Pada minggu ini, Moana 2 akan tayang di bioskop sesuai dengan tradisi Thanksgiving yang sudah lama ada. Sekuel ini mengikuti film yang paling banyak ditonton di Disney+ dengan petualangan baru yang dibintangi oleh Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) dan Maui (Dwayne Johnson).Dalam film pertama, Moana diperkenalkan sebagai orang berikutnya yang akan memimpin orang-orang Motunui, yang dalam media Barat diinterpretasikan sebagai seorang putri; di sekuel, petualangannya terus berlanjut saat dia belajar bagaimana menjadi seorang pemimpin. Dan ya, itu sangat mengingatkan pada seorang bangsawan dalam pelatihan, jika dengan bangsawan kita maksudkan pemimpin selanjutnya dan penjelajah yang sedang berkembang. Ya, Moana secara resmi ditampilkan sebagai anggota kanon dari garis Disney Princess karena alasan itu tetapi statusnya sebenarnya bisa diinterpretasikan.Following the first movie, Moana is now a leader in training, and is considered part of the Disney Princess lineup. Auli’i Cravalho spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the Disney Princess discourse as it relates to her character. “Films are always representative of their times. For today’s day and age, we want to see a young woman being the hero of her own story. So, yeah, she is a princess, but she’s also a hero. I like that those two words are now interchangeable.”It makes a bit more sense that Disney Princesses and Frozen’s Royal Queens (Anna and Elsa do not count as princesses) are separate Disney heroine categories, a classification that is, let’s be real, mostly about selling toys under different banners. Thankfully, Moana’s look will always remain thematically appropriate to her unique story; according to Cravalho, “You probably won’t see Moana in a ballgown. And that’s fine.”Moana 2 addresses the same “princess or not?” question in a very meta way, with Moana claiming she’s not a princess and Maui pointing out a lot of people think she is. And so she will continue to be Disney Princess Moana of Motunui, chief in waiting and wayfinder. Moana 2 opens in theaters this week and Moana is now streaming on Disney+. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
