220 - Pt. 1 - Moana (CC)

The Contrarians

Every now and then, Disney likes to apply its Disney Template to other cultures in an effort to diversify the way it makes trillions of dollars. As the release of Moana 2 looms in our immediate future, it may be a good time to revisit the original MOANA and try to figure out why critics keep falling for the same tricks over and over. Listen to Alex and Julio as they try to figure out if the novelty of an animated Dwayne Johnson is all this movie has going for it!

TIMELINE

00:01:24 Moana

00:13:26 Contrarians Corner

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