not define you" and you see all of the fire, ash, and smoke surround her... it hits SO DAMN HARD.
Two things I love about this movie
1. The grandma doesn't tell moana she's wrong for deciding to go back home. Instead she says she shouldn't have put all that into moans and says that she'll follow moana anywhere and proceeds to support her
2. Tekka being te fiti(I probably butchered the spelling) was brilliant. I didn't see it coming at all and I love that such a small thing can so effectively make you think "oh. So it's not actually a villain. It's just a shell of who she used to be"
Agree with the second
One thing I'd love about the movie is how even though the chief says you must find happiness where you are she says you can find happiness where you are
Apparently it's like a metaphor for trauma and how that can change someone, hence the songlyrics: "-but this does not define you..." when Moana returns the heart.
Te Fiti is also the idea of a volcano, which in one aspect provides land and life-rich soil...but also brings death and destruction (Te Ka side).
@@neolithiumproduction A lot of people still assume natural disasters like volcanoes only bring destruction But they can also bring life
The reason the grandmother died right after giving the Heart to Moana is perfectly explainable.
The Heart was keeping her alive. She also knew that the moment she would let go of it, her time would come.
But she also trusted Moana, enough to sacrifice her life so she could accomplish her mission.
She 1000 years old I think
@@Kurtlovesballs
Probably not THAT old...
Everyone in the village would see her otherwise.
100, maybe, but not a thousand.
For a while in the movie, Maui and Tamatoa, as well as their songs "You're Welcome" and "Shiny", were thematically the same thing: both only cared about what the exterior world sees about them, be their amazing powers or the big amount of riches you possess.
The difference is that Maui learned to be a better being after opening up to Moana about his traumas. Meanwhile, Tamatoa kept being the same selfish spoiled jerk, but that's what I love on him, he is just a delightfully bad bitch
I recommend you a video from S.K. Michel's channel : th-cam.com/video/9scSeOR6ETQ/w-d-xo.html It's Tamatoa's encounter with the main characters. I love his animations, all of it beautiful!
I hope Tamatoa returns if they make a sequel
41:13 I ugly cried when her grandma’s spirit came to her. My granny passed three months before this came out and that scene hit me hard.
I’m so sorry for your loss, my grandma passed last year too from cancer 😣
I’m so sorry for your loss. I lost my grandmother twelve years ago and still ugly cry at that scene.
They are with us, wherever we go.
One of the theories (my favourite) as to why Moana and Te Fiti look alike is because like Maui said "Why didn't the ocean bring back the heart itself?" Because the "heart of Te Fiti" is the spirit, and Moana is the heart
😳 Whoa.....
@@GracemarieJohnson2763 SuperCarlinBrothers has a video explaining the theory
The grandmother’s spirit manifesting as a mantra ray and following Moana as she sets out is one of my FAVORITE moments in all the Disney movies.
5:05 Fun fact about newborn turtles and this little ritual: a big thing that's always made clear is that if you're going to help them find the water, you absolutely cannot carry them there. They have to find it on their own.
This scene is essentially how Moanas journey ends up going out on the ocean. She may have been pointed in the right direction, but ultimately she had to do it on her own.
Very good parallel. There's also a baby turtle carving on her boat's prow!
I know it's a bit morbid, but I find it humorous when they make little jabs like the pig being sad at her eating pork because Pigs in nature of omnivorous and would even eat another pig if need be. They do a similar thing in Lilo and Stitch too when Lilo freaks out about Nani suggesting a Tuna sandwich for Pudge the fish. Most fish are just an Omnivorus and opportunistic if not more so when it comes to eating smaller fish. As someone who's watch many nature shows, these little details are funny to me because I know it's purely for the kids.
Yeah even when I first heard Lilo say that when I was a kid I was thinking "uhm... what do you think fish eat? They're stuck in the ocean, they don't have many options other than fish" 😂
The fish logic I’ve actually heard from grown adults so it’s even funnier. I wonder if they think sharks are not fish or something. Which is weird since they’d say that whales were probably fish.
