Moana
Is Moana your favourite film? Here you can find out amazing facts about the film.
1. The name Moana means 'ocean' in many Polynesian languages.2. The original story of the film was going to focus on Maui as the main character rather than Moana.
3. The song 'You're Welcome' was the first song Dwayne Johnson sang in a movie role.
4. Moana was heavily inspired by the story of Maui, who is a demigod and a Polynesian legend.
5. During the song 'You're Welcome', Flounder can be seen from The Little Mermaid.
6. Moana is 16 years old in the film.
7. In Europe the film and character are called 'Vaiana' due to trademark issues.
8. Maui was inspired by Dwayne Johnson's Grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia.
9. Moana is voiced by Auli'i Cravalho, at the time she was 14 years old.
10. When Maui is trying to shape shift, he accidentally turns into Sven very briefly.
11. When Moana is packing on her boat there is Olaf's carrot nose and a few snow pieces inside a storage compartment.
12. Moana is one of very few Disney leads who doesn't have a love interest.
13. The story of the film is based on a real 1,000-year gap in Polynesian history, when people stopped voyaging (This was known as the 'The Long Pause').
14. Maui's moving tattoo was completely hand-drawn by 2D animators.
15. The crab Tamatoa's song 'Shiny' was written as a tribute to David Bowie.
There you have fifteen incredible facts about Moana. Which one are you most surprised by, let me know in the comments or on social media.
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