exclaim

This specific phrase — already exclaimed often by Maui throughout the first film — is a fa’aumu or an expression of emotion in Samoan culture, and it holds great significance throughout Pacific Island communities at large.

Adebimpe exclaimed between bites of mushroom tagliatelle, adopting a bumpkin commentator’s voice.

“They said that Ukrainian civilians are combatants and should be destroyed!” he exclaims.

“Killing the thieves who stole aid is a step in the right direction,” exclaims one man, Mohammed Abu Jared.

“It was only thanks to God that I survived,” he exclaims, furiously making the sign of the cross three times.