Moana 2’s Dwayne Johnson On Challenging Ideas Of Masculinity With Maui In The Sequel

Moana 2’s Dwayne Johnson On Challenging Ideas Of Masculinity With Maui In The Sequel
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Dwayne Johnson isn’t just one of the biggest movie stars in the world. He’s a movie star who is literally big, as in physically imposing. While everybody knows about his professional wrestling past, it’s hard to understate just how big and strong the guy is. While Johnson is one of the more traditionally masculine-looking men you’ll see on movie screens, the actor himself believes that there’s more to being a man than physical strength, something which will be explored by his character in Moana 2 later this year.

One of the things that Moana 2 will apparently have in common with the first movie is that the action will be kicked off due to Maui screwing up. When he has a run-in with a new character named Matangi, Maui is going to need to help, which will lead Maui to ask Moana for help. Johnson told EW that he thinks that’s an important message that he wants the character to get across. He explained…

The idea of asking for help is actually a superpower. Masculinity, to me, is not being tough. It’s not being a badass. Powerful masculinity is having the confidence to look inside and say, ‘This is what I’m feeling, and it’s okay. Here’s my chest. I’ll gladly rip it open to someone who can help me.

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