Same tho

lol I though he was fat because I was really young back then

Same

Init it’s relaxed muscle he looks like a strongman but they probs got offended cuz they stereotyped him

In moari depictions he looks like he is a silm but muscular man is his 20's so Disney's depiction isn't too far he just has a bigger frame

Thats right and he was Very funny.

Yeah! Like people are so offended so easily like chill bruhz it's a movie after all

@Anyih Ballard XDD Nah Im not straight

As a Polynesian, Maui size is accurate, most Polynesian men are bulk like that, I really don’t know why people see him as fat.

@@faith7413 Haha true, most of us are built like Maui.

Maori here. Completely agree with you! I think we of these cultures sourced understand it was a rep of the shared folklore of our peoples and as such, is a blend. I personally enjoyed it and now is one of my favourite movies.

White people love to be offended for someone else. I think they call it birtue signaling

Maori/Hawaiian here also, thinking HEY it's just a movie for kids, not a documentary. Have a little fun, be lighthearted. Stop politicizing everything.

Maori, Cook Island, Tahitian, Niuean here 🤭 and I agree it's just a kids movie. Not a whole deep thing guys 😂

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I don't know what you just said but all I know is that the creators weren't interested in Moana's love life with Maui (meaning they weren't bothered about Moana and Maui and any affection they've showed towards each other. They just wanted them to be good pals and help restore the heart of te fiti, nothing else). But if you're comment was literally talking bout what I just said then good on you :)

@@shannay2003 he meant that the public consumer’s assumption would have gone to Maui and Moana being a couple had they drawn Maui the way everyone “prefers”…its better that they made him more cartoony. its visual communication on the animators part

You are brilliant😇💎

Yes of course you're right, If they stuck with the original Maui it would have been too easy to see him as a love interest for Moana, especially for the grownups but what about the kids? Want them to grow up so fast like in the movie? Man... they're going to hate their life in real-time, its a child thing let them enjoy. Thanks it was not Acquaman for the kids.😂😂🤣

I came here to say this.

Exactly brave is not historically accurate but I love it bc I never thought Disney would make a movie on my country

Huda Jama that’s ur opinion

@@erinlea4767 never mind.

Mason_123jahon MOOSECRAFT I am to I’m Hawaiian and live on Oahu hbu

Even though he is form is big and opposing his attitude and the way he make sure over a situation you know he's not a bad guy at all he's a teddy bear his presence I would think is a Beacon of Hope for the Polynesian people he's what they think of a strong man not a monster Maui's enemies might see him as intimidating and that's a good thing but when the Polynesian people look at him they see a friend I guess it was hard to put that on paper and render it into a CGI model but for what we got it's pretty damn close and I can see why they did that model it's a hell of a lot better than the real life Aladdin with Will Smith as the genie

it's just like Hercules (though no one makes a fuss about this because no one believes about these Greek Gods and Goddesses nowadays) but, what if Aphrodite's waist was actually 12 inches (in Greek Mythology) but in the movie Hercules you can see that her waist is at least 1 or 2 inches. No harsh feelings though, they should be glad that they added Maori culture in the movie Moana. It's better than nothing :/

Not to mention his stories varied between all of us polynesians. Sina and the eel is only in Samoa I believe. In Hawaii he climbed to the top of Hāleakala to lasso the sun because he was always rushing across the sky.

@@pelinalwhitestrake1677 same in maori mythology he lasso the sun to slow him down but he beat him first lol

They could have included Melanesian and Micronesian cultures, considering the movie isn't even strictly based on a single Poly Island. I know Maui is a Poly thing, but at least add minor references to us, Disney, cause I know full well that you aren't going to make a whole movie about Micros and Melans 😥

@@yeetfeet731 I mean all 3 nesian cultures are really distinct from one another. All were isolated for tens of thousands of years. It would’ve been a better Disney movie as a Micronesian culture probably since Polynesian culture irl was heavily warrior centered and pretty brutal

Honestly

The amount of stupidity in dat sentence

They could have at least got their pronunciations correct. It’s extremely white washed in general, why can’t they ever cast voice actors who are from the country their making the movie about 🤷‍♀️

@@yoursofunnyman Yh that as well they also made Maui look nothing like he is and made small ppl look like coconuts

Your so right

And Disney has been known to take historical stories and modify them into a story for children. The original fables of Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, and others are bloody and horrific with bad endings.

