Raya’s story is rooted in guilt, grief, and her loss of trust in people from the betrayal she experienced early in her life. Though the Druuns are one of the main antagonistic presences in the film, the driving force of the conflict truly stems from Raya herself, successfully subverting the easy conflict of man versus nature to a more poignant conflict of man versus self and taking the audience on the same introspective journey as the protagonist through the portrayal of relatable themes and struggles. Raya charges herself with the task of finding the last dragon on earth in order to save her land and defeat the Druuns.
Five hundred years ago, a group of dragons sacrificed themselves to create a crystal that could dispel the Druuns from the land, but the creatures make a reappearance after the crystal breaks due to the betrayal of someone Raya had considered a friend.
Set in a fantasy land called Kumandra, the film follows the journey of a lone warrior named Raya (Kelly Marie Tran), a princess of a kingdom that was besieged by Druuns, a species of ancient creatures born from human discord that turned people into stone. Raya and the Last Dragon is available to watch on Disney+ with Premier Access.
The film is a homage to numerous Southeast Asian cultures, incorporating elements such as foods and environments native to Southeast Asian countries, slang inspired by languages such as Vietnamese, and the particular naming of characters - for example, Tuk Tuk (Alan Tudyk), a large but friendly armadillo-like animal that the protagonist Raya travels with through the landscape, is named after a three-wheeled motor vehicle used for taxi services in Thailand. Armed with an exceptional animation style, unique comic book-type transitions, and a heartfelt storyline about trust and culture, Disney’s latest animated feature film Raya and the Last Dragon premiered on March 5 in both the theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access.
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