in the beginning of the movie moana, moana saves the life of Crush when he was just a baby. when baby Moana is on the beach, she spots this little sea turtle.
During the start of the film, a young Moana can be seen meeting the magical sea for the first time as she helps rescue a baby turtle from birds. She uses a leaf to help the little one get back into the ocean, and later you can see he has been reunited with – you guessed it – Crush.
Moana is a Honu, an active Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle, one of a happy group of animal friends in the ocean. Moan enjoys the fun and friendship of all the animals and is an adventurous explorer of new things. One day, Moana visits an “island” of floating marine rubbish and gets entangled in the mess.
The iconic Mickey Mouse is made up of three stones in Tamatoa's lair. The golden flower from Tangled comes back to life at the end of the movie. Wreck-it-Ralph appears during the credits in a tapa cloth design. Tamatoa makes a reference to Sebastian from The Little Mermaid in the after-credits scene.
In the Disney film Moana, the relationship between Moana and Maui is not romantic because Moana is a sixteen year old girl and Maui is thousands of years old. This is a step up from prior Disney movies.
Nope. It turns out Moana just doesn't have one in the movie. "It's a film about the heroine finding herself," Musker and Clements revealed to EW about whether or not Moana was going to have a romance.
Although Moana's relationship with Maui never extends beyond the platonic level in the film, and although he is a 1,000-year old demigod and she is a 16-year old human, a lot of fans of the film like to put her and Maui in a romantic pairing known as Hooked Wayfinder.
The reasons behind the change of name are not completely clear, but a tweet from Disney España gives an important clue: 'Moana' is registered as a trademark in Spain, and in a number of other European countries, hence the change to Vaiana in Europe.
But depending on where in the world people saw Moana, they might know the great animated movie by another name. Disney retitled Moana in different countries, with most European countries using Vaiana. This change was reflected in the movie too, as Moana's name was changed to Vaiana due to copyright issues.
“Did you know that Crush is portrayed “high” because Sea Turtles actually eat jellyfish and the poisons inside the jelly doesn't actually harm the turtle but instead intoxicates them much like marijuana does for humans,” the search result states.
Telling Crush of how old he is, Crush replies that he is 150 years old just before leaving while Marlin keeps the age of how old Crush is to tell Nemo about his experience in meeting a sea turtle.
Merida and Pocahontas are the only Princesses to not be seen married, or have wedding dresses in the franchise. Belle and a few others were featured in Disney's Beautiful Brides book.
Designed by Walt Disney Imagineering in collaboration with Pixar, the attraction consists of an improvisational, real-time conversation with Crush, the green sea turtle from the 2003 Disney•Pixar film Finding Nemo.
Say hello to Crush, who waves to you with an enthusiastic welcome at Turtle Talk with Crush at EPCOT. Grab a seat in the theater at Turtle Talk with Crush—and have a conversation with Crush. Visit The Seas with Nemo & Friends Pavilion—and check out Mr. Ray's Lagoon and Mr.
If you're looking for a quick answer before diving into the analysis: no, Maui is not Moana's biological father in the film. But their bond and character development does have paternal themes.
5) In the film's novelization, Moana's age is given as 16. This makes her the only Disney princess to be voiced by an actress younger than herself. Moana was released on Cravalho's 16th birthday.
Rachel House reprised her role in the Māori version of Moana, and took over the direction of the dubbing. In many European countries, the name of the titular character, Moana, was changed to Vaiana due to a trademark conflict. The film was released in those countries to bear the alternative name in the title.
Moana is called Vaiana in Germany, even if you watch it in English it'll have the name changed both in the title card and whenever mentioned (yes also in the song called I Am Moana which turns into Ich bin Vaiana) but you'll get used to it.
Earlier drafts of Moana actually did feature Pua setting out on the adventure but screenwriter Jared Bush (Zootopia) felt it would be more stressful if Moana's best friend and source of comfort didn't come along. This made her journey more powerful when she succeeded.
The story of the demigod Maui stretches across the Pacific and is estimated to be over 1000 years old. Always on a quest to empower mankind, Maui has become an endearing icon to the people of Polynesia.
At 16 years old, Moana of Motunui has a slender yet muscular build that sets her apart from previous Disney princesses and heroines. She has brown eyes with thick eyebrows, full brownish-pink lips, and long, wavy, black hair.