But she is not Hawaiian it has nothing to do with them but it is Polynesian like them though

I am only a little bit of Hawaiian but i agree

Hawaii? It’s Polynesian, lol.

@@mingchenwei1978 And? they are saying how they are Polynesian but they are saying the kind they are.

Vanguard Films Ltd I'm so happy to see diversity in Disney and ur culture is so beautiful.

My Samoan brother finally someone gets it

and they portrayed your culture so incredibly beautifully!

After all it's a kids movie. I'm from Greece and when they made Hercules many people had doubts too. Here, everywhere that you see a drawing or a statue of him, he's naked. Could you imagine Disney making a story with a naked man? 😂😂

A Samoan Maori?? I thought Maori were from New Zealand?

Random245 Random245 -my point exactly

Random245 Random245 The Rock is Hawaiian he obviously isn’t offended by the movie

Random245 Random245- i'm really glad your not offended

Random245 Random245 me too and he looks like my uncles

Random245 Random245 it doesn’t really matter if they made one about The Polynesian culture , it matters if they stay truthful to the actual story line. I am Polynesian too but it doesn’t mean that they should portrait the culture as something different

yeah fuck this channel

You already had Lilo and Stitch released in 2001

@@Takeru9292 that movie came out a generation ago

@@dojo8627 Lilo and Stitch was really good though. So is Moana.

@@Takeru9292 and that movie was for the Hawaiians. Moana represented more than just one island

Hey. How come nobody is mentioning Tafiti. What is she? Chopped Liver? She didn't kill Moana and Maui. You have to give her that. When you make Tafiti mad, you better watch out boyfriend!

No, I approach movies like this the same way you do.

No, I am the same.

Maru Hernandez, don't worry there's me too.

Sure, just continue to live in ignorant bliss while others make/keep things going.

Which island are you from?

This makes me smile so bigger ☺ you know I love when people are so happy like thissssss like it is something that people of colors have been saying for 1000s of years treat us with the same respect 🙏 ❤

Only people that are used to having their things taken from them and watered down or rewritten by cultural thieves.

You built like a toothpaste cap

When I come into film I will represent your culture incorrectly and hopefully portray the wrong message to all future generations.

So true 😂

@Jeri Brown no. my point was indicated at the comment above illustrating that writers of polynesian hisotry have not been exactly accurate and the stories at your parents were taught in school was probably religious propoganda. there is more to this than the portrayal and representation of Maui and the Polynesian culture itself. its a large impact embedded into our society to just accept how things are portrayed without any care in the facts or discretion of the creator. TW is a fantastic DIRECTOR - not historian. There is a difference when film is involved, especially when aimed to entertain children.

I'm not Polynesian,just a regular 58 year old woman.I waited years to watch Moana because I wasn't impressed with the previews and had become a bit discouraged with Disney after The Lion King.It was great and later movies fell a little flat afterward.After watching Moana with my granddaughter and her brothers,I could have kicked myself.I absolutely loved it and went out and bought it.We watch it often,and every time it seems even better.The chicken by the way is adorable,showing how compassion for what seems hopeless might just be the most important thing you ever do.The songs are great,the story is inspiring and funny!Well done!!!💖💖💖

Rick Eaton I was laughing for HOURS because of the chicken. So cute!💞

well i saw him as a fat guy just like the fat poly in the states :) when i came from the islands to the states, people don't know my true ethnicity coz i'm not the typical Samoan or Tongan fat kid in school :)

same lmao he doesn’t look fat he’s built of muscle i don’t know why people are so sensitive

@@rachelhinton. if you go to the islands you will see muscular and athletics guys and then you will see disney Maui who i will confidently tell you that he is fat :D I like the movie either way though fat Maui or not :) Why can't he look like MOana's father though lol

I'm Polynesian And I was triggered

@@patricetucker22 thats fine youre more than welcome to have your own take on it, but im just speaking for the ones who were fine with the movie

@Mestre Gautier how are they lying? Polynesians were voyagers, theres even belief that we may have been the first to have discover the Americas... and nothing is wrong with me I'm doing just fine thank you, if you don't agree with me thats fine, isn't going to bother me, i respect your opinion, so respect mine, thanks 👍

my wife is filipino, she loved this movie and didnt see anything offensive in it.

