Late to the Show, But — Saw “Moana”, Loved It!

As the title suggests, it’s taken me a while to finally check out Moana, despite positive recommendations from several friends. I guess I’m just a late adaptor—but, now I have seen it and I loved it.

I particularly liked the graphic visualization of the story, which  was both realistic and beautiful, and the overall characterization. I also like that it was a Pasifika story throughout and one that seemed to by and large respect the Maui myth material. Perhaps the trickster aspect of Maui coul...