The history of native Pacific island peoples and sailing is INCREDIBLE! The feats of navigation alone are completely mind blowing. For hundreds of years, generations unfailingly knew exactly where they were and where they were going.
This is history about all the islands of The pacific ocean like Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga & Fiji etc. Im glad you guys reacted to this movie, as I’m a pacific islander myself!😊
As a pacific islander i personally think it is also about the micronesians and melansians in a way since the setting of moana occured during the 'long pause' in which the lapita people whom which settled the pacific stopped sailing the seas for a long period of time after settling in larger islands in the pacific such as New guinea, And solomons islands. And after the long pause they begin setteling the rest of the pacific islands such as Vanuatu, New caledonia, fiji, samoa, tonga, tahiti, Hawaii and the rest of melenasia, polynesia and Micronesia. This can be seen in the movie where moana's father banned sailing the oceans for a long time and After moana restored the heart they beginning voyaging again setteling the rest of the pacific islands. And to add on the Moana movie diliveres a very important message, a crisis that the whole pacific island nations are impacted by which is climate change.
Many of the pacific islands are created by volcanic activity & the resulting soil is incredibly rich so the idea of lava/destruction and fertility/creation being two sides of the same thing makes total sense.
Plus he actually sings in "We Know The Way". It was only once Is heard him in other things that I realised this. He has a very recognisable singing voice, that I actually really like.
LMAO yeah the talk no jutsu was definitely there, but I think that’s why they had the contrast of Te Ka coming at Moana hella crazy and Moana remaining completely calm. Te Ka definitely could have taken her out in that moment, but I think Moana knows that, and it parallels when Moana was having the heart to heart with Maui and she was like, “You can throw me off the boat if you want” like you can come at her hella aggressive, but she is still going to help cause thats her character. So I think that vibe check they had coming forehead to forehead like that was meant to show Moana’s determination to help and return the heart whether she dies or not, but the talk no jutsu sprinkled in was just too good too!! The Moana songs are some of the best!!
Y'all's pure glee that Maui was going to eat the chicken made my entire day; I giggled for a while over it. It's cold and rain here in my home of Alaska, and I used to live in Samoa, so this whole reaction was a delight. Subscribed! P.S. Moana literally translates to "ocean" in Samoan, and is a relatively common name there. Fun fact!
Here on the Island of Guam (Micronesia), we would rarely hear of Chamorro names, but the Chamorro names that we do hear every now and again is always "Tåsi" or "Nåpu" meaning "ocean" and "wave" respectively. I guess we all are just unoriginal lmao
The 'Headbut' as you called it at the end is a traditional Polynesian greeting and show of respect. It's called a 'Hongi', depending on whether you are Tongan or Samoan or Maori or Hawaiian it is done differently, sometimes by simply pressing noses together and sometimes by pressing both the nose and the forehead. It symbolises sharing the 'Breath of Life' with another person.
Hi, Pacific-Islander here! Yes, traditional, non-instrument techniques use both the sky and the ocean to navigate. Many of our islands were very small, so we used navigation to find more places to live, and find food. That's how we survived back in the day. :) I'd recommend looking up Mau Piailug, he's the reason why traditional navigation still exists. Disney never gave him credit, but he's real lol. Great reaction, guys! Mahalo for the video!
Growing up in New Zealand and being of Maori descent I grew up hearing the story of Maui and Mother Ranginui and Father Papatuanuku. All Polynesian legends have similarities as all are stemmed from the same story. We are sea faring people, master navigators, people of earth and water. In my family and in my opinion, most Maori whanau (family) we have a close connection and deep respect for our ancestors. We come from a long line of chiefs. I can trace my ancestry back to the Captain of my Tribal Waka (The Canoe by which my people arrived in Aotearoa aka New Zealand). Great movie and great reaction Guys. 👍 Kia Ora
Might just be the part of New Zealand I'm from, but isn't it father Ranginui and mother Papatuanuku? It has been a while since I heard the stories so I might be wrong, but just curious 😅
Moana is one of my top favorite new princesses. I just love the story, culture, music, literally everything. Disney did it right with this one and many other recent movies
@@alharairah2214 Understandable, because Maui to the pacific is not like how Loki is in to the viking, or Unaman to the indians, or Wukong is to the chinese, the other trickster gods. Maui is fascinating for that reason, because of all the things he does in the myths. They are for humanity's own good.
polynesians/pacific islanders are the greatest navigators of the sea, navigating the whole pacific ocean with only stars and constellations. Our islands are small and far apart from each other, but it is said that we are not separated by our islands but connected by the ocean.
