Film Theory: Disney Moana's SECRET Identity REVEALED! (Moana) 

Matt :”I’m going to the positive side” Me :”oh that’s good” Matt :”she is dead” Me :”wtf”

Maui: Gets thrown into the sea Moana: Gets thrown into the sea Like father, like daughter

thats like really impressive and all, but how did monanas mom and maui have a child together if he was trapped on an island for decades?

As a polynesian (samoan) and your subscriber/fan, I’m abit ecstatic that my culture was represented in one of your videos 😍🥰 Totally fangirling but above all, thank you so much MatPat for this 🤍

5:56 The ocean chose Moana because that Turtle, 150 years later, went on to help a clownfish and a blue tang find the clownfish's son

MatPat: Ghosts can't be chiefs of a village *Sad Ghost Noises*

We gotta appreciate how he makes videos almost daily/weekly or month. That he makes them good quality and actually puts effort into the video.

Moana : Has water powers and is a demigod Me : PERCY!! COME GET YOUR HALF SISTER

Many people keeps asking, "why the sea is trying to hit her in the first time she was leaving the island?" I belive its because her grandmother had the heart stone, and the sea wasnt going to let her leave in a pointless adventure without it.

So.. Maui's Moana dad.... *In the movie* Maui: *yeets Moana off boat*

9:54 yes it sounds very similar... I learned it in history class

I’ve watched this episode so many times since it came out and I still love it but I just realized, if Maui is Moana’s father and Moana is 16, but Maui was still serving his 1000 year exile, how did he leave the island to get it on with Sena(Moana’s mother)

Mat pat:”If she’s dead, why are they interacting with her?” Also mat pat:”they are known to interact with the dead”

MatPat: IMA GUNA STAY POSITIVE A few seconds later MatPat: Moanas DEAD ME: Well thats not dark

I love the amount of research you put into this theory in particular. Also, Pua's adorable and I'm totally not surprised he's Moana's brother.

4:48 she is literally HOLDING her hand If she’s a human she would just go right through.

I thought you were joking that the pig is the brother of Moana... I was like "yeah right" minutes later. "Pua is the brother of Moana."

5:57 "who wouldn't save a cute baby sea turtle!?" Me: thinks about cinemasins.

9:47 she actually liked the eel but then one day it bite her and so so,e warriors killed it

That " MOVE FISH, GET OUT THE WAY " got me laughing on the floor

I love how at the beginning he was joking about proving that pua is Moana‘s brother, and then at the end actually proves it!🤣🤣🤣

Moana’s Parents: We mustn’t let her into the water! *Also Moana’s parents: Let’s name her a name that means “ocean”.*

"Sometimes, who we wish we were, what we wish we could do, it's just not meant to be." This line has always stuck with me. Seems to make sense if she’s a demi-god that decided to take a human husband.

Here's an alternate idea: what if Moana's demigod status was cause of Tui and not Maui? Remember, Tala is Tui's mother, and we just established that Tala is the goddess of the stars, so it's likely hereditary, but the twist is that Teui doesn't know it, or at least is trying to ignore it for as long as he's trying to protect Moana from the sea (see what I did there)😅

one question still stands unanswered, who is the chicken

2:12 “I’m like the embodiment of dark Kermit!” Me: *fears in Be More Chill*

Even if this isn’t cannon I totally believe that they took inspiration from these stories to make Moana, even when I don’t agree with the theories they’re always fun and educational :)

Very nice, I know next to nothing about Polynesian mythologies so I would believe it if you told me there's a story of a human, pig and rooster being the children of an eel and a hummingbird. But apart from Maui being on an island for forever while the mother was supposedly human everything seems seamless :) And yes, Disney does put a lot of effort into their animations!

Moana can survive getting hit by a boat but Ursula can't

MatPat: I Know My Theories Go a bit to the dark side, Me: Every other episode is about child murder

Matpat talking about Moana being a demigod. My head: what camp will she go to? New book. Will she meet Percy Jackson. New prophecy?

