Moana Reaction Paper

         In the movie Moana, the different problems encountered by an individual in our society today was shown. The story revolves in a girl named "Moana" which turned out to be the title of the movie itself and "Maui" the demigod. Ever since Moana was a kid, she wanted to go to the ocean. She was inlove with water. However, due to conflicts and restrictions made by her parents. She could not do what she really wanted to do. Instead, she was given a responsibility that she would be the next heir of their land. Hence, little did her parents know that it was too much for her to handle. She can lead but she wanted to go after her dream more. As a result, she went into a journey herself until she found "Maui" who later on, became her ally. Maui was a demigod. He was made a demigod after his parents abandoned him. Everyone considered him as a "hero" until one day he stole the heart of "Te fiti" who represented mother earth in real life. All of a sudden, people perceived him as an evil person because he was the reason why the earth was suddenly in chaos. Trees died and everything slowly faded away. From these happenings in the movie, I came up with the thought that maybe the maker of the movie wanted to make the viewers realize the following: first, you should go after your dream but always be ready for the consequences. Second, the things that you think you do for the good of everyone can actually harm them more than help them. Lastly, our environment is being destroyed so we should do something to save the most essential thing in our life.


         After watching the movie, I did not know what I felt. I did not even know how should I react. It made me think about so many things. My mind even asked me some questions. "Am I doing what I really want?" "What do I really want?" "Who am I?" "Am I doing something that is beneficial to my loved one and me?" and lastly, the question that hit me the most was, "Am I satisfied with my life?". With all these questions that formed in my mind, I cant even think of an answer to any of them. Moana knew what she wanted to do in her life so she knew what she needed to do for her to achieve it. However, in my case, I still don't know what I really want to be. I don't know who I want to become in the future. I was in a stage wherein I was stressed and depressed about my future, about my decisions and also I didn't know what my capacity is. After thinking about it and analyzing what I had watched. I realized that I do not need to become anyone. I do not need to know what my capacity is because I can do anything I want. I can be myself in front of everybody. I could be proud of myself even if no one is and that is the best gift that a person can ever get- knowing his/her self worth. Moana did what she wanted because she knew that her worth would be wasted if she would conform on what they had. In the end, she succeeded and I believe I would too. Right at this very moment of my life, I can say that I am not satisfied yet. I know that I can do so much better than what I am doing now. I can overcome every challenge and I know that this is just the beginning. Even if no one believes in me, I would believe in myself just like how Moana did and voyaged on her own.