Disney's 2016 film Moana features a secret Godzilla Easter egg, and it's actually perfect. Although the quick reference is gone in the blink of an eye, fans of the iconic Toho monster have been talking about the cameo for years, with it being a brilliant instance of doing a homage to a pop culture legend.
In Disney's Moana, Te Kā was a 300-foot lava monster whose challenges led us to develop a library of reusable effects and new pipeline technology to streamline cross-departmental collaboration. This Foundation FX workflow became a core strategy for delivering complex effects across multiple sequences.
Flounder from The Little Mermaid briefly appears during the song "You're Welcome." One of the Kakamora's faces resembles Baymax from Big Hero 6. Godzilla can be seen when Moana first enters Lalotai. The iconic Mickey Mouse is made up of three stones in Tamatoa's lair.
When Moana sets off into the ocean to find Maui, she packs a handful of things in her basket, and if you look close enough, you can spot Olaf's arm and nose among the pile.
The passageway (a pit) leads to an undersea environment home to a number of exotic, demonic and ferocious creatures — one of which being Tamatoa, a villainous giant crab. Other inhabitants include the Sloth monster and frog monster.
Te Fiti is a major character in Disney's 2016 animated feature film Moana. She is a goddess with the power to create life—an ability that she used to create the islands of Polynesia. After her heart had been stolen by Maui, she became Te Kā, a demon of earth and fire and the main antagonist of the film.
Though Moana and Te Fiti aren't related by blood like Anna and Elsa, the sacrifice underscores the large role nature plays in the film. “The idea that what we perceive as the villain of the film is actually 'nature wronged' was always an idea that we had, and wanted to build toward,” Shurer said.
According to Reddit user Petertwnsnd, there are actually at least two connections to the kingdom of Arendelle and tale of Frozen *woven* into Moana (literally)...but they're hard to spot. See, one of the tapestries in Moana actually contains an embroidered image of the snow monster that guards Elsa's castle.
The theory is that there is a barrier between the spiritual, mystical world and the real world, with Maui's island located in the former. In order for Moana to get there (and return the relic stolen from the goddess Te Fiti) she has to die, too.
Remember the dangerously adorable/adorably dangerous Kakamoras, those coco (but not Coco) creatures who chase Moana and Maui across the ocean? Keep a close eye on crowd shots of the little folks: One of them is dressed as Baymax!
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.
After losing her heart, Te Fiti is blinded by anger and rage as she smites the world in an act of vengeance. She forgets her initial purpose - forgets who she is - which causes the film's central conflict until Moana steps in and reminds Te Fiti that she is not identified by anger and hate, but by love and compassion.
Temuera Morrison as Tui, Moana's overprotective father, Sina's husband, and Tala's son. He is chief of Motunui Island. Morrison reprised his role in the film's Māori-language dub.
Although Elsa's disability is encoded as a magical ice power, the language the film uses to talk about her condition maps on to the experiences of people with physical, mental, and intellectual disabilities in recognizable ways.
Elsa dies in Frozen 2, to an extent. While her body doesn't wither away, she is frozen like a statue and her powers are removed from the world, which is why Olaf begins to disintegrate into snowflakes.
It is a known fact that in almost every new Disney film, there is some sort of fun little easter eggs to find from previous and classic Disney films and Moana is actually jam-packed with them! Finding the small little details and easter eggs can be both exciting and difficult.
Moana's outfits are all made out of Tapa, Pandanus, leaves, feathers, and other natural resources found on Motunui. For her regular outfit, she wears a crop top made out of red Tapa with a layered style accessorized with seashells along the perimeter.
