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* Moana's CharacterDevelopment is second to none: a brave, stubborn {{Determinator}} used to fighting, stunting, persuading, or commanding her way around obstacles, her approach gets her in trouble when she follows her dream--voyaging onto the ocean--and faces forces she has no way to command or control, starting with ''the ocean itself'' and followed by a sequence of gods, monsters, and demons. What does Moana do? Learn to be a navigator: read the signs, use finesse and know-how to optimize her actions to the environment, and find her own way. Her {{Determinator}} tendencies get her in trouble during her first attempt to [[spoiler: breach the outer islands and deliver Te Fiti's Heart past Te Ka, when she tries to power through a gap under heavy fire.]] After everything goes disastrously wrong in her DarkestHour, what does she do? [[spoiler: Use the skills she learned as a wayfinder to work her way cleverly past Te Ka, despite being completely alone, a single powerless UnchosenOne with no demi-god and no ocean to back her up.]] Her compassion [[spoiler: is what saves Te Fiti]] but the intelligence and skill that she learned along the way in dealing with tremendous forces is what gets her there [[spoiler: and makes her the perfect one to re-awaken the traditions of her people as their voyager-chief.]]
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* The following scene / lines near the end of the movie -- which is as {{Funny}} and {{Heartwarming}} as it is {{Awesome}}:
-->''[Moana and Maui upon encountering the Goddess Te Fiti]''\\
'''Maui:''' ''[Faux-enthousiastic / nervous tone]'' Te Fiti! Hey... How you been?\\
'''Te Fiti:''' ''[Gives a deadpan "Cut around the crap" look]''\\
'''Maui:''' Uh-hum... ''[SincerityMode]'' Look -- What I did was... wrong. I have no excuse. I'm sorry.\\
'''Te Fiti:''' ''[Smiles gently and appreciatively. Then offers Maui his most prized object -- his Hook -- back on the palm of her hand.]''\\
'''Maui:''' ''[Does a little child-like dance in overjoyment, but doesn't even dare to take the Hook from the Goddess' hand.]''\\
'''Moana:''' [[CaptainObvious You know, it'd be rude to refuse the gift of a Goddess]].\\
'''Maui:''' ''[Excited]'' '''[[{{Catchphrase}} Cheeeeee-Hoooo]]'''!... ''[Humbled]'' ''Thank you.'' Your kind gesture is greatly appreciated. Chee-Hoo! ''[Shapeshifts into a flying animal and gets out of there.]''
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* Moana [[spoiler:modifying the line her Grandmother gave her from a request into a personal mantra: “I am Moana of Motunui. Aboard my boat i will across the sea, and restore the heart of Te Fiti!” Up to now her entire quest was about getting *Maui* to complete the mission. Finally she realised that she brought everything about *herself*, and that it would be her that saves the world when Maui ran away.]]

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* Moana [[spoiler:modifying the line her Grandmother gave her from a request into a personal mantra: “I am Moana of Motunui. Aboard my boat i I will across the sea, and restore the heart of Te Fiti!” Up to now her entire quest was about getting *Maui* ''Maui'' to complete the mission. Finally she realised that she brought everything about *herself*, ''herself'', and that it would be her that saves the world when Maui ran away.]]
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* Moana [[spoiler:modifying the line her Grandmother gave her from a request into a personal mantra: “I am Moana of Motunui. Aboard my boat i will across the sea, and restore the heart of Te Fiti!” Up to now her entire quest was about getting *Maui* to complete the mission. Finally she realised that she brought everything about *herself*, and that it would be her that saves the world when Maui ran away.]]
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** [[spoiler:He still stands his ground against Te Ka even ''after'' his fish hook is destroyed.]]

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** [[spoiler:He still stands his ground against Te Ka even ''after'' his fish hook is destroyed.destroyed, performing what appears to be a war haka.]]
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* Meta: Moana's Rotten Tomatoes score is sitting at 98%! In Clements and Musker's long and successful career at Disney, this still stands as by far their most critically-acclaimed picture, and looking at the box office numbers (as of its first weekend) it's looking to be their most successful since ''Aladdin.''[[note]]And if the "Top Critics" button is pushed, the score goes ''up'' to 100%![[/note]]

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* Meta: Moana's Rotten Tomatoes score is sitting at 98%! 97%! In Clements and Musker's long and successful career at Disney, this still stands as by far their most critically-acclaimed picture, and looking at the box office numbers (as of its first weekend) it's looking to be their most successful since ''Aladdin.''[[note]]And if the "Top Critics" button is pushed, the score goes ''up'' to 100%![[/note]]98%![[/note]]
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* Meta: Moana's Rotten Tomatoes score is sitting at 98%! In Clements and Musker's long and successful career at Disney, this still stands as by far their most critically-acclaimed picture, and looking at the box office numbers (as of its first weekend) it's looking to be their most successful since ''Aladdin.''

