Disney’s Moana, a movie that follows the coming-of-age journey of the young polynesian girl struggling between the responsibility of becoming chief and following her heart to explore the ocean, was created to highlight the strength in Polynesian women. A Vanity Fair interview with the creators of the project, Musker and Clements, explained that their inspiration for the main character came from the “beautiful, powerful women in Polynesia” after they traveled there for the first time in 2011. The idea of strong, Polynesian, female lead was successful from viewers, as one review from Miscellanynews.org said that “it is reinforced that Moana is cut from the same cloth as her brave, intelligent and compassionate ancestors.” This is thanks to the