A minor detail from the first movie reveals Disney was setting up Moana 2’s twist 8 years before it happened. Notably, having been chosen by the ocean to return Te Fiti’s heart, Moana was understood to be capable of more-than-human feats from the very beginning. Even to her astonishment, she proved herself truly special as she intuitively set her people’s return to their ancient wayfinding traditions in motion. Moana 2’s reviews praise it for effortlessly building on what came before, successfully expanding upon the heroine’s ancestry, and confirming she was destined for a larger role.

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