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Episode 48: She Makes Her Whole Family Proud
Facebook: Faith Trust and Pixie Dust - Podcast
Twitter: @FTPD_Podcast
Personal Twitters: @Sparkle_Fists @SpilledXWater @deanna790
You can find all of our episodes as well as our brother podcast 1Geek 4:11 on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, and Spotify and on our Website www.1geek411.com
“Feature Film” – Moana
Summary- The film tells the story of Moana, the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti. When a blight strikes her island, Moana sets sail in search of Maui, a legendary demigod, in the hope of returning the relic to Te Fiti and saving her people.
Trivia
The spiral on Moana's necklace and on the sail of her boat is called a koru. It represents the unfurling fern frond, symbolizing new life, new beginnings, personal growth, hope, a new start, perfection, rebirth, awakening, purity, the spirit of rejuvenation and peace. As a double spiral, it also symbolizes kinship and belonging.
Dwayne Johnson believes that voice acting is the most difficult career in acting, and is personally annoyed when celebrities are cast in animated films despite voicing their characters badly. When Johnson was cast for the film, he repeatedly asked the other voice actors present if he was really giving a good performance.
Lin-Manuel Miranda has said the character of Tamatoa the Giant Crab was a tribute to David Bowie.
The tattoos on Moana’s father’s abdomen are the same tattoos worn by, Dwayne Johnson's maternal grandfather.
When he first gets his hook and is trying to shapeshift, Maui changes into various animals. For a split second, he turns into Sven the Reindeer from Frozen (2013).
The first baby in the Production Babies credit is Sebastian, Lin-Manuel Miranda's son, who was born during the making of this film. He's named for the crab in The Little Mermaid (1989).
Alan Tudyk is the only main cast member who isn't of Polynesian descent. All other main cast members are of at least partial Polynesian or New Zealand descent.
Lin-Manuel Miranda has said that The Little Mermaid (1989) had inspired him to become a songwriter for films like this. Interestingly enough, both The Little Mermaid (1989) and Moana (2016) were directed by the celebrated duo directing team of John Musker and Ron Clements. ( there is also a Little Mermaid reference at the end of the credits AND Lin named his son, sebastian)
The original idea was for the film to branch away from the Disney Princess template and focus entirely on Maui, with the story a loose conglomeration of a few legends about him. The crew traveled to Polynesia, and became so fascinated with the culture that Moana was created as the new focus character.
Two scenes reference Pocahontas (1995): Chief Tui echoes a scene in which a fatherly chief acknowledges his daughter by saying "it suits you", this time rather than referring to Pocahontas' necklace, Chief Tui speaks of Moana's role as a leader in the village. Additionally, in Tamatoa's song, "Shiny," he mentions Moana's granny saying "listen to your heart", also from Pocahontas.
Segment: News/Announcements “The Newsies Banner”
Disney announced Frozen would not be returning to Broadway after the reopening.
Disney Springs will reopen on May 20, but the rest of the Orlando resort will remain closed.
Percy Jackson will be rebooted into a series on Disney +,,,,,,,
Segment: Miscellaneous “whosits and whatsits galore”
Trivia !
Segment: Top 4 Ranking “Let’s get down to business”
1. Kala
2. Mrs. Jumbo
3. Helen Parr
4. Raksha
Tease Next Episode Feature Film: Star Girl
Top 4: TV Shows
Music Credit: OurMusicBox (Jay Man) Track Name: "Flights Of Fantasy" Music By: Jay Man @ https://ourmusicbox.com/ Official "OurMusicBox" YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ
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Twitter: @FTPD_Podcast
Personal Twitters: @Sparkle_Fists @SpilledXWater @deanna790
You can find all of our episodes as well as our brother podcast 1Geek 4:11 on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, and Spotify and on our Website www.1geek411.com
“Feature Film” – Moana
Summary- The film tells the story of Moana, the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti. When a blight strikes her island, Moana sets sail in search of Maui, a legendary demigod, in the hope of returning the relic to Te Fiti and saving her people.
Trivia
The spiral on Moana's necklace and on the sail of her boat is called a koru. It represents the unfurling fern frond, symbolizing new life, new beginnings, personal growth, hope, a new start, perfection, rebirth, awakening, purity, the spirit of rejuvenation and peace. As a double spiral, it also symbolizes kinship and belonging.
Dwayne Johnson believes that voice acting is the most difficult career in acting, and is personally annoyed when celebrities are cast in animated films despite voicing their characters badly. When Johnson was cast for the film, he repeatedly asked the other voice actors present if he was really giving a good performance.
Lin-Manuel Miranda has said the character of Tamatoa the Giant Crab was a tribute to David Bowie.
The tattoos on Moana’s father’s abdomen are the same tattoos worn by, Dwayne Johnson's maternal grandfather.
When he first gets his hook and is trying to shapeshift, Maui changes into various animals. For a split second, he turns into Sven the Reindeer from Frozen (2013).
The first baby in the Production Babies credit is Sebastian, Lin-Manuel Miranda's son, who was born during the making of this film. He's named for the crab in The Little Mermaid (1989).
Alan Tudyk is the only main cast member who isn't of Polynesian descent. All other main cast members are of at least partial Polynesian or New Zealand descent.
Lin-Manuel Miranda has said that The Little Mermaid (1989) had inspired him to become a songwriter for films like this. Interestingly enough, both The Little Mermaid (1989) and Moana (2016) were directed by the celebrated duo directing team of John Musker and Ron Clements. ( there is also a Little Mermaid reference at the end of the credits AND Lin named his son, sebastian)
The original idea was for the film to branch away from the Disney Princess template and focus entirely on Maui, with the story a loose conglomeration of a few legends about him. The crew traveled to Polynesia, and became so fascinated with the culture that Moana was created as the new focus character.
Two scenes reference Pocahontas (1995): Chief Tui echoes a scene in which a fatherly chief acknowledges his daughter by saying "it suits you", this time rather than referring to Pocahontas' necklace, Chief Tui speaks of Moana's role as a leader in the village. Additionally, in Tamatoa's song, "Shiny," he mentions Moana's granny saying "listen to your heart", also from Pocahontas.
Segment: News/Announcements “The Newsies Banner”
Disney announced Frozen would not be returning to Broadway after the reopening.
Disney Springs will reopen on May 20, but the rest of the Orlando resort will remain closed.
Percy Jackson will be rebooted into a series on Disney +,,,,,,,
Segment: Miscellaneous “whosits and whatsits galore”
Trivia !
Segment: Top 4 Ranking “Let’s get down to business”
1. Kala
2. Mrs. Jumbo
3. Helen Parr
4. Raksha
Tease Next Episode Feature Film: Star Girl
Top 4: TV Shows
Music Credit: OurMusicBox (Jay Man) Track Name: "Flights Of Fantasy" Music By: Jay Man @ https://ourmusicbox.com/ Official "OurMusicBox" YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