The Messed Up Origins of Maui | Disney Explained - Jon Solo

[@deaconemmerson8408]

As someone from New Zealand I feel that videos like this are important as Polynesian mythology isn't given enough attention being over shadowed by Greek, and Norse mythologies. Makes me smile seeing stuff like this

[@JonSolo]

thanks for saying that! Glad I could put a smile on your face :)

[@jaydindavies9571]

I agree bro what part of nz you from 🤙🏼

[@SpartanGoaticus]

Idk about him but I’m from the north island and can completely agree

[@formerunsecretarygeneralba9536]

Honestly norse mythology is only popular because of thor in the MCU and greek mythology is only popular because the god of war.

[@fallenangel_899]

@@formerunsecretarygeneralba9536 Dont think that is the main reason why its popular.

[@everwildart3563]

Why did many people said that Maui is fat and overweight? That's exactly how strong Polynesian people look like.. People thought he's fat because they're used to see bodybuilders muscles in most movies and cartoons. Actual strong people look like that.

[@teresahowick5197]

Exactly. Real strong people look like that. Not like the steroid freaks

[@emmanuelvagana3607]

Because Maui’s body is not portrayed as having a big torso or big shoulders. Can you not see the illustrations that is presented in the video of Maui which by the way was created by the the indigenous people who own the legends.

[@SwitiersREAL]

It's kind of like moto moto where he was muscular but everyone said he was overweight.

[@galenjones9529]

Powerlifters and strong men tend to have really big abdominal muscles that bulge out. When a healthy level of fat goes over it, it looks like a gut. Though a fair few of powerlifters and strongmen also keep themselves in an overfed state. Which also gives them a bit more fat. It's a worthy trade off though, since being in an overfed state actually makes you stronger.

[@Mark-xw5yt]

Teresa Howick you can be a powerlifter taking steroids... the point is that they aren’t lean, cuz eating less to remove bodyfat and make your muscle outLines pop will make you weaker. Doesn’t have to do with steroids.

[@natashadarko3066]

If Jon was a lecturer, I would listen to him for DAYS. I mean imagine him reading to his future children.

[@mrcreepypastaigotapastatop4461]

His children and grandchildrens and most of his kids in future

[@orleansartist6095]

Same

[@NameNotNumbers]

Lol you right tho...

[@albandarizeyara3861]

He would stop in the middle of the story and tell them that ____ raped _____

[@albandarizeyara3861]

But it would be so cute

[@geckogirl-q1c]

The Death of Maui really does take “I brought you into this world, I can take you back out” to a whole other level.

[@theobserver2468]

It was funny as hell

[@kittysoftpaws3677]

I don't think mothers realize that they don't own their children and in nature a lot of animals actually kill and eat their parents

[@lazarus8018]

​@@kittysoftpaws3677 It also happens in reverse (Pigs and rabbits excel at this). That said, you have a point and this behavior is definitely concerning.

[@thegreatguldo9956]

Death by vagina.....I feel we should keep zeus away from this goddess

[@jayvonnoelsmith8445]

​@@theobserver2468yap

[@soyyeolsaucey]

As a māori, learning these stories since birth, I can confidently say that this guy was accurate 👏

[@stopplz7486]

the pronounciation tho..

[@99stu]

@@stopplz7486 haha

[@BingeThinker1814]

@@stopplz7486 Seriously. If you're putting this much effort into research and production, finding someone to check the correct way to say the names really wouldn't have been that hard. Even Tonga got pronounced Ton-ga instead of Tong-a. "And those are just the names I can pronounce" immediately afterwards ☠

[@MrLegendseeka]

None of this is accurate though

[@exploringwithmiro342]

I'm glad to see he's done his research but he hasn't learnt how to pronounce māori

[@flamingtorrent2109]

“Up her va-hmmmm. Her baby canon. Her front entrance, if you will” had me cackling

[@julenacastillo9631]

He “wormed his way up her fun tunnel” 😂😂

[@Luca-fo2gd]

13:19

[@chrismartinez8475]

I was in the middle of drinking my water when he said that... you could probably guess what happened after...

[@joeyanimations4304]

vagine

[@thedeathhawk1239]

All up in her arbys roast beef

[@riceracm]

“He climbed up her fun tunnel”....I almost choked on my tea chortling at that...😂

[@JonSolo]

lmao you a brit m8?

[@riceracm]

Jon Solo Just a tea-drinking American 😋

[@morsecodereviews1553]

I was chomping on a sub. Almost snortled it right out my nose. Then my fun tunnel inspection device started hurting because I remembered that movie Teeth.

[@manjotbali8985]

You be a Brit m8

[@stan760]

"baby cannon"

[@EasilyBoredGamer]

I don't think Maui's appearance ever struck me as "Fat." He looks like the people i went to school with who did power lifting.

