OOriginally planned as a TV series, now as a feature film, “Moana 2” is the sequel to Disney’s hit 2016 family animated film “Moana,” and in reality it’s a vacuum-packed piece of digital IP content, a cheeky ChatGPT iteration of love, laughter and belonging.

Hawaii-born actor Auli’i Cravalho returns to portray the role of Moana, the teenage heroine on a Polynesian island. In the first film, she was chosen by her pioneering ancestors and the mysterious forces of the ocean to restore the natural order of things, which was disrupted by the proud but somehow lovable demigod Maui, voiced by Dwayne Johnson. Now it’s been a few years and Moana is a very respected young woman on the island, admired and emulated by the female residents, who Maui calls “Mo-wannabes.”

We find Moana on a mission to find other islands and other people of the ocean who have been scattered and oppressed by the evil god Nalo in order to divide them; She returns to her homeland with the sensational news that the island of Motufetu and all of its inhabitants have been overrun by Nalo’s terrible curse, and if they can somehow lift it, this will restore all of her relatives to their rightful united state.

So Moana, with the more or less reliable help of Maui, has to face another of her tasks and, like before, show off his animated tattoos. Also along for the ride are her friend Loto (voiced by Rose Matafeo), the elderly, ill-tempered farmer Kele (David Fane), whose farming skills and resources will supposedly prove useful on the trip, and Moni (Hualalai Chung), a tall one Goofball guy, almost Maui’s mini-me, who may have a crush on Moana. They once again meet the slightly Minion-like little coconut-shaped marauders, the Kakamora, with whom Moana can work together this time, and the evil “Bat Lady” villain Matangi (voiced by Maori actor Awhimai Fraser). appears and disappears in the event perhaps shorter than it should have.

It’s all fairly innocuous, but strangely lacking anything truly passionate or heartfelt, and all done with smooth fluidity and algorithmic efficiency.