City Weekly · Film
From stage to screen, from animation to live action, not every concept can plug-and-play across formats.
Version Territory
Moana (2026) and Moana (2016) Walt Disney Pictures The release of Disney’s live-action version of Moana this month had folks asking plenty of questions: How did this version compare to the original? When will Disney stop chasing its own tail? Why does it feel so weird to see The Rock with hair?
Yet there was another important question, one that applied not specifically to that movie: What manner of storytelling serves a particular story best?
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