Taking the kids to see Moana was more disappointment than satisfaction.
In fact, Disney's movies are a little more naive than Pixar's. Most of them are princesses, princes, adventures, love, and finally a happy ending. The pattern has not changed for a century. Moana may be an attempt to be grounded in the role of a princess. The daughter of the king has become the daughter of the chief. She loves adventure and pursues her dreams as well. Under the right opportunity, she completes the thrilling adventure and saves her family. The mission of the patriarch.
I love that this film portrays women as responsible, intelligent, courageous, and capable of changing the world, full of strong female heroism. However, the failure to portray its character makes this heroism pale and fragile.
For example, supernatural power has given her too many things. As the chosen one, Moana got the assistance of the demigod Maui, and the sea rescued her several times. All Moana did on her own was to recognize Judd, the transformed goddess Tefiti, and return her heart. Of course, this kind of credit is not small, but when the sea is giving you high fives, who can't achieve such a big thing? In contrast, Princess Anna, who relied on her own bravery and adventure to change her destiny, is really powerful.
Moana has so many enviable resources that it's hard not to be questioned, so what? Your success cannot be replicated. Moreover, if Moana was originally selected to succeed, can other people be content with the status quo because they were not selected anyway? Is this a good medicine for inspiration or a poison for comfort?
I think Moana's starting point is a good one. A girl can also shoulder the great mission of saving the tribe. It is not necessary to go to Simba to save the Kingdom of Glory like Nora in The Lion King. This is progress. . Moana herself is also excellent. When other children were frightened and cried loudly by the fairy tales, she listened with relish; she fell in love with the dark blue, and her father's drinking could not stop her; she was a qualified patriarch and succeeded her father. More than enough, but the sudden problem forced her to explore deeper and farther territory, find the crux of the problem and solve it. She is good at learning and quickly grasps the secrets of way finding, but also knows how to manipulate people's hearts and use Maui's heroism to help herself overcome obstacles. She is kind and never gives up on that stupid chicken. She is wise and confuses her enemies by creating a fake of the Heart of Tefiti. She is even braver, daring to cross the ocean alone, daring to jump into the monster kingdom, daring to face Judd the fire monster. All of these are necessary factors for success, and these characterizations are qualified.
However, she can do all this because her grandmother told him that the sea chose you. Even if my grandmother passed away, she was ubiquitously incarnated as a stingray to remind her that the sea chose you. Countless times, the sea sent her back to the boat, pulled Maui back, gave her everything she wanted, and even gave her a high five, which deeply reminded Moana that the sea chose me... ..
The reason why mortals are mortals, flesh and blood, must have their limitations. If you walk far, you will be tired, if you wake up for a long time, you will fall asleep, if you have not eaten, you will be hungry, and your body will protest when it is hot and cold. In this way, persistence is invaluable. Most of the hardships, grinding the body and mind. Journey to the West is difficult, and it also tests the sincerity of the pilgrimage of the four masters and apprentices. Otherwise, with the ability of Sun Wukong to do somersaults for 108,000 miles, wouldn't it be just a day trip to go to the West? He voluntarily gave up using his superpowers, traveled on foot like a mortal Tang Seng, and tried his best to entangle with the grinding goblins. If he had no sincerity, how could he do this?
On the contrary, Moana is a mortal, but she has been endowed with the skills of Sun Wukong, so what is the difficulty of her ordeal? In the end, those supernatural powers were too prominent, weakening the protagonist's own cultivation, and making the final victory too easy.
Zhou Huajian told us that no one can succeed casually.
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