Short selected the name "Moana" from Hawaiian mythology. Moana, an island fairy princess, cured the sick, lame and blind and even restored the bloom of youth to old folks. The resort opened in ...

Auliʻi Cravalho, a Hawaiian actress and singer, was the voice of Moana. Louise Bush voices Moana as a toddler. With reference to Polynesian mythology, Moana is presented as the fearless daughter of a ...

The character helps Moana find Motufetu's location. However, the character is not seen in the later half of the storyline as people expected her to join the set free. Leutogi, an antagonist in the ...

Moana 2 significantly expands the franchise’s mythology by introducing the vengeful storm god Nalo (voiced by Tofiga Fepulea’i), who cursed the ocean currents centuries ago to isolate human ...

Released in 2016, Disney's Moana made $700 million worldwide ... countered by asserting that aspects of Polynesian mythology and common literary tropes are “not copyrightable.” ...

King Triton berates his daughter Ariel about traveling to the ocean's surface — much like how in "Moana," her father angrily forbids her to sail beyond the island's reef. Musker explained how and he ...

Like in their other movies, Clements and Musker in "Moana" employed a background from mythology or folklore to tell the story of a headstrong, teenage protagonist who sets out on journey to save their ...

Moana 2's reviews praise the sequel's treatment of Polynesian culture and mythology to inform its characters, music, and conflict. In the sequel, the popular coconut tribe is presented as a victim ...

repeatedly restores their historical mythology. This follow-up to the 2016 Moana continues the Disney brand’s dedication to DIE (Diversity Inclusion Equity), indoctrinating young movie-watchers ...