Moana 2” choreographer Tiana Liufau talked about culture as the blockbuster hit is now available on DVD. Liufau heads the ...

Was “Moana” based on a boy named Bucky ... and “a recurring theme of the Polynesian belief in spiritual ancestors” who “manifested as animals which guide and guard the living.” ...

Moana's self-sacrifice to raise the island of Motufetu leads the ocean and her ancestors to elevate her as a demigod, giving ...

Moana: The ancestors wouldn’t have called if we couldn’t do this. Maui: Unless it was a butt dial. That’ll make sense in 2,000 years. Sex and Skin: None. And so the movie slips and slides ...

The lighting, rendering and fluid dynamics of the ocean made the viewers see the ocean as an important character that drove the movie’s tone and plot with its dynamic reflections, waves and character ...

At the end of the 2024 sequel, Moana risks her life to save her people by diving into the ocean, but rather than dying forever, her ancestors give her the gift of being given the divine status ...

as Moana takes off on a journey through the seas of Oceania after receiving a call from her ancestors. The first "Moana" film features Maui and Moana on an ocean adventure to return the stolen ...

In “Moana 2,” our wayfinding hero sets out on another voyage. This time, she’s called upon by the ancestors to locate an island hidden by a god, specifically with the intent to cut off other ...