Also within moments following the opening credits, an expositional story of the Mythology of the Culture is done entirely in traditional Polynesian art style. ![]() Immediately from the moment, the film starts, Traditional Polynesian music is played in lieu of the normal Disney theme song. Moana brings Polynesian Culture to the big stage and uses animation visuals like never seen before to illustrate traditional Polynesian life before Colonization by the “West”. Many of the Actors in the movie also happen to be Pacific Islander, including Moana, her Father and Maui’s respective actors and actresses. ![]() This had been seen before in movies such as “Lilo and Stitch” where the story just happens to take place in Hawaii when it could have taken place on an Island. Many fears were raised prior to the release of this film because of the thought that Disney wouldn’t do the Culture “justice” and it would simply use it as an Exotic backdrop. The subject of a story is based on Polynesian and Tongan culture, which is something that has rarely been attempted within Hollywood. ![]() The movie Moana was one of Disney’s most ambitious films. The Cultural Significance and Symbolism of the film “Moana”
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