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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Moana 2

A Reel Leadership Article

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The hit Disney movie Moana returned to movie theaters with its sequel the weekend of Thanksgiving 2024. We have Dwayne Johnson returning as the voice of the demigod Maui and Auli’i Cravalho returning as the star of the film Moana. 

While not as good as the original Moana, Moana 2 continues in the tradition of the first film. Moana has become a Wayfinder. A Wayfinder is someone who can navigate the raging seas, discover new lands, and possibly reunite the world’s lost people.

Moana, a Polynesian Disney princess with darker skin and black hair, smiling while leaning forward on a wooden boat

Moana’s mission in Moana 2 is to seek out the lost people and reunite the people of the world. Her task is huge as she will have to overcome the challenges set forth by Nalo (Tofiga Fepulea’i), a storm god. He’s preventing people from finding the island of Motufetu. It’s rumored that if a person were to step foot on Motufetu, the people would be reunited.   Read more...

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom

A Reel Leadership Article

My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book.

This past weekend saw the DC Snyderverse come to a close. The Aquaman sequel, Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom, was released to less than stellar reviews. However, I still went and watched the film.

Guess what? While not as good as the first Aquaman movie, it’s still solid. Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom sees Arthur Curry/Aquaman (Jason Momoa) facing the returning threat of David Kane/Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II).

Black Manta returns to remove Aquaman from his throne, make him suffer, and destroy everything he loves. To stop him, Aquaman has to free his once-evil brother, King Orm (Patrick Ailson), to help battle Black Manta and the powerful Black Trident.

It’s a fun movie if you let it be. It’s also a movie full of leadership lessons.  Read more...

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From The Flash

A Reel Leadership Article

My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book.

Wait… Did you just see that blur go past us? Of course you didn’t; it was the Flash!

The Flash (Ezra Miller) is a speedster in the DC Comics and movie universe. He gained his superhuman speed from an accident at the Central City Police Department as he worked on a case. Lightning struck the chemicals he was sitting in front of and was dowsed in a chemical bath.

In the new Flash movie, the Flash, Barry Allen, still loses his mother, Nora (Maribel Verdú). He also loses his father, Henry Allen (Ron Livingston), when he is wrongly accused of killing Nora.

Everything that happens in the movie is a direct result of the murder of Barry’s mother. Barry decides to travel back in time to change what happened, to save his mother. Barry’s actions change the world he knows and the new worlds of others.  Read more...