By Kennedy Vaughn, Social Media Editor
The movie Moana, released in the end of 2016, is an animated film that was produced and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The movie is rated PG, and is aimed towards younger audiences.
The storyline is described as “a mythic adventure set around 2000 years ago and across a series of islands in the South Pacific”. Moana, the main character, is an up and coming island princess who longs to explore the forbidden sea. The main characters are Moana and Maui. Throughout the course of the movie, Moana is tasked with finding and returning a precious artifact to its home, and in time to save her island from being deteriorated.
Overall, Moana received mostly positive and encouraging feedback from the millions who went to see the movie in theaters. Rottentomatoes.com rated Moana 95% on the rotten tomato scale, meaning it was a high scoring film. Critics have also mentioned that, ”with a title character as three-dimensional as its lush animation and a story that adds fresh depth to Disney's time-tested formula, Moana is truly a family-friendly adventure for the ages.”
The storyline is described as “a mythic adventure set around 2000 years ago and across a series of islands in the South Pacific”. Moana, the main character, is an up and coming island princess who longs to explore the forbidden sea. The main characters are Moana and Maui. Throughout the course of the movie, Moana is tasked with finding and returning a precious artifact to its home, and in time to save her island from being deteriorated.
Overall, Moana received mostly positive and encouraging feedback from the millions who went to see the movie in theaters. Rottentomatoes.com rated Moana 95% on the rotten tomato scale, meaning it was a high scoring film. Critics have also mentioned that, ”with a title character as three-dimensional as its lush animation and a story that adds fresh depth to Disney's time-tested formula, Moana is truly a family-friendly adventure for the ages.”