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From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes Moana, an epic adventure about a spirited teen who sets sail on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder and fulfill her ancestors' unfinished quest. During her journey, Moana (Auliʻi Cravalho) meets the mighty demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson), and together they cross the ocean on a fun-filled, action-packed voyage, encountering enormous sea creatures, breathtaking underworlds and impossible odds. Along the way, Moana discovers the one thing she's always sought: her own identity.
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One of the things I love about Moana is that there is no love interest, no man, no marriage; SHE is going to be the Chief someday. She is the hero.
I also love while there are badguys there is no real villain, unless you count the crab.
@@wolfwing1 And even the crab is a sympathetic character. He's so lost and unsettled in his belief that display-of-wealth is what makes up a true Self. I love it
Tamatoa. Say his name!
I was about to post the same thing. And it doesn't even stand out as odd while you're watching it. It wasn't until after it was over and my friends and I were talking about it someone mentioned that and we all paused and said, "Yeah, you're right!"
This movie also has the distinction of having the LARGEST character in any Disney movie. No, not the mountain TeFiti and not Tamatoa the -turtle- crab either! It's THE OCEAN. The ocean is depicted in the movie as a thinking character.
why we acting like being single is an amazing feat. Is that the standard for a strong heroine lol. In that case, add Mr Bean to the list. Y’all think it’s empowering but it’s embarrassing. There’s Moana’s bravery, her fearlessness but what y’all applaud is her martial status ㅠ
'They have stolen the heart from inside you
But this does not define you'
breaks me every every time. Powerful reverberation for anyone who has suffered.
That entire scene brought me to tears... Unashamably. I saw a comment on another channel how she related that scene to her trauma and someeone recognising a trauma a great hurt, and bringing that her back by seeing her as she really was/is without that hurt. It really hits.
I love how her grandmother didnt give her the whole cheesy " oh dont give up youve come so close keep going! " speech but instead told moana that if she wanted to go home she could and she wouldnt be mad about it because she saw that moana tried her hardest.
What I love about the I am moana song was that the grandmother doesn’t try and tell her to pep up and take it on. She supports her and lets her make the choice as it’s a huge thing to put on someone. I love the originality.
Okay you mentioned you’d like to know more about the culture featured in this movie which is a little tricky because it’s not just one culture. This movie is based around Polynesia which is a collective term for a buttload of different islands with slightly different languages and cultures today but initially each island was a settlement of those original voyagers they just evolved over time. The story in Moana is an attempt to explain the long gap between voyages. Originally Polynesian people would be sailing regularly to find new land but there’s a massive time gap in recorded voyages that has no explanation. What I like about the Te Ka/Te Fiti representation is that you’ll notice in several Polynesian cultures volcano deities would be credited with expanding on and creating incredibly fertile lands since volcanic soil is incredibly fertile, a parallel to Te Fiti who took on a more Mother Earth role. Maui interestingly enough is typically credited as a hero and also someone who was said to have pulled islands out of the sea (granted they bring that up and more within the movie itself which are all stories I’m familiar with since they’re still used as kids stories today. Excellent reaction btw, I love seeing people get so emotionally invested
After recently visiting the Bishop Museum, and reading a lot of very interesting information on the deities of Hawaiian culture, I think the choice of having Te Ka and Te Fiti be one and the same is all the better. Most of their deities have multiple names to represent different aspects of one figure.
@@doctor-aesthetic I agree, and the fact that they basically kind of made up a story instead of want to find one that already exist is really nice
Polynesian person here (Tonga and Fiji) can confirm
@@doctor-aesthetic Very right, even we Maori will ascribe a person by that they motivate under at the time.
@@luveniwai Kia Ora cousin!
Seeing you get emotional for your daughters while watching this warms my heart. I love seeing dads who want to inspire their little girls to do big things and follow their dreams.
you don't need to repress your emotions, your true emotion is what makes your reactions so great and authentic.
JV: “It Sounds like Hamilton”
Me: Well…
Normally people: ya it dose
Me: 🎶I know him🎶
@@stellapetersen7207 PLZZ
Lin Manuel Miranda who wrote Hamilton also wrote songs for this movie.
