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* Maui can only transform into animals whose teeth/bones he has on his necklace. (Discounting [[spoiler: [[Disney/Frozen Sven]]]], of course.)
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* The placement of Maui's first tattoo. [[spoiler:First of all, it's on his back in a spot normally hidden by his hair; not only does he only want people to see the heroic parts of him, but he doesn't want to face it himself, either. It also represents how it's a huge weight on his shoulders.]]

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* The placement of Maui's first tattoo. [[spoiler:First of all, it's on his back in a spot normally hidden by his hair; not only does he only want people to see the heroic parts of him, but he doesn't want to face it himself, either. It also represents how it's being abandoned by his parents, and the resulting InferioritySuperiorityComplex, is a huge weight on his shoulders.]]
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* The placement of Maui's first tattoo. [[spoiler:First of all, it's on his back in a spot normally hidden by his hair; not only does he only want people to see the heroic parts of him, but he doesn't want to face it himself, either. It also represents how it's a huge weight on his shoulders.]]
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** I'm not disagreeing. But Moana had the same amount of skills each time she went out. The boat built for ocean wayfaring did MUCH better than the one for fishing.




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** I'm not disagreeing. But Moana had the same amount of skills each time she went out. The boat built for ocean wayfaring did MUCH better than the one for fishing.
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* [[spoiler: Once it becomes clear who Te Ka really is, it makes sense why the theft of the heart would cause darkness to spread; it's not a figurative evil, but literal black soot. Without Te Fiti, the island lost the life force keeping the flora alive, causing them to wither back into the ashen soot that comprises Te Ka. Without the flora for food, the fauna left, leaving the islands barren.]]
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** And after a thousand years [[spoiler: trapped as a destructive monster]], Te Fiti probably didn't want her first act upon regaining her freedom to be one of vengeance.
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* Tamatoa's VillainSong is stylistically anomalous from the rest of the movie's songs, but this underscore the fact the scene takes place in an EldritchLocation.

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* Tamatoa's VillainSong is stylistically anomalous from the rest of the movie's songs, but this underscore underscores the fact the scene takes place in an EldritchLocation.
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* Tamatoa's VillainSong is stylistically anomalous from the rest of the movie's songs, but this underscore the fact the scene takes place in an EldritchLocation.
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* Why does Gramma Tala wait until Moana is 16 until she explains to her granddaughter is TheChosenOne? First, she's the resident "crazy lady" and no one (not even her son) would take her seriously. Second, even if the first reason didn't happen, the though of his only child going into the place he's always feared would only make Tui even ''more'' overprotective of her. And third, how would a young Moana react to being effectively told she's destined for greatness? Would it have made her arrogant and insecure like Maui? Gramma Tala wanted to wait until she finally ''knew'' that Moana became the mature, humble but confident hero needed to complete the task.

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* Why does Gramma Tala wait until Moana is 16 until she explains to her granddaughter is TheChosenOne? First, she's the resident "crazy lady" and no one (not even her son) would take her seriously. Second, even if the first reason didn't happen, the though thought of his only child going into the place he's always feared would only make Tui even ''more'' overprotective of her. And third, how would a young Moana react to being effectively told she's destined for greatness? Would it have made her arrogant and insecure like Maui? Gramma Tala wanted to wait until she finally ''knew'' that Moana became the mature, humble but confident hero needed to complete the task.
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** Also, note that [[spoiler: Te Ka is never shown from the shoulders down - where the symbol of Te Fiti is.]]
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* Moana vehemently denies that she's a "princess," in a context that clearly applies in-universe ''and'' on a meta-level. But not only is she clearly her island's equivalent of royalty; she has much in common personality-wise with other Disney princesses (Ariel, Rapunzel, Anna, and even not-royal-by-any-definition Mulan). Is there anything about Moana completely different from the heroines marketed as Disney's princesses? Indeed, and one related to probably the most favorite attack of Disney critics -- [[spoiler:she has absolutely NO love interest and no mention of romantic love or marriage even once in her story]].

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** [[spoiler: Also he had been stuck on an island with no powers and no way off for like a thousand years after he stole the heart until Moana showed up. The gods probably figured that was punishment enough.]]

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** * This story has parallels to Literature/JourneyToTheWest, in that a semi-divine being tries to defy the gods and gets trapped for hundreds of years until a human comes along and frees him and he redeems himself by helping that human. [[spoiler: Also because A: he's EasilyForgiven at the end because he had been stuck on an island with no powers and no way off for like a thousand years after he stole the heart until Moana showed up. The gods probably figured that was already served his punishment enough.by being trapped for so long, and B: it turns out his quest was to escort the Chosen One and protect them until they could accomplish the main quest themselves.]]


