Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 5
Its director stated on the record that "i remember sitting in the theatre weeping when I first saw [Moana], because I'd never seen a Polynesian heroine of the people of the Pacific celebrated on scre…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "the lingering thought I hope audiences take away is one about the power of connection, Moana goes off on a new adventure in hopes of connecting her island to t…" 2. Oceanic Cultural Trust is documented as involved through consulting 3. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 4. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 13 of 100 5. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for other and below it for White and Asian 6.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "I remember sitting in the theatre weeping when I first saw [Moana], because I'd never seen a Polynesian heroine of the people of the Pacific celebrated on screen in this way before. It's a tremendous…"No Film School, 2024 source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "The lingering thought I hope audiences take away is one about the power of connection. Moana goes off on a new adventure in hopes of connecting her island to the people of the entire ocean in order t…"Script Magazine, 2024 source ↗
- 3Advocacy orgOceanic Cultural Trust involved via consulting; evidence type press_release.Oceanic Cultural Trust (advocacy group) source ↗
- 4Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 5Content balanceAdvocacy 13 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 6RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: other 100, White 1, Asian 31.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Age: 19 — strongly youth-oriented
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After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana journeys alongside Maui and a new crew to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.
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Advocacy Over Time in Animation
The average advocacy score of Animation titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0 | 2 |
| 1952 | 0 | 2 |
| 1957 | 3 | 2 |
| 1967 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 4 | 2 |
| 1977 | 0 | 3 |
| 1978 | 2 | 3 |
| 1979 | 0 | 2 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 2 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1 | 4 |
| 1984 | 1 | 2 |
| 1985 | 3 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 12 |
| 1987 | 2 | 4 |
| 1988 | 3 | 7 |
| 1989 | 6 | 4 |
| 1990 | 1 | 3 |
| 1991 | 0 | 6 |
| 1992 | 3 | 3 |
| 1993 | 2 | 5 |
| 1994 | 5 | 3 |
| 1995 | 3 | 5 |
| 1996 | 3 | 4 |
| 1997 | 4 | 8 |
| 1998 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 4 | 13 |
| 2000 | 2 | 8 |
| 2001 | 4 | 9 |
| 2002 | 2 | 8 |
| 2003 | 2 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 3 | 9 |
| 2006 | 1 | 13 |
| 2007 | 1 | 11 |
| 2008 | 3 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 11 |
| 2014 | 7 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 4 |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 11 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9 |
| 2020 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021 | 11 | 9 |
| 2022 | 14 | 11 |
| 2023 | 25 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 |
| 2025 | 4 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 9 |
| This title (2024) | 13 | 1 |
● This title (2024): advocacy 13 · explore Animation →
Cast & Crew
Dana Ledoux Miller (director) · Jason Hand (director)
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