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* Meta: Moana's Rotten Tomatoes score is sitting at 98%! In Clements and Musker's long and successful career at Disney, this still stands as by far their most critically-acclaimed picture, and looking at the box office numbers (as of its first weekend) it's looking to be their most successful since ''Aladdin.''''[[note]]And if the "Top Critics" button is pushed, the score goes ''up'' to 100%![[/note]]
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* * After being told by her father that she isn't allowed to go beyond the reef no matter how much she wants to, Moana throws herself into learning how to become a good leader for her people instead of moping and succeeds in finding many things she enjoys about her allotted role in life.

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* * After being told by her father that she isn't allowed to go beyond the reef no matter how much she wants to, Moana throws herself into learning how to become a good leader for her people instead of moping and succeeds in finding many things she enjoys about her allotted role in life.
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* At one point during Maui's song "You're Welcome", he grabs a giant bat monster, crumples it into a ball and ''slam dunks it into a giant monster's mouth.''

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* * After being told by her father that she isn't allowed to go beyond the reef no matter how much she wants to, Moana throws herself into learning how to become a good leader for her people instead of moping and succeeds in finding many things she enjoys about her allotted role in life.
** This becomes incredibly evident when Moana shows impressive leadership skills from teaching the young ones their customs to finding the main cause behind a leaky roof that a carpenter couldn't figure out.
* Even though they're the antagonists, the Kakamora are pretty awesome in regards to being able to make ''three'' ships from ''one''. The fact that they're based off the War Boys from Film/MadMaxFuryRoad just make them all the more awesome. They even play their own ''theme music''.
* Maui himself. Think about it. He was [[spoiler:an orphaned child, left to die by his parents,]] but he managed to become the greatest hero in Polynesian legend. Heck, between all his amazing heroic feats, he practically SHAPED the world Moana lives in. In this universe, this guy is single-handedly responsible for ALL the MagicalUnderpinningsOfReality.



* Moana [[spoiler:tricking Tamatoa with a decoy of the Heart.]]
* [[spoiler:Moana asks the ocean to take back the heart, but then builds up her determination and changes her mind... only this time the ocean doesn't return the heart her! What does she do? Dives in, finds the heart at the ocean floor, grabs the thing HERSELF, and gets back on the boat, all in the span of 10 seconds! She no longer wants to be spoiled and have luxuries or prophecies given to her! She will return the heart to Te Fiti even if Maui is no longer in the picture. Determination!]]

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* Moana [[spoiler:tricking Tamatoa with a decoy of the Heart.Heart, made by coating a barnacle with glowing green algae.]]
* [[spoiler:Moana asks the ocean to take back the heart, but then builds up her determination and changes her mind... only this time the ocean doesn't return the heart her! What does she do? Dives in, finds the heart at the ocean floor, grabs the thing HERSELF, and gets back on the boat, all in the span of 10 seconds! She no longer wants to be spoiled and have luxuries or prophecies given to her! She will return the heart to Te Fiti even if Maui is no longer in the picture. Determination!]]Determination!]]
* ''Heihei'' catches the Heart of Te Fiti before it falls overboard, and returns it to Moana instead of trying to swallow it like he did before during the scuffle with the Kakamora.



* Even though they're the antagonists, the Kakamora are pretty awesome in regards to being able to make ''three'' ships from ''one''.
* ''Heihei'' catches the Heart of Te Fiti before it falls overboard, and returns it to Moana instead of trying to swallow it like he did before during the scuffle with the Kakamora.
* After being told by her father that she isn't allowed to go beyond the reef no matter how much she wants to, Moana throws herself into learning how to become a good leader for her people instead of moping and succeeds in finding many things she enjoys about her allotted role in life.
** This becomes incredibly evident when Moana shows impressive leadership skills from teaching the young ones their customs to finding the main cause behind a leaky roof that a carpenter couldn't figure out.
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* [[spoiler:Moana asks the ocean to take back the heart, but then builds up her determination and changes her mind... only this time the ocean doesn't return the heart her! What does she do? Dives in, finds the heart at the ocean floor, grabs the thing HERSELF, and gets back on the boat, all in the span of 10 seconds! She no longer wants to be spoiled and have luxuries or prophecies given to her! Determination!]]

