The art we consume, especially as children, has a huge impact on our ideas. Accordingly, a key part of thinking deeply about our values and premises is being conscious and thoughtful about the ideas we’re picking up from the art we consume. To that end, I wanted to spend a little time probing the stories and ideas of Moana (2016) and its new sequel Moana 2 to see what they can tell us about the environment of ideas that today’s children are growing up in.

I’ve always found Disney’s animated musicals to be. . .