@@whenraindropsfallYep, they are. Imagine crossing the trechearous Pacific Ocean with nothing but pitch black view and surviving the unforgiving natural disasters in that part of the world. Because of that, it is believed that, their DNA and culture can be found in both Asia and American continents. Even until now, some of the people who descended from them are being trusted to man ships of any kind in the world.
I feel like it’s not really that hard to understand. The heart belonged to her, she got her heart stolen so she turned angry & fiery. Moana held up the heart HIGH & it started glowing I’m guessing bc the owner of the heart & the thwart itself is close to each other. Moana sings to calm her down & she realized that Moana isn’t trying to hurt her. Moana gives her, her heart & all is saved and swell. she’s happy & green again & turns back into an island. simple.
The Disney revival era is really gorgeous and a new age of storytelling for Disney. It's really fun seeing them explore different cultures and seeing it get warmer feedback than in the 90s.
Te Fiti becoming Tet Ka does make sense when you consider this: when someone takes the bare essence of who you are, Your Heart, away from you, you lose yourself and become someone you never thought you Could become. You crumble and fall into despair, become angry, confused, you lash out and are ultimately lost until you find yourself again
@@AkinReacts Awesome! You’re going to love it. The music is simply epic and it has an all-star cast for the voices. The artists took 2 years just on the parting of the Red Sea to get it right. 🌊🙂 🌊
22:35 The Ocean couldn't help Moana when she was in that situation because since Te Fiti's heart's stolen by Maui, Darkness forges all over the ocean. And not even the ocean could control.
I was still a kid when this came out in theaters, in fact it's the only Disney movie I've actually seen in theaters when it first came out. The church women from the boarding school went out of their way to make sure we all got to see it One of the younger girls started saying she was going to throw up anytime she didn't like something just like the kid in the beginning with Grandma's storytelling And literally as soon as the movie was done, walking out of the theater, everybody, it was a small boarding school, so, literally the entire class of 14, everybody was comparing me to tafiti and tic ka It takes a lot of effort to make me angry, but when I do, it's exactly like that fire demon
I’m from Micronesia and star navigation is originally from Micronesia Ulithian they taught the bigger states before they even became their own country or states including Hawaii. They still have no full credits. FYI FACT.
Moana means ocean in Maori language, according to being an islander we speak to the land and ocean and then they answer. The moana movie was based representing Polynesia, including Samoa🇼🇸 , Tongan🇹🇴, hawaii, maori, and other Polynesia islander
Have y'all had a chance to see Strange Magic yet? It's a little older but holds up well story wise. It's based loosely on the play by Shakespeare Midsummer's Night Dream but it's not a very serious movie. Very fun if you don't go into it expecting seriousness
I was expecting you guys to make fun of it or say cringe commentary. But seeing you all genuinely enjoy it and even sing along? You just gained a new subscriber. I love you guys lmao keep up your awesome vibe!!
There's going to be a live-action version soon like really soon. The reason, they want to cash in on the Rock success as Maui cuz he will be reprising his role 😊 Also I have a theory, if you ever seen Lilo & stitch then you know about Pudge the fish. My theory is that Pudge is Maui, and Lilo and Nani are Moana's descendants. So now he is watching over his best friends descendants, Maui tried to save Lilo and Nani's parents but was unable to that day they died in that storm.
If you liked this movie and want to see another story of Maori people's traditions and the ocean and a girl who isn't what they wanted but who they needed, I can't recommend the Whale Rider (2004) enough! It will make you cry so much, and it will make your hearts grow 3 sizes.