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* [[spoiler:Moana asks the ocean to take back the heart, but then builds up her determination and changes her mind... only this time the ocean doesn't return the heart her! What does she do? Dives in, finds the heart at the ocean floor, grabs the thing HERSELF, and gets back on the boat, all in the span of 10 seconds! She no longer wants to be spoiled and have luxuries or prophecies given to her! She will return the heart to Te Fiti even if Maui is no longer in the picture. Determination!]]
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* [[spoiler:Moana asks the ocean to take back the heart, but then builds up her determination and changes her mind... only this time the ocean doesn't return the heart her! What does she do? Dives in, finds the heart at the ocean floor, grabs the thing HERSELF, and gets back on the boat, all in the span of 10 seconds! She no longer wants to be spoiled and have luxuries or prophecies given to her! Determination!]]

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* Moana and Maui vs. the Kakamora

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* Moana and Maui vs. the KakamoraKakamora pirates.



* Moana showing impressive leadership skills in the beginning from teaching the young ones their customs to finding the main cause behind a leaky roof that a carpenter couldn't figure out.
* Meta: Moana's Rotten Tomatoes score is sitting at 98%! In Clements and Musker's long and successful career at Disney, this still stands as by far their most critically-acclaimed picture, and looking at the box office numbers (as of its first weekend) it's looking to be their most successful since ''Aladdin.''


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** This becomes incredibly evident when Moana shows impressive leadership skills from teaching the young ones their customs to finding the main cause behind a leaky roof that a carpenter couldn't figure out.
* Meta: Moana's Rotten Tomatoes score is sitting at 98%! In Clements and Musker's long and successful career at Disney, this still stands as by far their most critically-acclaimed picture, and looking at the box office numbers (as of its first weekend) it's looking to be their most successful since ''Aladdin.''
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* After being told by her father that she isn't allowed to go beyond the reef no matter how much she wants to, Moana throws herself into learning how to become a good leader for her people instead of moping and succeeds in finding many things she enjoys about her allotted role in life.

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* ''Heihei'' catches the Heart of Te Fiti before it falls overboard, and returns it to Moana instead of trying to swallow it like he did before during the scuffle with the Kakamora.
* Moana showing impressive leadership skills in the beginning from teaching the young ones their customs to finding the main cause behind a leaky roof that a carpenter couldn't figure out.



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* ''Heihei'' catches the Heart of Te Fiti before it falls overboard, and returns it to Moana instead of trying to swallow it like he did before during the scuffle with the Kakamora.
* Moana showing impressive leadership skills in the beginning from teaching the young ones their customs to finding the main cause behind a leaky roof that a carpenter couldn't figure out.
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* Meta: Moana's Rotten Tomatoes score is sitting at 98%!

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* Meta: Moana's Rotten Tomatoes score is sitting at 98%!98%! In Clements and Musker's long and successful career at Disney, this still stands as by far their most critically-acclaimed picture, and looking at the box office numbers (as of its first weekend) it's looking to be their most successful since ''Aladdin.''

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* ''Hei Hei'' catches the Heart of Te Fiti before it falls overboard, and returns it to Moana instead of trying to swallow it like he did before during the scuffle with the Kakamora.

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* ''Hei Hei'' ''Heihei'' catches the Heart of Te Fiti before it falls overboard, and returns it to Moana instead of trying to swallow it like he did before during the scuffle with the Kakamora.Kakamora.
* Moana showing impressive leadership skills in the beginning from teaching the young ones their customs to finding the main cause behind a leaky roof that a carpenter couldn't figure out.
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** Maui steering the canoe out of the three-boat collision.


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* ''Hei Hei'' catches the Heart of Te Fiti before it falls overboard, and returns it to Moana instead of trying to swallow it like he did before during the scuffle with the Kakamora.
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** It should be pointed out that while Moana knew [[spoiler:restoring her heart would calm her, she didn't have the option of just putting it back in.]] So what does she do? [[spoiler:Armed with nothing but her voice and her compassion, she calms Te Ka ''herself''.]]
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** [[spoiler:He still stands his ground against Te Ka even ''after'' his fish hook is destroyed.]]


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* Even though they're the antagonists, the Kakamora are pretty awesome in regards to being able to make ''three'' ships from ''one''.
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* [[spoiler:Maui, [[HeroicBSOD who left Moana after his fish hook gets cracked after his first battle with Te Ka]], [[ChangedMyMindKid returning to help Moana get the heart back to Te Fiti]] by fighting Te Ka, providing a distraction so Moana can get past. His rapid-fire shape-shifting is a truly EPIC sight to behold. He slices through their ]]
* Moana's [[spoiler:[[UnflinchingWalk determined, almost serene, slow motion walk across the parted (at her request) ocean to confront Te Ka, as the terrifying lava god charges at her. SHE DOESN'T EVEN FLINCH.]]]]

