“Raya and the Last Dragon” features an outstanding voice cast, including Kelly Marie Tran as the voice of the intrepid warrior Raya Awkwafina as the legendary dragon, Sisu Gemma Chan as Raya’s nemesis, Namaari Daniel Dae Kim as Raya’s visionary father, Benja Sandra Oh as Namaari’s powerful mother, Virana Benedict Wong as Tong, a formidable giant Izaac Wang as Boun, a 10-year-old entrepreneur Thalia Tran as the mischievous toddler Little Noi Alan Tudyk as Tuk Tuk, Raya’s best friend and trusty steed Lucille Soong as Dang Hu, the leader of the land of Talon Patti Harrison as the chief of the Tail land and Ross Butler as chief of the Spine land. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take more than a dragon to save the world-it’s going to take trust and teamwork as well. Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the legendary last dragon to restore the fractured land and its divided people. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. “Raya and the Last Dragon” takes us on an exciting, epic journey to the fantasy world of Kumandra, where humans and dragons lived together long ago in harmony.
See Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon in theaters or order it on Disney+ with Premier Access on March 5. Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy Release: 2021. Nonetheless, despite the conventional treatment, there is a sense of fun & lighthearted quality to it that makes the ride pleasant enough.On March 5, join Raya on her quest to find the last dragon. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. From a creative standpoint, only its animation is worth noting. From a storytelling perspective, it is formulaic. Walt Disney Animation Studios Raya and the Last Dragon travels to the fantasy world of Kumandra, where humans and dragons lived together in harmony long ago. Visually it may look richer & resonant but the underlying flavours are all the same. Overall, Raya and the Last Dragon is enjoyable & entertaining, and will manage to satisfy most but there isn't anything new or different about it. And the voice cast play their roles responsibly as well. The background score by James Newton Howard is also a plus. Its richness, colour depth, lighting & rendering is almost immaculate. The emotional moments pack a punch but isn't allowed to stay afloat for long enough to deliver the goods. Humour also falls flat, for the film tries too hard. While some characters are interesting, others are annoying.
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There are familiar beats & predictable subplots here, plus it plays safe instead of risking anything.
Add to that, it expects the viewers to be invested in Raya's journey without putting in the effort that would compel us to do the same.
Directed by Don Hall & Carlos López Estrada, the story hurries us through its own mythology and doesn't spend enough time to strengthen the foundations before the main plot surfaces. Taking the usual Disney story template, applying the same rinse n repeat formula to it, then slapping the added representation tag on the package just for the sake of it, and marketing it as something fresh when it's not, Raya and the Last Dragon marks the arrival of a new princess in the Disney kingdom, and is truly astounding to look at but the film as a whole has no original voice of its own. Even if it were, there's nothing to suggest that they would follow the customs of that area as it is today. Though this would, of course, assume that Kumandra is in what is known today as South East Asia. So Raya would call Tong "Uncle Tong", Boun would call Raya "Sister Raya", and Raya would address deity-ish Sisu as "Master Sisu" or "Lady Sisu". In Asian cultures usually you would address people using familial relationship: you would call a person who is around your age or slightly older than you with "brother/sister", person who is in the range of your parent's age with "uncle/auntie", person who is older than that with "grandpa/granny", and revered/high status/deity figure with something like "master/lord/lady". In South East Asian cultures in particular and Asian cultures in general, it's considered very rude to address people who are older or in higher status than you with only their names, such as when Raya calls Tong or Boun calls Raya or Raya calls Sisu (a deity-like figure) with their names only.
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