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Oh How Disney Sugarcoats Maui's Story Compared to Original Myth

This is a comparison meme using the popular 'Mr. Incredible Becoming Uncanny' format. The top left panel shows the cheerful, friendly version of Maui from Disney's *Moana*, paired with the text 'HOW MAUI FROM MOANA ALMOST DIED' above the calm, smiling version of Mr. Incredible. The top right panel shows an illustration of the original Maui from Polynesian mythology, paired with text stating 'HOW OG MAUI DIED' above the dark, unsettling uncanny version of Mr. Incredible. The joke highlights that Disney softened the darker original myth of Maui, where the character dies, to a lighter family-friendly narrative where Maui only experiences a near-death experience in the film.
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Comparison text noting Disney's Maui only almost died while original mythological Maui died, highlighting Disney's sugarcoating of source material

Overview

This is a comparison meme using the popular 'Mr. Incredible Becoming Uncanny' format. The top left panel shows the cheerful, friendly version of Maui from Disney's Moana, paired with the text 'HOW MAUI FROM MOANA ALMOST DIED' above the calm, smiling version of Mr. Incredible. The top right panel shows an illustration of the original Maui from Polynesian mythology, paired with text stating 'HOW OG MAUI DIED' above the dark, unsettling uncanny version of Mr. Incredible. The joke highlights that Disney softened the darker original myth of Maui, where the character dies, to a lighter family-friendly narrative where Maui only experiences a near-death experience in the film.

Origin notes

This meme is sourced from the Reddit Meme subreddit via RSS feed. It remixes the widely used 'Mr. Incredible Becoming Uncanny' reaction meme template to comment on Disney's adaptation of traditional Polynesian mythological characters for family-friendly media. The image also features an imgflip watermark, indicating it was likely created using the Imgflip meme generator tool before being shared on Reddit.

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