Stop me if this sounds familiar: A Disney animation film about a bright and spirited young woman who feels stifled by outmoded expectations and dreams of exploring beyond the confines of her home. It’s the premise of “Moana ,” but it’s also that of “The Little Mermaid,” ”Beauty and the Beast,” ”Mulan,” ”Brave” and scores of other animated films about teenage girls.
It’s not a bad one by any means, and an understandably captivating foundation for children especially, but “Moana” is, like so many recent films, dressed up as something wholly new and bold and corrective against all the sins of fairy tales past.