Came here for this comment LOL
Your babby girl--without words--TOTALLY stole the show! She's adorable, curious, well-behaved, and crazy adorable--and you're obviously an attentive, loving daddo. Lol, y'all made ME tear up
So I'm from Hawaii. Maui is a demigod shapeshifter. Everything he says he's done in the song "You're Welcome" are a part of his myths. Each Polynesian Island has their own version of Maui but the myths are essentially the same. Also a lot of Polynesians are descendants of ancient voyagers. For example, "Hawaiians" are believe to be from a place in South Polynesia called Tahiki and they voyaged across the ocean and settled in Hawaii thousands of years ago.
Tahiki?? Isn’t "Tahiti"?
@@Littlepie328 in Hawaii it’s Tahiki. There’s no T in the Hawaiian language so technically it’s Kahiki but there’s a lot of misconceptions about it. Some people say they’re the same place others say otherwise
That's super interesting - thank you for sharing! For Maori, we call our homeland Hawaiki so many thought we were refering to Hawaii haha
@@tvxyzn I’ve been doing some research e hoa and I think it might be cause often in the Hawaiian language there’s a ‘ which often means there’s a K in te reo Māori so hawaiki=hawai’i?
TeFeti isn’t a real god though. She’s like a Polynesian equivalent to Greece’s Gaea.
I notice you mention your crying a lot in your vids and I don’t really like reading comments because of the negativity so I don’t know if people make comments about your crying but if they do then they need to get a life. I like that you express your genuine emotion and you can be so empathetic to the characters so I just wanted to show you some love, and you can cry if you want to lol ✌🏽😁
As someone who always goes through comments
Trust me no one really mentions his crying
Never seen a negative comment in his videos either
So it’s fine if you go through his comments from what I’ve seen
It helps me feel validated in how I cry every time 😁
I mean im fine with it, it’s a shame when people say guys shouldn’t cry because it’s a sign of weakness but I think it does. But he isn’t the one I watch another guy on yt and he cries to
I still can't believe Auli'i Cravalho was only 14/15 when she voiced/sang for Moana. That girl has an incredible talent.
Fun fact: Alan Tudyk voiced the chicken 😂.
The Grandmother’s passing always get me 😭, and someday I also want to be the village crazy lady too 😂
I love the behind the scenes where he says he went to juliard and now he's playing a chicken!
@@Kira-bk6hh yes 😂 first thing I picture when HeiHei shows up. “I went to Juilliard !” 🤣
That is my greatest aspiration as well ❤
They paid alan tudyk to stand in a booth and make chicken noises
He also voiced the one villager who wanted to cook the chicken!
There is a theory that Moana actually died when the storm hit her and she became a demigod herself, that's why she survived in the realm of monsters and was able to reason with Maui to help her
I am Samoan...this movie was based on our culture...not just Samoa but all the pacific islanders. Simple words... We travelers - navigators.....we travel from coast to coast... this movie is based on our ancestors and the history of our people... i couldnt hold my tears in the cinema....the good laugh but the chills.... Talofa lava ( Welcome and Hello)
I cry every single time I watch the scene where Moana gives back Te Fiti’s heart. The music, the trust Moana has for Te Fiti, and the lyrics of the song just immediately breaks me down.
This ending is why I think this movie has the most “feminist” energy of any Disney movie. Instead of using a more traditionally “male” way of defeating an enemy (like Maui is doing- using force), Moana uses compassion- a more traditionally feminine type of energy/approach. Its a female hero confronting a female villain, so that made this ending super powerful for me.
@@LadyHawke78 I love this explanation!
Interesting…I always wanted to know why others enjoyed that particular moment. Personally, the graphics and music is all beautifully done but the moment is such a climactic let down for me that it put a sour taste in my mouth for the movie. I’m glad the same didn’t happen for you.
