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Moana review

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Release date: March 7, 2017

Studio:Walt Disney Animation Studios

Directors:John Musker, Ron Clements

MPAA Rating:PG (for peril, some scary images and brief thematic elements)

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Starring:Dwayne Johnson, Auli’i Cravalho, Jemaine Clement, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger, Alan Tudyk

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At a young age, Moana was told the story of the goddess Tefiti. The goddess was the creator of the islands and provider to all the people. Maui, a demigod, was the hero to all the people and was in search for fulfilling the wishes of everyone. Seeking more power Maui stole the Heart of Tefiti to give to the people. As he did this an evil spirit rose and battled Maui stripping him of his magic hook and he was never to be seen again.
As Moana grew she felt drawn to the ocean and with the teachings of her grandmother,Tala, Moana learned about her ancestors and their journey across the water. As the effects of Tefitis missing heart now reached their island,Tala revealed the heart of Tefiti to Moana and tasked her to return the heart and restore their home.
On her journey, Moana discovers the small island that held the stranded Maui and together they journey the vast ocean in hopes to restore the balance of nature. and return home.

As a new Disney feature releases, there’s a lot of expectations of a spectacular feature with great music. Especially that catchy tune you cant’s get out of your head. A favorite character you can relate to or imagine in everyday situations, or some other feelings that you take along after watching the film. Moana didn’t seem to deliver that feeling. With so many aspirations for a movie with and islander theme, Moana fell short of delivery.
The Polynesian music didn’t seem authentic and more of a Hawaiian TV special with Don Ho.
The adventure on the ocean seemed a little on the dull side in the fact that there was not much they could really do in the middle of the ocean without crossing into Finding Nemo or Little Mermaid.The cast did a great job in bringing the characters to life. Dwayne Johnson played the courageous yet cocky Demi-god Maui. Who else to play the people’s hero than the people’s champion. Moana was played by Auli’i Cravalo. Her Characters was so full of life and energy yet the writing seemed flat.
One of the more memorable parts of a Disney movie is What you’d call the Realization Song. Be it Let It Go, Part of Your World or Reflection, Moana’a How Far will I go was good but not quite as catchy as the previously mentioned hits. The rest of the soundtrack was good yet with a title and theme as ambitious as this, there would be expectations of more cultural sounds. The songs seemed over produced to the feeling of a Hawaiian TV variety show.
Bottom line Moana was pretty good. I hear a lot of good words about it. making my words seem real harsh. But with Titles as Mulan, Aladin, and Lion King. I felt that not enough attention was paid to the cultural aspects of this film or at least not enough was portrayed by such a colorful culture.

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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