Six years later, Raya sets out to fix the gem, traveling across the fragmented land with help from her pet companion Tuk Tuk, entering enemy territory as she attempts to fulfill her father’s vision of unity.Īs I’ve said many times before in my past reviews, I’ve always been a big fan of Disney movies. When hope for peace are dashed after Namaari (Gemma Chan) betrays Raya for the people of Fang, the gem is shattered, with each realm claiming a piece to help ward off the Druun. 500 years later, Kumandra is now divided into five realms, with the nation of Heart, led by Chief Benja (Daniel Dae Kim), who acts as the keeper of the Sisu’s Dragon Gem, teaches his daughter, Raya (Kelly Marie Tran), ways of defense while dreaming of reuniting the land once more. With the land ravages by this blight, the only thing that could defeat the Druun was the arcane power of dragon magic, with the last of the mythical beings, Sisu (Awkwafina), managing to stop the darkness with the concreated power of a special gem. In ancient times, in the world of Kumandra, an evil and enigmatic beings known as the Druun were unleashed upon the land causing chaos everywhere and turning everything they touch into stone. Does this spirted adventure cartoon soar high or does it hit a sour note and fall from grace? Now, two years after the release of Frozen II, Walt Disney Studios and directors Don Hall and Carlos Lopez Estrada release Disney’s 59 th animated feature film with the movie Raya and the Last Dragon. Still, Disney has also produced several animated endeavors that have broken away from that classic moniker of storytelling (in a good way) with features like Big Hero 6, Zootopia, and Ralph Breaks the Internet. Such examples of the studio’s past definitely paid off, with a somewhat “second renaissance” with several animated features like Tangled, Frozen, and Moana being prime examples of the company’s identity. In the past decade (roughly the beginning of 2010s), Disney has seeing a resurgence of its own signature identity, with the company returning to the cartoon roots of strong-willed princesses, colorful sidekick characters, and musically charged songs. Throughout the years, the studios have produced a multitude of memorable and quality made animated feature films that dazzled and spellbound generations of moviegoers. Walt Disney Studios have always been at the forefront of being one of the leading animation studios in children’s entertainment.

Rea and the last dragon movie