I don't see why kids can't watch what they want the only thing I won't want my kids watching is porn I mean that's obvious nobody would want there kids watching it

fr fr Like THE CHICKEN IS LIKE THE MOST FUNNIEST PART IN THE MOVIE.... CRCRA BRO

HEY HEY this is comment section

The chicken is there to make it a lil more funnier for the kids so boy get out of here with that like no one was asking for ur opinion on the chicken

ikr

@@neirosario8519 wtf are u talking about

Mariah Mac 😂

same. And how is it the story behind Moana if she wasn't a real person??? This video should be titled: "Why people were offended by Moana"

Me to

The title is the disturbing story behind moana, yet it is just about maui (hope i spelled it right) and how the movie was made.

😂😂😂same

thank you for this! i'm just a white girl from the usa, but thank you for this. i can see a lot of hawaiian people in the comments getting so offended. disney's intent wasn't to be malicious, and strong people like you can see that.

You go person!!!

Do you want a little history lesson on female leaders and warriors in Hawai'i? Take it as a 'thank you for the compliment' from me (Not really a lesson, more of like a fun fact).

Darkwolf198687 Moon that would be sweet! thank you:)

Alright, I'm going to make this quick though: Fun Fact #1: Like I said in my original comment, there were female chiefs that Kamehameha had bumped off first. Most of these stories are told orally. The one who told me this piece of information is Lopaka Kapanui, the successor of Glen Grant. He told me this on one of his ghost tours that I went on to celebrate my birthday. We were at the Pali when he told us this along with other scary stories. I highly recommend going to one of his tours when visiting, beware of the ghosts. Fun Fact #2: Along with female chiefs, female warriors were also among Kamehameha's ranks. Fun Fact#3: Almost everyone on Hawai'i is related to royalty, making us one big family. My (idk how many great's) grandmother was the cousin of Kamehameha, don't know if she was on his side though, all that I know is that she married my (idk how many great's) grandfather, a man from Wales, and had many children.

I'm Polynesian and I'm fine with Maui's look, it's just a bit different because we all grew up on the stories and kids books of him being strong and fit. But I'm okay with it :)

Jonna Katariina your wrong

Jonna Katariina IKR LOL

Emma Cairns your wrong

Emma Cairns what is wrong with my wrong? 😂

Maori too. I definitely agree. This movie was AMAZING not offended anyway. Only white people say things LMAO

As a white person I feel the need to apologise for the other white people being "offended" on your behalf.

I feel offended because you felt the need to apologies for other white people being offended on Kei Kei's behalf.

Jam your tasty

@Kereama Tuuta haha so true

Win👌

thats exactly what i was thinking. most men i know from my island are fucking humungous. they're big boned and quite intimidating. weird how most of the people complaining about issues like character image in a DISNEY movie are not even Polynesian lmfao

You islanders are built different than the rest of us. Built like Gods.

Joel not to toot my own horn but.... *toot toot*

The Disney Maui dosen't look fat to me, just more broad and super buff.

Exactly. It's a kid's movie. If they wanted 100% accuracy they should've just watched a documentary or read a book

Coco Fish exactly

Coco Fish Yup. Agree :) also, if they stuck to the real story it’d most likely be called “documentary “ ;)

SO TRUE besides in the video they even said the story was scary and bloody and kids shouldn’t watch and it things only adults should really see

1:20-1:28.

When people have nothing better to do, and nothing important in their minds, they often look for reasons to feel offended.

Lenysea and vgargioni+ This is why several Polynesians such as me go through the comments to find offended white people, who have no idea what they're talking about. Care to join?

As a foreigner, I can't quite understand, are you on our side or this is sarcasm. To me, who was born on a different continent, in a different country with a different culture, it's interesting to learn about other cultures, but when it comes to a cartoon, I am not sure if it must correspond to the originals. Those, who are interested to learn more authentic facts can do their research and not try to stir up drama and divisions. It's plenty of those in the world...

