“ There must have been certain criteria on which the nominated films, including Disney's Moana. were objectively scrutinised. These nominated films were evaluated probably by a judging panel of film experts and film critics, then had them ranked accordingly and the winner triumphantly announced.
The art of film-making includes the arts of both film-acting and story-telling. Whereas the art of film-making is chiefly concerned with the production of images, using light and colours, the arts of film-acting and story-telling are mainly linked to the performance of both the images and telling of stories using bodily gestures and human meanings respectively.
Did the film directors and producers fail in their production of the images, as well as their use light and colours, and so did the actors and actresses in the acting out of the images, as well as the telling of the stories? By entension, did all the parties intimately involved in the so-called creative process paid real attention to details and the true nature of the stories of the great and famous Moana hero Maui upon which the film is alleged to have been based?
Sadly though we may not really know the minds of the panel of judges but instead we do have only on our side the news report and the results of the nominations and, more importantly, the award winners to go by! By the way, thank you Moana for the great effort and attempt and please do remember there is always a next time! ”