This movie came out not too long after my grandma's passing so when this grandma passed it hit me hard. I cried so much in the movie theater and had to step away even. This movie is full of so much emotion and teaches you about strength in believing in yourself. What a masterpiece of a movie. 💙🌊
Omg me too with my grandfather, I bet Coco hit you hard too
@@creepybihon4451 Most definitely. 😭💖
I’m Polynesian and my grandfather died when Moana came out as well. I absolutely broke down when Tala died and when she showed up. Being also the same age as Moana I felt like that movie was a comfort for me 💕
I love this movie. I think this film does a phenomenal job at empowering women without needing to belittle men. Even though Maui and Moana clashed in the beginning of their relationship, the character development between both of them is great. They both learned to respect each other as equals (especially Maui because he needed some humble pie) and they learned where their strengths are needed for the journey. The plot and the plot twist was beautifully thought out. I loved the fact that they used violence when it was needed but in the end showed that sympathy and compassion was what saved the world. 😭😭😭
Meaningless, adjacent trivia: the grandmother's spirit animal - the manta ray - is the most peacful and intelligent of the rays, and is capable of self-recognition in mirrors. They have family groups, and often play by leaping into the air to do tricks (like dolphins).
Wait, Manta rays leap out of the water like dolphins? I did not know that.
Yep that's why the Pokemon Mantine is a water/flying type
notice Te Fiti/Te Ka both still have the power of creating islands. Lava would harden into islands over enough years; without her heart though it was just more destructive
the ocean couldn't restore the heart itself since Te Ka can't touch the water
As always, I love your reactions. I love that you go beyond a surface review, and dig deeper into the story and message.
It is my, personal, head-canon that the Grandmother was chosen by the ocean to carry the heart, but she chose tradition and stayed with the island, and she regretted that decision later on. I think that is, one of the reasons, why she understands the ocean so much, and what it meant when the heart appeared to Moana. She tried to prepare her granddaughter for when she would have to make the same decision. That would be, another reason, why she became an, immediate, guiding spirit to help Moana, in the form of a Stingray.
And the fact that when Moana showed her Father the heart, he showed no surprise at all, in seeing it. He might have been given the chance too, and after his friend's death, he turned away as well. Which could be another reason he is so afraid Moana would be chosen too, and why he doesn't even want her near the shore.
That is one excellent head-canon that I'm going to incorporate into the story too. It explains so much!
@@jadedragoness2736 Thank you!
You should react to some of the underrated Disney movies:
- Treasure Planet
- Atlantis
- Brother Bear
- Lilo and Stitch
Also some DreamWorks:
- Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
- El Dorado
100% YES on all of these!!
he’s gonna CRYYYY if he watches brother bear hahaha
@@curlyxcoco definitely ♡
YESSS
Emperor's New Groove.
I love watching your reactions because as a teenage girl I get made fun of for crying at kids movies so it’s just nice to see a man showing that same type of empathy and emotion and it makes me feel not alone lol
One fact: the song/tune that was played when she was a little kid playing in the ocean and also the one she sang to Tefiti was originally a song written for the 18 female students and a female staff member that died in a Fire in a boarding school in Tuvalu in the year 2000. The fire was caused by one of the students who was studying at night with a candle and she accidently tipped it and the whole building was burnt down. The students tried to escape but they were locked in because of the curfew. My God Mother died in that fire. I was only 3 when this incident happened and I didn't know until my parents told me when I got older. This movie changed the lyrics but kept the melody. Its an overall emotional song. Many Tuvaluans still cry whenever they listen to this song as a reminiscent of the may lives of young women we lost. May they rip 🙏 😢
The music gives you Hamilton vibes because it is written by the mastermind behind Hamilton hahaha. Love him.
Edit: Please bring your adorable daughter on camera more often so I can be happy.
omg your daughter loves Moana, she's sooo cute T_T
I can't wait for the baby to talk😆
She's so adorable and imagining her talking gibberish while you're talking too it's just so cute!
Please "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" 💙
Yes!! Two of my favorites!!
Frollo is probably my favourite disney villian along with gothel cuz they are like real live EVIL..
I fourth this
I fifth this.
31:23 that move served a double-purpose: stun Te’Ka and give Moana’s boat an extra push towards the island.
