Initially I hated “Moana”. It had good music and great animation, but I wasn’t into the story. I just didn’t get it.
Luna, on the other hand, loved it and watched it over and over. Which meant I watched it over and over.
As I did, I started to notice more and more similarities to “Star Wars”. Yeah, I know… You’re gonna say, “It’s the hero’s journey, John. Most stories are constructed this way.”
Ok, sure, but DAMN! A dead elder who returns as a transparent color (Obi Wan/ grandmother)? A cocky guy (Han Solo/ Maui) who’s all about himself and abandons the hero right before the final battle (Death Star/ goddess)…. Only to return right at the very moment the hero’s about to get killed… so the hero can finish the quest? And the resolution to the quest is popping a small thing (laser/ amulet) into a small hole (vent shaft/ recess) on a very large enemy (death star/ goddess)?
Come on! Even retrieving Maui’s hook is like rescuing Princess Leia!
Anyway, the similarities to “Star Wars” go on and on.
And I started to like “Muana” more and more.
Right?! …The hook thing. Remember, folks; Luke had that grappling hook because it was on the Stormtrooper’s belt.
Yet another parallel!