See... I'm Brazilian. Have you ever seen a movie called Rio? There are quite a few different things too. Going a little deeper, ever heard of Cannibal Holocaust? Anaconda? Tourists? Mr. Magoo? Lambada? See, some movies said that in Brazil we speak Spanish, instead of Portuguese. I think you understand my point, right? So yes, they are people who have nothing better to do and who are looking for things to bother and complain. Are you disturbed by half a dozen changes in a children's movie? Go make a documentary about the theme.

Lenysea exactly, so tired of people looking for reasons fo complain. It is out of control

NekoMouser you’re so right!

Apparently he’s also model after The Rock’s grandfather do it really had nothing to do with them wanting him to look more heroic

Interesting theory NekoMouser. I like that thought that if Maui was a teenager, he would have turned into a love interest, given Disney's past of princess romances

great point

NekoMouser true ! 💯

Check out this extended live performance of "We Know the Way" by Te Vaka: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eNudZ5xkm7HLf6M.html

Why can't you be All American and still be ethnically Fijian? America is a culture and country not an ethnicity or race. Assimilation is the strength of America, not a weakness of where you come from

Maybe I could have, but I didn't have that understanding as a child AND, which is my point here, there was no mainstream representation of our culture that allowed me (or my friends) to feel like being me was an acceptable way of being. Black and hispanic communities have a ton of positive representation in American media. Even Asians (who we now talk about having the worst media representation) have far more than Pacific Islanders. There are three Pacific Islander movie stars (if you count Keanu Reeves) but NONE of them have ever played a Polynesian in any of their films before now with The Rock playing Maui (as a cartoon) and Jason Momoa playing Aquaman (a comic book character). They can't be themselves and they are movie stars. They are passing, trying to be All-American. When I moved from Hawai'i to the mainland I felt very different, I was definitely treated as "other" ... Living in predominantly white communities in Idaho and Utah, nobody in my schools had ever even heard of Fiji, so I started telling people I was Hawaiian (I just found out that my daughter's Tongan friend does the same thing now). When I moved to California everyone assumed I was Mexican. Later in life when I got into college and grew a beard, people assumed I was Middle Eastern. You look at a successful, working, Polynesian actor like Cliff Curtis and it's the same thing. Outside of New Zealand (where there is a strong Māori film community) he plays characters like Lt. Cortez (Mexican), Dr. Sinja (Indian), Amir Abdulah (Iraqi). He's ambiguously brown and it doesn't matter. But it does matter. Culture matters. I love the ideal of America as a melting pot, but it's far from the reality of America. And a melting pot is not really meant to be assimilation, anyway. It's mean to be a joining of cultures. For that to happen, you have to know my culture too. Also, did Eurpoeans assimilate to the diverse cultures of Native American tribes or did they wipe out tens of millions of people, try to strip people of their religion and language, move them out into the desert and take their land? How were the Irish or the Italians or the Jews treated when they came to America? The ideal is beautiful and worth striving for, but it's never fully existed.

Joshua Ligairi I feel the same about so many of those aspects. What the US ought to be and how there ought to be better representation of all ethnicities in our films, literature, art and music. That is the beautiful potential that the US has and that it has slowly been getting better about. It is unfortunate that people are made to feel like “others.” Interesting thing for me growing up was that I actually was way more curious about the cultures of those who looked different from me than having pride in my ethnicity. Whatever my ethnicity meant. I just never understood why people wouldn’t want to learn about others and find commonalities as humans and to value differences and appreciate one another. By the way, I lived in O’ahu for a couple years when I was a kid. I miss the island often. I miss Makapu’u and Laie. You mentioned that you lived in Utah as well? Me too. What part? And I agree-a super homogenous white community, which is why I had a hard time there. But, still a pretty large Polynesian community there compare to where I live now (most Virginians I speak to say they are not sure if they have met any Polynesians, weirdly enough). P.s. The Philippines is technically Asia and actually has a very interesting melting pot of ethnic history. The most notable link of Filipinos to Polynesians is that Tagalog and many of the other Philippine dialects are of the same Austronesian family of languages to which Polynesian languages also belong. But ethnically speaking, the Philippines heritage mainly consists of a mix of Chinese, Indian, Malaysian, and Spanish.