Lin Manuel Miranda, who made Hamilton and played Hamilton wrote songs for this movie 😊
And I also always cry when the grandmother return to guide Moana and when Moana sings "I am Moana!"
For us in the Pacific, yeah we were voyagers. Some or most didn't originally come from the Islands we inhabit now, our ancestors sailed across the Pacific and such, finding islands and leaving few of their people to reside there and build their villages etc etc.
That would be the reason why artifacts and patterned cloth from one island is usually found on others (for example, Fiji's Lapita Pottery found in Islands like Rotuma or Samoa if i remember correctly)
The movie actually kinda gets the idea of how the ancestors travelled well, navigation with stars and adapt to how the sea creatures/seasons changes
Mothers are normally strict LOL, but when it comes to decision makings and such we can always look and depend on them for help if the father or others see things differently
Tefiti turned into Tecah once Maui took her heart. She was just trying to get it back
Never feel bad for crying or freely expressing your emotions! It makes your reactions more genuine and relatable. I appreciate that in reactions! 😁
I love when Disney explores different cultures for their musicals--the music and plot is always top notch.
Love your reactions- I'm a big crier, too, so I feel your emotions! As for your list of Disney animated movies to react to- if you want a really fun break from crying, I highly recommend The Emperor's New Groove. It is absolutely hilarious, and I guarantee you won't get teary eyed at all. Keep up the great work!
I would love to see him react to this. Not necessarily a big cry movie but it actually warms my heart so much -- if I wanted to i think i could make myself cry watching it LOL
This!! Emperor's New Groove is awesome. Funny and lighthearted with incredible voice actors. Eartha Kitt is evilly spectacular as Yzma.
Representation matters. I remember watching this in the theaters and the kids in the theater… such diversity and they all clearly loved it. This is definitely my favorite of the modern Disney animated movies. As for Moana flipping the boat. I could flip a canoe at age 10. That would be harder than a canoe, but I think it’s do-able for a teen with a lot of boating experience.
My grandmother passed from cancer 2 weeks before I watched this in the cinema, I never cry in the cinema but I had to force myself not to sart bawling as I didn’t want to leave, and I still start crying whenever I re-watch it, even now, but it’s to good not to re-watch over and over again!
Ok I’m risking sounding like an absolute idiot here because I haven’t seen the video yet just commenting on the title: Lin Manuel Miranda helped write the music for this movie and sang in one of the songs! Which is why you might be getting some Hamilton vibes :3
Edit: hehehe he's watching now and all excited that "it's the guy from Hamilton!" x3 That was my first reaction to that song too
And the guy (I just cant remember his name) who plays G. Washington in Hamilton also sings Where you are😆
@@alexandrasarikova2244 Yes I forgot about that too! :D
@@midnightwolf_13 🤩its nice to meet fellow Hemilton fan
@@alexandrasarikova2244 Chris Jackson is such a wonderful singer.
@@nikwalters1029 He has a great voice😍soo talented
I believe Lin Manuel Miranda wrote the music
Yep he did
And chris jackson (original cast george washington) sings for the chief
Can't wait to see his work for Encanto!
But for the Polynesian parts,it was the Te Vaka group that did the Polynesian music side of it..
Legends say that Maui fished up Aotearoa (The long white cloud/New Zealand), Te Ika a Maui (the fish of Maui) known as the north island. Te Waipounamu, Maui's boat is also known as the south island. There's many legends Maui is known for, some are mentioned in this movie
this movie is so amazing, I've watched it dozens of times and it still makes me cry. What always gets me the most is the scene where the Grandma returns and tells Moana who she is, telling her she understands her, and THEN telling her "I should never have put so much on you. If you want to go home, I am with you." Like, how often do we get that? Moana IS the chosen one of the ocean, but her grandma values her beyond that- more so, Moana is just a child still. She's not telling her to toughen up, to see it through, she's saying I am with you no matter what, and if you cannot do this, I am with you regardless, just always gets me.
I wanted to book a flight to the Polynesian islands after this
Ah the Polynesian spa
The Polynesians did stop traveling for years, it’s referred to as The Long Pause.
