Know Who You Are
Last night I had the opportunity to watch Moana , a movie I was hoping to eventually watch because I love most things Disney (thanks to my mother for that). In all honesty, I absolutely loved it and all of its cheesy goodness. Simply, it was a movie about discovering one's identity and whether identity is to be shaped by cultural expectations or to be shaped by who one believes they are. My favorite part of the movie happens towards the end of a particular scene between Moana and the main antagonist, Te Ka. **WARNING--SPOILER ALERT: IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE AND PLAN ON WATCHING IT, PLEASE SKIP TO THE NEXT PARAGRAPH** In this scene, after Moana realizes something special about Te Ka, she steps down to the shore and asks the sea to allow Te Ka to come to her. The sea splits and clears a path, which then music cues and Te Ka and Moana proceed to move towards each other. During the rest of this scene, Moana is singing the following words: I have crossed the horizon to find