Out to Own Today: Allied and Moana

3/4/2017

Out to own today:

Allied

“We are married, why would we laugh?” Max Vatan (Brad Pitt)

If not for director Robert Zemeckis’ panache, ALLIED would be a TV movie of the week offering. Pitt’s wing commander parachuting into the desert, in a single shot, greets us. Who does not enjoy a director showing off? Love making in a sand storm, or a plane near missing a soirée, are examples of set-pieces setting the ambitious filmmaker above the majority of his Hollywood peers.
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Moana

“If you start singing, I’m going to throw up,” Maui (Dwayne Johnson)

It is crazy that even in 2016, it still feels refreshing to have a female-led animation that does not have the protagonist defined by a love interest. Titular Moana (Auli'i Cravalho) is filled with brio and audacity. Her adventure is not about romance. In a meta Disney joke, Moana is accused of being a princess, which she strenuously denies. Being the daughter of Chief Tui (Temuera Morrison), of Motunui, does not mean she has to stay at home, but it does mean responsibilities chafing against her desire for exploration.
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