And nobody knows exactly why
Raya and the Last Dragon, as well as Brave, are princess movies that are not musicals and they have a lot of the same messages about girl empowerment as well as showing different cultures!
Rayas not about empowerment though, just because it has a strong female lead. It's about trust but they severely bungle that message. Everything is treated as Rayas fault, Rayas fault for trusting that girl from the other village that ended up causing the apocalypse, Rayas fault for not trusting strangers that attacked and stole from her, Rayas fault for not trusting the other girl to NOT kill the dragon despite threatening said dragon.... And then the girl is the one to end up saving everything and her and her village take literally not responsibility for any of their horrific actions. It's literally Gaslight and Scapegoat the movie.
You're probably getting Hamilton vibes because Lin Manuel Miranda wrote the music and Christopher Jackson (OBC George Washington) sings as Moana's father
Also I adore the Oceans theme that plays when Moana interacts with it. The song is called Innocent Warrior and the lyrics are essentially whispering sweet nothings to Moana, calling her dearest one.
There are dozens of Polynesian cultures in the Pacific; this movie was based mainly on three -- Sāmoa, Hawai'i, and the Māori culture of New Zealand. The original script was written by Taika Waititi, though by the time they got to the final film he joked that all that was left of his script was the scene description "EXT: OCEAN -- DAY".
The central story is derived from a much darker Māori myth. (Up front I want to say that I'm not Māori myself, I've learned about Māori culture mostly from books and classes, and if you want an insider's view of what the story elements mean in Māori culture you should really ask a Māori person.)
I had this movie spoiled for me, unfortunately, the first time I watched it. For some reason even though we were getting the regular movie soundtrack, it had subtitles from the directors' commentary. When Te Kā first shows up, in Gramma Tala's story at the beginning, they happen to mention that in the original script she was going to be Te Pō, at which point I knew what the twist was going to be. Because I know the story of Hine-nui-te-Pō.
Hine-nui-te-Pō is the Great Lady of the Night, the Māori goddess of death. But she was originally the life-giving goddess Hine-titama. Following events far too dark for a children's movie -- involving sexual assault -- she fled from the World of Light in shame and became the death goddess in the Underworld.
Māui came along later. He had already fished up the North Island of New Zealand, stolen fire from its guardian Mahuika (another underworld goddess), and humbled the Sun God Tama-nui-te-Rā to make him move slowly enough across the sky so there would be time for the day's work each day. (Tama-nui-te-Rā's name exactly parallels Hine-nui-te-Pō's name, but I don't know why.)
Anyway, Māui decided that his last and greatest gift to humanity would be to kill Hine-nui-te-Pō and make us all immortal. In the myths there is no happy ending. Māui failed for the first and last time in his life and was killed himself.
The single biggest difference between Te Pō in the myth and Te Kā in the movie is that Te Kā is a lava monster, a fiery being, whereas Te Pō, The Night, is dark and cold. I gather that side of the character came from the Hawai'ian volcano goddess Pele, but as I live in New Zealand, not Hawai'i, I don't know the stories of the Hawai'ian gods.
I love learning about different cultures. Your comment was pretty informative. Thank you!
I got the metaphor for sexual assault trauma as soon as that amazing Te Ka confrontation scene with the line about "stolen the heart from inside you/but this does not define you." I did not know that was a part of the actual inspiration story.
Your baby is super cute, she looks just like you.
My 3 year old isn't to interested in this one or Mulan yet. She's stuck on Frozen and Tangled... so much Tangled! But Moana ties with Coco for my favorite.
The Heart of Te Fiti was essentially life energy in solid form and was keeping the grandmother alive. That's why she died after she gave it to Moana.
OCEAN is an A-hole, sometime it helps moana, sometimes it drowns her..lol
The Ocean is Cuckoo xD
Helping is not always gonna go the way you want or expect, lol. Like, the storm was how the ocean got her to the island
That's just how the ocean is irl too lol.
It gives you fish to eat and let's you travel faster and further than anything besides flying. But it'll also do it's best to murder you at random.