[@JonSolo]

totally agree. I never thought that either but it was a pretty tense topic when the movie was first being teased. being that Polynesian peeps are more tuned in to that kind of portrayal i’m not surprised they were more sensitive to it. I believe after the movie came out the heat died down

[@lizzalkula376]

I always thought "footballer/athletic" by his physique. Or even the types of males that compete in highland(er?) games in Scotland. Big, muscular, strong and powerful.

[@aprettygothichick]

I always thought they partly modeled him after The Rock since he was voiced by him. Definitely an exaggerated version of him but still inspired by his physique.

[@10RexTheWolf01]

Yeah. There are workouts that are for targeting and isolating muscles but Maui and powerlifters seem to just use everything all at once. Their workout is just straight body without isolating anything.

[@pixiestxNyomouf]

We called that stoic or husky...*far* from fat

[@RayenTheBuzzybee]

Growing up in New Zealand, i learned about Maui every year in school until i was maybe 8 years old. we always read those books about him. and i remember that he wasnt nessecarily the strongest in his family but he was the smartest.

[@Gruseppe]

I get so mad when people call maui overweight, he’s built like truck and looks like he could lift tons

[@nikoramuriwai-ihimaera2518]

he’s actually very scrawny because he was born prematurely

[@shoriansudip4671]

I never saw him as fat in the movie. I mean he's basically Hawaiian superman.

[@Gruseppe]

@@shoriansudip4671 i like to see competitions about strength and tge strongest men will look like maui in body shape

[@savagebtw3060]

He litterly hooked the sun and stopped it from moving by and u are colalling him fat

[@robertbenitez3647]

@@Gruseppe just cuz ur strong doesn’t mean ur not fat

[@manager-nim2623]

I never thought of Maui as fat, he doesn't look fat he looks bulky and massive from the amount of fat and muscle

[@lisahoughton3262]

Jin 😊

[@teresahowick5197]

Exactly

[@matteblack2391]

Do you watch Jolly? @managernim

[@justsomepigeonwithinternet3378]

Yea he's big not fat

[@tijanamilenkovic3425]

@Javier Dove is it just me or he has body like a sumo wrestler

[@strangeanomaly4411]

"Maui transfigurated himself into a worm and crawled into the goddesses va-hmm" Jon you said things were gunna get weird, this is straight up horror movie.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

And got chopped to bits...

[@tatiannawilliams6733]

that just sounds like a really bad low budget hentai lol

[@lemonz0880]

we read this shit as kids oi 😂😂 it be like that

[@cheyennew6656]

Gonna*

[@straypaper]

So everyone's just going to ignore the fact that the goddess has obsidian teeth lining up the inside of her va-hmmmm?

[@Sirens-Melody]

Mom: "I can't dry my laundry" Maui: "say no more" 🤜💥🌞

[@jefferykerns6661]

thats some funny shit

[@dab7174]

Momma's boi

[@leilah808]

As a Polynesian, it took me a while to realize that Maui’s backstory in Moana was based off of Tahitian mythology

[@wishingtree8521]

You should do football or wrestling

[@leilah808]

@@wishingtree8521 im good, Im not athletic tho lol

[@fernandositorus1384]

Dutch Said we will go to Tahiti and Harvest Mangoes. It never happened

[@wishingtree8521]

@@leilah808 what? But you're polynesian, that's a winning Lottery ticket you're throwing away

[@hellodumzo]

@@wishingtree8521 Polynesian men are worth more than just their athletic abilities, thank you very much

[@DirectorsChoice]

Maui was great in the film, and knowing his mythology just makes him even more fascinating. Kudos to Disney for taking the time to share Polynesian history, even if there are some areas that weren’t as true to the mythology as others

[@mdub3900]

Stoked to hear my Maori people being mentioned, don't stress on the pronunciation you're putting the effort in and that's what matters!

[@GabrielLeechannel]

lmao may or ee

[@jedmcintosh1625]

It still killed me a little each time

[@transporterIII]

Are Maori the original Polynesians? That's my gut feeling but I don't have a lot of evidence to support.

[@noelrobertson4968]

@Jed McIntosh He did say a disclaimer for incorrect pronunciation so...

[@peachblossom13]

@@transporterIII wdym original polynesians, there are different tribes everyhwere

[@KaleilehuaKaeo-Okimoto]

Fun facts of the Hawaiian culture versions: Hina was his mother. Specifically Hinaiakamalama. She is the goddess of the moon and making kapa which is clothing made from the wauke bark. To make kapa, you need to soak the bark in water, pound it out with special wooden tools, and repeat this process until it is done and soft and then it needs to be dried. The days were too short for the kapa to dry out properly, so Maui caught the sun and slowed it down for his mother. This is a shortened explanation of how we explain Summer. Maui’s hook in Hawaiian culture is named Manaiakalani or Kamakau-nui-o-Maui. He used his hook to capture the islands with his brother. When he was on the canoe, he told his brothers that if he catches something, to keep paddling forward and to not look back for whatever reason. When his hook grabbed something, he told his brothers the same thing, but one of his brothers defied him and looked back to see a huge island on his line. Because he looked back, Maui’s line broke and his hook went flying to the sky which you can see today if you look up at the Scorpio star line. That is one of the stories of how our islands were created. Both of these versions I told are also shortened down a lot, mahalo 🙏🏽.

