Moana 2 (Disney Animation - November 2024)

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CaptJackSparrow

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Miss Rori said:
Yeah, it's that ugly combination of a half-baked story, message, and characters, poor execution of such (i.e. the songs), and that this was the centennial project, "A Story 100 Years in the Making" that was explicitly advertised as in the great tradition of films like Beauty and the Beast , and that (as far as we know) didn't undergo the miserablly meddled-with production that films like The Emperor's New Groove, Frozen II, etc. did that made people so unhappy with Wish, and why I don't think it would have done any better this year than it did last (imagine Wish going up against Wicked Part One!).

But bringing this back to Moana 2, as successful as it's been financially it's clear the critical response is getting to some people, as seen in this puff piece interview:

variety.com

‘Moana 2’ Songwriters Break Down Film’s Soundtrack

'Moana 2' songwriters Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear discuss writing new songs for the heroine's next island adventure and criticism from audiences.
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Disney shouldn’t not be making movies for Critics. It’s better when they make movies for their audience.
 
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Miss Rori

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MisterPenguin said:
They aim for both. Sometimes only one is engaged, or even none -- hopefully both.
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Yeah, anybody who tries to make excuses like "It's for kids/fans" or "It's not for critics" if it's in regards to the actual artistic execution of the work comes off to me as an apologist for a lack of effort. We saw this last year with apologists for Wish and that's just keeping it to WDFAS work.

Really I think it's telling that this thread has fallen apart into a discussion of how well the movie is doing financially and not whether it's any good as an actual film. I don't think Disney should be rewarded for what seems to be subpar work just because it has a familiar brand name on it (and that is important; if this wasn't banking on goodwill for the previous film it could have done about as well as Wish and Strange World did), but that's become their business model.
 
BrianLo

BrianLo

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Miss Rori said:
Really I think it's telling that this thread has fallen apart into a discussion of how well the movie is doing financially
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That’s what always happens here. I do recall a good half your posts were financial or Wicked v Moana related on this thread prior to opening. It is definitely showing the franchise is stronger than a few others were thinking it was.

I won’t die in a hill it’s an amazing movie. I liked it more than most, seemingly. Wicked was great!
 
DisneyWarrior27

DisneyWarrior27

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As of today, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ #Moana2 has officially hit $1 billion worldwide. The third Disney film of 2024 to hit a billion this year (after Pixar’s #InsideOut2 & Marvel Studios’ #DeadpoolAndWolverine). That means the top 3 global earners of 2024 are not only billion dollar hits, but Disney movies too.

And also, #Moana2 making this much means 2 things:

1. That Disney might have some faith in diverse movies at the box office (ones that are female-led & starring folks of color), since this one’s lead character was voiced by a BI-WOC and one of its three directors and two writers who worked on this movie was a woman (Dana Ledoux Miller), especially in the wake of past and recent events have put Pixar’s next original stories on the edge.

And 2. That the possibilities are now open for any Disney+ series in development to maybe go into production as a movie. The only question is which one is going to be next in the pipeline? #TheMandalorianAndGroguAStarWarsStory and #Bluey’s movie are already in post-production and pre-production for theatrical releases in 2026 and 2027. Marvel Studios’ #ArmorWars is also still being written for theatrical release after The Multiverse Saga ends (at least for now). So, what’s next? It won’t be #Tiana. But what could be next? Guess we’ll have to wait and see.
 

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