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Disney's MOANA a Feel Good Family Movie Review

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We recently received MOANA on blu-ray to review the movie. My family and I couldn't be more delighted as this is one we wanted to see but just didn't get a chance to see it in theatres. Now we can watch it whenever we want, it's such a wonderful movie for the whole family to watch.

Moana

It's an engaging movie with an empowering story line that also pays tribute to Polynesian culture. It's another example of why Disney is just so amazing at creating magical, animated movies with feel-good music, endearing characters and it leaves you well just feeling good by the end of the movie. It's truly a delight to watch. 

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Those who aren't into the whole "princess" thing will love this movie any more. There's no romance, no prince charming etc.. It's a story that will empower girls (and boys) alike as Moana is her island's next Chief, there's no question of her being chief just because she's a female, refreshing. Moana is played by teen Hawaiian singer Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson (aka "The Rock") is the other main character if you will. They have a mentor and pupil relationship and it shines though the movie.

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Of course it wouldn't be a fun Disney animated movie without a couple of sidekicks which you find in the rooster Heihei and a few more fun characters but I'm not going to spoil it for those of you who haven't seen this movie yet. The music really makes this movie and it's no wonder when you have  Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of Hamilton producing the music.

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If you're looking for a movie that has that whole feel good feeling and is not a princess romance type of tale Moana is for you. It's definitely a movie the whole family can enjoy and I think the characters will inspire boys and girls alike.  If you're looking to own a copy you can snag it on Amazon HERE.

Visit the official MOANA website here.

 

By on March 24th, 2017

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I’m Michelle aka Powered by Mom. I’m married with one daughter, my hubby was my high school sweetheart, our two dogs Nyx and Cleo and our cat Oliver. As you can see we’re a family of animal lovers. We love to travel when we can, try different food and activities all over the world and enjoy being together. My passions are writing, travelling, creating new recipes, encouraging people to adopt not shop and just to enjoy life while we can.

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53 thoughts on “Disney's MOANA a Feel Good Family Movie Review”

  1. My great niece(2) has saw this movie and loves it. She has a DVD player in the car and has a birthday coming up. Checked with her mother and her grandmother has already bought it, so I have to find something else. 🙂

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  2. My daughter watched this movie in preschool and loved it. She now sings the songs from the movie and even danced to one of the songs in her ballet class.

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  3. This is one of my favorite Disney movies off all time! I can tell my son has watched it a lot with my granddaughter as he knows all the songs by heart

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  4. I love animated Disney movies just as much as my 2 young daughters love them! My 5 year old daughter has seen Moana at pre-school and now some of the songs from the movie. This looks super cute. I will need to get the DVD and watch it as a family.

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  5. Hands down one of our favorite movies!! My son had a Moana birthday and I will watch it all the time with him lol!! Instant classic!

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  6. I really liked the ending of this movie. It was kind of like Mune in the sense that the bad "guy" was just broken and love was able to restore the being.

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  7. This would make a super family movie night for my granddaughter and grandson because it would be a movie that they both would enjoy watching.

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  8. My 3 year old just watched this this week and likes it. I can't say I'm crazy about the songs, though. I guess I'm the only one? lol I didn't like Frozen either, imagine!

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  9. Thanks for the review, glad to know this is not a "love story". I will get it for me and my niece and granddaughter.

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  10. We finally watched this movie tonight and it was so good! I love that it was entertaining for both adults and kids, it is definitely one that I will be buying in the future. 🙂

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  11. It was actually my favourite movie of the year. I just loved it and it was a perfect movie to see with my 10 year old daughter.

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  12. I loved the movie, and I agree with you 100% about the music in the movie. Lin-Manuel Miranda can do no wrong in my books.

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  13. We missed it in the theatres and my kids are still bugging me to buy a copy. Definitely looks like a great movie for one of our family movie nights.

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  14. My two year old is just loving this movie! She sat through the whole thing at the theatre and she makes us play the songs repetitively in the car!

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  15. It looks like a great movie and we hope to see it soon at home. We missed it in the theatre. It will be a great addition to an upcoming family movie night! The animation looks beautiful and colourful.

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