This may be because the Bionicle names were actually taken from the Maori Language (ex:Turaga, Toa, etc). And since Moana was supposed to be about some sort of Maori related people of Oceania, this makes sense in my opinion.
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It makes sense, I actually liked the name.
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But what was the Islandās actual name? I only saw the movie once when It came out, so I canāt remember clearly.
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Moto Nui
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finally.
####My Other.
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Now I can see more clear then everā¦ Moana Rip-offed Bionicle!!! It was all under my nose, but Disney got away with it! Those similarities are way to similar to be a coincidence.
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I think Batman begins might be my favorite Dark Knight movie
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Deadpool sucked.
Please donāt rage at me for that, but I just canāt handle all the bad stuff in thereā¦
I donāt think I need to list itā¦ but I just really hate that stuff.
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Deadpool also sucks in my opinion too! Too much bad stuff! and too overrated.
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@meepinater and @LegoDavid
You two are officially the most hated users of the MB. 
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@ToaNoah_Wafflemeister, also said didnāt like Deadpool, so heās the most hated too! 
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Itās not true. I donāt want to watch Deadpool either.
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Ouch.
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If religious and political discussion was allowed Iād be with yāall XXXDDD
or at least I wouldāve a year ago
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Itās ok. I feel the sameā¦
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Thatās true. And I am serious when I say it.
Anyway, we are getting off-topicā¦
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I donāt know how many people have watched or remember the 2003 Clone Wars series, but Iāve never seen why people love it so much. People act like itās a masterpiece, but aside from animation/style and a few characters (mostly Grievous), it doesnāt hold a candle to the 2008 series. I still like it, but nowhere near as much as the 2008 series.
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Itās a prime example of āstyle over substanceā.
Itās actually unfair to compare the two, IMO, as they are VERY different. The Micro Series told one story about the Battle of Muunilinst over the span of two years across three minute segments, and used their final year to mostly focus on the Battle of Courscant. The action is incredible, but we donāt really get too much from the characters in terms of growth. However, it seems unfair to criticize the show for lacking character development when it was never supposed to really focus on serialized storytelling. Thereās a reason the higher ups at LucasFilm refer to it as a āpilot seriesā instead of the āmicro seriesā like we fans do. It was created to gauge interest in a longer-form show set during the Clone Wars, and when it wrapped, George felt like making a more realized show in-house at LucasFilm was a good idea because of the success the show had. In this case, style over substance actually works in the showās favor. If the action wasnāt over-the-top using Genndy Tartakovskyās animation style, itād be completely forgettable, just because of what the show was tasked with doing at the time.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a product of realizing that there was interest in that era, even after the films had ended. It was created with the idea that they now had the potential to develop characters further and create new fan-favorite characters without a quota of āthis is in the new movie, so we need to showcase itā. Far less restrictive. The finale of Clone Wars Vol. 1 (as it was called on DVD) was originally supposed to feature Durge, but since Episode III was coming out the following year, George told the team at Cartoon Network to make it Grievous instead so they could introduce the character. The Clone Wars also had the benefit of being able to tell its stories in a 22 minute format, and if that wasnāt long enough, then several episodes could be used to tell the story, i.e. the battles of Ryloth, Umbara, Ahsoka being framed, etc.
When it comes to people liking the micro series over the canonical series, I can understand why. Itās a mix of nostalgia and the art style that make it appealing, and Grievousā introduction remains one of the scariest yet awesome moments in any Star Wars media to date. And until The Clone Wars really got started and timeline issues arose, it seemed like both series were canon, so the awesome robo-ninja-cyborg-Jedi-Killer Grievous was at the same time a wheezing, coughing brute. In the early days of The Clone Wars, fans that were old enough to have seen both shows when they premiered could probably have easily chosen the Micro Series as their preferred show compared to the theatrical release and early Season 1 episodes of the new show. It had a rough-ish start, but got itās groove pretty quickly.
The Clone Wars also invalidated a lot of Expanded Universe stuff, which at the time, was still considered canon by fans even if George didnāt. RIP Republic Commando novels, among other things. The Micro Series didnāt do any of that, so for die hard EU fans, The Clone Wars will probably forever be a harbinger for the coming of the current Disney Canon.
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Grievous is the sole reason I prefer the '03 series heās awesome in it while in '08 heās kinda pathetic
(That and the animation is awesome, but itās great for both series and comes down to personal preference)
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Iāve never seen the ā03, but the ā08 is possibly my favorite animated show in existence.
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My mom bought the first volume of the '03 Clone Wars for me when I was a wee lad and I instantly fell in love with it. Grievous had THE best character introduction ever that set him up as a real threat. Also the duel with Anakin vs Ventress is amazing.
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