When you watch the original 2016 Moana, you believe the unbelievable. You believe that a demigod who can turn into a hawk stole an ancient stone that doomed the world around him. You believe that little coconut-sized creatures can shoot darts. You believe that a giant crab collects gold and sings. And you believe those things because the movie is animated and has a certain look and feel, which creates an unspoken whimsy. The world itself feels real, even when it’s obviously not. Funny then that the “real” version of Moana feels so incredibly fake. This new Moana is the latest in Disney’s long-running streak of live-action adaptations of its animated classics. It’s done Beauty and the Beast, Snow White, The Lion King, and even The Little Mermaid. But, unlike most of those films, Moana came out much more recently. Those movies, for the most part, were separated by decades. Generations. Parents who took their kids to see the live-action remake remember seeing the animated originals when they were kids. With Moana, though, the kids who’ll go to see it probably saw the first one themselves. It’s still very fresh in our minds. The colors, the movement, all of it. And that works against this version in almost every single way imaginable. Once again, Moana follows its title character (played by newcomer Catherine Laga’aia, who does an incredible job all things considered) who sets off on an epic quest to save her people. She meets up with the demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson, reprising his voice role from the original) to right his wrongs and bring a powerful stone called the Heart of Te Fiti to its rightful place. Basically, it’s the exact same story as the original film. Which makes sense. What makes a little less sense is that everything else is almost exactly the same as well.