• Space/Science
  • GeekSpeak
  • Mysteries of
    the Multiverse
  • Science Fiction
  • The Comestible Zone
  • Off-Topic
  • Community
  • Flame
  • CurrentEvents

Recent posts

Epic Epstein Magasphere Meltdown BuckGalaxy July 14, 2025 1:58 pm (CurrentEvents)

the June ice report ER July 10, 2025 7:34 pm (Space/Science)

A Taste of Armageddon RobVG July 2, 2025 8:00 am (CurrentEvents)

We've got company ER July 2, 2025 7:50 am (Space/Science)

All Along the Watchtower ER July 1, 2025 9:13 pm (CurrentEvents)

Birthright Citizenship RobVG June 29, 2025 3:34 pm (CurrentEvents)

To be blunt, NASA is now dead RL June 27, 2025 11:56 am (Space/Science)

Musk trashes his own AI after it chose a liberal worldview. RobVG June 23, 2025 9:56 am (CurrentEvents)

Psyche keeps its date with an asteroid BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 5:21 pm (Space/Science)

Just for the record... ER June 22, 2025 8:59 am (CurrentEvents)

Home » Off-Topic

We just watched Disney's "Moana". December 1, 2021 9:23 pm ER

Highly recommended. Watch the “special features” section, too. As much thought and effort went into this as Peter Jackson put into the Rings trilogy.
Not only is the animation spectacular, but a real effort was made to get South Sea Islanders and scholars involved so that the story, island life and music was culturally authentic.

No, its not a documentary, its a kid’s movie musical with all the usual Disney cliches. But it works, and the sailing sequences are technically correct and really exciting. Now I know how those double-ended, asymmetrical-hulled, one-ama-to-windward canoes actually were tacked into the wind.

    Search

    The Control Panel

    • Log in
    • Register