Moana; A voyage with a chicken
Disney has always had stereotypical villains. Take Maleficent, Ratcliff, or even the Evil Queen, what did they all have in common? They sought to kill, or hurt, the protagonists because they were all motivated by at least one of the seven deadly sins; Maleficent (wrath), the Evil Queen (envy), and Ratcliff (greed). The villain in Moana, Te Ka, is portrayed differently than other Disney villains. Although Te Ka is a goddess of destruction she is just not motivated by any of the deadly sins. Te Ka is not truly evil. Rather, she is just the opposite of Te Fiti, after she had her heart stolen. All in all, Moana is a tale for the role of responsibility in ones own life, responsibility for ones actions and as well as to oneself and community.
Different aspects of responsibility are portrayed in this movie. Maui had to take responsibility for stealing Te Fiti’s heart, then he tried to run away from having to put the heart back when Moana went to get him. Maui had to take responsibility for his actions by helping Moana restore the heart. Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) had a responsibility to herself and her people. Moana is the chiefs’ daughter and next in line to be the chief. Her people’s fish supply and coconuts had been dying and she needed to find a way, despite her father’s refusal to go beyond the reef, to save her people. Both Moana and her father recognized the …show more content…
Te Ka is not truly evil, as all other villains Disney has made. Te Ka is the goddess of destruction and she seeks to destroy, it is in her nature. Other villains Disney has made are truly evil. They also have an end game and a plan. Hurting the protagonists is in their plan and end game. Take Ursula, for example, she got Ariel’s voice and was going to kill Ariel because she wanted her father’s trident and to rule the ocean. If you think about it Te Ka and Te Fiti are like Moana and her father, two sides of the same
Disney has always had stereotypical villains. Take Maleficent, Ratcliff, or even the Evil Queen, what did they all have in common? They sought to kill, or hurt, the protagonists because they were all motivated by at least one of the seven deadly sins; Maleficent (wrath), the Evil Queen (envy), and Ratcliff (greed). The villain in Moana, Te Ka, is portrayed differently than other Disney villains. Although Te Ka is a goddess of destruction she is just not motivated by any of the deadly sins. Te Ka is not truly evil. Rather, she is just the opposite of Te Fiti, after she had her heart stolen. All in all, Moana is a tale for the role of responsibility in ones own life, responsibility for ones actions and as well as to oneself and community.
Different aspects of responsibility are portrayed in this movie. Maui had to take responsibility for stealing Te Fiti’s heart, then he tried to run away from having to put the heart back when Moana went to get him. Maui had to take responsibility for his actions by helping Moana restore the heart. Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) had a responsibility to herself and her people. Moana is the chiefs’ daughter and next in line to be the chief. Her people’s fish supply and coconuts had been dying and she needed to find a way, despite her father’s refusal to go beyond the reef, to save her people. Both Moana and her father recognized the …show more content…
Te Ka is not truly evil, as all other villains Disney has made. Te Ka is the goddess of destruction and she seeks to destroy, it is in her nature. Other villains Disney has made are truly evil. They also have an end game and a plan. Hurting the protagonists is in their plan and end game. Take Ursula, for example, she got Ariel’s voice and was going to kill Ariel because she wanted her father’s trident and to rule the ocean. If you think about it Te Ka and Te Fiti are like Moana and her father, two sides of the same