This entertains me on another level because Tamatoa says he ate his grandma and that is very true to life - coconut crabs have two predators. Humans, and other coconut crabs:D
Idk if you knew this, but Lin-Manuel Miranda (the guy who wrote the songs for Hamilton and Encanto) also wrote the songs for this one. The man is too good!
I like his Encanto songs. They are very catchy.
he never misses. not with Hamilton, not with In the Heights, and not with Encanto. I'm excited to see what he's gonna add to the Little Mermaid remake.
@@MsPurpleDancer Me too!
@@MsPurpleDancer Wait what? There's a Little Mermaid live-action remake? Ok I love The Little Mermaid and I love Lin-Manuel, but a live-action remake?! Oh God no thank you
@@batmanvsjoker7725 lin confirmed they're keeping the same songs from the orginial but they're adding some new ones for some scenes which i am okay with. If you've seen the musicals they did of the little mermaid, you'll know there's many great moments they could add songs to flesh out characters like they did in the Beaty and the Beast remake with "Evermore".
Moana is such an amazing movie, the visuals, the songs and voice acting were so top notch! I love this movie such great reaction as Cody and look forward to the next one!
I watched Moana in the theatres 2 weeks after my grandmother past from Cancer, I was silently crying for half the movie and no matter how many times I re-watch it, it still chokes me up!
Disney, Dreamworks, and Illumination made 2 movies for each of their companies in 2016. Disney made Zootopia and Moana, Dreamworks made Kung Fu Panda 3 and Trolls, Illumination made The Secret Life of Pets and Sing.
Fun fact, Grandmother Tala wasn’t even going to be in the movie originally which is hard to believe considering how close Moana is with her.
And another fact, Dwayne Johnson didn’t even need voice lessons for the song, “You’re Welcome,” because he sometimes sang in the ring back in WWE so he already knew how to sing well.
The movie and all the cultural elements of the characters are based on Oceanic (Polynesian/Micronesian/Melanesian) lore and society while the non-English music is sung in the Samoan, Tuvaluan, and Tokelauan languages specifically.
Fun fact: the chicken actually has a voice actor, and it’s the person who voiced King Candy. I know, crazy right?
“I went to Juliard…”
Alan Tudyk
The Rock did such a good job as Maui, It's so easy to forget that he's the voice behind him - he did such a great job that not even his own daughter is willing to accept that it's him lol.
apparently the character design for Maui is partly based on The Rock's grandfather which i think is kinda cool.
The funniest Disney movie I've ever seen! The Chicken and Pig hilarious and adorable! The Rock voicing Maui is something I've been waiting for all my life!
Being a fan of The Rock, I nearly fainted when it was announced that he was going to be in the movie. Dude is so wholesome.
Moana: Why are you acting...weird?
Grandma Tala: I'm the village crazy lady. It's my job.
LOL My grandma says that type of stuff 🤣 Being the family's crazy lady.
🤣🤣🤣
@@briceatte4061 Yeah it's pretty funny 😂
the moment between te ka/te fiti and moana will always make me tear up. the song, the lyrics, the animation... sich a perfect scene
Musker and Clements have held up well since the Disney Renaissance. Special thanks to them for the Princess and the Frog.
This movie is amazing. Lin Manuel Miranda did the music, the main male and female stay friends and only friends, and we have a Polynesian chief as a princess.
Hey everyone! Thanks for watching my Reaction to Moana! See you tomorrow for Angry Birds 2! Also sorry about the watermark everyone you know I don't like doing it but I have to in order to get it uploaded.
Suggestion, if you are interested
The Bob’s Burgers Movie, new on Disney Plus, and it’s pretty good, based off the TV show, and is something like The Simpsons Movie.
Suggestion you should definitely watch Legend of the guardians owls of Ga'hoole
I'm in
That’s not on my list right now maybe September
Ok, but you will like it, it’s such a good movie.
I remember seeing a matinee of Moana in theaters with my mom, who's not a big movie person. We went through more of our day and were both like "I cannot get that movie out my head." So we went to see it again the same evening. 😄 Never done that for a movie before, but Moana just felt like such a special story!