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* [[spoiler:Maui, [[HeroicBSOD who left Moana after his fish hook gets cracked after his first battle with Te Ka]], [[ChangedMyMindKid returning to help Moana get the heart back to Te Fiti]] by fighting Te Ka, providing a distraction so Moana can get past. His rapid-fire shape-shifting is a truly EPIC sight to behold. He behold, and he slices through their Te Ka's limbs with his fishhook like they were hot butter, repeatedly forcing her to regenerate them instead of throwing lava bombs at the vulnerable Moana.]]
* Moana's [[spoiler:[[UnflinchingWalk determined, almost serene, slow motion walk across the parted (at her request) ocean to confront Te Ka, as the terrifying lava god charges at her. SHE DOESN'T EVEN FLINCH.]]]]]] With good reason - by this time, she figured out that Te Ka and Te Fiti were one and the same, and returning her heart would calm her rage.]]
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** The song and the musical score that accompanies this scene just seals the deal on how awesome it is.

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* Moana's [[spoiler:[[UnflinchingWalk determined, almost serene, slow motion walk across the parted (at her request) ocean to confront Te Ka, as the terrifying lava god charges at her. SHE DOESN'T EVEN FLINCH.]] ]]

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* Moana's [[spoiler:[[UnflinchingWalk determined, almost serene, slow motion walk across the parted (at her request) ocean to confront Te Ka, as the terrifying lava god charges at her. SHE DOESN'T EVEN FLINCH.]] ]]]]]]
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** Moana taking on a whole mob of them BY HERSELF

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** Moana taking on a whole mob of them BY HERSELFHERSELF, snatching Hei Hei and dropping back onto the boat while the Kakamora's boats crash into each other sending them flying into the ocean.



* [[spoiler:Maui, [[HeroicBSOD who left Moana after his fish hook gets cracked after his first battle with Te Ka]], [[ChangedMyMindKid returning to help Moana get the heart back to Te Fiti]] by fighting Te Ka, providing a distraction so Moana can get past.]]
* Moana's [[spoiler:determined, almost serene, slow motion walk across the parted (at her request) ocean to confront Te Ka, as the terrifying lava god charges at her.]]

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* [[spoiler:Maui, [[HeroicBSOD who left Moana after his fish hook gets cracked after his first battle with Te Ka]], [[ChangedMyMindKid returning to help Moana get the heart back to Te Fiti]] by fighting Te Ka, providing a distraction so Moana can get past. His rapid-fire shape-shifting is a truly EPIC sight to behold. He slices through their ]]
* Moana's [[spoiler:determined, [[spoiler:[[UnflinchingWalk determined, almost serene, slow motion walk across the parted (at her request) ocean to confront Te Ka, as the terrifying lava god charges at her.her. SHE DOESN'T EVEN FLINCH.]] ]]
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* [[spoiler:Maui, [[HeroicBSOD who left Moana after his fish hook gets cracked after his first battle with Te Ka]], [[ChangedMyMindKid returning to help Moana get the heart back to Te Fiti]] by fighting Te Ka, providing a distraction so Moana can get past.]]

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* [[spoiler:Maui, [[HeroicBSOD who left Moana after his fish hook gets cracked after his first battle with Te Ka]], [[ChangedMyMindKid returning to help Moana get the heart back to Te Fiti]] by fighting Te Ka, providing a distraction so Moana can get past.]]
* Moana's [[spoiler:determined, almost serene, slow motion walk across the parted (at her request) ocean to confront Te Ka, as the terrifying lava god charges at her.
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* [[spoiler:Maui]], [[HeroicBSOD who left Moana after his fish hook gets cracked after his first battle with Te Ka]], [[ChangedMyMindKid returning to help Moana get the heart back to Te Fiti]] by fighting Te Ka, providing a distraction so Moana can get past.]]

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* [[spoiler:Maui]], [[spoiler:Maui, [[HeroicBSOD who left Moana after his fish hook gets cracked after his first battle with Te Ka]], [[ChangedMyMindKid returning to help Moana get the heart back to Te Fiti]] by fighting Te Ka, providing a distraction so Moana can get past.]]
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* Moana [[spoiler:tricking Tamatoa with a decoy of the Heart.]]

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* Moana [[spoiler:tricking Tamatoa with a decoy of the Heart.]]
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* Moana and Maui vs. the Kakamora
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* Moana [[spoiler:tricking Tamatoa with a decoy of the Heart.]]

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