What I like most about Moana is that it’s a well-told story about a young girl who’s brave, strong and courageous enough to follow her heart.

Set in Ancient Polynesia and starring Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Jermaine Clement and  Nicole Scherzinger; I also like Moana because it scores quite highly on the ‘animated cuteness‘ factor, particularly baby Moana.

Cinderella (2015) remains my favourite Disney movie, in large part because of how much I enjoyed the recent live-action remake.

If I had to choose between Brave (2012) and Moana for the preferred Disney story about the adventures of a courageous young girl, Brave definitely wins. I just found the characters more entertaining, and the story personally more relatable and engaging. Nevertheless, I say watch Moana because it’s good. Who knows, it may actually end up being your favourite.

Happy Film Loving,

G