Has the ocean chosen others in the past? It is quite possible that Grandma Tala and Chief Tui were previously chosen by the ocean. All three characters have a few but very important characteristics that they all share. Their love for water, adventure, and to venture out of the norm. Grandma Tala may have been the first to be chosen and presumably had her own reasons for why she could not return the heart. Therefore, very much like she did with Moana, she started planting the seeds in Tui's head. Before the accident, he and Moana’s identities are practically identical. As the story goes, however, he and his best friend stole a boat to return the heart, but ran into a storm, much like Moana’s storm. As a result, the boat was wrecked in the middle of the sea and Tui’s friend had passed away. If you watch that scene again, very carefully, Tui is wearing a necklace that looks VERY familiar, or even the SAME necklace Grandma Tala has in her possession. It is possible that the necklace contained the heart of Te Fiti and the two friends were on their way …show more content…
At a very young age she has shown a large amount of empathy rather than self indulgence. She goes beyond that as well by shielding the turtle with a leaf, rather than grabbing it and tossing it to the ocean, giving the turtle a chance to try and get the ocean by himself-with her help. Because of her humanity and in her vulnerability, she was able to reach Te Fiti. She was the only one to realize that when it came to returning the heart, it wasnt about defeating Te Ka with brute force, rather it was about seeing who she really was. Moana’s willingness to sacrifice herself for her people over a large theory of Te Ka and Te Fiti being the same person only solidifies the ocean’s reasoning as to why it chose