First of all: What is good about this movie? Raya tells a story about a south east asian girl who has to face the consequences for trusting other people and by that let the country fall apart. Lost her father and her home, she now tries to amend her mistakes from the past and search the for last remaining dragon that could fix all that happened. As so far a quite ordinary Disney tale... But Raya outshines with its South East Asian setting, the cultural references in food e.g. congee and traditions e.g.liveries. Background and soundtracks are quite fitting in this tropical asian atmosphere and gives the viewer a proper impression of South East Asia. If the goal was depicting cultural aspects correctly, Raya did a quite great job. Another good point are the characters. They are very creative and original: Tuk-Tuk a pet with a driving function, Boun a little energetic boy (quite ordinary), Tong a big warrior with a hard shelf but a soft inside... but the best are the monkeys and the con-baby. The con-baby is that thing that keeps the viewers watching. It's cute but perfidious, something contrary that fits quite well, a big entertainment factor. On the other side Raya did a terrible job by depicting some other characters. Rayas father a warm-hearted ideologist never blames anyone and only sees the good in people. Deluded. A goofy "dragon" or should I call a unicorn-snake that is both naive and ignorant and that also tries to envoke the gullible part in Raya. Convincing her trusting and believe everyone with no exceptions. As the story continues the people of Kumandra were rescued by the "power of trust" at the end as the broken gem wondrously regains power at the end (quite strong plot armor) and depretified anyone and even the dragons that should have been already awaken by the first gem magical blast from 500 years ago but nevermind plotconvenience! . To summarise, Raya is quite an ordinary preachy Disney film like some others. Nevertheless it outshines through its style, originality and some characters. Also, it's the first Disney movie with an south east asian heroine. But the story is quite simple and provoke you to trust everyone with no doubt and shows you an deluded perception of life. The movie was not bad at all, in fact it was in some parts very enjoyable, but in most parts too utopistic and unrealistic.
Review by Eren JägerBlockedParent2021-03-09T21:11:16Z
First of all: What is good about this movie? Raya tells a story about a south east asian girl who has to face the consequences for trusting other people and by that let the country fall apart. Lost her father and her home, she now tries to amend her mistakes from the past and search the for last remaining dragon that could fix all that happened. As so far a quite ordinary Disney tale... But Raya outshines with its South East Asian setting, the cultural references in food e.g. congee and traditions e.g.liveries. Background and soundtracks are quite fitting in this tropical asian atmosphere and gives the viewer a proper impression of South East Asia. If the goal was depicting cultural aspects correctly, Raya did a quite great job. Another good point are the characters. They are very creative and original: Tuk-Tuk a pet with a driving function, Boun a little energetic boy (quite ordinary), Tong a big warrior with a hard shelf but a soft inside... but the best are the monkeys and the con-baby. The con-baby is that thing that keeps the viewers watching. It's cute but perfidious, something contrary that fits quite well, a big entertainment factor. On the other side Raya did a terrible job by depicting some other characters. Rayas father a warm-hearted ideologist never blames anyone and only sees the good in people. Deluded. A goofy "dragon" or should I call a unicorn-snake that is both naive and ignorant and that also tries to envoke the gullible part in Raya. Convincing her trusting and believe everyone with no exceptions. As the story continues the people of Kumandra were rescued by the "power of trust" at the end as the broken gem wondrously regains power at the end (quite strong plot armor) and depretified anyone and even the dragons that should have been already awaken by the first gem magical blast from 500 years ago but nevermind plotconvenience! . To summarise, Raya is quite an ordinary preachy Disney film like some others. Nevertheless it outshines through its style, originality and some characters. Also, it's the first Disney movie with an south east asian heroine. But the story is quite simple and provoke you to trust everyone with no doubt and shows you an deluded perception of life. The movie was not bad at all, in fact it was in some parts very enjoyable, but in most parts too utopistic and unrealistic.