In the finale of Dora and the Quest for the Golden Sun, the titular explorer has finally found the Golden Sun, hidden deep within the Amazon rainforest. Centuries ago, it was the Incas who found the magical star that fell from the sky and named it the Golden Sun. The bright star was believed to have magical powers, and so, to protect it from falling into the wrong hands, the Incas hid their most prized possession in a temple filled with booby traps so that only the purest souls could find its treasure.
It was her grandfather who first told her about the Golden Sun, and ever since, she's been obsessed with it, exploring the jungle with her cousin Diego every now and then to finally find the hidden treasure. And they had a huge success when they found the bracelet of the last Inca emperor, Atahualpa. This magical bracelet not only showed them visions of where the Golden Sun was hiding, but it also led them directly to its temple. That said, let's take a closer look at the film's ending and explore what we can expect next.
Director: Alberto Belli
Writers: JT Billings, Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes
Stars: Daniella Pineda, Samantha Lorraine, Jacqueline Obradors
At the beginning of the film, Dora's grandfather had told young Dora and Diego that the Golden Sun has the power to grant a selfless wish—a wish that should strengthen the power of the Ayllu, which means teamwork, a bond that connects us all. Well, the wish actually had nothing to do with Dora's passion to find the lost legend. She only wanted to discover it because her late grandfather had always believed that Dora would one day finally find the Golden Sun. However, this particular wish held great significance at the end of the film, as it repaired the relationship between the two cousins, Dora and Diego.
If you recall, even before the adventure began, Diego wanted to tell Dora that he had been accepted into the New York School of Zoology, which meant he would be setting off on his own adventure, leaving Dora behind. He wasn't sure how Dora would react to his leaving, and he thought she would definitely try to dissuade him. That's why he couldn't find the right words to share the news with her. The thing is, the cousins had been together since childhood, and Dora had always been very attached to the people and things around her, like the map or the backpack. When Diego first told her about the zoology special, Dora's first question was, "Do you want to leave the jungle?" I understand that she didn't want to lose sight of her cousin, who had been there for her through thick and thin, but they couldn't keep seeking adventures forever, right? Dora had her own passion to follow, and Diego had his.
So, in the finale of Dora and the Quest for the Golden Sun, it all came down to making a wish using the Golden Sun. Dora didn't wish for anything for herself. She made a selfless wish to the Golden Sun that would allow Diego to enter the zoology program he desired so he could go on his own adventure away from her and live the life he always dreamed of. This coincided with what Dora's grandfather said about strengthening the ayllu by helping each other and being together.
At the beginning of the movie, Dora was heartbroken after losing the precious map given to her by none other than her late grandfather. It was at that moment that Dora told Diego about the Green Flash that usually appears at dusk. According to Dora, it's a sign from someone you miss, warning you from beyond the grave that everything will be okay. Dora missed her grandfather and thought she had seen the Green Flash, but she hadn't.
In fact, Dora had never seen it, which made her lose faith in him. However, at the end of the movie, as soon as Diego left for New York and Dora ran up a hill to say goodbye, Dora finally saw a green light shine in the sky. It was Grandpa sending her the message that even though Diego was gone, she'd be fine on her own and that she just needed to focus on her next big adventure. Before he left, Diego had left a blank map in Dora's backpack, just like the one Grandpa had given her years ago. So that's all she needs to do now: choose her next adventure and fill that map with her explorations.
Since she was little, the famous treasure hunter Camila the Crusader had been Dora's inspiration, and she had always wanted to be an explorer like her. However, when she discovered that Camila had hired some very shady villains to unearth the hidden treasure of the Inca civilization, she lost respect for this childhood heroine. She couldn't understand what had changed Camila so much that she started acting like a pirate. The problem was that, years ago, Camila was going to explore the tomb of Inti Kancha live on television, but unfortunately for her, she didn't find a single treasure inside the tomb. Not only did people start making fun of her, but they also stopped watching her show, so it was canceled and her career ended.
So she decided to hunt down the most legendary legend, Golden Sun, to regain her fame and her name. However, while working alongside Dora, Camila realized that she didn't usually go on treasure hunts to please her audience or the show's producer. She did it because she loved exploring the world, but at some point, she lost her "inner compass." Luckily, she found it again and thanked Dora for showing her the right path. In the end, she didn't even want to take credit for finding the Golden Sun because it was Dora's adventure. But since the Golden Sun was actually a sacred treasure for the Incan civilization, I guess Dora, Diego, Camila, and the others decided to keep its location a secret so that the whole world wouldn't end up coming to the rainforest to possess it. The movie didn't reveal it, but I think no one took credit for finding the Golden Sun, and Dora and Camila were just happy to know they had found the lost legend.
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