Review of Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) by Joshc123 — 06 Jun 2021

Bad, I struggled to get through the film and will not be watching it a second time; I can't list all reasons, as there are many, but here are a few reasons why.

Disney yet again followed the same formula of an impeccably perfect female lead, whose only character flaw is that she's too perfect (she trusted too much and was too protective). This formula is boring and sexist.

Disney ruined dragons for me forever; they made them blue, furry, and wore makeup. Disney, for some reason, makes all characters beautiful and felt it was needed to make the female dragon pretty.

It's filled with cute animals, just for the sake of being cute, and is just oversaturated.

The storyline is weak, basic, and lacks creativity in all senses.

The film is filled with frustrating plot decisions, like the main character spent years training to defend the dragon stone, and basically be a ninja, and then goes and invites the first person she meets to see it, meaning the entire storyline of the world ending, is her fault, and is never addressed.

I'm glad that it was set in a (fictional) East Asian setting; however, it is frustrating to see Disney making it as American as physically possible. The voice actors are of Asian descent; however, all have thick American accents. Their appearances are westernized and the rich Asian culture is generally washed out.

Anyway, I would avoid and watch a Pixar movie instead, which are actually written well for many other reasons.