Be warned: spoilers abound.
I mean, they have dedicatedtheir entire agricultural systemto coconuts and using every part of the crop.
I was only about ten minutes into the movie before I’m questioning Maui’s part in this.
I thought maybe Te Fiti would only forgive humankind if Maui admitted his mistake.
But Te Fiti calms down as soon as Moana gives her back the heart.
Mo could have saved herself a lot of grief if she’d just gone on her own.
Maui often transforms while holding the heart of Te Fiti or at the very least while holding his hook.
Seems painful, especially when he turns into a tiny beetle.
There’s also a third option.
There’s a blink-and-miss-it hint of what happens to the hook when Maui transforms.
Seems as though the hook becomes a tattoo-like symbol while he’s in shape-shift mode.
Pigs are bad luck
Pua is a little dog-like sidekick who follows Moana around the island.
But I can’t help but wonder if that sweet little swine has some bad mojo.
When Moana decides to voyage out on the boats for the first time, Pua jumps on board.
Her boat makes it over the first wave, but Pua is tossed overboard.
Then while Moana turns to save him a giant wave capsizes her boat and she’s trapped under water.
And I’m not the only one who gets amped up when this jam comes on.
One 4-year-old broke the internet whenthe spirit moved herthrough that song.
But I’m not too proud to admit I actually chuckled out loud.
Oh it’s possible for you to.
You keep surprising me!"
The entire movie actually calls on us to reexamine villainy as a black and white concept.
The primary antagonist, Te Ka, is actually the goddess Te Fiti who has been wronged.
And Ralph fromWreck it Ralphshows up on a tapestry in the closing credits.
They also had a fewLittle Mermaidnods alongside Tamatoa.
His lair for his “collection” looks eerily similar to Ariel’s Grotto.
What I appreciated aboutMoanais that Moana and Maui didn’t fall in love.
Moana’s story didn’t end by partnering up with her future husband.
Maui doesn’t have to be weak in order for Moana to be strong.
Together they are strong.
