Believing she’s failed as a sailor, Moana declares that she is not fit for the sea and wishes to place her stone on the mountain. She tells this to Gramma Tala, who responds by showing Moana a hidden cave created by their ancestors long ago. Moana learns that she’s drawn to the sea because her ancestors were voyagers. When asked why their voyaging stopped, Tala explains that it was Maui’s doing, referring to his crime of stealing Te Fiti’s heart, which filled the seas with monsters and demons. Tala reveals that she was there the day the ocean chose Moana and gave her the heart of Te Fiti, and still has it in her possession.
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As Moana breaks down in tears, she is visited by Gramma Tala’s spirit, who comforts and apologizes to her granddaughter for placing so much pressure on her. Tala encourages Moana to return home if she wishes to, promising to remain by her side on the journey back. Moana prepares herself to sail home, but finds that she cannot bring herself to actually do so. Moana realizes that the love she holds for her people and the sea is what brought her this far. It is what ultimately defines who she is, and explains why she’s the one capable of saving the world.
Release
As she picks up a glowing stone from the shore, her father calls for her, and the ocean playfully returns her to the beach on a driftwood piece, albeit without the stone. Her mother, Sina (Nicole Scherzinger), assures her that she is destined for greatness as the future chief. The franchise consists of two animated films, Moana (2016) and its sequel Moana 2 (2024), as well as a live-action remake adaptation of the 2016 film, scheduled to be released on July 10, 2026. Immediately after Heihei eats the heart during an encounter with little pygmy pirates known as Kakamora, the Kakamora steal Heihei forcing Moana to retrieve it, after Maui learns of her inability to sail when they try to escape.
- The ocean obliges and takes the heart, but Tala’s spirit appears, inspiring Moana to find her true calling.
- After saving the turtle, Moana notices a mesmerizing ripple on the water’s surface.
- She explains that Te Fiti has a powerful heart that creates life and gives birth to other islands, setting the stage for the story’s conflict.
- After restoring the Heart of Te Fiti and saving Polynesia, including Motunui, from Te Ka’s curse, Moana happily reunited with Pua upon returning to Motunui.
- Setting sail on a camakau from the cavern, Moana is caught in a typhoon and shipwrecked on an island where she finds Maui, who boasts about his achievements.
- Their argument is cut short when they hear that Gramma Tala is suddenly dying, leading Moana and her father to stand by his mother’s deathbed.
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Moana is devastated and loses faith in herself, but Maui manages to inspire her. Together the crew face Nalo with the humans distracting Nalo so that Maui can raise the island. The plan goes astray so Moana dives in and successfully touches the sunken island, breaking the curse. Maui and the ancestors (including her grandmother) revive Moana and turn her into a demigoddess herself. Unknown to her, Nalo has captured Matangi and is planning his revenge against Moana, with Tamatoa offering to aid him on it.
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They confront Te Kā, who Moana manages to outsmart in order to make it past Te Fiti’s barrier islands. Moana is thrown off her boat and Moana is nearly killed by the lava demon until Maui suddently returns. Having had a change of heart, he is determined to defend Moana, despite the damaged state of his fishhook. Maui distracts Te Kā while the ocean helps Moana to Te Fiti’s now molten shores. Looking out into the distance, she notices a glowing spiral on Te Kā’s chest and realizes that the lava demon is Te Fiti.
- Moana learns that she’s drawn to the sea because her ancestors were voyagers.
- Upon confronting Te Ka, Moana faces incredible challenges, followed by a revelation about Te Ka’s true identity, leading to a daring attempt to restore both the heart and balance to the islands.
- Maui admits that he feels worthless without his hook, but Moana sees a true hero in the demigod, regardless of his magical attributes.
- Sina explains to Moana that Tui’s fears stem from a traumatic experience from his youth, where a boat trip ended in disaster, leaving him fearful for Moana’s safety.
- Back on the sailboat, Maui becomes depressed that he is unable to shapeshift into anything that he wants with the fish hook but ultimately decides to teach Moana how to sail instead, after the ocean numbs his derrière with a blow dart.
- Tala reveals a hidden cave filled with their ancestors’ voyaging canoes, reigniting Moana’s spirit of navigation.
His chant is answered by Tautai Vasa, Grandma Tala, and the rest of Moana’s ancestors. Together, they manage to rekindle Moana, while also granting her a wayfinder’s tattoo and turning her into a demigoddess, with her oar becoming her magical object like Maui’s giant fishhook. Maui is also given his demigod powers and tattoos back, including Mini Maui, and together, they are able to raise Motufetu. Moana realizes Maui is no longer a hero since he stole the heart and cursed the world, and convinces him to redeem himself by returning the heart. However, Maui first needs to retrieve his fishhook in Lalotai, the Realm of Monsters, from Tamatoa, a giant coconut crab.
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Moana then saw Tala reveal that Te Kā’s curse has now reached Motunui and was shocked to hear Tala also reveal she had been chosen by the Ocean to save all of Polynesia from Te Kā’s curse as she was given the Heart of Te Fiti. Later, Moana and her mother stand by Tala’s deathbed where they both heartbroken over her death. Then, when Moana decides to fulfill Tala’s dying wish by leaving Motunui to restore the Heart of Te Fiti, she is caught by her mother while preparing to leave but becomes happy when her mother reveals she supports her decision. As she journeys to save her people, Moana worries of her mother’s well-being where she has a nightmare of witnessing both her parents being affected by Te Kā’s curse.