This movie holds a very memorable place in my heart and hits me with tears . Just before this film released, my own grandma passed away and I can safely say I cry every time watching this movie.💜
You know a story is doing its job, when it brings out an emotional response.
Fact: There's an end credit scene where it cuts to Tomatoa, still on his back, talking to the audience to help him up and making a joke about Sebastian from The Little Mermaid
I love how Moana and Maui’s dynamic. They could have made Maui a love interest like typical Disney movies but they have this cute dynamic that’s like a father daughter dynamic
I think it's more of a sibling dynamic to me.
@@GracemarieJohnson2763 I can see that too. Big brother and little sis like dynamic.
I'm so glad you've finally watched Moana. It's one of the best Disney movies imo. Good to see that more people see this masterpiece
I love Moana! It’s one of the best Disney films I’ve seen since the Renaissance era, like The Little Mermaid, and Hercules. It’s interesting to say because the director’s of those films and others(John Musker and Ron Clements) made Moana.
I love the characters, the casting, the music, and the overall story. Thanks SO much for checking out Moana, Cody!😄
They also did Aladdin, treasure planet and princess and the frog!! They also make facial cameos in most of the Disney films they directed
As a polynesian, I was so proud when this movie came out and always be. I am so happy that the world know a little bit of my culture. I grew up with these legends and everytime I watch this movie, I'm still tearing up so much. Thank you for this and I really love your reaction🤗❤
This movie makes me emotional when I even think of it, let alone hear the songs. It’s an absolute masterpiece.
In original polinesian mythology Maui was trying to secure immortality for mankind, but not by stealing her heart. The idea was to reverse the birth process on the goddess of life and birth. 3 guesses how that works cause I'm not gonna type it
That’s cool to know! Thank you!
You may not be, but I am, he was trying to secure immortality for humanity by going though the goddess of deaths vagina through he mouth( idk how that works)
Reverse the birth process? I'm not gonna guess, because I don't think I want to know.
@@ZukoHalliwell no, you do not
@@Casterspellproductions Thank you for not telling me. 😌
Such a masterpiece! Loved seeing it in theaters. It easily is in my top 10 favorite animated films of all time. Perfect balance of everything, and beautiful to boot.
My personal opinion about Moana
Animation 10/10
Music 11/10
Story 9/10
Characters 10/10
Overall 10/10
I love the double meaning of Te fiti . First is the fact that humans have not taken care of the earth and the only way we can heal the earth is to give back its heart by carrying for it. The second is the volcano creating fertile earth . This is of course how most of the pacific islands formed.
This is one of the cutest reaction videos of yours that I've seen. Haha, just loved how you were getting into it and showing that you were loving it. I loved watching this movie with my sister when was little, it's a beautifully done movie.
I’m so glad to see you enjoyed it! This is a personal favourite and comfort film that got me through my high school years, and I have honestly lost count of how many times I’ve watched it 🤣 Pretty much everything in this film is amazing! Music by Lin Manuel Miranda and Mark Mancina is beautiful, the characters feel so real and the animation is breathtaking!
Having Patience Is Always Beneficial: Patience is the key to happiness, they say, and nearly the entire film embodies that belief.
32:16 Kill it, Kill it. Also It’s hilarious how the Rock’s character has tattoos. So awesome of Disney to do it.
One of the best Animated Movie in our Era. ❤️
The animation is a breakthrough , the Music is purely Masterpiece
I quote JV from JV's galactic aventure: "It's ok to cry". This film is endearing masterpiece.
The reason every song is amazing is because it's Lin-Manuel Miranda who did the lyrics! (He made the Hamilton-musical and later did Encanto for Disney. He's also working on the upcoming live-action Little Mermaid)
Again! Anytime Cody starts crying I just wanna jump on him and give him a huge hug! I was crying hard too when this came out because it was after the year both my grandparents passed away!
Being from Hawaii myself, some points of this movie hit real close to home. Sure, we done like in grass huts or wear grass skirts and walk around barefoot. It’s a real nice movie.
