The rich detail, vibrant colors, and deep shadows on display in the recent Frozen II, and given even more staggering realism in Pixar’s Soul, are even more bountiful here. Okay, I know that kind of sort of sounds like the very plot of Avengers: Endgame, but because so much of Raya’s own fundamentals are done so right I didn't even care.įor starters, it’s so easy to be swept up in the gorgeous world of Kumandra – or rather – the land as it exists now after being divided into five parts (Tail, Talon, Spine, Fang, and Heart, the latter where Raya is from). Six years after a cataclysmic return of Druun that left her father (Daniel Dae Kim), and many others, encased in stone and leaving the jewel shattered into pieces, Raya (Kelly Marie Tran) takes the path of the nomadic warrior in search of the pieces of stone, in hopes of bringing her father back. But after the arrival of some purple smoke-light-goo, Druun, the dragons were turned to stone, and the humans split the land apart over greed for the Dragon Gem left over by the heroic dragon Sisu – developing centuries-worth of mistrust.
Its look and cultural roots inspired by the various cultures from Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines), Raya is set in the mythical land of Kumandra, which at one point featured humans and serpentine dragons living together, harmoniously. It’s the animation house’s biggest movie yet, and it more than lives up to the expectations. But with Raya and the Last Dragon, I watched what will likely remain the first movie from their pantheon to come to my mind in association with the word “epic.” The landscapes the story takes us to are diverse and vast the animation is stunning and pushes the boundaries for how computer animation will look in the future the action is kinetic, tense, and inspired by Westerns, samurai films, and treasure-hunting adventures the music is stupendous and the cast of characters are rich, layered, and easily capable of pulling you into the human drama and themes at the story’s core. Over the years they seem to only get bigger and bigger in scope. REVIEW: Looking back on the catalog of Disney animated movies there are no shortages of grand adventures and sweeping action – often brought to life with incredible music and animation. After Druun's return, young warrior Raya sets out on a quest to find the last dragon and bring about the monster's destruction once and for all.
PLOT: 500 years after humans and dragons lived in peace together, a disastrous force, Druun, tore the land of Kumandra apart, sowing division and conflict.
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