Well aside from the first time when the ocean sends her back (because she's totally unprepared for a voyage), the ocean does help her out. In Māori mythology, the god of the ocean is Tangaroa, and Tāwhirimātea is the god of the weather (including storms). When Moana (whose name means ocean, by the way) is shipwrecked and almost killed in the storm, that's Tāwhirimātea's influence.
The mythology goes that their parents Rangi-a-nui (sky father) and Papatūānuku (earth mother) were locked in a tight embrace, so close that there was no space between them for their children to grow and thrive. So Tāne Māhuta, god of the forest, grew up the trees and pushed them apart. Tāwhirimātea was furious about this and drove Tangaroa into the sea, then lashed rain and wind and storms onto all parts of the world in vengeance. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C4%81whirim%C4%81tea
This may not have been what was intended by the writers but it's how I see it :)
Don't be afraid to cry. Some ppl (mostly men) are so afraid to show n e emotion at all and that's how u create these toxic behaviors no one likes. The fact u can express your emotions so vividly is amazing! I envy it since I can't even cry n e more
Yes what Maui was singing about were actual legends similar to the heroic deeds of Hercules. In Polynesian culture each island and country in Polynesia has their own version of his story.
i LOVE how ur daughter was so invested :’) she’s so cute
I LOVE Moana! So glad you liked it 💕
I'm sorry but your daughter really stole the show,shes so adorable 😭🤚🏻
Your daughter is so cute! I love how absorbed she was with the movie too! The way she looked at you and the way you talked with her just gave me so much baby fever ahha
This movie took many people, myself included, completely by surprise. I watched it in theaters on a whim because I was bored, and even during that first watching, I was kinda… meh about it. And then I was in my car driving home and I found myself singing the songs and thinking more and more about the movie and it got stuck in my head, so I went back the next day to watch it again… and fell in love with it. I don’t think anybody expected much out of the movie because it’s such a niche culture and Disney has a habit of papering over other cultures and watering them down to their own formula, but they made it with so much love to the Polynesian cultures in general that everybody fell in love with it as well.
Daughter of the Chief, technically not a Princess xD
I guess if they count Pocahontas as a princess then they count Moana.
First, I have to say that I so appreciate that you allow yourself to feel, and show emotions other than the normal people allow you to see. Tears are good for the soul, and I wish more people could just let themselves feel without fear.
Secondly: I love this movie. I could actually watch it every day, and not get bored. The writing, the polynesian voice actors, the joy, sadness, fear, and earned bravado. I can't get over how simply good this movie is.
Especially for little girls. It's uplifting, inspiring, and, as you said, motivating. Something little girls really have lacked. The big, butch man doesn't save her. He simply teaches her what he knows, and lets her save herself. That's not a common theme in movies that are made for little girls, and it's sorely needed.
Mulan was also good in this same vein.
I just discovered your channel yesterday. You are a delight to watch and I LOVE when your wife/girlfriend/other adult in your house/ hands you the baby. It makes it feel more like real life and we are just hanging out watching a movie. Thanks for being you.
LMM was working on the song writing as Hamilton was opening on B-Way. There are some amazing scratch tracks available on the 'net of Lin, Chris Jackson (who sings the Chief's parts) and Philla Soo working out the initial lyrics.
Auli'i Carvalho, the actress who plays Moana - was 15 when she got the role. She was the last person to audition for the role. She speaks fluent Hawaiian, dances hula and attended an all-Hawaiian private school in Honolulu called the Kamehameha schools. You should react to her performing "How Far I'll Go" at the Oscars - amazing. The Rock went to a middle school and another Hawaii high school in Honolulu - a public school called McKinley high school. he left before graduating, however. His mom was of Samoan heritage, but he respects the Hawaiian culture. When I saw this movie in Hawaii, people were crying/cheering. It was so nice to see Polynesia represented faithfully and respectfully.
Brilliant voice casting💖⚡
I love the classic Disney movies. Beauty and the beast and The little mermaid are my favourites. It's really exciting seeing someone watching them without the nostalgia glasses on and hearing their opinion 😀 You're awesome! Subscribed!
