Why “Oceania” is a must-see movie
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Yesterday, with the excuse of accompanying my partner’s granddaughter, I took the opportunity to go to the cinema to see a movie I had been waiting for a long time: the latest work of Disney, Oceania. Needless to hide that the expectation was high for a sailing lover like yours truly. Initially the animated film by Ron Clements and Jon Musker, who signed such masterpieces as Aladdin and The Little Mermaid. Should have been called, even in Italy, Moana, which means ocean in Polynesian (the boats designed by the largest family of Italian sailors, the Malingri, are in fact called Moana).
IN BRIEF
Oceania tells of the adventures of little Vaiana Waialiki, daughter and heir of the chief of the small Polynesian island of Motunui. A girl who has sailing in her blood, but is forced by her rank to stay on the island until… I will not anticipate anything so as not to spoil the surprise. Suffice it to say that the girl will be paired with a truly … divine companion, the controversial demigod Maui.
NAVIGATION.
What I would like to emphasize is that Oceania is a film about, in addition to Polynesian mythology (always fascinating), sailing and navigation: the viewer is literally transported aboard Polynesian catamarans and trimarans. Navigation as both metaphor and pleasure. And it is a film – of very high technical caliber in terms of making it – that was certainly made by people who knew what they were talking about (you will see that there are points where you will hear terms such as “cazza,” “forestay,” etc.): the boats gybe, gag, scuff. And there is even a scene in which the demigod makes Vaiana lean over to make the mainsail of his trimaran swell. What to say. We sailors will enjoy it all! Last tidbit: on board with the girl and Maui is even a chicken, HeiHei. As soon as I saw it, I couldn’t help but think of our own Matteo Miceli, who embarked on a solo round-the-world trip with his hen! Don’t miss it.
Eugene Ruocco
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