Moana

[Disney's Divinity]

I'm not really bothered by the side characters so far especially because Musker and Clements films tend to have a wide variety of them and they're almost all memorable.

The pig/rooster/Maui are what I’d normally expect from M&C; they usually have a heavy number of sidekicks following the protagonist around and Maui sounds a bit like Genie. It’s the other characters that sound more like roadtrip filler—like the trolls from Frozen, the “I’ve Got a Dream” characters in Tangled, etc.

[DisneyFan09]

I loved both Charlotte and Ray. Charlotte is a new type of sidekick. She's actually a human and she's spoiled, but sweet. Ray was a strong sidekick who actually had a purpose in the road trip and a good arc. It's just stupid that they killed Ray off. Louis isn't bad, but he wasn't necessary and was just there.

I was glad that Tiana got a human sidekick. Personally I think Disney should've used more human sidekicks priorly, especially in the 90's. The closest one that we have is Nakoma and in a lesser extent Thomas in Pocahontas and somewhat Grimsby to Prince Eric. And if you think about it, the enchanted objects are the Beast's sidekicks, so technically they're human. At least Ariel gets to interact with her sisters in the series, despite not being actual sidekicks, they're her "human" counterparts.

However, though Charlotte serves the same function as Nakoma (the best friend), they're both different characterizations. Nakoma is realistic, prissy and rigid (and frankly unlikable, despite that I'm one of those who defends her for telling Kocoum about her friends whereabouts), while Charlotte is a comedic girl, both design- and personality-wise. But Nakoma was created when it was decided that the animals would loose their dialogue (according to the Audio Commentary on the Laserdisc), so she was a last choice.

[blackcauldron85]

Nothing much, just a short video:

Learn to draw – Baby Moana
http://thedisneyblog.com/2016/08/02/lea ... aby-moana/

[Sotiris]

Learn to draw – Baby Moana

I need to point out that this is not an official video and the person drawing is in no way affiliated with the film's production.

[Sotiris]

Some concept art of Sina in the background by Jin Kim.


Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/BIqZhYdAvkQ/

[Disney's Divinity]

Are you trying to antagonize me, Sotiris?

[JeanGreyForever]

Oh, come on, JeanGrey. How dare you? I thought Louis, Ray and Charlotte were a ton of fun.

I like Charlotte a lot, since it's rare for Disney films to have human sidekicks, let alone Disney Princess films. I can't stand Ray...his design, his voice, his songs, his plot points. I wasn't really upset that he was killed off, especially since he got has happy ending with Evangeline at the end anyway, even if I found that to be too contrived. Louis is ok. I like him more than others since most people seem to despise him, but I can see why his humor wouldn't resonate with most. Also, I preferred the original idea that he was a human trapped as an alligator because of Facilier.

[disneyprincess11]

New Moana Trailer on Sunday during Olympics with amazing footage of the REAL VILLIAN

https://twitter.com/DisneyMoana/status/ ... 5390147584

[jazzflower92]

New Moana Trailer on Sunday during Olympics with amazing footage of the REAL VILLIAN

https://twitter.com/DisneyMoana/status/ ... 5390147584

That is so epic.

[DisneyEra]

Here's Maui flexing for your viewing pleasure. just look at that pretty face

[Sotiris]

Artwork by Disney animator David Stodolny.


Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/BIvFCcYhLNP/


Artwork by Disney animator Andrew Chesworth.


Source: http://artofandrewchesworth.tumblr.com/ ... -check-out


Artwork by principal designer for the Disney Stores, Steve Thompson.


Source: http://stevethompson-art.tumblr.com/pos ... os-excited


Source: http://stevethompson-art.tumblr.com/pos ... aui-sketch

[Tangled]

I can't wait to own this movie on Blu-ray so that I can constantly pause the image to take in all of the Lava goddess' details. I thought that they wouldn't be able to top Zootopia's ability to cram so much into a shot, but Disney keeps resetting the bar high, both for themselves and for other studios. I mean, this still-frame honestly looks like a painting you'd see in a Concept Art book rather than something from a CGI movie.



I'm getting Fantasia 2000 flashbacks and I love it.

[unprincess]

ok, but I hope she doesnt look like that all the time. I want her to be a character, not a special effect.

[DisneyFan09]

Here's Maui flexing for your viewing pleasure. just look at that pretty face

I'm certain that the shot is taken from a song sequence.

[disneyprincess11]

A new part of "We Know The Way"

https://www.instagram.com/p/BI0idaHAiLc/

And telling from Instagram and Snapchat, it sounds like they're doing three featurettes for Disney Channel with Dwayne/Auli'l, John/Ron, and Lin (Obviously the music featurette)

[D82]

Here's the sneak peek:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxhI4sh85wc[/youtube]

[jazzflower92]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxhI4sh85wc[/youtube]

The tattoo animation is awesome.

[disneyprincess11]

This looks spectacular! Is it November yet?

[D82]

Spanish book covers:



Source: http://www.diegomarin.com:8080/indexado ... ton=Buscar

[DisneyFan09]

I liked this preview better than the official teaser. Because it was showed the characters more and was simly better as a whole. The Moana/Maui dynamic is clearly taken from the dynamics in the last Princess movies. I liked Auli'i's voice, it was clear, youthful and perky. I wasn't particularly impressed with Maui's Tattoo animation, but it will most likely grow on me. The animation is otherwise gorgeous.