Moana Moral Analysis

The Morals in Moana Take a moment to think of all of the different heritages and unique people in the world. In the movie Moana, Moana and her family each care deeply about their heritage, but her father disagrees with what Moana wishes to do for the island. (Moana). Moana feels she needs to go out and save the island on her own by traveling across the ocean. Moana’s father, Chief Tui, once had a terrible experience on a sail boat. Chief Tui went out on the water when he was a teenager and his best friend drowned. As a result, Chief Tui did not want Moana to leave the village and attempt to save them. Chief Tui knew that their ancestors used to be voyagers, but he did not want the tradition to continue on. The concept of Moana’s voyaging was hard for her father to accept, just like many others in today’s society who refuse to accept their own culture. Some individuals tend to have a blind eye towards their ancestry. These individuals should embrace their heritage instead of ignoring it. In the scene “I am Moana,” it portrays the message …show more content…
For example, someone may think that being yourself means doing bad things. That is not what the message of the scene is demonstrating. Moana knew that if she were to save the island, it would be tremendous. She would be a hero forever. Some may see this scene as it permitting the audience to do something dangerous. In order to see this in the right light, the audience needs to consider the ethical topics that are approached in the scene. Moana was doing the right thing. The concepts addressed are extremely real and not to be taken lightly. Moana did something that helped to show who she truly was, not something that was dangerous towards herself. Some of these ideas are often misconceived in our culture. Moana shows how she cares about others more than herself and that was selfless of