Yes, Mauii is Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. His real life daughter (3 or 4 years old) loves Moana and she forces Dwayne to sing her the song 'You're Welcome' because she doesn't believe that he's Mauii.
When Maui was trapped for 1000 years, this point of real history is called The Long Pause where Pacific Islanders such as Hawaiians etc, stopped exploration.
I might be tempting fate at this point. But you should watch the following animation franchises if you haven’t seen them; Shrek 1-4 as well as the Madagascar trilogy
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The history of native Pacific island peoples and sailing is INCREDIBLE! The feats of navigation alone are completely mind blowing. For hundreds of years, generations unfailingly knew exactly where they were and where they were going.
Have you had a chance to read the book Vaka Moana? It's expensive but one of the best books on the Polynesians and their history I've ever read.
Suhsush
I know as a person born and raised in a island I can tell you that yes we indeed were the masters of the sea.
They were!! I think it’s really cool how they incorporated so many actual wayfinding techniques in “We Know the Way”
I’m proud to be an Islander of two groups, New Zealand and Samoa
This is history about all the islands of The pacific ocean like Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga & Fiji etc. Im glad you guys reacted to this movie, as I’m a pacific islander myself!😊
I would have to disagree. What about the islands of Micronesia and Melanesia?
@@yeetfeet731 Honestly they left us out but then again at least now people realize that yes we islanders have our ways and yes we exist.
@@yeetfeet731 they're close to samoa and fiji and tonga lol
As a pacific islander i personally think it is also about the micronesians and melansians in a way since the setting of moana occured during the 'long pause' in which the lapita people whom which settled the pacific stopped sailing the seas for a long period of time after settling in larger islands in the pacific such as New guinea, And solomons islands. And after the long pause they begin setteling the rest of the pacific islands such as Vanuatu, New caledonia, fiji, samoa, tonga, tahiti, Hawaii and the rest of melenasia, polynesia and Micronesia. This can be seen in the movie where moana's father banned sailing the oceans for a long time and After moana restored the heart they beginning voyaging again setteling the rest of the pacific islands. And to add on the Moana movie diliveres a very important message, a crisis that the whole pacific island nations are impacted by which is climate change.
@@yeetfeet731 this movie is about Polynesian culture and their creation story, having a Melanesian movie would be great but let’s celebrate not hate
The way Raphael said: “We will have to break her legs” made me laugh for a whole hour 😭😭😭
Many of the pacific islands are created by volcanic activity & the resulting soil is incredibly rich so the idea of lava/destruction and fertility/creation being two sides of the same thing makes total sense.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the songs for Encanto also wrote the songs for Moana:)
Plus he actually sings in "We Know The Way". It was only once Is heard him in other things that I realised this. He has a very recognisable singing voice, that I actually really like.
Also Opetaia and Te Vaka did the Polynesian songs..
LMAO yeah the talk no jutsu was definitely there, but I think that’s why they had the contrast of Te Ka coming at Moana hella crazy and Moana remaining completely calm. Te Ka definitely could have taken her out in that moment, but I think Moana knows that, and it parallels when Moana was having the heart to heart with Maui and she was like, “You can throw me off the boat if you want” like you can come at her hella aggressive, but she is still going to help cause thats her character. So I think that vibe check they had coming forehead to forehead like that was meant to show Moana’s determination to help and return the heart whether she dies or not, but the talk no jutsu sprinkled in was just too good too!! The Moana songs are some of the best!!
That was a beautiful explanation!
Y'all's pure glee that Maui was going to eat the chicken made my entire day; I giggled for a while over it. It's cold and rain here in my home of Alaska, and I used to live in Samoa, so this whole reaction was a delight. Subscribed!
P.S. Moana literally translates to "ocean" in Samoan, and is a relatively common name there. Fun fact!
Here on the Island of Guam (Micronesia), we would rarely hear of Chamorro names, but the Chamorro names that we do hear every now and again is always "Tåsi" or "Nåpu" meaning "ocean" and "wave" respectively. I guess we all are just unoriginal lmao
The 'Headbut' as you called it at the end is a traditional Polynesian greeting and show of respect. It's called a 'Hongi', depending on whether you are Tongan or Samoan or Maori or Hawaiian it is done differently, sometimes by simply pressing noses together and sometimes by pressing both the nose and the forehead. It symbolises sharing the 'Breath of Life' with another person.
