Like the mythologies Joseph Campbell based his heros journey on, the lore is deep.
And as soon as she sails away, the ocean that chose her begins to test her.
You have to choose someone else, she tells the sea.
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This of course leads to the gut-wrenching performance where she sings I am Moana!
At the end she goes back home to better prepare to be a wayfindershes still just a teen.
These events are is echoed at the end ofMoana 2.
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But her sacrifice isnt for nothing and her ancestors show up to help her rise to her destiny.
Moana 2is out in theaters.The Art of Disney Moana 2ison sale now.
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