[@bluehonu7464]

That's the story that I was told during school

[@fetijajasari6624]

Beautiful story!

[@mplwy]

@Agent J That was a joke not a belief.

[@caflybois]

Hūlo!

[@jovanwint4794]

Reminds me of the Christian story of Lot's wife that looked back to Sodom after he told her not to and she turned into a pillar of salt.

[@xavierfletcher7484]

Jon, can you do messed up origins of Egyptian and Norse deities?

[@mildredrosemaiztegui9221]

I wanna see one about " Messed up origins of Loki" , and how he killed baldr

[@pollux_the_insufferable.]

y'know , every now and then , i scream like a degenerate demon crawling out of hell while its being whiped by satan , when someone mentions mythology , because i mindlessly drowned myself in the riordanverse , and cant simply stop .

[@despinasgarden.4100]

@@mildredrosemaiztegui9221 or also the myth where he gives birth to a horse.

[@mildredrosemaiztegui9221]

@@despinasgarden.4100 I also like to see "Messed up origins of Thor"

[@Call-me-Al]

@@mildredrosemaiztegui9221 I like the story where a giant stole his hammer and would only give it back if he got to marry the goddess Freja. Freja tells Tor to fuck off when he asks for her help, and Tor has to crossdress in bride clothing and veil, pretending to be Freja, to get it back. Loki goes along and helps him to trick the giant.

[@DeadlyElement07]

Mama:"damn sun never let's me dry my laundry" Maui: Proceeds to beat the sh🤬 out of it

[@sonicssneakylink]

fr!!

[@kaiwilliams8886]

He's not overweight in the movie, he has a heavy body builder look.

[@screamindog8772]

that’s because he’s the rock

[@marifelyrodriguez6858]

The rock

[@dariuswilliams7509]

He's built like Eddie Hall or World strongest man competitors l

[@caldw615]

It's still inacurate since Maui in the original stories is usually more toned in appearance or shredded.

[@konekokid]

"The Hawaiian version is less violent" I'm like, what!? There is a Hawaiian version in which he chops off the legs of the Sun. And he beat up a mud chicken to get fire. Maui was pretty violent in ancient Hawaii.

[@xxon3godxx584]

My thoughts exactly he choked alae’s neck till she told the secret of fire don’t they know Hawaiian supa man braddah iz 😪😪😪😪

[@vajeye-nar6172]

Compared to the Maori its pretty tame

[@formerunsecretarygeneralba9536]

To be fair, all gods in stories are violent and messed up. Zeus likes to kidnap people's daughter and rape them. There was this story where this guy told the father of the kidnapped daughter, where zeus waent with his daughter and zeus was so pissed that he sent someone to punish the guy that snitch on him. Even gods in Christianity and Islam is violent. No Offense if you're muslim or christian but their god literally flooded the entire earth just because some people don't believe in him.

[@MelianLimGachaVideos]

@@formerunsecretarygeneralba9536 God (Christianity) flooded the Earth because people were all corrupted aside from Noah and his family. He tasked Noah to build an Ark (a colossal boat) to store him, his family, and the animals he collected to be safe. When the flood disperse, the landscape changed and Noah and his family are the last humans alive and he created a rainbow as a sign to never flood the Earth again. God brings plagues in Egypt because of the slaves (I cannot remember the story properly). It may be cruelty but you know that the people are stubborn to listen so he brings the plagues as a lesson. God only brings destruction because of humanity. He could end the Earth and be done with it. If it weren’t for Jesus’ begging to spare the humans while he was being crucified, we would have all died. If God was so cruel, he would have ended Cain’s life after Cain killed Able but he didn’t and instead banished him. If you don’t believe in God, then wait until you died and confront him in Heaven or Hell. I don’t know about Muslim Gods. Can you tell me their origins?

[@oumaimaboudalal757]

@@MelianLimGachaVideos there is no such thing as muslim gods , we believe that there is one god Allah , and yes , can you tell us how Allah in islam is violent , I want to know ?