+Puting Pinoy - Yeah, the (American) Filipinos I know often disagree about whether they consider themselves Asians or Pacific Islanders. Technically, they are both, right? Not only because of the Austronesian connection, but also because all of the seas that surround the Philippines are part of the Pacific Ocean. I only mentioned Filipinos in my comment because a lot of the complaints referenced in this video came from non-Polynesian Pacific Islanders (before the film's release) who felt that they weren't going to be represented by the characters in Moana. But also, I just saw this Moana theory that mentions Moana's Grandma is based on a Tagalog word/God. Interesting! bit.ly/2N608Q5 The filmmakers have said they were primarily focused on Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa but we definitely see influences from all over the Pacific including Cook Islands and Aotearoa ... so it's interesting that there may be a Philippines connection as well.

😂😂YES! Somebody ALWAYS "waiting to be offended"!

@@samarajoseph9447 its the lack of respect for me.

@@samarajoseph9447 Not that there is any lol

I mean I'm an Islander myself (Melanesian) & I've friends who're Polynesians but they weren't offended at all! We loved Moana! Idk why she even have to make thid video in the first place! Idk who are the Polynesian ppl that she came in contact with that were "offended " but the people in my circle were actually excited and loved the movie. This video was pointless tbh!

Women were Chiefesses in Hawaii, so maybe that's where it came from, but who really cares, it's a disney movie! I think it's a bunch of political liberal people who want to divide everyone who come up with these criticisms & the journalists runwith it for clicks.

keepmeposted25 it could be based after his adventures? Maui is half human after all, he still ages. Perhaps Moana just met him after.

My thoughts exactly, I got the feeling that all of this happened AFTER Maui's hay-day so he should appear more adult. I loved that he felt like the 40-year old guy reliving is HS glory days. Maybe that's why he wasn't skinny in the movie?

keepmeposted25 THANK YOU 👏👏👏👏👏👏

Exactly you'll,couldn't have said it better myself.👌🏽

I liked that Maui was an older "mentor" type character instead of a teenage boy. It also eliminated the possibility of a romance developing which would have been so boring.

Princess Ashley ye ikr

Princess Ashley ikr

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DECA, you never know she might be mixed and are you offended by this movie

Right

So true.

PREACH

Eric Pabon Exactly

Right

BTS Love_Yourself this isn’t related to the video. But your profile pic with tae with a beard is my life

This is not along with what your talking about but #ARMY

Ikr but she can't pronounce anything right like smh Like how she said tonga😭

Admin is not speaking for themself but for others and they are a neutral third party. They even said "but some people were offended" and referenced to people interviewed by buzzfeed. You don't speak for anyone else but yourself.

Amen! As a fellow poly and all of my family I've talked with, the only thing they were annoyed about was grandma Tala's crack about reincarnation. That's an Asian thing, not a Polynesian thing. But even with that, they weren't offended, just confused as to why it was mentioned like that. 👍 cheehoo!

Izzy yeah and thank god they didn't! otherwise we would have movies about a 14 year old getting married and a lost in the woods Eugene with no eyes on his face

Exactly. A good example is Hurcules, because the original Greek myth is so different from whatever Disney created.

And Ariel who ends up killing herself, or Aurora who is assaulted in her sleep, or Peter Pan who kills the Lost Boys... I think Disney is overall doing a great job at introducing stories to kids, even if some of them are not the same as the real stories.

MyrthexLatoya IKR, thank you! Some A.holes just never think about the CHILDREN! They're just thinking about their own wants and desires. Everything Disney has done has always been for the Children, and I applaud them for it. 👏

Joshua Fuhrman thank you.. some common sense.

You make scense he was ive been researching

Joshua Fuhrman true dat

Joshua Fuhrman pretty sure youre correct. I believe that maui is older and musclier.

I am Maori and what we learn in class and through my Maori family is that Maori was had muscles but he was not big like in Moana, even if he is older he wouldn’t be fat like in the movie

You forgot where they used the Roman Story with the Greek Gods 😂 people were so mad at that!

If you’re not poly you don’t have a place to speak on it :)

Exactly , this wasn’t a documentary lmao it’s literally a kids movie. People take shit too serious

@@jasmadae7918 is that all you have to say? Are those the only words you know? You've copied and pasted the same response in literally every comment string on this video 🙄🤦🏼‍♀️

Isn't that always the way.

