{"id":292331,"date":"2024-12-02T10:17:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T09:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=344875"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:40:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:40:38","slug":"moana-2-is-very-far-from-the-original-movie-and-the-director-has-explained-why-without-realizing-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/moana-2-is-very-far-from-the-original-movie-and-the-director-has-explained-why-without-realizing-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Moana 2 is very far from the original movie, and the director has explained why without realizing it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Despite being a box office success and the reviews not being entirely poor, Moana 2 is far from being the original 2016 film<\/strong>. The sequel, as almost all critics point out, does not measure up in songs, story, or emotion. And although it has surprised many, the reason for this is very clear: it was initially going to be a series.<\/p>\n\n\n

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In an interview, director David Derrick Jr explained that they were going to continue the world of Moana in a serialized fiction for Disney Plus<\/strong>, but they eventually changed plans… and both he and his team had to adapt. They explored more of Moana’s journey instead of focusing on other characters… but it’s noticeable that many things were lost along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Director David Derrick Jr tells us that when \u2018MOANA 2\u2019 was a TV series, there was a greater focus on the crew members on the journey

For the film, they \u201crightsized\u201d it to focus more on Moana\u2019s journey. pic.twitter.com\/rfM9buwJGl<\/a><\/p>— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) December 2, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>