[@charliebyrne4057]

I'm a New Zealander and in terms of the island being pulled up from the ocean, there's another variation where the island is actually a large stingray, and the centre is a lake that symbolizes it's heart, which is now called Taupo Lake :) love the video jon

[@addiisonlee]

I used to think he look extremely buff and muscular and I never saw him as “fat”

[@Godkingzeus.69]

Same I was a little confused I mean he's played by the rock

[@EpitomePax]

he is super buff! he just does not have extremely low body fat... hes just an off season Mr. Olympia :)

[@zenith2650]

@@EpitomePax let’s just say he’s like Eddie Hall

[@thelightinthedark8344]

If you see Pacific Islander s they are really big but not necessarily fat

[@EpitomePax]

@@zenith2650 Eddie’s the man! 😂 💪🏽

[@sayakne]

As a Maori New Zealander, this was handled really well. New Zealand Maui and Polynesian Maui are both very different but also very alike. Nice job!

[@biddie6789]

Just a tip: Maori is pronounced “Mow-ri”

[@Idanchase]

As a person of maori decent Thank you. It is pronounced like Maui but with a R in it M-Ow-Ree.

[@the_fallen_one7784]

Yes that was quite bugging to hear myself tbf soo thanks

[@lachlanmccormick3486]

Jon: May-or-ri Me, a Kiwi: Oh god... Jon: I'm going to butcher the pronunciation of everything. Me: Well, at least he's aware.

[@MANODEMMER]

@@doonbooon I live near wellington, usually it's pronounced "mole-re" or "mow-ri"

[@Hihi_02]

@@doonbooon we don't have 'd's in our alphabet, you have to roll the 'r's.

[@speechy_keen4878]

“Baby canon” , “fun tunnel” ... interesting additions to my vernacular 😂 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@kabeerdhillon2266]

Cannon*

[@speechy_keen4878]

Kabeer Dhillon you seem fun 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@rowanw1312]

I swear I’ve been seeing raycon everywhere, like I looked into them for like 5 minute. And now every as I get every sponsor I see

[@myathegrandma]

I thought it was just me!

[@rowanw1312]

RandomStranger were in this together!

[@myathegrandma]

@@rowanw1312 😂

[@ebonimccain6988]

@@zzzimzalabim Don't forget the VPN's

[@rowanw1312]

Eboni McCain you can’t forget the vpn!

[@PHSDM104]

Jon: Maui slithers up her "fun tunnel" and gets chopped to bits. Me: So, basically, death by snu snu?

[@deannas2778]

😂😂😂 well played

[@lemonz0880]

HAHAHAHA

[@gingerhowe5247]

You get mad props for Sun snu!!!! I say lines from that show and most people I work with have no idea. But they can kiss my shiny metal ......

[@galenjones9529]

@@gingerhowe5247 are you also powered by booze? Or is the metal ass all you have? 😉

[@gingerhowe5247]

@@galenjones9529 booze

[@vajeye-nar6172]

The obsedian cave part. It was actually a bird that started laughing and woke the godess up and she clenched down there and chopped Maui in half. The End

[@beegobzzz2834]

omg i just posted a comment about that lmao

[@lordvoldemort1561]

"And those are only the ones that i can pronounce." Honesty.

[@felixmanley7932]

Failed at that too

[@nothingmuch4178]

Ok but he mispronounced maori so bad 😥

[@jangobaz_0779]

Holy crud he's back!! You-know-who's back!!

[@1337b3nnyvav00m]

And he mispronounced “Tonga” too

[@elizabethtorres6069]

The Disney's Maui character looks like, no disrespect to actor Dwayne Johnson's grandfather (Maori Tribe) Chief Pekelo Maivia. Research it folks, his family are beautiful. I remember both his father Rocky and grandfather, awesome wrestlers and VERY attractive men. Disney Creators probably got the character idea from this famous wrestler.

[@ladyoftheabyss13]

Maui is based on Dwayne Johnson's grandfather High Chief Peter Maivia. Disney was told that Maui needed to be larger than life like Jon said and Dwayne showed them a photo of his grandfather for inspiration. All of this was told in a behind the scenes special about the movie.

[@lightheidi9009]

I agree very attractive strong men.

[@KwikWon01]

Samoan not maori

[@rockydee7499]

false. Im chinese!

[@fraggleVenus]

Samoan. Maori don't have a V in our language. Or a L.

[@altounedited3]

Maui’s backstory... *is on his back*

[@unionmen2312]

Most epic joke

[@Buddy-Dale]

Underrated comment 😂

[@oldaccount578]

Woah

[@zych2023]

Comment of the whole century

[@grant9637]

Oof

[@sarjeenthiagendran8136]

See kids, if Maui can forgive his mother for murdering him, I'm sure you can forgive your parents not buying you that apple phone

[@SharttyWaffle]

Sur, this is a kids movie

[@joesphjoeastar6024]

No

[@fallenangel_899]

I mean in the myth. She thought he was still born.

