MOANA 2 Parents Guide

I was able to screen MOANA 2 in order to write this MOANA 2 Parents Guide. All opinions are my own.

Moana 2 picks up 3 years after the first one. There are several noticeable differences in this movie like Moana having a little sister. It showcases Pua and Hei Hei a lot more, and it introduces new characters that add a lot of great flavor. You get to know Maui even better as he is prominent in this movie throughout, and it shows Moana with her new crew learning how to work together and think outside the box.

While Moana learned a lot and grew in the first movie, you can see other trials and growing happening here, and her being old enough to understand better the sacrifices and challenges that she’s really facing and the consequences of them as well.

Overall I feel like the movie storyline is great. It’s original and fun and adds a lot to the Moana timeline. The music was a little different. I feel like maybe they tried to have her seem more grown up with the music and the way she sang but it was a little hit-and-miss for me, and the same with Maui. But overall it was enjoyable. There are some sentimental notes like Moana and Maui, as well as Moana and Simea (her little sister).

Overall I think your family will enjoy watching it and its a great addition to the Moana film series. STAY for the credits! There is a mid-credit scene that adds so much! (once that is done you can head out). I love how the left it wide open for another great Moana film to follow – and I am excited to see where they take it.

MOANA 2 opens in theaters on November 27, 2024

MOANA 2 is rated PG for action/peril. It runs for 1hr 40m.

There is one mid-credit scene for MOANA 2.

Sex & Nudity – 1/5 – It shows the very tip of a mans bum (we see from the front view) as he is leaning over – but another character sees him from behind and screams. It also shows and says “purple nerple” with one of the characters get his nipple twisted. There is a drawing of a man with one hand on each of Maui’s pecks that is shown a couple times. All of these are meant to be funny and I didn’t read any “agenda” items into it.

Violence & Gore – 1/5 – Some fight scenes and some issues with nature (like a big storm on the ocean).

Profanity & Language – 0/5 – None

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking – 0/5 – none

Frightening & Intense Scenes – 1/5 – There are some fight scenes with creatures, villains and “nature”. These could be intense for VERY small kids, but overall nothing really different than the first one as far as action and peril.

MOANA 2 is a great second movie that follows Moana as she learns and grows even more. Being able to comprehend and understand all that is at stake this time around.

MOANA 2 Parents Guide

MOANA 2 opens in theaters on November 27, 20204

About MOANA 2:

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical “Moana 2” reunites Moana (voice of Auli‘i Cravalho) and Maui (voice of Dwayne Johnson) three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced.

Voice Cast: Auli‘i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Hualālai Chung, Rose Matafeo, David Fane, Awhimai Fraser, Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger, Rachel House, Gerald Faitala Ramsey, Alan Tudyk

Directed by: Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller, David G. Derrick Jr.

Produced by: Yvett Merino, Christina Chen

Executive produced by: Jennifer Lee, Jared Bush and Dwayne Johnson

Original songs by: Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear, Opetaia Foa‘i, Mark Mancina

Original score composed by: Mark Mancina

The voice cast also includes Hualālai Chung as Moni, Rose Matafeo as Loto, David Fane as Kele, Awhimai Fraser as Matangi, Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda as Simea, Temuera Morrison as Chief Tui, Nicole Scherzinger as Sina, Rachel House as Gramma Tala, Gerald Faitala Ramsey as Tautai Vasa, and Alan
Tudyk as Heihei. Directed by Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller and David G. Derrick Jr., from a script by Jared Bush and Ledoux Miller, the film is produced by Yvett Merino and Christina Chen and executive produced by Jennifer Lee, Bush and Johnson. “Moana 2,” which features music by Grammy® winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Grammy nominee Opetaia Foa‘i and three-time Grammy winner Mark Mancina, “Moana 2” opens in theaters on Nov. 27, 2024.