When Moana first premiered in 2016, it was adored by critics and audiences alike. There was a rare alchemy of humor and heart in the tale of a young daughter of a Polynesian chief growing up on an island where journeying beyond the reef was forbidden. But that all changes when she is chosen by the ocean itself to restore the heart of the sea to the goddess Te Fiti, stopping a wave of death that leaves their crops as empty husks and their fishing nets empty.
The premise was simple enough, a hero’s journey with some light coming-of-age that saw Moana battle a giant crab and team up with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson’s shape-shifting demi-god Maui to save the day.
