![]() ![]() Raya is a more than capable warrior, and Sisu knows how to break the tension with her sense of humor. This is less a mismatched duo than something more along the lines of Aladdin and Genie. Her internal struggle is about learning to trust again, following an event that changes the state of the world that she at least partially sees as her fault.ĭuring Raya’s journey to make things right, she finds Sisu ( Awkwafina), a goofy water dragon with special powers and possibly the know-how to save the world. Raya ( Kelly Marie Tran) has skills established early on during a training session, where her younger self attempts to get past her father, Chief Benja ( Daniel Dae Kim). That’s important when considering the film’s hero. There are still fundamental Disney elements in place, along with a specific visual language that harkens back to the old days, even with the CG element in mind. To say Raya and the Last Dragon, among other Disney features, are trying to be more like Pixar would be a misnomer. Something of note about this modern era of Walt Disney Pictures’ animated features – the stories are more or less focused on personal growth, unlikely friendships, and the strength of familial bonds, with romantic angles generally in the background. ![]() ![]() While the plotting comes a bit too close to matching what I’d expect from a multi-stage video game, there’s enough heart and style to make Raya and the Last Dragon come alive when it needs to and work overall as a consistently entertaining animated feature. It can have fun by way of contemporary dialogue rhythms and jokes while establishing its locations, cultures, magical elements. Raya and the Last Dragon has an internal logic to work with, but it’s also an action-adventure-comedy set in a mystical world. I’ve always found Disney’s way of embracing fantasy to be quite endearing and practical. ![]()
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