{"id":2389,"date":"2026-03-24T15:47:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/?p=596349"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"disneys-live-action-remake-of-moana-is-deeply-unnecessary-and-has-got-it-all-so-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/03\/24\/disneys-live-action-remake-of-moana-is-deeply-unnecessary-and-has-got-it-all-so-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney&#8217;s new Moana live-action movie is getting mercilessly dragged, for six brutal reasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"353\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/tag\/disney\">Disney<\/a> has released the first full trailer for its live-action remake of Moana, the 2016 animated film that\u2019s still widely considered one of the studio\u2019s strongest modern hits. Yep, it&#8217;s not even 10 years old yet.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"353\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r9l2gHVDnMQ?si=CDk2P5yL64Sd6mgE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"612\">This version stars Catherine Laga\u02bbaia as Moana, with Dwayne Johnson returning as Maui after originally voicing the character. It\u2019s part of Disney\u2019s ongoing push to remake its animated catalogue in live-action, a strategy that\u2019s had mixed results&#8230; at best.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"754\">Watching the trailer, I didn\u2019t come away thinking this was a fresh take on the story. If anything, it&#8217;s raised way more questions than excitement.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1k48vzb\" data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"482\">It feels wildly unnecessary<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">moana really got a sequel and a live action remake in less than a decade after it came out but tiana couldn\u2019t even have her limited series after almost 17 years <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/okay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#okay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cLFikksoqz\">pic.twitter.com\/cLFikksoqz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 she gon call me xeeby boo (@starxeebs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/starxeebs\/status\/2036144545570730314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-section-id=\"1k48vzb\" data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"482\">This is the big one. Moana isn\u2019t some dusty vault classic crying out for reinvention. People still stream it, kids are still discovering it, and Disney literally just released a sequel in 2024.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"964\">So what exactly is this remake adding? Because right now, it looks like the same story, just with less charm and more CGI strain. It gives the impression of a studio stuck on autopilot: Find a hit, remake it, repeat.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"19sd3co\" data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"1032\">The &#8216;live-action, less magic&#8217; problem strikes again<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">literally just sucked up all the color this is awful <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5T62X8rdH7\">https:\/\/t.co\/5T62X8rdH7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PAMcFhPK7p\">pic.twitter.com\/PAMcFhPK7p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83d\udc8b Roxxi \ud83d\udc8b (@spicyroxxi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spicyroxxi\/status\/2036141071323832543?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1191\">One of the first things that stood out to me was the colour, or the lack of it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1191\">If there\u2019s one recurring complaint about Disney\u2019s remakes, it\u2019s this: They trade vibrancy for \u201crealism\u201d, and in the process, drain the life out of everything.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1340\">The animated Moana is bursting with colour; glowing oceans, lush islands, expressive skies. The trailer, however, looks muted. It&#8217;s flattened, and weirdly greyed out. I get the instinct behind making things look grounded, but in this case it feels like something important has been lost.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1qg64og\" data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1528\">It genuinely looks AI-generated<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hollywood is cooked \ud83d\udc80<\/p>\n<p>Some guy used Seedance 2.0 and generated a Moana clip with characters that look like they\u2019re in real life \ud83c\udf7f\ud83d\udc40<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EtEWyId8NK\">pic.twitter.com\/EtEWyId8NK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 keegan (@Keegan59992745) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Keegan59992745\/status\/2036119894216126653?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1678\" data-end=\"1858\">It looks like something spat out by a generative AI that was told: \u201cMake Moana, but realistic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1678\" data-end=\"1858\">Some of the shots feel overly processed, a bit too smooth, almost like they\u2019ve been polished to the point where they stop looking natural.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"eobgn4\" data-start=\"1961\" data-end=\"2009\">We need to talk about the wig<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">t-mobile commercial <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OBjp4B1w8x\">pic.twitter.com\/OBjp4B1w8x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 normie \ud80c\udd8f\ud83e\udd94 (@KellytoyDK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KellytoyDK\/status\/2036118671555268777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I was curious how Maui would translate into live-action, especially with Dwayne Johnson returning. But the design choices are\u2026 distracting. There\u2019s no avoiding it. Maui&#8217;s wig is the trailer\u2019s main character at this point.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">can\u2019t even weigh in on the moana remake cause every time i see the rock in that damn body wave wig i start laughing too hard to be opinionated<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 barrel server @ ylfa\u2019s bottleneck \ud83e\ude93 (@mouseabolition) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mouseabolition\/status\/2036457071361622092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2304\" data-end=\"2434\">It looks heavy and uniform in a way that makes it feel like a prop rather than part of the character. Combined with the body suit, it ends up drawing attention to itself in almost every shot.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"pghtg5\" data-start=\"2980\" data-end=\"3030\">Moana\u2019s hair controversy isn\u2019t going away<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Also genuinely why did they make her hair straighter. Her natural hair is exactly like Moana&#8217;s, so ???? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wpevf1sPC0\">pic.twitter.com\/wpevf1sPC0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nau \ud83d\udc0d MAY 13!!! (@nautheduke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nautheduke\/status\/2036145993377263780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3031\" data-end=\"3192\">This one\u2019s hitting a nerve for a reason. In the animated films, Moana\u2019s hair is big, textured, curly, and alive.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3410\" data-end=\"3552\">In the trailer, it looks noticeably straighter, with curls added in. What makes that more confusing is that the actress has naturally curly hair. So it feels like a strange choice to simplify something the original film put so much effort into getting right.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Shark Head Maui<\/b><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Shark Head Maui in the live-action \u2018MOANA\u2019 remake. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E2uas2lvJ0\">pic.twitter.com\/E2uas2lvJ0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Hollywood Handle (@HollywoodHandle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HollywoodHandle\/status\/2036111998920917447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Shark head Maui in the live-action remake is terrifying. Need I say more? Just look at it.<\/p>\n<p>I guess, at least now her reaction to the shark in the animated movie is way more justified now.<\/p>\n<p><i>For more like this, <\/i><b><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thetabglobal\/?locale=en_GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">like The Tab on Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/i><\/b><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Featured image credit: Disney<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m sorry, why did we need this?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2281,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[99,4,39],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-2389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-disney","tag-film","tag-viral"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium 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