Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

Written by Kamurai on June 13, 2021

Great watch, would watch again, and do recommend.

I heard a lot of noise about it being a rip off of this, or a rip off of that, long short that it was a non-original cash-grab.

I honestly don't see what people were talking about, other than it was an Asian-ish themed animation, and those people are just unfamiliar with Eastern anime, poor things.

This feels like an untold, if not unique, world, mythology, and great characters.

My big problem with this movie is that it is fueled by stupid. I honestly expected them to fight over the magic thing, but the incompetence of stealing a thing that keeps the world from ending, let alone breaking it into pieces is a bit much. It actually pushes it over into a horror movie territory, and it shows at one point.

There was also the bit where they show us a movie they skipped before this one, but it may not have been the best to start a franchise.

This movie feels like an old timey fable, it gets dark, and there is a lesson to be learned.

I found it full of fun, adventure and action, not to mention top quality animation. It is well worth the watch.