I gotta say, the grandmother in this reminds me a lot of how my own was. The scene with her passing and turning into the stingray always gets me so hard. So moving in such a short scene.
Maui's 'You're Welcome' is the favorite part of this movie, and I love his design. When you're ready to check out some older animated films, don't forget Disney's dark 'Black Cauldron' and Don Bluth's visually-incredible 'Secret of Nimh.' Also consider 'The Last Unicorn,' 'Flight of Dragons,' Ralph Bakshi's trippy 'Wizards,' a really bizarre short animated film, 'Double King.,' and 'Allegro Non Troppo.' an Italian parody of 'Fantasia' (but see 'Fantasia,' first).
There's so much entertainment and joy to be found in animated movies. Even at 38 I still sit and watch them with my parents 😊
I love how invested you get into the stories. I always expect men to dismiss princess movies as inferior and not worth their time, so for you to not only give this movie a proper chance, but also see the good in it like you do? It's wonderful to see!
It is so amazing to watch you as a dad react to a story like this and explaining why it is so important as a parent for your daughters to see this, and the joy and enthusiasm you have for sharing this with them is so uplifting and oddly healing.
My parents ensured I only watched content that reinforced the idea of wife mother serving the husband and only staying at home, and it took years before enough media trickled in to help me learn about more world views and as a girl being allowed to have my own dreams that aren't just about learning to shelve my agenda and push only for someone else's success.
Idk, with that just watching your response to this caused me to cry, it was cathartic and it made me so happy your girls will have so much broader a horizon and so much support and understanding about important messages. 😭🌹
You have the absolute cutest little human for a daughter oml. Immensely enjoyed the few minutes of her watching Moana 🥺.
Bro, you're not alone tears galore for me in this movie, everytime! Especially when Moana realises who TeKa really is. That whole scene is a powerful emotional hit. Tears in full flow for me, we all want to be known at our heart level, don't we?
This movie came out in my final years as a teacher in China. Loved every moment when I watched it. I became obsessed singing the songs from my playlist. Eventually our entire teachers office could be heard out in the halls as we teachers sang them together.
The school became somewhat absorbed with the songs, parents of our students would download the movie so their kids could learn the songs to sing with us.
It got to the point that if someone said "thank you" for anything, there would be a chorus of "you're welcome" in response. This movie really vibed an energy & life into our school, that is now one of my most treasured memories of my 15yrs there.
Maui is the shared lore that we Maori share with all our Island cousins, it's our shared oral history telling us how we're all connected to each other and I think Disney did a wonderful job of relating that shared history of many cultures that have shared history but distinct in themselves.
36:39 I don´t even. what.
"You don´t even know how you feel.
It´s adorable.
It´s nice to see JV never change."
the grandma passing and then telling moana she’ll always be with her always hits me just a bit harder since my grandma has passed and it always reminds me of her 😭💗 this movie is so amazing
Every thumbnail is just JV crying
Fun fact : Moana in Samoan (ONE of the islands in the pacific the movie is based on) Moana in Samoan means the ocean 🌊
@Hono Rine daaaamn where in my comment did I label her to one ethnicity? I was just simply stating a fun fact period. Are you ok? Also fun fact for you, in Samoa we call people like you fiapoko ae aivale but if you ARE samoan then you’re a makuā fia aikae 🙃
There is a VERY GOOD REASON the music reminds you of Hamilton. Lin-Manuel Miranda, the author of Hamilton, wrote a bunch of the music and songs for this movie. And yes, that _was_ him singing the voyaging song too!
You mentioned it reminds you of Hamilton and that's great because Lin Manuel Miranda co wrote all the music..same guy who created Hamilton!
it’s not animation but you should definitely react to the perks of being a wallflower!! you will love it
I love this movie and cry *every* *single* *time* my nieces watch it - when she talks to her grandma at the end, and especially when Moana decides to confront Te Ka singing "this is not who you are" - I SOOOOB
And the music is WAAAAY better than Hamilton
Saaaaame re the crying. (I love Hamilton too, can't choose between them.)
