The exhibition market suffers economic losses year after year, theaters cannot afford to put even more obstacles in the way of spectators who find it increasingly difficult to get to the stalls. For this reason, attitudes which are far from being the decorum for other participants. Like arriving late when the screening has already started or looking for a seat with the flashlight on your cell phone. But to what extent does paying an entrance fee validate certain behaviors among the rest of the public? These questions arise from the debate over a new viral movement promoted in the United States, where people are beginning to sing in the passes from the recently released musical film, Wicked. A trend which, even if it may annoy the rest of the people present in the room, has just been validated by none other than The Rock.
Dwayne Johnson is in the middle of promoting Moana 2. A sequel to which he returns to voice the character of Maui again. Like every Disney animated story, the sequel once again features must-see musical numbers and, in The Rock’s words, fans should be able to express their enjoy as you wish. However, these statements have caused some consternation among moviegoers, where the opinion is circulating that this “personal pleasure” It ruins the experience for the rest of the audience and how words like those from the former WWE wrestler have a rather irresponsible effect. In any case, the event effect of these box office phenomena has gone from a premiere where people dressed up as their favorite characters to a space where a good portion of spectators can’t help but want to be the protagonists of an experience, even for two hours. collective, social and cultural How is attendance on the big screen?
Rock fits in well with the trend
The Rock’s controversial statements came a few days ago, when he visited the first of London with the protagonist Auli’i Cravalho. Both are repeating the dubbing of their characters in a project that continues this first story released eight years ago. Moana raised some $643 millionbut he could nevertheless do nothing against the triumph of Zootopiaanother bet from the house of mice that year.
With its premiere scheduled for November 29, Moana 2 pretends to be the last blockbuster was released in 2024from a month of December which a priori has no other international claim in terms of this intellectual property. On the other hand, in the absence of the first official reviews, fans are very concerned about the quality of the film, because initially the story was conceived as a television series for Disney+ in 2023. At the beginning of this year, the transformation of the initial project into a feature film was confirmed.
But back to the star’s statements Hobbs & ShawThe Rock was very clear with feeling of the public who wants you to sing their favorite songs at the cinema:
“Sing! You paid your hard-earned money for a ticket, went to see a musical and loved it. Sing. Especially if you like music, that’s the fun part,” the star told the BBCNews.
What is “Moana 2” about?
The official synopsis of Moana 2 is as follows: “After receiving an unexpected call from her ancestors, Moana (Cravalho) must travel to the distant seas of Oceania and enter dangerous waters to experience a new adventure. However, this time she will have to assemble an entire crew, where of course she will also have Maui (Johnson), the powerful demigod who already helped her in her previous mission to save her village. Temuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger, Rosa Matafeo, David Fane, Rachel House and Alan Tudyk round out the voice cast.
The Rock was embroiled in several controversies while filming Red One. blockbuster Christmas has performed well at the box office, managing to accumulate so far $118 million in ticket office. Fantastic figures knowing that Amazon MGM had planned to broadcast it directly on Prime Video. Controversies aside, Johnson will have a big media presence in 2025 and 2026, thanks to several firsts. The first of these, his return to Fast X: Part 2 and the second, the biopic A24 directed by Ben Safdie: The smashing machine. In two years, we will see him acting like a flesh-and-blood Maui in the live action of Moana and in Jumanji4.