Matt pat i want to thank you for making these vids for us keep doing amazing work ok

I died at 6:46. "Move fish, get out da way!" -MatPat 2017

WTF you actually did the pig brother theory. That setup was perfect. Like, I wasn't at all expecting that off hand comment to come back in the end. And when it did, I died.

I think this theory could work!! The evidence that Matt shared here is great, and I have noticed that both Maui and Moana share a few genetic traits as well. BUT -- I've recently rewatched the movie and I started thinking about this thepry as I was watching, up until the scene where it showed the stones on the mountain of Motunui, which represents all of the people who took on the role of cheif after Maui caused the oceans to become too ruthless to voyage- in multiple scenes you can see the several generations (I counted over 10 for sure) that were there after Maui took the heart- so either Moana, Pua and their mother are a thousand years old and don't look the part (which seems unlikely since nobody else acknowledges it) or Maui would have had to be on the Motunui Island and NOT stranded on his own island after he took the heart in order for this theory to make sense. The theory of Maui and Moana being related is literally one of my faves, but I think I accidentally debunked it just bc I rewatched Moana as a comfort film lmfao, anyone got any other ideas of how they could be related?

Would've been cool if matpat actually flew to a Polynesian island to meet with the actual gods and find out for himself.

Nobody: Matpat: Moanas dad is a rock and her brother is bacon.

Pua means '"pig" in Polynesian. So it's a double pun name because that would make him the God of Pigs.

Everytime I watch a Moana video Im surprised by how long ago Moana came out

9:37 no maidens

Sounds like there were 2 theories here Moana’s power and Moana’s weird family tree

"She is actually the exact opposite of dead..." Me: Alive? "A GOD." Me: I was not expecting that

The amount of research he does for these videos astounds me every time

I love the effort put in to all of your theories even if you ruined my childhood 🙃

Moana survives everything because she's has the Heart Of Tafiti. Think about it, in the same night Moana gets the heart from her grandmother, her grandmother dies and visibly gets weaker right after giving her the heart

when Maui says "animal sidekick" they are referring to the chicken, so what's the deal with the pig, right?

This was the first video I saw of matpats, I’m gonna miss you so much mat. Thank you❤❤❤

All jokes aside, BABY MOANA IS SO CUTE!! ❤❤

No one: Not a single soul: MatPat: The pig is Moana’s brother

But if Maui was Moanna's dad... he be on island for almost 1000 years, how would that work exactly?

The party says move fish get out the way Just hilarious cracks me up every time😂😂😂😂

Love the thumbnail where Moana looked like she isn’t ready to be a Demi god while Dwayne is like “AM I THE FATHER?”

"Who wouldn't save a cute baby turtle?" Umm, the birds who wanted it for lunch.

Can we just appreciate how much research mattpatt does to make sure he's giving accurate information!??!

MatPat: "Moana should be dead from the water being as tough as solid concrete" Internet: "Magick"

I love how MatPat doesn't notice the obvious Godzilla cameo at 5:28. Wanna bet he's gonna make a Moana/Godzilla crossover theory next?

Tui: My beautiful daughter is born! I must protect her from the dangers of the ocean so she doesn't get killed. What should I name her? Tui: Tui: Tui: Tui: Tui: Tui: how about ocean? Sina: yeah that sounds about right.

Who would've expected Moana to have such a deep story, the movie was great, but I didn't expect this much detail to the actual lore.

0:28 I would like to point out that he also sang “What A Wonderful World” while playing a Ukulele in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. That was cool, too.

The fact this actually sound legit just makes me question every disney movie

Tui:I hate ocean, my child must stay the fck away from ocean! Again Tui:*naming his child moana which means ocean*

Love this theory, because who doesn't want a pig for a brother?

This is the second time I watch this and I loved that you just called part of the theory 😅

I always wondered why Moana’s “father” had hair straighter than Moana’s, but Maui’s hair was exactly the same. huh.

