YouTube<\/a>, the comments section fired up. <\/p>\nLet\u2019s just say, when people\u2019s reactions online begin with: \u201cI have to admit, I do admire the bravery of Walt Disney Studios of keeping the comment section open\u201d and \u201conly here for the comments,\u201d you bet you stick around for the tea!<\/p>\n
Fans mostly took aim at the fact that a live-action remake of a film so soon felt unnecessary and a little self-indulgent. <\/p>\n
\u201cA movie barely a decade old getting the remake treatment,\u201d one person pointed out. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis feels like nostalgia for yesterday afternoon,\u201d another mocked. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhat can I say except, \u2018Why did we need this?\u2019\u201d slammed another. <\/p>\n
Others, claimed not only did it feel too soon, it also looked mysteriously similar to the animated version – with some going as far as accusing creators of relying on just 10 per cent of reality and the rest CGI. <\/p>\n
\u201cWow! Can\u2019t wait so see them NOT CHANGE A SINGLE THING!\u201d<\/p>\n
Another disappointed fan accused the new flick of being nothing but a money-grab opportunity. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhat inspired you to make a second version of the same film? Disney: \u2018money.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n
OOOF. <\/p>\n
In the past, Disney has allowed a fair bit of distance between a classic animation and their attempt at a live-action remake. <\/p>\n
The Little Mermaid\u2019s Ariel was brought to life on the big screen 34 years after the classic was released (albeit, with a bit of backlash), Alladin had 27 years between both versions, 25 years for The Lion King and 22 years for Mulan. <\/p>\n
Exactly why Disney is rushing their beloved Polynesian wayfinder back to the big screen so soon remains a mystery. But if the trailer\u2019s underwhelming CGI is any indication, Moana is destined to drown in the same sea of negative reviews as the live-action remakes before it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis looks like the parody AI trailers you find in the depths of YouTube,\u201d one person pointed out. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s like they fed the animated movie into ChatGPT and said \u2018make it look realistic\u2019,\u201d another mocked. <\/p>\n
And another joked: \u201cThis is the type of trailer that SNL would make.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Aussie fans, however, the remake does offer one major win in Catherine Laga\u02bbaia. The local rising star is bringing her proud Samoan heritage straight to the big screen to take on the iconic lead role.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really excited to embrace this character because Moana is one of my favourites. My grandfather comes from Fa\u2018aala, Palauli, in Savai\u2018i. And my grandmother is from Leulumoega Tuai on the main island of \u2018Upolu in Samoa,\u201d the 19-year-old said in a statement at the time of the cast announcement. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m honoured to have an opportunity to celebrate Samoa and all Pacific Island peoples, and to represent young girls who look like me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Disney\u2019s trailer for the live-action remake of \u201cMoana\u201d has officially dropped, and so too has fans\u2019 respect for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":560314,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,134,344],"class_list":["post-560313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=560313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/560314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=560313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=560313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}