Moana [DVD] [2016]

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It fell to number six in its fifth weekend, due to competition from four new releases— Sing, Passengers, Why Him? However, Maui first needs to retrieve his magical fishhook in Lalotai, the Realm of Monsters, from Tamatoa, a giant coconut crab. Looking Out From Hawai'i's Shore: The Exploration of the World is the Inheritance of Native Hawaiians". com is an Introducer Appointed Representative of Pay4Later Limited, trading as Deko, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 728646). Over the five years it took to develop and produce the film, Clements and Musker recruited experts from across the South Pacific to form an Oceanic Story Trust, who consulted on the film's cultural accuracy and sensitivity as the story evolved through nine versions.

A subsequent draft presented Moana's father as the one who wanted to resume navigation, but it was rewritten to have him oppose navigation so he would not overshadow Moana.It is one of the first spin-offs to be produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios itself instead of its television animation division.

Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. The film was overtaken by Disney's own Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in its fourth weekend, despite only a marginal decline. Jemaine Clement as Tamatoa, a giant, villainous, treasure-hoarding coconut crab from Lalotai, the Realm of Monsters.Moana (also known as Vaiana [4] or Oceania [5] in some markets) is a 2016 American animated musical fantasy action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Walt Disney Animation Amps Up Production With New Vancouver Studio, First Project Is 'Moana' Musical Series". The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised its animation, music, and vocal performances. Moana suggests going beyond the island's reef with her pet pig Pua to find more fish and find out what is happening, but Tui forbids it. Rachel House, Jemaine Clement, Temuera Morrison, and Oscar Kightley reprised their respective roles in this version, directed by Rachel House herself.

In June 2017, a Māori-language dubbing of the film was announced, [52] premiering in Auckland on September 11, with 30 theatres screening it for free as part of Māori Language Week. On the Polynesian island of Motunui, the inhabitants worship the goddess of nature, Te Fiti; a living island who, long ago, brought life to the ocean using a pounamu stone as her heart and the source of her power. Tui and Sina, Moana's father and mother, try to keep her away from the ocean to prepare her to become the island's chief.Among all films that did not necessarily open in this weekend but may have played, Moana ranks sixth among three-day [99] weekends and fifth among five-day weekends. Moana is set on the fictional island of Motunui in the Pacific Ocean and draws inspiration from elements of the real-life island nations of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.