History Fridge / Moana

** On that note, Maui has some distinct parallels to the Finnish culture hero [[Literature/{{Kalevala}} Väinamöinen]] as well, the creator who sang the lands into being after being born of the sea mother Ilmatar. And while Maui lost his hook, Väinamöinen lost his Kantele.

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** His first tattoo is the only tattoo of his that doesn't show any distinguishing features like Mini-Maui does, instead using a simple stick figure to represent him. [[Signifying that the circumstances of his past don't define the person he is now.]]

** [[spoiler: Te Fiti herself is demonised as Te Ka, no one knew that she was actually Te Fiti trying to get her heart back, she was demonised as well. People who told the story referred to her as being one of the demons who were hunting for the heart.]] When Moana sings "Know Who You Are" she sings ''"'''THEY''' have stolen the heart from inside you, but this does not define you"'' Take note that she said '''they''', she was never talking about Maui, she was talking about the humans themselves, the ones who asked Maui to acquire the heart. That's why it's so important that Moana was the one to restore Te Fiti's heart and also be the one who helps Maui understand that he is so much more than what people define him as being. Because she is making up for the crimes that humans themselves have done.

** [[spoiler: Te Fiti herself is demonised as Te Ka, no one knew that she was actually Te Fiti trying to get her heart back, she was demonised as well. People who told the story referred to her as being one of the demons who were hunting g for the heart.]] When Moana sings "Know Who You Are" she sings ''"'''THEY''' have stolen the heart from inside you, but this does not define you"'' Take note that she said '''they''', she was never talking about Maui, she was talking about the humans themselves, the ones who asked Maui to acquire the heart. That's why it's so important that Moana was the one to restore Te Fiti's heart and also be the one who helps Maui understand that he is so much more than what people define him as being. Because she is making up for the crimes that humans themselves have done.

** Since he's an giant coconut crab, he likely can't swim at all. Since they are a terrestrial species. There's also all that gold on his back weighing him down.

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* Imagine Tui's reaction upon finding out Moana has sailed out beyond the reef just ''after'' his mother's death. Given that their last time together they were fighting, imagine if she had never come back...

* The Ocean:
** The Ocean is a sentient being. It gets horrifying when you realize that it is aware of the numerous people who have died in it. Like [[spoiler:Tui's friend.]] Also as Moana points out, though usually the Ocean is benevolent and friendly, it was far from gentle when taking Moana to Maui's island.

** Even worse if you consider that this could probably affected him later. Once he got out of the island, the first thing he was going to do is getting his hook back. Without Moana, he probably would have created a new distraction for Tamatoa while he take the hook, but Maui would have never left without taunting Tamatoa. Which would have led to him not being able to shapeshift and Tamatoa again trying to eat him, but this time without Moana to save him.

* Imagine Tui's reaction upon finding out Moana has sailed out beyond the reef just ''after'' his mother's death. In fact, Chief Tui's fears regarding the open seas were tame in comparison to the deadly threats that Moana faced there. He just refused to believe in them.
** Given that he never tries to stop her after Tala dies, he could very well have considered losing both her and his daughter punishment for his stubbornness. The last time Tui saw Moana before she left, [[PartingWordsRegret they were fighting]], and imagine if she had never come back...
** Imagine Pua not being able to find Moana after he ran off in fright.

* Why did Maui look alarmed and surprised when Tamatoa revealed himself if he was familiar with him? Because Tamatoa is ''bigger'' than he was when they'd met. Certain breeds of crab just keep growing, and Tamatoa is ''ancient''. If his claim about his grandma is anything to go by, he's only gonna get bigger from here.

* On a first watch of the movie, its first song, ''Where You Are'', sounds like a positive, catchy tune. Once you've watched the entire movie though and listen to the lyrics of this song again, they turn out to be very dark, foreshadowing and a big case of denial, in hindsight. E.g.:
** ''The island gives us what we need'' - a few scenes later it's shown the island doesn't provide food anymore (diseased coconut trees, absent fish) and the people are almost starving; and the ruling Chief disregards this (and his daughter's advice regarding it).
** ''Consider the coconut'' - this might have become a cool MemeticMutation in Real Life, but in the movie very soon scenes follow which show the coconut trees are diseased, which puts the Motunui people at risk for starvation.
** ''I'll have my people to guide me'' - Apart from her Gramma Tala, no Motunui people guides Moana except her grandmother - her whole mission comes about because of her own spirit, and her being chosen by the ocean. And in the end, ''she'' becomes the one to guide ''her'' people - literally, as she gets them wayfinding again. Also it's FridgeLogic if you realize it would have made more sense for Moana to say "I'll guide my people" instead of the other way around, since she's to become the leader; but this is probably intentional to show how divided she feels about becoming the Chief, versus going wayfinding.
*** Alternatively, it means she is guided by the needs of her people. While her father ignored the problems of the island and insisted everything would be fine, Moana looked at what her people needed: an end to the darkness. Also, she [[spoiler:has a vision of her ancestors sailing to new islands]], and that inspires her own voyage. That's why her adventure began, because she was ''guided by her people'' and their needs.

* Why did Grandma Tala [[spoiler: die so suddenly after revealing everything to Moana? While she was old she seemed rather healthy and active as far as old folks go. Given that the Heart of Te Fiti is said to have the power of creating life itself, it's not to much of a stretch to believe that since she had been holding onto it since Moana was a baby, it was granting her a touch of life extension by proximity. So when she gave it to Moana she was no longer receiving its power and quickly passed on.]]

* Why didn't the ocean protect Moana the first time she tried to sail beyond the island? Because she didn't have the Heart of Te Fiti. The ocean knew that the Heart was still on Motonui, so it wasn't going to let her leave until she had it.