[@mcfry13]

Attempted murder** Big difference

[@girlmagnifique6590]

Lesson; Reflection of a Parents, from Their Children. Kids don't Curse Ur Parents, probably. 😊😊

[@daviddurham9158]

Being born and raised in NZ, I always loved the Maui stories (we got the primary school versions) my favorites were always him fishing up the North Island and slowing down the sun.

[@JadeMc275]

Same!

[@okuyasunijimura1970]

As someone who has lived in New Zealand for years Maui is one of the most common myth talked in my past schools so I’m not surprised

[@Echophenomena]

As a Maori I am really proud of your pronunciation Jon! Keep trying, you’ll only get better. Maori is pronounce maw-ree with little emphasis on the W sound. Make sure to roll the R!

[@GAMPEYGAMES]

I mean sorta, the macron over the ā makes an extended vow sound, so MAAo-Re would be closer. Also his o's aren't quite right either. But he does do a better job than most Pakeha, even most that actually live on te whenua

[@GAMPEYGAMES]

wanna add for anyone else the a in Te Reō is a 'ah' sound not a typical 'a'

[@kentokim]

Moana has some of the best music though...and I appreciate that they used the native language in one of the songs.

[@sunspotmill1291]

You can thank the creator of Hamilton for that one!

[@fabrisse7469]

I love the idea of more Polynesian myths. Also, I'd love Japanese or Indian (South Asian) content.

[@noelrobertson4968]

YES!

[@onewholovesvenison5335]

Have you watched the cartoon “Little Krishna”?

[@fabrisse7469]

@@onewholovesvenison5335 no, but I'm open to it.

[@mavanachhakchhuak8198]

@@fabrisse7469 Indian and Japanese myths are very interesting

[@monabostrom8357]

THIS THIS THIS

[@Totallyn0tme734]

I’m from New Zealand 🇳🇿 and can confirm that the Maoi is my childhood and he did get his hook from his grandfather’s jaw bone

[@RichochetAirsoft]

I'm from New Zeland and everytime he said Maori it hurt my soul

[@sythe2802]

I couldn't handle it either

[@dogwater1978]

Same.. *may-your-ree* *ma-aw-ri (roll the r )*

[@wimokaharawira8443]

At least he's giving us respect while trying to tell our stories, more proud

[@kaleslags1355]

As an Aussie who has performed the Haka in the multcultural day at school , my soul has also been hurt but hey, cool video about the Origins of Maui though

[@poopystoopywoop8308]

Moldy (just change the "d" to an "r" and roll the r)

[@emiche711]

Literally staring at my phone bored, saw this notification and it’s a no brainer. One of the best channels on KZbin!

[@ciaran8187]

I'm not uncultured, when I see a Jon solo video, I click

[@dalatuy104]

Wish they would make more movies and shows regarding the myths, legends, and folklore of the Māori culture. It's always intrigued me growing up in NZ. The one that used to scare me though was Hātu Pātu and the Birdwoman. And when u go to Waihi they have a statue of her sitting on the bench. Used to freak me out lol

[@carmellitale-man2671]

Hatu patu is one of my tribes famous stories

[@dalatuy104]

@@carmellitale-man2671 It's a real fascinating story and it use to scare me as a kid because they use to tell me if i ever wandered off too far the birdwoman will take me. And me, being a kid i believed it lol. They use to have a show on TV called Mataku and those stories use to freak me out as a kid. Would be cool to bring back a show like that with a lot more folklore in mind. Māori mythology and legends had always intrigued me and still do to this day.

[@carmellitale-man2671]

Yea we have songs but funnily enough the story we were taught was about Hatu Patu's strength wierd isn't it cos although I know the history like you it scared me I shared the story with my grandchildren they feel the same it came up from a cousin and I talking about our favorite tribal stories she knew the song didn't really know the story I asked my grandchildren if they would like to go to where Hatu Patus famed story was I got a resounding no thank's nan I agree with you lots of stories in books I live in Wellington and taught te reo to adults so it's a story I shared some immigrants would be like ohhh whaea I like you other stories lol

[@wisewarrior9222]

@@dalatuy104 apparently alot of people go missing there g and I hope they bring back Mataku ma bro it was mean

[@screamindog8772]

now I have “what’s a birdwoman” in my search history

[@annabanana5350]

A cool myth to the story of when Maui catched the sun that I was told when I was younger was that whenever you see sunrays during a cloudly day, they are the ropes which hold the sun. I always counted them to see whether or not there was more than seven because that was how many ropes there where in the story 😂😂

[@lisatemareti2467]

In my culture, Samoan we are told that coconuts are eels heads because of the three holes which represents the eyes and the mouth and we also have a myth of how coconuts came to be called Sina and the eel

[@kenziedollx]

I'm from Hawaii I watched this just to see how actuate you are. You did good

[@kenziedollx]

Hate how you say the names tho but not your fault

[@HubertDuck]

Petition for Jon to post a messed up Disney episode on the black cauldron or the night on bald mountain segment from Fantasia. Also a messed up murders episode on Ed Gein.