Fun fact for people who didn’t know, “Moana” actually means ocean!
cody, don't forget about the post-credit scene! it cracks me up lol
33:28 The greatest scene in cinematic history starts here
THE SCHAFFRILLAS NATIONAL ANTHEM 🦀
@@midnightheart5905 yes
Moana was funnier then I thought it was going to be. The songs are catchy, and I absolutely love the Oceanic culture. That said, regarding horror movies, I recommend The Others, if you haven't seen it.
The trend of Disney showing other cultures is amazing in general but I got to see first hand the importance of inclusion. I was at Disney World earlier this year and songs from Moana are used multiple times during the fireworks show at Magic Kingdom. I was standing behind a family for the entire show, the parents were an older couple made up of a white dad and a Filipino mom and their adult daughter was with them. As soon as the first song from this movie started the daughter started weeping. I'm not talking gentle tears falling down her cheeks, I mean seconds away from ugly crying. She sang every word to every Moana song with tears in her eyes after that. As a grown woman she finally got to see someone who looks like her be a hero in a Disney movie. Everyone should have that chance.
I love Moana so much. I saw it in theaters twice and bought it the day it came out. The way the water was animated was absolutely amazing and every time I watched it I got so thirsty lol
The work of directors John Musker and Rob Clements has evolved with Moana!
Newcomer Auli’i Cravalho succeeded as the lead heroine with her singing!
Literally every time I watch this movie I cry it never fails.
Watching you be openly emotional speaks to me so much because I am ridiculously emotional I can cry about anything especially Disney Pixar
Yess!! I love Moana! And you’re totally right, the songs are amazing. If you’re looking for another animated movie to get you emotional, I’d highly recommend Spirit: stallion of the cimarron. It’s such an underrated movie with an amazing soundtrack. I’m certain you’d love it
Yes, you’re right! Wow, I totally forgot. But yeah, same here!
Moana is great! I was surprised with how good it is actually because going in I thought it wasn't going to be very good and if I'm honest I only really watched it because of friend of mine asked me to for a project she was putting together. But I'm glad I did. It had some nice emotional moments and some fun songs and deserves to be on the list of great modern Disney movies. Yay! Great reaction
i was SO emotional while watching this in the theaters! i think it was a mixture of the stunning visuals, beautiful music and amazing story, but i also kept crying at literally the least sad moments lmao
Granny has so much sass makes it hurt more when she goes
Thank you so much for this reaction. This movie is very dear to my heart. This movie was my late love’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. 👩🏻🦱🧔🏻♀️💚🐷🐔🌊
Te fiti did not deserve to be that beautiful she was mesmerizing so pretty
My absolute favourite titbit about this movie:
The voice of Hay-Hay is also the voice of the old man that inquires about eating him. :)
The ocean chose Moana because of her HUMANITY.
Maui couldn’t do it, he's shoot first ask questions later.
The ocean couldn’t do it because water hurts Te Ka.
I cry everytime i watch this movie, i connect to it in so many ways 🤷❤️ I am Maori from New Zealand, cousins to the people portrayed here and i grew up hearing stories told by my Grandmother and Great Grandmother of our cultural history, our ancestral line of chieftans going all the way back to and before our tribal waka (ocean voyaging craft) made land off the west coast of the north island of New Zealand and our people settled. Traditionally, this is how our history is passed down, through stories, song, tattoo and they are also symbolically carved into wooden panels which adorn our boats, homes and meeting places. We are master navigators of the oceans, sea faring people and our legends also includes that of Maui and his magical fish hook and that of Mother Earth and Father Sky. I love this film. Its beautiful and pays tribute to culture and my Polynesian family, all who bear distinct similarities in physical features, Language and cuisine, heritage and occupy many islands throughout the pacific ❤
Cody did you know that the actor who played Moana was only 15 years old at the time she is 22 now and she is Hawaiian
This movie along with Frozen is a masterpiece. And don't get me started on the songs.
Moana was a unique film for its beautiful Polynesian culture and it was represented so good here. The soundtrack was epic as well and the voice performances were amazing as well. Very interesting to note that a live-action adaptation of this film is in development with Dwayne Johnson playing Maui.
