Representation of Moana blog task

The representation of gender in Moana reinforces traditional gender stereotypes. The main male in the Moana trailer is built quiet strongly and is shown to be brave and aggressive. This is a typical representation for all Disney films but it also subverts female stereotypes by using a female to be the main character and the hero of the film which isn't very common for a Disney film. Disney's film Moana also sparked controversy among Pacific Islanders over the build of Maui. Maui's character type is shown as obese and this reinforced stereotypes of Pacific Islanders being obese.