Why did they leave the island at the end of Moana?

The ocean entrusts Moana with the “Heart” because she is the “chosen one” and will restore balance to the world by taking the “heart” back to Te Fiti. When Moana becomes a young adult, her grandmother tells her to follow her dreams and leave the Island because it is what her “heart” wants.

Where do they go at the end of Moana?

They stay on the island for their protection. Moana, fed up, decides to prove her father wrong by sailing out to sea. She and Pua go out onto the waters but are nearly killed by the dangerous waters.

Do they leave the island at the end of Moana?

Moana’s father, Chief Tui, is decidedly anti-ocean. After a horrific ocean voyage that ended tragically for him and his friend, Tui made the decision to never leave Motunui.

What happens to Maui at the end of Moana?

when this ceremony came to an end Hine-Moana was taken back to the whare and again laid some waiting with baited breath for a miracle to happen. When her island’s fishermen can’t catch any fish and the crops fail, she learns that the demigod Maui caused the blight by stealing the heart of the goddess, Te Fiti.

How is Maui a trickster?

Māui (Maui) is the great culture hero and trickster in Polynesian mythology. Some exploits common to most Polynesian traditions are stealing fire for humans from the underworld, fishing up islands with his magical hook, and capturing the Sun to lengthen the days.

Why did Moana’s grandma have the heart?

When baby Moana was given the Heart for her kind spirit and helping the ocean’s ecosystem (the ocean chose her), she haphazardly dropped it when she was retrieved by her father.

Where is Te Fiti in real life?

Tahiti
Te Fiti, another island in the film, was based on Tahiti, and the tattoos on Dwayne Johnson’s character, Maui, are modeled on Marquesan tattoos.

What is Moana looking for in Moana?

Moana sails across a dangerous reef and the open ocean to find what she’s looking for (a place to resettle her village and the demi-god Maui). We find our courage when we do what kills fear, and that means taking risks, even when the odds are against us.

What happened to Moana’s heart in Moana?

A millennium later, Moana, daughter of Motunui’s chief Tui, is chosen by the ocean to return the heart to Te Fiti. However, Tui arrives and takes Moana away, causing her to lose the heart. Tui and Moana’s mother, Sina, try to keep her away from the ocean to prepare her for ascension as the island’s chief.

Where does Moana go after the Darkness is defeated?

Moana sails back to Motonui where the flowers and fruit are blossoming again since the darkness has been defeated. She is reunited with her people and her parents. The ocean gives her a pink seashell which Moana places on the sacred mountain before helping her people take the fleet of boats out to begin voyaging once again.

What is Moana Waialiki’s role in the story?

Moana Waialiki is a sea voyaging enthusiast and the only daughter of a chief in a long line of navigators. When her island’s fishermen can’t catch any fish and the crops fail, she learns that the demigod Maui caused the blight by stealing the heart of the goddess, Te Fiti. The only way to heal the island is to persuade Maui…