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* Grandma Tala's scene [[spoiler: near the end when she and the ancestor spirits encourage Moana to not give up has been compared to Mufasa's iconic "Remember who you are" scene...but Moana herself actually also invokes this on Te Ka at the climax when she tells her to remember who she really is.]]
* When explaining why he doesn't trust the ocean's judgement, Maui asks why the ocean doesn't just restore the Heart itself instead of giving it to some random ill-equipped human. [[spoiler: The ocean can't get near Te Ka because she's made of lava; it would just hurt and enrage her more if it tried.]]
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* Why does Gramma Tala wait until Moana is 16 until she explains to her granddaughter is TheChosenOne? First, she's the resident "crazy lady" and no one (not even her son) would take her seriously. Second, even if the first reason didn't happen, the though of his only child going into the place he's always feared would only make Tui even ''more'' overprotective of her. And third, how would a young Moana react to being effectively told she's destined for greatness? Would it have made her arrogant and insecure like Maui? Gramma Tala wanted to wait until she finally ''knew'' that Moana became the mature, humble but confident hero needed to complete the task.
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* Since Te Ka was sucking the life out of Motonui, how many other islands were wiped out? How many people, including children and infants, died out of starvation? And how will Maui react?
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* Imagine Tui's reaction finding out Moana has sailed out beyond the reef just ''after'' his mother's death.
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* Once it becomes obvious that Te Ka is [[really Te Fiti, transformed after Maui stole her heart]] not so much a demon, it's also possible to consider she's not enraged so much as she is lashing out ''in pain and grief''.

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* Once it becomes obvious that Te Ka is [[really [[spoiler: really Te Fiti, transformed after Maui stole her heart]] not so much a demon, it's also possible to consider she's not enraged so much as she is lashing out ''in pain and grief''.
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* Once it becomes obvious that Te Ka is [[really Te Fiti, transformed after Maui stole her heart]] not so much a demon, it's also possible to consider she's not enraged so much as she is lashing out ''in pain and grief''.
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** [[spoiler: Also he had been stuck on an island with no powers and no way off for like a thousand years after he stole the heart until Moana showed up. The gods probably figured that was punishment enough.]]
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** To add onto this [[spoiler: When Te Ka's fire/lavaballs hit the water the resulting color is GREEN. Also she seemed a bit too distracted when seeing the heart.]]

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** To add onto this [[spoiler: When Te Ka's fire/lavaballs hit the water the resulting color is GREEN.''Green''. Also she seemed a bit too distracted when seeing the heart.]]
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** To add onto this [[spoiler: When Te Ka's fire/lavaballs hit the water the resulting color is GREEN. Also she seemed a bit too distracted when seeing the heart.]]
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** The problem, as explained by his mother, is that their wayfaring had not been tried for generations so they forgot most of the "blue-wster" skills needed.

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** The problem, as explained by his mother, is that their wayfaring had not been tried for generations so they forgot most of the "blue-wster" "blue-water" skills needed.
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** The problem, as explained by his mother, is that their wayfaring had not been tried for generations so they forgot most of the "blue-wster" skills needed.
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* Of course Moana's father ran into trouble when he tried to leave. He used a fishing boat meant for the calm shoals. To sail the ocean, you need a completely different boat.
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* Maui [[spoiler: being easily forgiven by Te Fiti for essentially ripping her heart out isn't too far fetched when you consider that even though he went about his deeds with less than purely altruistic motives, every single thing Maui did for humanity was for its ''benefit.'' Not once did he abuse his power in truly harmful way towards humans, until he tried to give them a power reserved for the Gods. Te Fiti's forgiveness is likely a direct acknowledgment that she understood why he did what he had done.]]

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* Maui [[spoiler: being easily forgiven by Te Fiti for essentially ripping her heart out isn't too far fetched when you consider that even though he went about his deeds with less than purely altruistic motives, every single thing Maui did for humanity was for its ''benefit.'' Not once did he abuse his power in a truly harmful way towards humans, at least until he tried to give them a power reserved for the Gods. Te Fiti's forgiveness is likely a direct acknowledgment that she understood why he did what he had done.]]
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* Maui [[spoiler: being easily forgiven by Te Fiti for essentially ripping her heart out isn't too far fetched when you consider that even though he went about his deeds with less than purely altruistic motives, every single thing Maui did for humanity was for its ''benefit.'' Not once did he abuse his power in truly harmful way towards humans, until he tried to give them a power reserved for the Gods. Te Fiti's forgiveness is likely a direct acknowledgment that she understood why he did what he had done.]]
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* Of course [[spoiler:Te Ka]] and [[spoiler:Te Fiti]] are the same character. Volcanic soil is the most fertile on the planet.

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If maui lost his fishook then what is he holding in the images and when he meets moana

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If maui lost his fishook then what is he holding in the images and when he meets moana[[AC: FridgeBrilliance]]
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