[@lovelornxd]

SIGNED FOR BLACK CAULDRON

[@dinerosainphar8610]

Yes.

[@musiclover01ization]

Those are good ideas.

[@mynocturnallife]

No. Nobody needs Jon to talk about Ed Gein. I get the sense that this is Jon's sweet spot. He doesn't need to add actual horror cases like that to this channel. I just don't think the kids need to have Ed's story in their brain. Nobody does.

[@megp3526]

I have no idea how the black cauldron passed as a kids’ movie. Rewatched it recently.... still terrifying.

[@rhia_code]

Im a Maori European from NZ and i just want to say you did a good job with explaining this. There are so many myths surrounding Maui and im do happy you did an episode on this!

[@aesthetic3390]

May-ori, how fun. I always see Americans pronounce it like that when it’s really pronounced more like Moldy.

[@gamingcactus4634]

more like māoldy. a slight ā sound when saying it

[@LoveTJones]

Thank you guys for the breakdown from a curious American lol.

[@sythe2802]

Yes thank you I was about to make a comment on his saying of it, non new Zealanders say it weird

[@awesomeness064]

@@sythe2802 dw mate, some of the New Zealanders here can't say it either lmao

[@experiencemaster1743]

yeah when he said "Mayori" I was like "huh wonder who they are" "They're a group found in New Zealand" oh- he just Butchered Maori, well props for something new

[@Dragoninja26]

I had heard about the obsidian spike thing before but somehow didn't remember it at all until you said that part of the story and then a bunch of it came back to me, brains and memories are quite the curious things

[@magicaltiffy]

The messed up origin I never knew I wanted

[@Hokuto_Tongi]

Okay with your cute self

[@paranormalcuriosity2514]

Kia Ora Jon I’ve been watching your videos for years, I’m a Maori from New Zealand 🇳🇿 super happy to see you cover one of our MANY gods please continue to do more our ancestors have some awesome stories Kia kaha ka te ano!

[@MyMyGamezzz]

Nobody: Literally not even a single soul: Jon Solo: *uploads* Me: *clicks faster than the speed of light*

[@birthdayfriendship8399]

Me

[@shreya6234]

YES

[@xo_sunnypixels_ox6862]

But we’re holding a light *That light will still travel away from us*

[@amaravega838]

You're not the only one clicking on the video as soon as they see it uploaded..

[@livelavghlove]

love when white people go over our beliefs. ain’t gonna cap tho, this pretty accurate so props to this dude for getting it right. unlike most people

[@isaacshepherd8400]

It’s not like it’s hurting anyone Nice pfp by the way

[@lovecble]

Ayoo, ur pfp?

[@RED-my9hl]

Love how you don't do it yourself and just expect other people to do it for you but when they do it still doesn't satisfy you because you're looking for a reason to get triggered

[@livelavghlove]

@@lovecble wassup daddeh

[@lovecble]

@@livelavghlove nun much kitten 😏

[@starlightstudios9545]

Thank you so much for talking about our cultures storys😢 as a maori I'm proud in the amount of research you did is impressive 🍓

[@JonSolo]

it was my pleasure learning about them! thanks for your patience with my pronunciation :)

[@k.s.2486]

He was trying to say "Virginia". He did not want to be demonetized.

[@formerunsecretarygeneralba9536]

lol he should've just said virginia.

[@dafttool]

“Teeth” was a kickass Blockbuster Video rental

[@studentdrake]

Yes it was. If you liked "teeth" then you should check out diamanda Hagen and Brad Jones (aka the cinema snob) channel. They review movies similar to teeth.

[@ravenwyld]

One of my favourites

[@dr.rodabthicc]

What's the movie about?

[@dafttool]

Dr. RodabTHICC Dr. RodabTHICC Lol KZbin censored my summary... TWICE. I will try again. -A coming of age story of a seemingly normal girl, who comes to discover she has teeth where she shouldn’t. It goes from a sweet story to a humorous horror story.

[@dr.rodabthicc]

@@dafttool huh.

[@TheBlaqSpiderman]

You made this the day before my birthday Jon, thanks

[@4717-b7j]

Happy early birthday 🎉

[@nabilaaaadeogun6890]

Happy early birthday ❤️

[@kentokim]

Happy birthday for tomorrow 🎂 stay safe

[@TheBlaqSpiderman]

@Ashley Martin thank you

[@SitiKhadijah-luv]

Happy birthday soon 🥳

[@shocktrooperstudios659]

Nice to bring this kind of stuff to light. I’m from hawaii, so it’s nice to see content like this on here. Keep it up bro.

[@curlyfries2956]

Man. I forgot all about your channel and I just found it again. Love ur vids!!!

