Canon. Even as a baby Moana always felt drawn the sea. This is what got her to head towards the beach on the very day that ocean saw an infant girl helping a baby sea turtle to safely cross from the beach into the sea. Before she began to collect seashells she could find on the sand.
Moana has loved the ocean since she was young and longs to discover what lies beyond the reef. It's as if the ocean is calling to her like a friend. And when she ventures out at last, it guides and helps her on her journey.
In the beginning, when there was only ocean, Te Fiti, an island goddess, emerged. Te Fiti's heart, a small pounamu stone, possessed the power to create life and raise islands.
Although Moana is from the fictional island Motunui some 3,000 years ago, the story and culture of Moana is based on the very real heritage and history of Polynesian islands such as Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, and Tahiti.
Moana is the daughter of a tribal chief on a remote island. Her village never ventures beyond the reef because of the inherent danger of the ocean. However, the island is dying, and the only solution requires venturing across the sea.
“Even in the myths where he's small, he's larger than life,” Osnat Shurer, the film's producer, said. “And in animation, we're not literal. You're trying to find the essence of the character. We always felt that the audience needed to know right away, visually, that this guy is stronger than anybody else.”
He is the village leader of Motunui, and the father of Moana. After losing a loved one to the seas, Tui developed aquaphobia, and forbade his people from journeying beyond Motunui's reef.
Moana isn't suitable for children under the age of 8 years. We recommend parental guidance for children aged up to 10 years because of the movie's violent and scary scenes. The main messages from this movie are to follow your dreams and be true to yourself.
Te Kā is the main antagonist of Disney's 56th full-length animated feature film Moana. She was once the benevolent island goddess Te Fiti, but after her heart was stolen by the demigod Maui, she became a destructive lava demon.
Although Moana's relationship with Maui never extends beyond the platonic level in the film, and although he is a 1,000-year old demigod and she is a 16-year old human, a lot of fans of the film like to put her and Maui in a romantic pairing known as Hooked Wayfinder.
Currently, there are no official plans for an animated Moana 2 movie being developed for a theatrical release. However, in January 2022, Disney did confirm that a Moana sequel series was in the works for release on Disney+. This will continue the young heroine's story under director David G.
Abandoned by his human parents as a baby, the gods took pity on him and made him a demigod and gave him a magic fish hook that gives him the ability to shape-shift. He went on to perform miracles to win back the love of humanity, each of which earned him an animated tattoo.
Grandma Tala is the first voice we hear passing down the story of how the world came to be, created by nature. She later tells Moana she was there the day the Ocean chose her to carry out the journey to restore the heart of Te Fiti.
Maui is her guardian angel, who was tasked to take her to 'Te Fiti', which stands for heaven in the movie. “The whole movie was about her journey to the afterlife.”
In many European countries, the name of the titular character, Moana, was changed to Vaiana due to a trademark conflict. The film was released in those countries to bear the alternative name in the title.
Moana and Maui are getting married and they have a cute daughter, who is the bridesmaid! Pua, Heihei and Pua's little piglet are attending the ceremony too, ...
She does not have to be saved by a man, and end up with her “Prince Charming.” Moana is independent from the beginning, a strong leader, resilient, and she is not white!
Nope. It turns out Moana just doesn't have one in the movie. "It's a film about the heroine finding herself," Musker and Clements revealed to EW about whether or not Moana was going to have a romance.
Moana has been portrayed as a strong female character that defies gender stereotypes.
Maui is not Moana's father. Her father is Cheif Tui, the leader of the village of Motunui.
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The theory is that there is a barrier between the spiritual, mystical world and the real world, with Maui's island located in the former. In order for Moana to get there (and return the relic stolen from the goddess Te Fiti) she has to die, too.
Chloe Auliʻi Cravalho (/aʊˈliːʔi krəˈvɑːljoʊ/; born November 22, 2000) is an American actress. She made her acting debut as the voice of the title character in the Disney animated musical film Moana (2016).