Raya and the Last Dragon
Directors: Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada
Cast: Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan
Rating: *** and 1/2

Disney expands its bandwidth into south-east Asian shores with this latest animation release “Raya and the last Dragon.” About a lone warrior, Raya( Kelly Marie Tran) with sidekick Tuk Tuk in tow, who tasks herself with tracking down the legendary last dragon Sisu ( Awkwafina) to restore the divided people of Kumandra, a now fractured fantasy world of humans and dragons - that dragons sacrificed themselves for 500 years earlier. In order to resurrect her father Benja (Daniel Dae Kim) and her people (from stone to life), Raya has to overcome her distrust of Namaari ( Gemma Chan), a rival princess, join together a splintered, powerful, life affirming precious gemstone and live through several mini-adventures involving memorable characters, including the gregarious Boun (Izaac Wang), one-eyed Tong (Benedict Wong), and a “con baby.”

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