The New Moana Movie

新的《海洋之心》電影


Introduction

Disney made a new Moana movie with real people. It is the number one movie in North America, but it did not make much money.

迪士尼拍了一部真人版的新《海洋之心》電影。雖然在北美排名第一,但並沒有賺到太多錢。

Main Body

The movie cost 250 million dollars to make. In the first weekend, it made 95 million dollars in the world. This is less money than other Disney movies.

這部電影的製作成本為 2.5 億美元。在首個週末,全球共賺進 9,500 萬美元。這比其他迪士尼電影的收益要低。

Some people did not like the movie. They said it is exactly like the cartoon. Only 34 percent of critics liked it. But many parents and children liked it.

有些人並不喜歡這部電影。他們認為這部片與動畫版完全一樣。只有 34% 的評論家表示喜歡,但許多家長和孩子則很喜歡。

Other movies were in theaters at the same time. Toy Story 5 and Minions & Monsters were also there. Also, Moana 2 came out only 19 months ago. Many people stayed home to watch it on TV.

當時有其他電影也在上映,例如《玩具總動員 5》和《小黃人與怪物》。此外,《海洋之心 2》在 19 個月前才剛推出,許多人選擇留在家中透過電視觀看。

Conclusion

The movie is number one, but it did not make a lot of money. Disney needs a better plan for its movies.

雖然排名第一,但並沒有賺到很多錢。迪士尼需要為其電影制定更好的計劃。

Vocabulary Learning

Comparing Things

In this story, we see how to talk about more or less.

  • Less money \rightarrow Not as much money as before.
  • Better plan \rightarrow A plan that is more good/effective.

The 'Past' Pattern

To talk about things that already happened, we often add -ed to the action word:

  1. Like \rightarrow Liked
  2. Stay \rightarrow Stayed

Note: Some words change completely! Make \rightarrow Made

Vocabulary Learning

exactly (adv.)
In a correct way or in the same way
Example:This new movie is exactly like the old one.
critics (n.)
People who give a professional opinion on a movie or book
Example:The critics did not like the movie, but the children loved it.
theaters (n.)
Places where you go to watch movies on a big screen
Example:We went to the theaters to see the new Moana movie.
percent (n.)
One part of 100
Example:Only 34 percent of the people liked the film.
Practice A2 words in a crossword