I love the showing of Polynesian culture here, traveling the seas island to island. Beautiful stuff, excellent songs, great voice acting.
Cody: We have a chicken on the run!
Me: Chicken Run!
Fun fact: traditional wayfinding is still practiced even today!
"When Cody watches movies that his fans recommend"
Cody: You're welcome
I read something that said the chant/dance that Maui did after Te Ka destroyed his hook is based off a traditional New Zealand haka (ceremonial war dance) that warriors do when they know they won't be coming back from battle. A culturally integrated way of showing that Maui was ready to die defending Moana. It still blows me away.
You’re correct on that but New Zealand didn’t come up with that. The people of Samoa did
@@ItsTotallyCody My bad! I guess that's what fact-checking is for
Those guys on the tapestry are the directors John Musker and Ron Clements making a cameo. This is also the last film Musker did before he retired but it seems Clements is still at Disney but what he currently does there is unknown.
Fun Fact: Lilo and Stitch was Essentially the Ground work for this movie Until Lilo and Stitch came out Disney had no plans for movies in the Polynesian setting but then Lilo and Stitch changed that and you can thank Chris Sanders the Creator/Voice Actor of Stitch for that.
Judging by the size, I believe the grandma actually became an eagle ray. The biggest in the ray family.
This movie is so emotional and I love you're welcome as well.😍😍
I really love this movie.
Moana is one of my favorite Disney movies. And it's my favorite 2016 movie
38:34 Fun fact: this is actually true! Polynesians DID stop wayfinding for a period of time, and nobody knows why.
Some scientists think weather was responsible for the Long Pause. Huge tidal waves and sustained El Nino winds and storms like typhoons probably had something to do with it.
Cody : no no don't take it 40:48
The water : umm imma take it
I've always loved animated movies more we can learn so much from kids movies the resont lesson was how to deal with my father's death last year and Moana, Coco and my all time favorite Lion King.
Lol 😂 the “Manta Ray… Said the wrong thing because I am dumb” quote from you got me.
I know I'm late, but I was really busy today. Great reaction, Cody another classic! 🌊💜
Yeeeeah I was waiting for your reaction to Moana so much and so long, thank you Cody 😃😃❤️
16:24 remember the story she was telling in the beginning to the babies including baby Moana
I absolutely love Cody's laugh! It's just so infectious 🥰
Fun fact: Moana’s Dad is also Boba Fett from the Star Wars franchise!
I thought I recognized that voice!
@@ItsTotallyCody It took me awhile too!
WAIT THAT WAS BOBA FETT'S VOICE ACTOR?!?!
@@GracemarieJohnson2763 Yes. That’s Temuera Morrison
This is my go to movie when I’m laying in bed sick. Just makes me feel better
I love that the chicken is voiced by Alan Tudyk! 😆
Moana was an amazing movie.
15:13 - "Why is every song in this movie perfect?" Lin-Manuel Miranda. XD
I'm so glad you watched Moana. Moana is my most favorite disney princess and love intrest. Maui is inspired the Hawaiian Demigod himself. Te Ka i really thought she was Pele the goddess of Volcanoes and Fire. Moana who is Spiritually connected to water and the ocean, she is like Namaka the Goddess of Water and The Sea, Moana is a great representation of Oceania, including Polynesia.
"Why is every song in this movie perfect?"
Ladies and gentlemen, Lin Manuel Miranda 👏👏👏
Cody, for your question the answer is: It is from the Polynesian culture.
16:30 not just that: it was keeping her alive this whole time. Hence why she passes away not long after giving it to Moana.
41:04
Cody goes into full Stefan from SNL mode
I really love Disney movies they always make wonderfull and beautiful music.
17:22. “Ma’am this is a Wendy’s 🤣” Sasha and Pete Watch Movies (TikTok)
Baby Moana is so cute and adorable 🥰 😊😊😊
Te Fitis island is based on a real one, and I can confirm it DOES look like a woman lying on her side.
Fun fact: The one who played Dutch in Dark of The Moon was the same one who voiced chicken (or turkey) in this movie.