The wait was great. Eight years after the release of Vaiana: The Legend of the End of the Worlda second opus has just arrived in cinemas since this Wednesday, November 27, 2024 in France. A announced success, the sequel from Disney studios collected 456,273 admissions for its first day of operation. An excellent score which allows the feature film to rise at the top of the best startups cinema releases in 2024.
Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and Dana Ledoux Miller, Vaiana 2 tells the new adventures of the crown princess of the Polynesian tribe of Motunui. The young girl undertakes a journey across the vast seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-forgotten waters, after receiving an unexpected call from his ancestors. To carry out her mission and find the island of Motufetū, she is accompanied by the demigod Maui and his devoted animals, Pua and Heihei. If it is successful at the box office, will the film please fans of the original work?
The sequel to Moana less appreciated than the original film
Opinions are divided on X, formerly Twitter. If many appreciated Vaiana 2users are unanimous in saying thatit’s not as memorable as the first part directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. “So I really liked the film, always a great pleasure to return to this universe. It’s a good sequel“, begins a user. Before qualifying his remarks, regretting a lack of “risk taking“. An opinion shared by another Internet user: “Less striking than the first (logical), Vaiana 2 remains a good film that will please young and old alike!“.
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However, some are more severe. One of them regrets a scenario that “remains on a pattern close to the original, thus making it less memorable“, while greeting a “sequel full of adventures, entertaining, if not innovative“. Another does not hide his disappointment, finding this film “cheap and opportunistic“with a”soundtrack totally off“He deplores.”poor writing“and a”total lack of cinema and grandeur“.
Another film already in preparation
Despite these criticisms, Vaiana 2 will he do as well as his predecessor? Vaiana: The Legend of the End of the World had attracted more than 5.5 million curious people. Note that a live action remake of the first opus is also planned. Real actors will replay this classic. We already know that Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) will reprise the role of the demigod Maui.
