“[John Musker] got me reading the mythology and we very early on we worked up a basic storyline centered around the character of Maui. He just seemed like a great character to kind of build a movie around. He's this mythic demi-god, bigger than life character. He pulled up islands with his magical fishhook. He slowed down the sun. He's Pan Pacific.” KindCharacterReadingSunBiggerMythologyIslandsPacificGreat CharacterStorylineMauiBigger Than Life Author:Ron Clements
“There are stories of Maui everywhere in the South Pacific. They're different. Different areas have different interpretations. But and so we [with John Musker] fashioned, that was kind of the inspiration and we came up with a very simple basic storyline, focusing on Maui.” KindDifferentStoriesInspirationSimpleAreasSouthInterpretationPacificStorylineMauiDifferent Interpretations Author:Ron Clements