Hi, Pacific-Islander here! Yes, traditional, non-instrument techniques use both the sky and the ocean to navigate. Many of our islands were very small, so we used navigation to find more places to live, and find food. That's how we survived back in the day. :)
I'd recommend looking up Mau Piailug, he's the reason why traditional navigation still exists. Disney never gave him credit, but he's real lol.
Great reaction, guys! Mahalo for the video!
Growing up in New Zealand and being of Maori descent I grew up hearing the story of Maui and Mother Ranginui and Father Papatuanuku. All Polynesian legends have similarities as all are stemmed from the same story. We are sea faring people, master navigators, people of earth and water. In my family and in my opinion, most Maori whanau (family) we have a close connection and deep respect for our ancestors. We come from a long line of chiefs. I can trace my ancestry back to the Captain of my Tribal Waka (The Canoe by which my people arrived in Aotearoa aka New Zealand). Great movie and great reaction Guys. 👍 Kia Ora
Might just be the part of New Zealand I'm from, but isn't it father Ranginui and mother Papatuanuku? It has been a while since I heard the stories so I might be wrong, but just curious 😅
You guys are so adorable, I love how into the music you guys get.
Thank you 😌
Moana is one of my top favorite new princesses. I just love the story, culture, music, literally everything. Disney did it right with this one and many other recent movies
She’s amazing
I had heard that during production the story-boarders kept having to refocus off Maui in order to truly center Moana as the story's hero
@@alharairah2214 Understandable, because Maui to the pacific is not like how Loki is in to the viking, or Unaman to the indians, or Wukong is to the chinese, the other trickster gods.
Maui is fascinating for that reason, because of all the things he does in the myths.
They are for humanity's own good.
Them singing is the highlight of the video for me
🤣🤣
polynesians/pacific islanders are the greatest navigators of the sea, navigating the whole pacific ocean with only stars and constellations. Our islands are small and far apart from each other, but it is said that we are not separated by our islands but connected by the ocean.
good yes
greatest? no xd
@@whenraindropsfallYep, they are. Imagine crossing the trechearous Pacific Ocean with nothing but pitch black view and surviving the unforgiving natural disasters in that part of the world. Because of that, it is believed that, their DNA and culture can be found in both Asia and American continents. Even until now, some of the people who descended from them are being trusted to man ships of any kind in the world.
I feel like it’s not really that hard to understand. The heart belonged to her, she got her heart stolen so she turned angry & fiery. Moana held up the heart HIGH & it started glowing I’m guessing bc the owner of the heart & the thwart itself is close to each other. Moana sings to calm her down & she realized that Moana isn’t trying to hurt her. Moana gives her, her heart & all is saved and swell. she’s happy & green again & turns back into an island. simple.
I am from Aotearoa and grew up with Maui and his stories:) was awesome watching you react to this one!
I love the songs in this movie 🌹🌹☺🌅🌄
The Disney revival era is really gorgeous and a new age of storytelling for Disney. It's really fun seeing them explore different cultures and seeing it get warmer feedback than in the 90s.
Moana was doing a hongi with tefiti, it is one of the main important thing in maori culture, it called the breath of life
As someone of Samoan/Pacific Islander heritage, your reaction had me so geeked! Sick video guys 😎🫶🏾
You all having fun singing was the best part
Te Fiti becoming Tet Ka does make sense when you consider this:
when someone takes the bare essence of who you are, Your Heart, away from you, you lose yourself and become someone you never thought you Could become. You crumble and fall into despair, become angry, confused, you lash out and are ultimately lost until you find yourself again
In Tahitian, "motu" is island and "nui" is new.
Since you mentioned Moses, you should react to The Prince of Egypt. 🙂
We definitely will
@@AkinReacts
Awesome! You’re going to love it. The music is simply epic and it has an all-star cast for the voices.
The artists took 2 years just on the parting of the Red Sea to get it right.
