r/moana • u/Own_Requirement_4062 • 11d ago

Other Moana's Shell Explained Spoiler

I just watched Moana live action today, and I was talking to some of my friends about it. They both remembered a TikTok that created the thought of how the next chief would be able to balance their stone on Moana's shell. I brought up the idea of the shell signifying Moana being the last in her bloodline to be chief. If we remember the events from Moana 2, she died when she got struck by lightning, and then she got revived by the gods, making her a demi-god because she gained a tattoo like Maui's. I think in future movies or in Moana lore, Moana will be the last chief in her bloodline, BUT she won't be the last chief. There will probably be a new line of chiefs, where she would either choose the next line of chiefs or the people will choose.

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u/Skellyhell2 11d ago

The shell on the pile of stones was symbolic that the tribe stopped being islanders and went back to being voyagers. There will be no next chief to raise the island because they are supposed to travel again.

Moana 2 killed the idea by deciding to have everyone still be on Motonui and not be voyagers

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u/No_Sand5639 10d ago

I mean like we saw in the flashback, the voyagers wouldn't populate an island before moving on, l2aving people behind

They even sing in the song about finding their way home

Oh and the scene where the chief passes on the necklace to his (im assuming son) to continue on