[@lisgraa82]

I've never seen Maui as "fat", I thought of it as muscles. As he is super strong (he does lift Moanas boat like it doesnt weight anything), as to why he is so large.

[@christenguzman4500]

As a Hawaiian, I can say that I am very impressed and appreciative of your effort and wanting to be respectful about the culture! I love watching your videos and to see this was awesome! Can't wait for more!

[@rowanw1312]

I love how sometimes the origins aren’t messed up, it’s just fun to learn about them

[@Kisozriel]

“-and crawled into her va-hmmmmm....” My grown ass just laughed so hard I launched my cat off my lap. Poor thing 😂

[@shawanasneed]

Poor 🐈 hope he or her sill like you

[@THELPBrotherslol]

Jon Solo: Using americanised pronounciations of the islands and names while also apologizing in advance about it. Every Polynesian in the comment section: And I took that personally.

[@aidandavis9032]

It's not hard to do some research on proper pronunciation before making educational videos. "Maori" is not even close to sounding like "may-ori" Understandable if you can't roll Rs but it's not hard to put in a bit more effort

[@ProdSKOLR]

@@aidandavis9032 Mao-ri. Chinese - Mao, Japanese - Ri.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Me: Thank you for talking about him Jon: What can I say except you're welcome

[@pedromaldonado2826]

Omg I see you every where! How's it going gurl

[@janiceandgonzogirl10]

Ah this video was really awesome. I'm from NZ and I loved seeing a KZbinr touch on NZ culture. I grew up with alot if these stories and you portrayed them well. The only thing that was wrong was the pronunciation other than that good video

[@charlottegrace6656]

Maori in New Zealand here! Great work Jon! So funny how you say "Maori" though lol

[@JasmineAnahera]

Charlotte Grace agreed! It definitely threw me at first haha

[@izzienewton-cross512]

Haha yeah, but we could see it coming from a mile off😅

[@vitalspark6288]

The pronunciation is so painful, I literally can't keep watching it. And that's coming from an Australian, so I can only imagine how much worse it must be for you.

[@kirituhi.]

May-oh-ree 🤣

[@helena5746]

it made me laugh "May-or-ee"

[@jazzborinaga6774]

Hi Jon, new subscriber here from the Philippines. Your videos are really knowledgeable about mythology. I'll watch more :)

[@HeWhoShams]

Well... that's one way to end a legendary hero

[@Malemotherkitty]

If he was my history teacher, I'd freaking listen and get A's

[@samholmes3442]

No u wouldn’t because he’s not the greatest at actually telling our NZ myths lol he can’t even pronounce Maōri correctly

[@Malemotherkitty]

@@samholmes3442 It was a joke and honestly didn't remember this comment lol

[@zeetu3435]

I actually commented the same thing I agree

[@amyschildgamerlive4519]

Just don't forget to buy your Raycons!

[@dmralston2010]

I love this series and have been going through all of them for the last week (I’m a fairly new subscriber)! I like the humor, stories and quality of the videos a lot! I have done quite a bit of my own research and study since I was a kid, but one of the main things that I admire about the videos is that Jon always post’s reputable sources! That is pretty rare with these types of videos, so thanks Jon! Great great job!!

[@SB-ot3hk]

There is actually a very popular song ( in Hawai’i at least ) named ‘ Maui Hawaiian Sup’pa Man ‘ by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole ( the guy who sang the song that everyone knows ‘ Somewhere Over The Rainbow ‘ ). The song briefly talks about Maui’s stories in the Hawaiian version. It’s a really fun and educational you could say kind of song. I highly recommend it.

[@Ozziecatsmom]

Israel has such a beautiful voice, I love his songs. He does a great version of Somewhere over the Rainbow but he didn't create the song.

[@xxon3godxx584]

Ozziecatsmom she never said he wrote the song she said he just sang it....🤨🤨🤨🤨

[@SB-ot3hk]

xX ON3GOD Xx I changed it from created to sang cuz i didn’t know that he didn’t create it sorry

[@HennythingIsPossible]

‘And beat him with a fishing hook until he agreed to cross the sky slower.’ The fact he said this so serious… I- 😂😭

[@muiki9529]

I'm from NZ but I moved to Norway after turning 8, so I don't really remember all that much of what I learned when I was still there, but it was so fun watching this video cuz it actually made me remember things I learned in school and in preschool and stuff. Like,, after you mentioned Mahuika and her flame fingernails, I remembered stuff I saw about her as a kid, or when you talked about pulling up the sun,,, I really didn't remember all that or where exactly these pieces of memories came from, but thanks to this video i got to revisit old memories I forgot about, and I'm so happy cuz that was really fun

[@Pynaegan]

"Obsidian teeth" you say....? I think I met her in the red-light district one drunken evening. A night long remembered.(and regretted) :(

[@amarkasim4675]

I can't express how much I enjoy these videos

[@theironichipstersarehere]

