The ocean helps her very selectively, actually. By the way, we don't get any answers to the question "why." I can say the same about Maui, by the way. Why didn't he try to fly from the other side, where Te Kā wasn't standing? He could have easily done it; it would have been quite possible for him. Yes, he wouldn't have found Te Fiti there, but that's just a detail. However, I don't agree with the "Mary Sue" aspect. Well, the ocean helps her occasionally, yes. But what else? She mainly differs in her strength of character. Otherwise, she just learned to sail during the film. Does that make her a Mary Sue? Her plan to get past Te Kā would have ended in death if it weren't for Maui.
The ocean helps her very selectively, actually. By the way, we don't get any answers to the question "why." I can say the same about Maui, by the way. Why didn't he try to fly from the other side, where Te Kā wasn't standing? He could have easily done it; it would have been quite possible for him. Yes, he wouldn't have found Te Fiti there, but that's just a detail. However, I don't agree with the "Mary Sue" aspect. Well, the ocean helps her occasionally, yes. But what else? She mainly differs in her strength of character. Otherwise, she just learned to sail during the film. Does that make her a Mary Sue? Her plan to get past Te Kā would have ended in death if it weren't for Maui.