🌊🙂 🌊
I’m only a few seconds in and the swift overlooking of the “Te Fiti/Defeat Me” has me crying 💀😭
🤣🤣🤣
seeing you guys’ frustration with the chicken is so funny 😂😂😂.
The way you guts are singing finished me 💀🤣
I got to watch your other reactions now
LMAO the "they got sent to fiji" caught me off guard😭
When the grandma died, she became a stingray ❤
makes me cry everytime, I used to have this on dvd and I would watch it over and over w my sister
1:59 Hahahaha that's me and my jokes with my friends on discord sometimes 😂😂😂😂 *silence* *keep watching the show* xDD
22:35 The Ocean couldn't help Moana when she was in that situation because since Te Fiti's heart's stolen by Maui, Darkness forges all over the ocean. And not even the ocean could control.
"She's just living on vibes" took me out 😂😂
the "forehead tap" is actually a "hongi" it's a maori traditional greeting ! in New Zealand/Aotearoa.
I was still a kid when this came out in theaters, in fact it's the only Disney movie I've actually seen in theaters when it first came out.
The church women from the boarding school went out of their way to make sure we all got to see it
One of the younger girls started saying she was going to throw up anytime she didn't like something just like the kid in the beginning with Grandma's storytelling
And literally as soon as the movie was done, walking out of the theater, everybody, it was a small boarding school, so, literally the entire class of 14, everybody was comparing me to tafiti and tic ka
It takes a lot of effort to make me angry, but when I do, it's exactly like that fire demon
your guys reaction was so wholesome omm
I’m from Micronesia and star navigation is originally from Micronesia Ulithian they taught the bigger states before they even became their own country or states including Hawaii. They still have no full credits. FYI FACT.
29:10 They are little pirates that use coconuts as armour.
me alegra que le guste la pelicula de moana
I really love your reactions! It made me so happy seeing you happy and vibing to the song!
6:37 I can't stop laughing 🤣 "Oh here we go"
47:56 "Just living on vibes" 🤣
Sailing on the biggest ocean in the world and not get lost is simply incredible❤🎉
Moana means ocean in Maori language, according to being an islander we speak to the land and ocean and then they answer. The moana movie was based representing Polynesia, including Samoa🇼🇸 , Tongan🇹🇴, hawaii, maori, and other Polynesia islander
the song is crazy
😁 love this movie, its so pretty to look at.
Been watching you guys reactions and I love the energy ye 3 give in every one of em. Keep up the great videos
🙌🏿🙌🏿 thanks
Ik ya’ll will react to kung fu panda 2 and how to train your dragon 2 at some point so i’m not worried. Great reaction!
We will soon 😌
The best reaction of MOANA
Thanks 😊
As we Polynesia we were voyages, we used to travel around the world❤️
I looove watching you three singing to the songs ahhaha it's so cute!!
You three never fail to make my day better. 🙏
Thank you 🤝
The crab's song and personality was based off of David Bowie
OMG you guys! The singing in the first 15 seconds 🤣 Love it! 💖
Have y'all had a chance to see Strange Magic yet? It's a little older but holds up well story wise. It's based loosely on the play by Shakespeare Midsummer's Night Dream but it's not a very serious movie. Very fun if you don't go into it expecting seriousness
The chickens Name in Māori language means Chicken lol love your guys react 😄
this is so cute! one of my faves im glad y'all really enjoyed it
When are we getting Kung Fu Panda 2? Also if want a movie with great songs and storyline then try Encanto.
They’ve already watched Encanto
We’ve reacted to it 😊 and KFP 2 will come soon
@@AkinReacts you’ve watched Encanto? I gotta check it out.
12:45 love these guys 😂😂
I was expecting you guys to make fun of it or say cringe commentary. But seeing you all genuinely enjoy it and even sing along? You just gained a new subscriber. I love you guys lmao keep up your awesome vibe!!
