Review of Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) by Linosia — 06 Mar 2021

First of all, congrats Disney on finally creating their original film in a long time!

I really liked the main idea of the whole story: humans, as of now, is a plague to our planet. We are the ones to blame for destroying nature and screwing up things on this planet. The worst thing is that it won't change anytime soon, unlike in this movie...

Sisu says: Druun is a plague born from human discord. Instead of bringing life to the world, it's like fire that burning everything to ash...

Again, she is talking about us, humans - we have the power to make the world better place, but instead we use that power to destroy our only home (Earth).

The visuals is a technical and artistic achievement over many years - I can say it's one of the best graphics I've ever seen in movie!

Now to the cons:

- Story are rushed. Like REALLY rushed! For a more complete, not rushed version, it should have at least (!) 30 minutes more time! (up to 2 hours, without counting 10-min credits at the end). But instead they just wasted 20 min on prologue, REALLY screwed up thing from timestamps 1 hour:15 min to 1 hour:30 min (the MOST rushed section!).

- Writers screwed up the plot and most of the characters, except two main ones: Raya and Sisu. Others just don't have enough time for character development... Story feels waaaaay too childish (you really treat kids like dumbasses?). Also, why we need so many tribes and locations if they serve their purpose ONLY as a scenery? We don't have ANY background of tribes, and environments changes too quickly to appreciate them (did I say story was rushed?).

- Cliches - LOTS OF THEM! And I hate it!!!

To sum up: great visuals and two main characters (Raya and Sisu), loved the main idea.

But the narrative is waaaaay too rushed, inconsistent, blunt and childish.

I still don't understand why they won't hire good script writers who would deliver mature stories in presentable way for kids (like anime does) without using TONS of cliches! (it's a problem of modern industry, not just in film, but in games too...