As a white person, I'm offended because it makes me look like a good person if I'm offended if something is slightly wrong or incorrect (even if what I think I know, or have been told by others is itself incorrect) reguarding minorities. Even if they aren't offended it's my (self) righteous duty to be offended for them, and to get it banned or atleast cencored. Because that is what a good (selfish asshole) would do. :P

I agree

FR

People from the pacific islands are white people? Okay, you can go on calling them coconuts then. 🙄

I BUY POWER Hello, this is kind of random but I was wondering if i could ask you: the way that Tikis are portrayed in video games, art, and some films, and how tourists buy them, do you consider that offensive at all, or is it okay? I was just wondering, because I love tikis and in certain video games such as Spyro, tikis often appear in some of the island levels, and while I personally love seeing them there, I was wondering what your opinion about that is since you are polynesian. Thank you.

Danny Boy, Thank you very much for taking the time to explain that to me. I'm very relieved to know that my enjoyment of Tikis, and Tikis being part of pop culture in general, isn't considered offensive. (I have quite a few of them in my house because I love them, lol) I did read that Tikis originated from Maori culture, but I wasn't sure how deeply rooted their significance still is within their culture or others today. I surely hope that Maori people also feel the same way you do in regards to other people enjoying island-derived things. 💛🏝

Im part polynesian and melanisian and born in a micronesian country and i also do not see how this is offensive towards others😡😡😡

im polynesian aswell but they can at least try pronounce shit right

@@mauisalesa7291 ha lol

Sakura Ayamekoji Im pretty sure she was basing it off the facts she found out by hearing their opinion, she wouldnt make a video of her guessing what people thought🙄

OMGG THANK YOU FOR THISS

Versace That’s not what I’m seeing

How do you know that.

That's true but i can understand that for example Maui is a hero in the real story and if Disney would make a bad guy out of Maui that Polynesian are offended by it. Sorry i'm Dutch and my English is bad 😅

This sucks I hate this movie it did not make sense to many mistakes for my liking

Bannedon Jewtube I absolutely love this reply...😂

Thank you so much for one someone is saying the truth

sienna _lmao well in my culture which is hawaiian, they made almost all of Maui’s story different , which is optional since we all have different stories about him

sienna _lmao yes bro!

Exactly! And they should have researched the fact that Maui is also an island, and I personally think that the end of the movie he should have turned into Maui, the island. It's like a bad character turning good. And I think that the evil lava monster was in fact represented by Pele, which is why they used that. But to represent Moana? Moana literally means Ocean! They really need to research who Pele was. The hair does not mean anything!

this!!

And don't forget that Maui in the Disney version is made in the image of Dwayne Johnsons grandpa who came from Samoa and was a wrestler. And Dwayne is the one doing Mauis voice so thats kinda cool :O Which is why Maui is not overweight but just strong

