Dwayne Johnson explains 'love' for 'Moana'

Dwayne Johnson just loves Moana!

The 52-year-old wrestler turned actor expressed how he enjoys sharing Polynesian culture through the Disney animated film, the titular star of which is of Polynesian heritage.

Admitting how he is a fan of movies that represent the culture, Johnson, who is also known as “The Rock,” told E! News, "The thing about 'Moana' - and I think the success about 'Moana' - and I wanna thank everybody out there, it's just been this global embrace of our Polynesian culture, and it's really cool."

"Of everything that I love about Moana, the thing that I love most is my daughters, all three of my daughters, see themselves in Moana,” he further detailed of how he also admires movies that preach empowerment. And I think this idea of emboldening and empowering our young women and how important that is.”

The Fast and Furious star continued, "And I get to run around, with my long hair as Maui, and go, 'Cheehoo,' and embolden our young girls - it's awesome."

Previously speaking to the same outlet over how Moana 2, which was released on November 27, 2024, covers the theme of “female empowerment” Dwayne Johnson mentioned: "I think that the main thing about 'Moana' is this idea of female empowerment, and this idea that we always say, ‘What's it like being on the reef and looking beyond the reef?'"