Moana sets sail on a camakau from the cavern along with her dimwitted pet rooster, Heihei, who stowed away on it. They are caught in a typhoon and shipwrecked on an island, where she finds Maui, who boasts about his achievements. She demands Maui return the heart, but he refuses and traps her in a cave before leaving on her boat. They are attacked by Kakamora, coconut pirates who seek the heart, but Moana and Maui outwit them. At the heart of this place is a spirited young woman, Moana, who has been raised to uphold her people’s traditions and protect their future.
- Moana bids farewell to Maui and Te Fiti, returning home and reuniting with her parents.
- After much mentoring, Moana falls asleep and has a nightmare in which she watches as her home and parents are destroyed by Te Kā’s curse.
- She further explains Te Kā is causing the blight and she must seek Maui and the heart to stop it.
- After Tala’s death, Moana immediately leaves Motuni to start her question restoring the Heart of Te Fiti alone without the aid of her father or any of her people.
- One day, when Moana attempted to sail beyond the reef after an argument with her father, she got her foot injured when it was stuck on some coral.
- After initially sailing smoothly, she encounters rough waves that capsize the canoe, testing her resolve.
- Out of anger, Maui leaves Moana stranded in the middle of the ocean, fearing that going back to fight Te Kā will permanently destroy his hook.
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She wears a cropped red tube top around her upper torso, starting below her arms and ending above her midriff, complete with two strings of cowrie shells wrapped around her. On her neck she wears a necklace of beads, complete with a blue gemstone locket that holds the heart of Te Fiti. Her hair also appears to be a little bit longer and some of it is in front of her face now.
- Moana is devastated and loses faith in herself, but Maui manages to inspire her.
- Chief Tui is Moana’s father and the leader of their island, embodying the traditional values and protective instincts of a father.
- Moana and her crew are attacked once again by the Kakamora, but soon learn they want what they do as well, leading to the Kakamora giving them a weapon to aid them, as well as the aid of a skilled coconut warrior Kotu.
- Tui and Sina, Moana’s parents, try to keep her away from the ocean to prepare her to become the island’s chief.
- It features songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foaʻi, and Mark Mancina, and an original score also composed by Mancina.
- This only angers Maui, which prompts Moana to confess her own feelings of self-doubt by revealing she is unsure why the ocean chose her.
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Moana asks Maui to return home with her, but Maui gently declines, showing Moana a new tattoo on his body, inspired by her heroism. Moana and Heihei sail for Motunui and arrive as the island is recovering from the curse entirely. Having restored the safety of the sea, Moana takes her place as a Chieftess of Motunui and the people of the village break out their ancestor’s boats. Voyaging begins anew, and Moana leaves her mark of leadership on Motunui’s sacred mountain- a seashell, symbolizing the unity of her duties to her people and her passion for the ocean. 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.
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Moana is separated from her group and meets Matangi, a goddess who is the unwilling companion of Nalo. Matangi aids Moana as Nalo being defeated means she can be free from the clam she is in. She reveals she has Maui and had him here to assure her and Moana would reunite, before sending them to where they have to go.
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Growing up, Moana would hear stories of the demigod Maui from Gramma Tala, including how his theft of the Heart of Te Fiti plagued the world under a deadly curse by the lava demon, Te Ka. One day, upon discovering her ancestors to have once been voyagers, Moana listened to Gramma Tala because Maui stole the Heart of Te Fiti, Te Ka’s curse also caused sea monsters to roam the seas, making sailing dangerous for voyagers. Growing up, Moana has a complicated relationship with her father whose laws forbidding sea travel conflicts Moana’s love for the sea. Despite this, Moana loves her father and wishes to live up to his expectations when taking his place as chief of Motunui. However, her father is infuriated to hear Moana has discovered their ancestors’ boats and proceeds to burn them, despite Moana’s objections.
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Not knowing how to sail, Moana rushes to her people and asks for their assistance in restoring the heart. 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 Moana a screenplay by Jared Bush and stars Dwayne Johnson and Auliʻi Cravalho in her film debut.
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Moana shared a close relationship with her pet pig, Pua whom she has known since she was a preteen. 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. The legend of the demigod, Maui, looms large in the island’s stories—an exuberant, larger‑than‑life figure whose charisma and power are matched only by his mischievous nature. When the currents of fate bring them together, his presence adds both humor and a hint of ancient magic to the unfolding adventure. Their partnership promises a clash of confidence and curiosity, each learning from the other while the ocean watches.