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Auli'i Cravalho | ... |
Moana
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Dwayne Johnson | ... |
Maui
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Rachel House | ... |
Gramma Tala
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Temuera Morrison | ... |
Chief Tui
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Jemaine Clement | ... |
Tamatoa
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Nicole Scherzinger | ... |
Sina
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Alan Tudyk | ... |
Heihei /
Villager #3
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Oscar Kightley | ... |
Fisherman
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Troy Polamalu | ... |
Villager #1
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Puanani Cravalho | ... |
Villager #2
(voice)
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Louise Bush | ... |
Toddler Moana
(voice)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Jenica Bergere | ... |
Additional Voices
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Moana Waialiki is a sea voyaging enthusiast and the only daughter of a chief in a long line of navigators. When her island's fisherman can't catch any fish and the crops fail, she learns that the demigod Maui caused the blight by stealing the heart of the goddess Te Fiti. The only way to heal the island is to persuade Maui to return Te Fiti's heart, so Moana sets off on an epic journey across the Pacific. The film is based on stories from Polynesian mythology. Written by Anonumous
The most positive thing I can say about this movie is that it adheres to the formula very faithfully and it is not an unapologetic butchery like the new Star Wars. Apparently however, whether because of a lack of creativity or despite it, this film is extremely uncreative. At its best, which is a word one should not use about this film, it's how you imagined it. At its worst, if you've already watched Frozen, Snow White or Little Mermaid, it is frankly boring to watch and may disrupt the fancies of your imagination: I never imagined a girl sailing the ocean with a beefcake. The special effects don't go that far beyond stage play level and certainly don't live up to the reviews' descriptions. This movie has not been released to do anything new, and it's not worth the trouble obtaining watching in the theatre with 50 kids on smartphones around you. Read a book, cook or bake, actually talk to your children and think for yourself, or if you must enjoy some other movie on the same theme.