Raya And The Last Dragon [Blu-ray]

During the height of the pandemic, Disney decided to release its latest theatrical non-Pixar CGI movie on streaming to successful results. Hoping to appeal to a more international market, Disney instead of making a production on an existing story like Mulan, it was decided to created an original amalgamation of several pieces of Asian folklore, similar to Avatar: The Last Airbender. Despite the blending of different cultures, Raya And The Last Dragon manages to pull their history in an single narrative that reflects defining myths, like a standard fetch quest for magical gems.Set in the magical country of Kamandra(which is decidely absent of non-Asians), the humans used to have a union with the guardian serpent-like dragons that defend them from the shadowy Druun which turn people into stone. The remaining dragons managed to pull their magic together in a final stand against the Druun, with only one dragon surviving, and disappeared leaving behind a magic crystal which keeps the Druun sealed off from the rest of the world. The enchanted jewel lies in the nation of Heart, which wants to open its doors to the neighboring lands to create a newly unified country. But during the peace summit, the jewel is split into 5 parts, releasing the Druun, and dividing them each with their own jewels staving off the Druun. Jumping to five years later, Heart's princess Raya sets out to retrieve the other four pieces of the jewel by summoning the last dragon Sisu to help in her quest. Sisu is a water dragon that manages to gain different powers from each of the gems the collect, including being able to take on a human form. Along their journey, Raya and Sidu gain new allies, eash with their own reasons to rid the scourge of the Druun in order to return their loved ones back from stone. It turns out that the major element to making magic work in this world is the power of trust, as opposed to the power of "true love" which normally act as the remedy in Disney movies.Raya And The Last Dragon is in most respects one of Disney's most ambitious CGI productions, with amazing character designs and sweeping animation. One of the few setbacks is in Sisu's dragon form which is a stark contrast to the human characters, appearing more like something out of My Little Pony instead of your average scaled Chinese dragon. There's also some influences from Hayao Miyazaki with the Druun and the giant rolling bug that Raya rides on. Raya's quest would make for a killer 80s Nintendo game idea, but as a full-length motion picture, it actually brings the concept of epic back to high fantasy intended for the whole family.

Kids said it was scratched from the first watch. I took it out of the case. But , life. We love Raya.

First of all I am a huge Disney fan and have been all of my life. And when you see the preview for a Disney film or think that it might me the film for your Disney collection than go for it. I did not get a chance to see the film but what I can tell you is that I saw the preview on Youtube and just based on the preview of the film I liked what I saw and knew in the back of my mind that it comes on DVD or Bluray I will get and that I did and the movie is a hit. And I have a number of other Disney films and I love them all. Disney fans listen to me when I say this is film is a great Disney film and it is made for all ages. It has something for the entire family and one day I will be shearing with my own family in the meantime I continue to look for Disney film's to build on my Disney collection and I will do so not to past to the next generation of Disney's fans but also there families as well.

Lovely story and message. Timeless.

I love this movie!

Not a great film in itself, Raya shines with absolutely stunning detail and effects throughout. The story and protagonist are definitely mid-tier as far as Disney goes, and that is probably good enough for most. It's not a film to make my top ten, but I was thoroughly entertained throughout, and there never were any major disappointing scenes that took me out of the film. In fact, it has a nice blend of comedy and drama. To me personally, the animation and backdrops are a big part of why I love these films, and Raya does not disappoint there at all. Easily one of the more detailed animated pics from Disney. The 4K has exception color and depth for an animated picture. Sound was also fantastic. Easy recommendation for kids and adults.

My daughter loves it!

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