Old School Lane Casual Chats: Moana 2

In this episode of Casual Chats, Arun and Patricia discuss about
the 2024 Disney animated movie Moana 2, the sequel to the 2016
animated film Moana. Originally, Moana 2 was supposed to be a
Disney+ series, but was released in theaters due to the poor box
office performances of Strange World and Wish. Years set after
the events of the first film, Moana is a Wayfinder traveling to
search for other people in other islands. When she receives a
vision from her ancestor that an island that connected all of
their people is under the ocean thanks to a god named Nalo and
that if she doesn't raise it before a certain time, their people
would be extinct. Together with a crew consisting of an old
farmer, a tinkerer, and a Maui fan, they have a journey to locate
the island, rescue Maui from a bat god who is trapped on a clam,
and raise the island before it's too late. When the film
premiered in theaters, it made $700 million dollars out of a $150
million dollar budget receiving mixed reviews from critics and
viewers calling in an inferior movie compared to the original
with a lackluster story, unmemorable songs, and forgettable
characters. What did Arun and Patricia think of the film?