Moana
WhileMoanapromoted Pua The Pig like he would be a big part of the movie , he all misses out on the central adventure - so why does he stick around behind?Moanafollows the title fibre , a Polynesian teen who sets out on an heroic quest to obtain demigod Maui - voiced by Dwayne Johnson ( Fast & Furious Presents : Hobbs & Shaw ) - and return an ancient relic .
Moana’scharming character and gorgeous animation , combine with a catchy soundtrack by Lin - Manuel Miranda ( Mary Poppins Returns ) , find out it become a vast success . WhileMoana 2has yet to be sustain , reports suggest it could in the works at Disney . In gain to grossing tight to $ 650 million worldwide , the movie also received a Best Animated Feature Academy Award nomination .
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In the custom of other animate Disney classics likeThe Lion KingorAladdin , Moanaalso feature a span of funny pal for the protagonist to hang out with . This includes dimwitted rooster Heihei , voiced by Alan Tudyk ( Firefly ) , and Pua , a precious small pot - paunch cop . Pua acts as Moana ’s best friend when she ’s growing up and the duet are somewhat inseparable .
This is until Moana prepare out on her dangerous undertaking , where the duo heads out on a boat but are promptly shipwreck . They supervise to make it back to shoring , but Pua melt down back to their village at the sentiment of go back on the water . WhenMoanasets out again , she only has Heihei for puff , but she has to keep a close oculus on him since he oft endeavor to jump overboard . Pua runs to Moana at the end of the moving-picture show , but he ’s sadly abstracted from the rest of the picture . sports fan were in two ways rag by this since the pig was have to a great extent in the movie ’s advertising . This has pass to a number of theories as to why he ride out behind , including the yield attempt to save money on quicken Pua by reduce his role or that he ’s just a figment of Moana ’s imaginativeness .
In the movie itself , it ’s reset the poor pig is so traumatized by almost drowning he just does n’t need to go back out . It also name sense Moana would leave her beloved pet behind so he would n’t be put in any danger . Earlier draft ofMoanaactually did feature Pua setting out on the risky venture but screenwriter Jared Bush ( Zootopia ) felt it would be more stressful if Moana ’s good champion and source of comfort did n’t total along . This made her journey more knock-down when she succeeded .
In the end , Pua sit out the main quest due to a combination of practical and storytelling determination . Moanaco - managing director John Musker ( The Little Mermaid ) later admit this was an element he and directing partner Ron Clements were talked into , and he has some regrets about go out Pua behind on the Island in the final version .
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