Moana 2 Hours after its release, it has received a major setback, with critics making shocking claims about its plot line.
Sequel to the animated Disney The musical Moanawhich had its world premiere on November 21 at the Lanikuhonua Cultural Institute in Kapolei, Hawaii, was released in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on November 27, 2024.
According to critics, the film received mixed reviews as some called it a ‘good watch’ while others felt it failed to live up to the 2016 original.
Several media outlets rated the film, including The Telegraph, Empireand gave The Guardian.
The Telegraph awarded the sequel four stars, calling it a “delightful animated triumph”.
however, Empire Nor was too generous about the film’s impact as he said it was “less fresh than the original”, but “still bursting with energy, emotion, warmth and imagination.”
Meanwhile, The Guardian Barely gave the film a total of two stars, saying “this frictionless sequel lacks real passion.”
Commenting on the origin story of an adventurous Polynesian girl who sets out on a mission to save her people, newspaper critic Peter Bradshaw said it was a processed AI version of “love, laughter, and connection”.
“It’s all fairly distasteful, but strangely lacking in anything genuinely exciting or heartfelt, all managed with frictionless smoothness and algorithmic efficiency,” he wrote in the column.
Moana 2 Stars Dwayne Johnson, Nicole Scherzinger, Alan Tudyk, Temora Morrison, and Rose Matafeo, among others.