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As a teenager, Moana struggles between her duty as future chief (stay on the reef) and her innate desire to sail beyond. When the darkness blights her island’s crops and fish, Moana defies her father and ventures beyond the reef. She seeks out Maui (voiced by Dwayne Johnson), a boastful but insecure demigod trapped on a deserted island.
| Song | Performer(s) | Narrative Function | |-------|--------------|---------------------| | "Where You Are" | Cast | Establishes Moana’s duty vs. desire | | "How Far I’ll Go" | Auliʻi Cravalho | Moana’s “I want” song – longing for the sea | | "We Know the Way" | Opetaia Foaʻi & Lin-Manuel Miranda | Celebrates ancestral voyaging | | "You’re Welcome" | Dwayne Johnson | Maui’s arrogant, hilarious introduction | | "Shiny" | Jemaine Clement | Tamatoa’s Bowie-esque villain song about greed | | "I Am Moana (Song of the Ancestors)" | Auliʻi Cravalho | Climactic self-realization | | "Know Who You Are" | Cast | Healing/restoration finale | Moana Movie Full English
Title: Moana Director: Ron Clements, John Musker Release Date: November 23, 2016 (USA) Studio: Walt Disney Animation Studios Language: English (Original) 1. Synopsis (Full English Plot) The film opens with a Polynesian myth: the demigod Maui steals the heart of Te Fiti, a goddess-island, causing a darkness to spread across the ocean. A thousand years later, on the island of Motunui, young Moana, daughter of Chief Tui, is chosen by the ocean to return the heart. As a teenager, Moana struggles between her duty