
Kelly Marie Tran‘s voice acting breathes life into Raya fantastically. The story falls short of having enough elements to make it a great movie on its own such as a complete arc for some of the characters but the film still manages to watchable. I haven’t been caught up with all the Disney animated films of the past decade but seeing how great the action was here left me impressed with the stuff they’ve been serving kids these past few years. And like a handful of these animated Disney movies, this one has tremendous action. It has all you need in a Disney movie stellar animation, a color palette that’s bursting, cutesy characters, and moments of warmth to boot. This is your chance to turn back if you have not yet watched the movie.Approaching Raya and the Last Dragon as a movie and not a benchmark for Asian representation in big media, it’s mostly just okay. Here are the top five moments we loved in Raya and the Last Dragon, now streaming with Premiere Access on Disney+! Their stories are now centered around familial and self-love, rather than finding Prince Charming and living happily ever after (which, by the way, there is nothing wrong with. It’s no secret that the heroines who fall under the Disney Princess umbrella have, over time, developed more overt valor and independence. But Raya… she’s not your traditional princess. Raya and the Last Dragon is the newest addition to the Disney Princess franchise. In this increasingly divided time, this is truly the movie we needed a movie about trust, and finding unity in the midst of loss. In the age we’re living in, especially thanks to the pandemic, we feel more disconnected than ever. I just finished watching the film, and all I want to do is restart it and return to Kumandra again.

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We were some of the first to enjoy Walt Disney Animation Studios’ latest film.
