All 56 Walt Disney Animated Classics: Ranked From Worst To Best
11. Moana
Though it was beset by distasteful racism controversy before it was released (a ridiculous tea cup storm based on appropriation, which now seems to be a catch-all term including historical story-telling, children's costume rule-making and food), Moana is a genuinely great delight.
It balanced old school sensibilities and familiar Disney tropes with a refreshing feminist bent, all bundled in a typically gorgeous aesthetic package and with great vocal performances. Another hit for The Rock seems like an almost redundant phrase these days.
Moana is a road movie with supernatural elements, built on the almost buddy-cop dynamic of Moana and her demi-God friend which is as witty as it is heart-warming. It might not have the immediate cultural relevance of Zootopia or the immediately sing-alongability factor of Frozen, but the songs are incredible, it is delightfully self-aware and it is a definite, big hearted crowd pleaser.