Alaskan Gamers actually he is Maui is supposed to be skinny and muscly

Alaskan Gamers ya, I am islander and it is very offensive

sillau9 yep

Kalaninui Akau thank u someone else like me

Kalaninui Akau, Are you a parent? How old are you? Do you know the whole authentic story by heart not for to recite it but to tell it or correct someone if they get part wrong? Do you have grandkids? Reason for my guestions is too many natives have lost their culture or a great part of it, plus younger generations see moving from tribal to mainstream beliefs as progress and because of misinformation!!! If you have kids just old enough that this movie interested them and you had already told them the story months before and then they see this, they will guestion what you taught them! See it as insignificant and maybe not even tell their children!! That's how they seep in, they already have them in school, and I bet Hawaiin history only goes back to the colonial days!!! Just like US mainland history!!! And many other histories!!! Whether the story is real or not there are large important parts of your history there!!! So if for no other reason treat this hopefully like you do all other man's lies, there is no santa claus, no tooth fairy, no easter bunny, this and this about that story are true, that part is what our ancestors believed.....lest you lose the rest of your heritage in a few more generations!!!! Their goal is to lure all people away from good bit by bit! If a child thinks a parent lied once how do they know when to trust you and not those who seem so good!!! I love my GOD, and I love my people, who lived more in peace for hundreds of years than we of present day have for even one generation and ai know Polynesians did as well!!!!! Now granted majority of any government is nothing but corrupt as are the people we dont see who order them around and not the majority of people, but most big corporations are in business with them just as much as the gov cronies!!! Even school is meant to seperate families, so they can manipulate the children, one, put a baracade up between parent and child, two and to get religion as far from them as possible, three, to take their culrutre from them, four, and even to take parental rights away!!! If a person wants to study religion it should be an option!!! They feed everyone non religion, ie. Darwinism, evolution!!! It isn't so much as artistic license as it is the actual intent and the damage the lies or artictic leans can cause within one's culture!!! It is true it is up to the parents, but ask yourself this, one if you are young and your parents came and said don't take the kids, it will cause them to doubt you, or will cause them to not take our traditions as serious, would you listen? Or if you are old enough you know the answer is no!!! Many many natives on the mainland... the men were arrested for two years, their kids sent to boarding schools while the wives were left to care for themselves!!! How close do you think those family units were after that? How many kids do you think stuck around after 18? How many stuck around when no one wanted electricity because they believed by the old ways, which was to live as humbly as possible and not get lazy! Plus they had their prophesies, which told them the white man would come the railway, the highways among other things, a large black snake, the dakota pipeline is happening now! There is only one left before the end of this world into the next! Same as the egyptians and many other cultures believed and there are atleast 9 if memory serves me right so I left quite a few out!!! But so far everyone has happened and everytime they warn beforehand that if they do it's marking time on the clock!!! Is there anything like that being glossed over in this movie or lied about, and is the turtle/tortouse part of the native stories from the mainland??? How many young men and women go into their first time of sex thinking the wrong things because they listened to the stories told around school from so and soes friend or sibling who heard it from their sibling and on and on but no one knew what they were talking about because most of it was lies or bragdociousness(lies about it being this or that trying appear to know more or better or having done something rather than nothing). So how many Polynesien children will guestion their parents after seeing it, or won't and believe them liars? How many might remeber the movie because its on their shelf and forget the true story in their age or whatever and lose who they really are or their connection to GOD!!! Because I believe in original form in every nation their religious beliefs start with GOD, not the water downed human versions, which even christianity is!!! The bible says do not take from or add to it and we already know of at least 4 books missing!!! More satan manipulated evil!!!

Queen Liliuokalani (1838-1917) was the last sovereign of the Kamehameha dynasty, which had ruled a unified Hawaiian kingdom since 1810. Born Lydia Kamakaeha, she became crown princess in 1877, after the death of her youngest brother made her the heir apparent to her elder brother, King Kalakaua.

The Ducking Homestead and Gardens ...... chill. It's just a kids movie. If they want to learn belief they take a class

I think it's actually good that children are given chances to question their beliefs every once and then. You don't want them to be sponges that just soak in doctrine that their parents tell them - it's important that they grow into independent humans. They'll figure out if they want to stick with the parents' doctrine or refuse it. Personally, I grew up with Christianity, but after a few times of questioning chances, I made the decision that I would not be a Christian anymore. If as you say, this movie can provide the chance to question one's beliefs, I think it's doing a good job.

Ok see I’m not Polynesian but literally every Pacific Islander I met has been a buff dude with this tribal symbols they could’ve done way worse

Lu Moheloa One of my best friends is Polynesian. His stature is SO MUCH like Maui. Polynesians, in my opinion, are the most beautiful people. Like stunning.

Kelsea Hughes why thank you kind friend. 😆

Lu Moheloa my sister looks like maui lol😂😂

Niy Williams thats us

taisou 72 I really like your comment and I gotta say that you got the better movie I am Native American and the movie that was supposed to be displaying our culture wasn’t historically accurate at all it was a nice love story but I had a slight problem only because it was not accurate with history

thank you! and oh... sorry haha. Here's the thing tho... i don't even mind if people DO get offended, but i just want them to do it for things they DO understand and DO know about. I'm just one island boy. I don't even speak for my community, just from my own experiences. But if i don't represent the collective voice of our Polynesian community how can others?

Lisa Dooley I completely understand your dislike for the plot change in Pocahontas, but considering that it is supposed to be a children's movie, I think Disney was limited with what they could do with the story.

