- Title: Moana 2
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Offering more of what was delivered in Moana, albeit without a memorable musical number, Moana 2 delivers more adventure for the titular character in continuing her journey into the wider world. After bringing her people out of isolation and back to the ocean, Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) continues to search for other people leading to her next quest following the footsteps of her ancestors’ greatest wayfinder Tautai Vasa in searching for the lost island capable of reuniting the people of the ocean.
Despite having an island of seafaring folk, Moana chooses an odd assortment of traveling companions for her journey as the small group will begin their quest with the help of a few familiar faces including Heihei and Maui (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson). We’ll also get some villainous characters who may not be as villainous as they initially seem, multiple callbacks to the first film, and a journey inward for Moana that is just as important as the one across the ocean.
Moana 2 is exactly what you would expect furthering Moana’s story with a stronger focus on character, family (including the introduction of Moana’s younger sister), and an emotional journey which hit stronger than any of its musical numbers (most of what we get are adequate but ultimately forgettable), and an ending that not only sets up a potential third movie for the franchise but opens a wider world which could be explored in ways similar to DreamWorks’ various How to Train Your Dragon series.
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