There's going to be a live-action version soon like really soon. The reason, they want to cash in on the Rock success as Maui cuz he will be reprising his role 😊
Also I have a theory, if you ever seen Lilo & stitch then you know about Pudge the fish. My theory is that Pudge is Maui, and Lilo and Nani are Moana's descendants. So now he is watching over his best friends descendants, Maui tried to save Lilo and Nani's parents but was unable to that day they died in that storm.
I suggest next time you guys should watch “In SideOut” it’s really fun
For me, we know the way is the soul I felt was missing from this movie but it's alright for what it was
This movie felt like freedom incarnate!
Aye! First video seeing of you guys and it’s a vibe for sure ! Subscribed 🙏🏼💪🏽✔️
Thank you 😊
"Is she Moses!?" 😂😂😆
She ain't Moses until she parts the Red Sea (insert period joke here😂)
If you liked this movie and want to see another story of Maori people's traditions and the ocean and a girl who isn't what they wanted but who they needed, I can't recommend the Whale Rider (2004) enough! It will make you cry so much, and it will make your hearts grow 3 sizes.
I been waiting!!😃
How do I press the dislike button for the singing? LOL...I'm kidding. Another great reaction
In the beninging got me💀
I love that this movie has no real villian, a few badguys but no villian, it's a nice twist on things :>
If you get a chance, listen to more music by the Pacific group Te Vaka, who are responsible for much of the music in the film. Great stuff.
wOOOO
28:51 what is that? a great ost and amazing percussion
What can you say except, you're welcome! 😜😂
Yes, the rock casting as maui. Hes half samoa half American african
U GUYS GOTTA FINISH KUNG FU PANDA TRILOGY THE SECOND MOVIE IS SO GOOD
We will finish it 😂
you should watch SURF'S UP its an amazing movie
We definitely will 😊
@@AkinReacts no dont 😭
@@AkinReactsA chicken from Michigan hiting the waves...and the Pengu Canabal dinner parties 😋 😉
I heard someone had a theory that maui is Moanas real father
And when I heard that it blew my mind "that's why the chief won't let her go find him!!!"
Wait- WTF thats so intresting. I never even thought of that
How would that be possible if he was stuck there for thousand years 😂
@@advanturepie Oh- damn. That's true😆
can you guys react to Ratatouille next please? Love your videos
We will react to it at some point 😅
U guys reactions r the best 😍😍❤
Thanks 😊
Yes, Mauii is Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. His real life daughter (3 or 4 years old) loves Moana and she forces Dwayne to sing her the song 'You're Welcome' because she doesn't believe that he's Mauii.
When Maui was trapped for 1000 years, this point of real history is called The Long Pause where Pacific Islanders such as Hawaiians etc, stopped exploration.
I think Hawaiians weren't formed yet,in that Long Pause of Pacific History..
One of my fav disney movie. You should watch raya and the last dragon! And lion king too if you guys havent watched it
React to spirit the stallion of the cimarron movie from DreamWorks
We will 😌
She don’t have powers 🤣 the sea is alive and the grandmother guide her in the sea to go to see tafiti
Ohh 😂
I might be tempting fate at this point. But you should watch the following animation franchises if you haven’t seen them; Shrek 1-4 as well as the Madagascar trilogy
React to Corpse Bride movie next please
I just thought of a movie you could watch: Two Brothers(2004) about 2 brother tigers
I definitely subscribed first time watching your channel , where are y’all from ? I’m in Pittsburgh PA ☺️ born and raised in Oahu, HI
We’re born in Italy but we’re Nigerian currently in the Uk 👋🏾
es ella chiquitica moana y linda
You've watched Encanto, Moana, you should watch Hamilton next. You won't regret it.
if you could, Raya and the Last Dragon is also a awesome movie! great reaction!
fr
“Is she Moses”💀
If Moses built the ark...😑😂
Do ghibli movies too please!
Y'all should watch spirited away
Will you react to Kung fu Panda 2 ?
Yes we will
New subscribers here ... luv yur reaction... try react to Prince of Egypt you’ll love it as well
I really really really want you guys to react to that avatar music I suggested a while back.
You guys should react to Brave.
Hahahaha defiti 😂
Can you guys watch Wreck it Ralph, it's so good
"Not today Satan..." 😂