Andi Fels I believe it the true story is far more disturbing than the one Disney made

taisou 72 ikr

Alyssa Keoho THANK YOU

im not tripping,but the ones that were tripping,were mad becuz they portrayed the legend myth Maui as big,when he was known as fit built...there not tripping about Polynesias being big,their tripping that they portrayed the legend Maui as big,when he wasnt known as big,thats why

My husband is Samoan, and he is broad across his shoulders. And it was nice to see the tattoos they used for the men are like the ones Samoan men get done, and probably the other islands in the Pacific have a similar style of tattooing too.

Hs ikr

I simply saw him as being super buff, like his voice actor The Rock. Not overweight.

heart drive I KNOW RIGHT!! They did not make him big to seem heroic.

CitricSyntax agreed

Is the rock's grandfather polynesian?

Mythical Factory

Bruce Wayne idk anymore.... I just dk

Mythical

Pandora La the bomb = Please leave thanks bye (sorry saw one for ur name too someone do one on me next the it go on) : )

Mythical Factory hes also from moari mythology

I find it disgustingly hypocritical in today's world that if you're a Polynesian dressed in traditional garb, everyone thinks you're muscular or big boned. If he was a white guy in America every other country would call him a fat, lazy 'murican and body shamed into taking a ton of weight loss pills.

Roice Rice ikr

Idk, it's like... VERY clear to me weather the character was pale as shit or had brown skin like Maui, the character is muscular and built. Not "fat". People literally WANT to be offended.

Poly's like me and my culture WE ARE BIGGER than a lot of people

Roice Rice Stfu so wat if u look just like him o bet people wouldve called u feti

Princess Moana same

Me too do you like lomilomi

Michael Jacobs dry!

farken ? lmaoo

Princess Moana Well. I am Micronesian

Bradley Lamberson Mmmmm this sounds familiar????

Frl tho!!

maaaate i was stuck in the 1800s for nearly a whole year

that is so funny! i have one too: 1300's: i'm riding a horse 1800's: i'm riding on a train 1900's: i'm driving a car 2000's: i make shit and unfunny comments that i stole on the internet to express how superior i am to all those "offended" people. real comedy gold

how awesome would it be if he gets triggered haha

xox izzigam3r123 not true st all kid go back and play ur robloz

Mo Dar Your version: not true st all kid go back and play ur robloz Grammatically correct version: Not true at all, kid. Go back to playing your Roblox. Final Mistake Counter: *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* 8 MISTAKES! Sincerely, Quaking💞

Yep a lot of versions involve sex rape murder and tons of other stuff

Mo Dar burn

quaking you do not know how much i enjoyed reading this😂 (btw sorry if i have mistakes😂😂)

Indeed was infuriating.

*10000000% AGREE*

You really need to show this to Auli’i Cravalho

Casey Sanchez Troy Polamalu future football Hall of famer from the Pittsburgh Steelers loved the movie because it was centered on Polynesian culture. My girlfriend is Maori and she loved it she kinda looks like her too lol

Uhhhh I'm just saying moana is a child we all could tell that 😐 I would HOPE no one would ship that 😳

i dont understand why by making him thinner would lead to a love relationship between them

Love relationship? The fuck is wrong with you, she's a child

​@@Ceciliaqq because fat is ugly

Kathryn Simanu are these facts real if you're polynesian

I know, I like how she tried to pronounce the words, not like other people in Hawaiʻi

Same dude lol like nice try

DragonBoss 2009 from what I've been taught throughout my life most of these facts are true. however they did get a few small details on the myths about Maui incorrect.

Kathryn Simanu right....

Joseph Vitale your people believe in god i dont know any samoan that knows about their own gods before colonisation it was forced upon you and your people did nothing to stop it.

@@etaks420NZ aye first of all chill and second of all we Samoans used to all believe in one good named tagaloa, but then we we're all mostly converted into christians in the 1800's ufa.

Maui isn't just a legend in Aotearoa his legend is famous throughout Polynesia.

JDouat7 of course he is the point is some polynesians lost their old ways due to christianity

@@etaks420NZ of course there's Tagaloa (creator god), Papa (Earth godess), Nafanua (warrior godess), Vavau (god of peace) Gege ( Demon hunter) Ti'i Ti'i in Samoa and in Hawaii Maui Tiki Tiki (Samoa's version of Maui) Pili (black lizard god son of Tagaloa) Sina (godess of love and fertility) Lesa ( godess of agriculture) Taema & Tilafaiga (deities of tatau) etc.