5:37 "She's the complete opposite of dead" *Me:* "SHE'S ALIVE!"

"Who wouldnt save a cute baby turtle?" Seagulls

When you did the fighting seen i could not stop laughing.'' JOHN SENA'' lol 😂😅😂😂😅

I love this theory! I am so happy I got to be of this culture when I was a kid. Thank you always, Grandma

Huh, he really did try to prove that the pig is moanas brother... I did not expect him to actually try to prove that...

Matt Pat: "or that the pig is Moana's brother!" later: "Pua is Moana's brother!" me: *claps slowly* "wow"

First time around I was too focused on what was going on, the amazing visuals and such... but second time I've picked up on that "no mortal can enter Lalotai" myself! The fact that Moana had already, unknowingly, become a Goddess by that point - but more likely since the moment the ocean chose her - is literally the only sensible explanation for her surviving that fall, the impact with the water, and what happened afterward!

5:55 maybe was the GREEN THING AT THE START OF THE MOVIE

I think another fact that points to Moana being a god (not DEMIgod) is when Tamatoa says in his song: "But you can't expect a demigod to beat a decapod" And, in the movie, it's actually Moana who "defeats" Tamatoa by tricking him and then running away. I hope you see this MatPat.

Maui: *gets thrown into water by parent* Moana: *gets thrown into water by parent* Coincidence? I THINK NOT!

Hey Matt can you please do a research about this about this show Finding Nemo can you please do a video about is Nemo really a fish if you haven't done that already

Topic suggestion: if stitch was an actual earth animal what would he be or in general something about lilo and stitch

Matt: “I’m gonna focus on something positive” Also Matt: “Moana is dead”

MatPat: I'm gonna be positive MatPat: Moana is dead Tbh, me.

I'm glad you stayed on the good side ☺️

So... I already kind of figured... The peices aren't hard to put together and just the mere fact that she can nit only speak, but control the icean is usually not given to any random mortal.

Matpat: she's the exact opposite of dead... me: alive Matpat: a GOD!!!

My theory: Moana can’t die because she’s the main character

“Just pick an eye babe,” LMAOO LITERALLY MY FAVORITE SENTENCE IN THE WHOLE FREAKING MOVIE 🤣 😂

dear matpat, your video makes me rewatch moana, and i noticed there was a tiny detail where at the end when tefiti return, moana's village rejoyce, the flowers bloom. And , one of those flower i think it was the magic flower in tangled. I'm not very sure tho.

"getting hit with a large piece of wood and being underwater for a long time is really bad for your health" Me: *I do that everyday, what you talking about?*

Wait......if Pua is Moana’s brother...... that would explain why he follows him around, and seems to be able to understand stand her!!!

Sup I’m from NZ which is the country of the native Māori people (me included) I love this episode as sometimes people FORGET NZ of maps altogether so Matpat talking about Māori mythology is amazing and humorous as some words were mispronounced 😅

bro takes a kids movie and spits out chaos. Beatiful chaos

3:41 "Just pick an eye, babe." Literally my favorite part in the whole goddamn movie.

Maui: I killed an eel, I buried its guts, sprouted a tree and you got coconuts. Me: What the hell!?

This my favorite movie thank you for not theorizing it on the dark side

Let’s appreciate really, quick how hard Mat tried.

Here's an alternative to her imperviousness: She had the stone that can create life itself hanging from her neck the entire time, every time she would otherwise die. So there's that.

Moanas moms name is : JOHN CENA😂 This part killed me😂

Ye bro I liked this so much I watch this over 40 times

omg also the recommended was your latest video, Jurassic Park and how the dinosaurs aren’t dinosaurs

When you said that Moana is Mauis daughter i couldn't close My mouth in a long time, becuse of a huge mindblowing theory

So Moana's parents are John Cena and the Rock?

Matpat, your quote at 4:57 seems taken out of context; there's no mention of Polynesian culture in the snippet about ghosts that you provided, only Greek culture. What's the deal?

9:30 Bro this got me ROLLING even after all these years