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Movie review: Moana
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pveugelaers
Moana (2016) presents a myth that we don’t see that often. Moana is a very Polynesian story. This animated film has beautiful characters, a good story, a tropical island, music and song, and a lovely look. There is no mistaking its roots with the culture firmly embedded. There’s Polynesian garb, way of life, and characters.…
Alive in Moana
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pveugelaers
Polynesian myth comes to life in the Walt Disney computer animation Moana (2016) with the daughter of the village chief in the thick of it. Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) is the village chief’s daughter who has been told, along with the other villagers, that they have never been explorers. This message, however false, keeps the islanders…
Blame in Mission Impossible
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pveugelaers
Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) layers in a sobering sense of how the IMF spy agency is blamed for an explosion at the Kremlin. Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and the IMF analyst are talking about the explosion in a rail-yard. Did this really happen, they ask? They can’t believe they are to blame. IMF didn’t…
The Expendables
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pveugelaers
The Expendables 4 is “in development”, with a release expected next year. The original The Expendables (2010) is about a group of mercenaries bringing down a dictator. It has well-staged action, that’s—in the final act—extremely violent and off putting to some degree. As the mercenaries, the “old guys” and some young ones are one of…
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