Moana (2026)
So, we watched the new "Moana" movie on Disney plus. Catherine Laga'aia does a good job portraying the lead, Moana. She is the heroine, she is brave, and she must do what's best for her island because she is the chief's daughter. She is next in line to rule (although, I'm thinking her mom might be chief before her?). Just like the first Moana movie (animated) Moana has the greatest relationship to her grandmother, the local crazy woman, Grandma Tala, played by Rena Owen. She does crazy really well! And she's a beautiful Manta Ray later in the movie. My favorite character in the movie is actually the ocean. The ocean is clever. The Ocean knows what's going on and doesn't have to say a word. And the ocean saves people and chickens from dying. Speaking of Chickens, Hei Hei is in the movie as comic relief. I'm very surprised no one cooked him. But there wasn't a lot of Pua in the movie. Pua didn't make the journey. Pua stayed home. Chief ...