- Content: “Lively Family Adventure Marred by Pagan Mysticism”
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What You Need To Know:
FINDING ‘OHANA is a lively adventure movie. The movie is much like the 1985 adventure comedy movie THE GOONIES. Overall, it’s entertaining, but the story drags on a bit too long. FINDING ‘OHANA has some moral, redemptive elements about sacrifice and learning to help and support family. However, it’s marred by a lot of pagan, Hawaiian mysticism stressing the belief that dead people become spirits who become part of the Earth. So, MOVIEGIDE® advises extreme caution for FINDING ‘OHANA.
Content:
Mixed pagan worldview features pagan mysticism about spirits and an afterlife where people become a part of the Earth, with some moral, redemptive elements stressing family and sacrificing for family
10 light obscenities and three light profanities
Light violence involves jeopardy with characters slipping and falling in a cave
No sex
No nudity
No alcohol use
No smoking or drug use; and,
Lying.
More Detail:
Pili and Ioane are sad to leave New York City but have to visit their grandfather who isn’t well. Pili is a tomboy who’s very interested in adventure and puzzles, while Ioane is a teenage boy who is mostly interested in getting a girl’s number. The two don’t see eye to eye on things but have to get along in the midst of it. Their mother, Leilani, is on the Hawaiian island of O’ahu taking care of her father. While the whole family is together, there are memories and photos of their father that keep showing up. Their father passed years ago, and they still hold him dear to their hearts.
When Pili finds an old journal in her grandfather’s trailer, she’s curious what it is. The journal has drawings in it, including information about a secrete treasure on the island. The very next morning, Pili decides to go with her friend, Casper, to find the treasure. They don’t get far, but her grandfather, Kimo, agrees to take her out on the boat and tell her something about the treasure.
Grandfather Kimo and Pili go out on a boat to a nearby island, but as Kimo tells Pili about the treasure, he slips and gets seriously injured. Now, Kimo needs to get to the hospital and stay there for a few days. Feeling bad, Pili believes she must find the treasure in order to help with the medical bills for their family.
FINDING ‘OHANA is a lively adventure movie. The movie is much like the 1985 adventure comedy movie THE GOONIES. Overall, it’s entertaining, but it does drag on a bit too long.
FINDING ‘OHANA has some moral, redemptive elements about sacrifice and learning to help and support family. However, it’s marred by pagan, Hawaiian mysticism stressing the belief that dead people become spirits who become part of the Earth. So, MOVIEGIDE® advises extreme caution for FINDING ‘OHANA.