Moana kinda has a different story compared to other disney princess movies. Moana isn't running from her home and finding a place to belong, she is simply doing something she is passionate about and wants to find who she is.
Her story is more a hero's journey. And at the end, she returns home, the place she loves and knows better than ever who she is.
I just love that the core message of the film is self-knowledge-“Do you know who you are?”
Me encantan tus reacciones 💖 son tan auténticas ...no reprimas lo que se siente realmente , es la magia que transmite 🥺
all I want to say is YOU'RE WELCOME
"It's Hamilton from Hamilton!" For some reason that made me laugh so hard lmao, love these videos btw
Lin Manuel Miranda is the man behind the soundtrack
As soon as I heard you say “this reminds me of Hamilton” I was like um well, there’s a reason for that! Lin Manuel-Miranda co-wrote the score! Then I remembered that Lin sang in two of the numbers and just KNEW you’d be able to pick his voice out. You’re so talented at recognizing voices.
This film is a 10/10 for me as well. Still makes me cry at at least three points every time I see it. Just watching it here, without the music, I was tearing up. It’s such a fantastic story about self-discovery and determination and growth. You’re right, Disney is trying harder nowadays to impart the lesson that girls are just as able to be heroes as boys, and while friendship and help is important and okay to ask for, you don’t need a strong man to save the day when you’re fully capable of doing it yourself. I’m so glad you loved it enough to want to watch it again with your daughter(s) right away. :)
Yes please to the Hamilton reaction! I know I’ve seen snippets of it - I was trying to remember where I’d seen you back when I followed your channel, and it finally clicked that I watched some of the song reactions with your wife you posted quite a while ago. I’d love to see the whole thing!
Ugh, this movie. Damn. 💜
Best,
Kori
I just love your reaction to these videos. I always considered myself a nerd for loving videos/musicals and I just love how you empathize with the art!
I love how the child during the middle portion of the movie was reacting the monsters eating each other like 😮
Right..that was soo cute..she seemed to be I vested in the movie,lol
I went to see it with my niece and nephew. I have watched it so many times since. I love this movie. The grandmother parts make me cry every time,
This movie is amazing!!🔥
Can't wait for Mulan♡
You expressing genuine emotions while watching this makes this much more enjoyable because I definitely cried when I watched it too. I almost started crying when you said “this is a great movie for girls…well for anyone” because it’s so sweet that you watch these movies and see great role models for your own little girls and think to show them this stuff wanting them to understand the message. You are definitely raising some strong girls! And your recognition that this movie is a great message for anyone who chooses to take something from it, not just children or girls. You are honestly a lovely person and I look forward to seeing you react to more of my favorite movies!
The ocean knew. The ocean couldn’t bring it to her like maui asked because it’s water. That’s why it parted so easily. That’s why it helped when moana wasn’t trying to fight te fiti but didn’t help when Maui was trying to defeat her
your videos are so wholesome and i love it. keep it up man
Omg🥺🥺she’s literally your twin. So cute😢
Not only did Lin Manuel Miranda sing one of the songs, but he wrote them! Also if you pause when the coconut creatures show up, one of them has a Baymax face
one of the most genuine and authentic creators out there, i was crying right there with you!! keep doing what ur doing man
Raya the Last Dragon will have you in tears. As a father it had me in tears. Amazing movie.
@ 5:44 when you said "she's growing up" IDk why but it made me wanna cry😂
Yes, the music was written by the same guy who did "Hamilton", Lin-Manuel Miranda (along with Mark Mancina and Opetaia Foa'i too).
Your daughter is so cute 🙏🏾 she really looks like you. Great reaction !
This was my Goddaughter's favorite movie as a baby. She had a Moana theamed 1st birthday and would say ma'na when she wanted to see it. She wasn't quite qalking on her own yet but she would sit or stand and wiggle to the music, it was so cute!
I've been waiting for you to do this movie and I'm so happy you loved it. It means a lot to see how you immediately understand how important of a role model Moana is for young girls and I appreciate your take as a father of two girls! I'd love you to do Brave as well; another strong female solo lead with great mother - daughter plot. Thank you for doing these reactions. They really make my day! ^__^