The main narrative theme in Raya and the Last Dragon is trust. What follows is an action-packed and quite hilarious adventure with Raya and Sisu traveling across Kumandara to collect the pieces of the orb and finding allies along the way. So, she can do it again, right? Well, Raya realizes that her mission isn’t going to be easy as she had hoped. We then get a six-year time jump and see an older Raya continuing her journey to find the last dragon, a water-creature named Sisu (Awkwafina). The events cause the gem to break and the Druun return to end humanity. Of course, things go wrong when a young Namaari betrays Raya’s trust. His willingness to be friendly leads to him inviting everyone for dinner.
According to Benja, the people of Kumandara can still live together as they did in the past. We get to meet a young Raya being trained as a guardian of the dragon gem by her father Chief Benja (Daniel Dae Kim). The rest of the regions want the gem because they think it’s responsible for all of the prosperity Heart experiences. They left behind a magical dragon gem that’s protected by the people of the Heart kingdom. However, when the dark creatures called the Druun attacked, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. 500 years ago, Kumandra had humans and dragons living together.
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The movie opens with Raya ( Kelly Marie Tran) giving us an important backstory.
There are numerous set pieces and cultures for viewers to enjoy as Raya and her friends collect the pieces of the magical dragon gem. Due to the dragon-shaped river, Kumandara is separated into Fang, Heart, Spine, Talon, and Tail. There’s just no other explanation.įrom screenwriters Qui Nguyen and Adele Lim along with directors Don Hall and Carlos Lopez Estrada, Raya the Last Dragon is Disney’s first animated movie starring characters of Southeast Asian descent and a plot set in a SEA-inspired fictional world called Kumandara. Also, Raya is most definitely a queer Disney Princess.
Young Raya and Namaari (Image: Screengrab) Raya and the Last Dragon is an enjoyable movie promoting the importance of trust and coming together for the greater good.