Episode 2x08 - Moana

Voyage beyond the reef with us as we take on Moana, a combination princess-adventure story that cemented Disney's Revival as the company's true new era. Don't miss: The strong positives and lesser-publicized negatives of Polynesian and Pacific Islander representation in this film How Lin-Manuel Miranda and Opetaia Foa'i weave their respective styles together to create something incredible Our discussion of the treatment of the ocean throughout the film, both visually and in its characterization Our final score for the film - it cracks the top 5! PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including some Disney-loving dads who also happen to be our Ko-fi members. Links for you: Our website has our ranking graph for all the movies we've rated so far Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team Join our 'Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we're developing Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney and let us know your thoughts on Moana Check out the explainer TikTok we reference in our music section If you want to learn more about some of the missed opportunities in Maui's story, here's the anthropology article Katy references in theming We encourage you to do what you can to stop AAPI hate across the world - here's a link to donate to the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, but there are many groups doing great work that are worthy of your donations When our transcription is available, we'll link it here Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we'll see ya real soon!