The franchise consists of three feature films, a short film, several video games, and two theme park attractions. Moanab is a 2016 American animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. The film was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements from a screenplay by Jared Bush and stars Dwayne Johnson and Auliʻi Cravalho in her film debut.
- She demands that Maui return the heart, but he refuses and traps her in a cave.
- Moana sings “Know Who You Are” to tame Te Kā, who finds peace in Moana’s words and turns herself into cooled lava rock.
- Moana realizes that the eternal love she has for her people and the sea is what has brought her so far, this is what ultimately defines who she is, and explains why she is the only one capable of save the world.
- Moana and Pua would often try to sneak off to try sailing beyond the reef of Motunui, only to get caught by Moana’s parents every time.
- Moana, realizing that Nalo is trying to stop humans from breaking the curse, asks Maui to lift Motufetu enough for her to touch it.
- Determined to protect Moana despite the damaged condition of his hook, Maui distracts Te Kā while the ocean helps Moana reach the fused shores of Te Fiti.
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Tala encourages Moana to consider why she feels so hesitant to return home. Moana realizes that the love she holds for her people and the sea is what brought her this far. Moana It is what ultimately defines who she is, and explains why she’s the one capable of saving the world.
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Maui and the ancestors (including her grandmother) revive Moana and turn her into a demigoddess herself. Unknown to her, Nalo has captured Matangi and is planning his revenge against Moana, with Tamatoa offering to aid him on it. Inspired by Polynesian mythology, Moana is depicted as the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti. When a blight strikes her island, Moana sets sail in search of Maui (Dwayne Johnson), a legendary demigod, in the hope of returning the relic to Te Fiti and saving her people. She then forms a crew and embarks on a voyage to recover the lost island of Motufetu and restore the channels that connected the people of the sea. Growing up, Moana has a complicated relationship with her father whose laws forbidding sea travel conflicts Moana’s love for the sea.
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Maui tells Moana that he didn’t want her to come along with him to save Motufetu, because she might die. As they approach his storm, Nalo sends his giant eels to wreak havoc on Moana, with one managing to swallow Moni, and another damaging the sail of the raft. Before they are forced to retreat by the sunrise, Maui manages to save Moni. Finding a deserted island to beach the raft on and regroup, it is there that Moana finds the remains of Tautai Vasa’s raft, indicating that he and those with him were killed by Nalo before they could reach Motufetu. Her morale restored, and with Loto having repaired their raft with materials from Tautai Vasa’s, they head for Motufetu, with the plan being for Maui to raise the island, then Moana will touch it, breaking the curse. She sadly confesses her incompetence and demands that the ocean choose someone else to restore the heart.
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Maui takes his fishhook, only to find he does not have control over his shape-shifting anymore. Maui reveals to Moana he became a demigod after his mortal parents abandoned him, the gods took pity on him and granted him powers. Unwilling to lose his hook again, Maui abandons Moana, who loses hope and tearfully asks the ocean to find someone else to restore the heart. The ocean obliges and takes the heart, but Tala’s spirit appears, inspiring Moana to find her true calling. Upon being unable to find Te Fiti, Moana realizes Te Kā is Te Fiti, but corrupted without her heart.
It fell to number six in its fifth weekend, due to competition from four new releases—Sing, Passengers, Why Him? After restoring the Heart of Te Fiti and saving Polynesia, including Motunui, from Te Ka’s curse, Moana happily reunited with Pua upon returning to Motunui. Once the ban on sea travel had been lifted, Moana was accompanied by Pua as she started and led a new generation of wayfinders. After Moana had an argument with her father over sailing beyond the reef to find more fish, she was comforted by Pua who tried to convince her sail into the ocean to look for more fish. Moana was hesitant and wanted to commit to her people and duties, but ultimately decided to try sailing to look for fish with Pua accompanying her. However, due to Moana sailing for the first time, their attempt to look for fish failed when they got hit by a wave, causing Pua to fall overboard.
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Moana embraced and apologized to her grandmother who in return apologized for putting too much expectations on her shoulders. When Moana became hesitant in returning home, Tala began singing a song in which she explained the positive traits she saw in Moana while giving her words of wisdom. This caused Moana to accept the kind of individual she is by embracing both her love for the sea and her people. It also gave Moana the confidence she needed to finish her quest in stopping Te Kā’s curse. Once she followed her grandmother’s advice, Moana discovered she and her people were descended from voyagers who sailed beyond the seas to find new islands. This discovery excited Moana, prompting her to ask her grandmother why they stopped sailing the ocean.
- At this, Moana was taken to a secret cave where Tala advised to bang a drum and that she would learn something of her heritage.
- She orders him to return the heart, but upon seeing it, Maui attempts to leave the boat, only to be brought back by the ocean.
- As Moana leaves, her grandmother’s light fades and her spirit guides Moana beyond the reef and into the sea.
- He claims the heart is cursed, something Moana refuses to believe until they fall under attack by a band of pirates called the Kakamora.
- She tells this to Gramma Tala, who responds by showing Moana a hidden cave created by their ancestors long ago.
- Moana first met Heihei when she was a toddler and shared a close relationship with him while growing up on Motunui.
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When she resurfaces, Tala is gone, but Moana’s determination is stronger than ever. The Kakamora crave the heart of Te Fiti’s power, but Moana stands her ground and fights back. Though Maui commends her on surviving, he still refuses to help return the heart. Moana persuades him to do otherwise when she claims such an act will help Maui regain a positive reputation amongst mortals. Maui agrees to help, but not without his fishhook, which is said to be in the clutches of Tamatoa, a giant crab living in the Realm of Monsters.