Hello, yeah I learnt about these myths in school. When you're so early you don't know what to comment 🙃 New Zealand UwU 🇳🇿

[@crocodile3805]

Cheer budda from NZ

[@anthrax6685]

Not in the USA I never heard about this until the movie

[@theironichipstersarehere]

@@anthrax6685 oh yeah lmao I meant only in the pacific (Nz, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands etc)

[@tasheenamurillo7467]

I loved the way he said.. "Fun tunnel"😂😂😂

[@theironichipstersarehere]

@@tasheenamurillo7467 ooop

[@puertoricanlove9]

I love the way you articulate and explain, Super entertaining and personally impressive to me because I am scatterbrained especially when it comes to telling stories😂

[@alicewilloughby4318]

13:30 - Someone should have explained to Maui that you can't get to the mouth from the vagina. Women's bodies don't work that way! 16:14 - Gunther! He may not have lassoed the sun, but he's certainly lassoed our hearts!

[@tiffanystewart9265]

yes

[@tiffanystewart9265]

@Mike Spencer lol

[@RacheRene]

Earliest I’ve ever gotten here! Love the content!!

[@stagedx]

“messed up” He’s literally the Hawaiian Superman

[@A.S._Trunks]

Lol exactly not even that messed up

[@jbsjb896]

He's actually New Zealand's most famous Demi God! If you notice, all the names of the characters in the story a Māori names. If you notice the North Island of NZ is the fish, that Maoi fished up and the South Island as we call it in NZ is Te Wai Poanamu, which is the Waka ( Māori fishing/ war canoe).

[@saikrime2470]

hes a demi god wha

[@UwU-lm9or]

Actually there is a song called Hawaiian superman- sorry I just thought it was ironic since I hear it on the radio lol

[@saikrime2470]

@@UwU-lm9or reggae music is garbo

[@toaryan7101]

As a māori and Samoan it’s good on educating all these people like my mom and uncle and grandma taught me

[@juliannpatton2899]

Your the reason I turned my KZbin notifications back on. I love your videos!

[@tsunadesenju9363]

Love you Jon and proud to be a solo cup!!!

[@bloodybee3553]

"How he got us coconuts" (10:39) Me: Balls? Me: (remembers the story of the eel) Me: Oh wait

[@Teag_Brohman15]

Jon Solo 2021: The Messed up Origins of The Care Bears

[@bradleyshaw2652]

I love the way he say all of the Maori words it is funny but I am happy that he is covering new Zealand history not many people know about the history

[@aria7214]

It would be amazing if we got to see Jon and MatPat collab. The brain combo.

[@hakianabenioni9666]

Just a tip for next time. Maori is pronounced like Maui with an "r"...

[@JonSolo]

that’s the simplest explanation i’ve gotten so far. thanks!

[@kiwibaby_25]

@@JonSolo also practice rolling your r! Its gonna be hard but makes a ton of difference

[@orleansartist6095]

The "hitting like before watching" squad. ☺

[@aimixaki]

Haven’t seen this channel in the longest 😫😭

[@kage-ashley]

you should subscribe and turn on post notifications on and become apart of the SoloFam😎🙃

[@FirstnameLastname-bp2pg]

Is that Luigi as your avatar pic?

[@kage-ashley]

@@FirstnameLastname-bp2pg yes yes it is😲

[@Ashhsa27]

To help with pronunciation when saying Maori words, we roll our R’s. I know not everyone can do that but if you pronounce it as a D that also works well! For example ‘Ara’ isn’t A-RAH it’s more A-DAH. The word Maori can be broken down like Ma-ow-dee when saying it. Hope this helps :)

[@maikij1104]

This is so cool. I was in a play when I was about 6-7 and it was the story of Māhuika. You’re on point 🫶🏽

[@areiaaphrodite]

I thought they based Maui's body form on The Rock's grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia?

[@girlmagnifique6590]

Well, l Thought of Maui as a Remarkable "SharkHead. " 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Baby cannon...fun tunnel...I need to steal these lmfao XD

[@gilbertotabares8196]

Yeah, Disney has a habit of flubbing our myths for the sake of the children. Maui was no exception, y'know since he wasn't the star. He was just along for the ride.

[@X3notheclown]

Jon: His final flex Maui: *flexing his arm* 😏

[@maiamaunsell9527]

happy to acknowledge your effort.

[@Upsidedownorangejuice]

Every time I hear him pronounce "Maori" like that... it's like being in Rotorua in peak tourist season. ~just te reo things~ just an fyi for any one else it's phonetically-ish Mau-ree (as in the Greek tau or bow of a boat without the "w", r is like a rolled r, like a soft d almost like the r in crunch) ~churr from NZ, we knew the story passed down by our kaumatua or/also those kid's books we all remember from school. it's fun hearing it through this lens.