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Release Date: 5 March 2021 (USA)
Runtime: 107 min
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA): Rated PG for s...
Directors: Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada | 2 ...
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Raya and the Last Dragon (/ˈraɪ.ə/ RYE-ə) is a 2021 American computer-animated action film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The 59th film produced by the studio, it is directed by Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, co-directed by Paul Briggs and John Ripa,[3] produced by Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho, written by Qui Nguyen and Adele Lim, and music composed by James Newton Howard.[4] The film features a predominantly Asian American cast, including the voices of Kelly Marie Tran as the titular Raya and Awkwafina as Sisu, the titular dragon, along with Izaac Wang, Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim, Benedict Wong, Sandra Oh, Thalia Tran, Lucille Soong, and Alan Tudyk.

Raya and the Last Dragon was theatrically released in the United States on March 5, 2021 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in standard 2D, 3D, Dolby Cinema, and IMAX formats. The film's release was also simultaneously available on Disney+ with Premier Access, which is in response to the COVID-19 pandemic's negative impact on movie theaters across the United States and other countries, with many of them remaining closed.

The film has grossed $27 million worldwide and received positive reviews from critics, with Rotten Tomatoes calling it "gorgeously animated [and] skillfully voiced".[5]

Plot
Kumandra is a prosperous land rampaged by the Druun, evil spirits that petrify people and multiply after absorbing their life force. The dragons of Kumandra used their remaining magic to create an orb to ward off the Druun and revive everyone, but end up turning to stone themselves. A power struggle for the orb divides the Kumandra people into tribes, based on their placement along a giant river that resembles a dragon: Fang, Heart, Spine, Talon, and Tail.

500 years later, Chief Benja of the Heart tribe has been training his daughter Raya to guard the orb while firmly believing that the tribes will be united once again. During a feast among the five tribes, Raya befriends the daughter of Chief Virana of the Fang tribe, Namaari, and shows her the location of the orb. When the Fang Tribe makes an attempt to steal it, a fight breaks out among the tribes, resulting in the orb's destruction. The Druun suddenly reappear as each of the tribes steal a piece, with Benja among the casualties.

For the next six years, Raya attempts to find Sisu, a dragon said to have created the orb and the only surviving member of her species, to help her recover the missing orb pieces. While in the Tail Tribe's former territory, she finally manages to summon Sisu, who admits that she did not create the orb but can use its powers. They recover the second piece in a ruined Tail temple, granting Sisu shapeshifting powers. They have a hostile encounter with Namaari and her tribe, but young entrepreneur Boun, who had lost his family to the Druun, helps them escape. Despite Boun's friendliness, Raya does not fully trust him.

They arrive at Talon to claim the third orb piece, during which Raya encounters "con baby" Little Noi and her trio of monkey-like companions, the Ongis, who adopted her after the Druun killed her mother. After a chase, Raya takes her in, while Sisu goes into town and encounters Talon's chieftess, who threatens her. Raya rescues Sisu and reclaims the third piece, which allows Sisu to spew out fog.

The group arrives at Spine, where Raya and Sisu meet Tong, a fearsome warrior and the village's sole survivor. The rest of the group catches up to warn them of Namaari's arrival. Raya holds her off in a fight while the others escape, with Sisu assisting her. Back at the boat, Raya tells the truth about Sisu to her party and they agree to work together, with Tong handing Spine's orb piece to Sisu, giving her the power over rain.

As they get closer to Fang, Sisu suggests asking for the final piece rather than stealing it. When Raya refuses, Sisu takes her back to the remains of the Heart and tells of how she was trusted by her siblings to save Kumandra. Raya relents and decides to give Namaari the dragon pendant as a peace offering to complete her quest. Raya and Sisu meet privately with Namaari, but upon seeing the orb pieces, Namaari threatens them. Sisu tries to talk her down, but gets unintentionally shot by Namaari and falls into a river, which begins to dry up.

Fang is attacked by the Druun, as Raya enters to confront Namaari, who is mourning the loss of her mother. The two fight while Raya's companions rescue the people from the Druun. Raya prepares to kill Namaari, but after seeing her remorse, they run to help her friends instead. As the Druun advance toward Raya's group, Raya tells them that they need to reassemble the orb, but her friends refuse to forgive Namaari. To show her faith, Raya gives Namaari her piece and allows the Druun to take her. The rest follow suit, with Namaari fixing the orb before the Druun take her. With the orb reassembled, the Druun are vanquished and everyone is brought back to life, including Sisu and the other dragons.

Everyone is now able to reunite with their lost loved ones, including Raya and her father. The dragons and the tribes gather at Heart to celebrate and join together to form Kumandra once again.

Production
Development
On May 24, 2018, That Hashtag Show reported that Walt Disney Animation Studios was developing an animated film titled Dragon Empire, which would be the directorial debut of story artists Paul Briggs and Dean Wellins, written by Kiel Murray.[14] In October of the same year, Deadline reported that Adele Lim was hired to retouch the script, and that Osnat Shurer had been hired to produce the movie.[15] On August 24, 2019, Disney officially announced the film during their D23 Expo Walt Disney Animation Studios' presentation panel.[7] In August 2020, it was announced that Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, the latter who had joined Disney Animation in 2019, were now taking over the reins as directors, with Briggs remaining as co-director and John Ripa joining him. In addition, Qui Nguyen joined Lim as co-writer and Peter Del Vecho joined Shurer as producer.[8][3]

Casting
On August 2, 2019, during the D23 Expo, Awkwafina and Cassie Steele were announced to have been cast in the film as Sisu and Raya, respectively.[7] On August 27, 2020, it was revealed that the role of Raya had been recast, with Kelly Marie Tran replacing Steele.[8] The recasting was due to creative shifts in the character and story.[16]

On the eve of the film's release in March 2021, Hall finally revealed the exact reason for why the production team had decided to recast the lead role: Raya was originally a "stoic loner," but then the team began to infuse her with elements of "levity" and "swagger" similar to the character of Star-Lord in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).[17] Tran was selected for her "lightness and buoyancy, but also badassery [sic]."[17] Tran had to go through a process of learning to trust the production team, since she had participated in the original round of auditions for Raya, without success. By January 2020, when she stepped into the role formerly occupied by Steele, she was well aware that Disney Animation "had already turned her down and removed another actor from the project."[18]

On January 26, 2021, it was announced that Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim, Sandra Oh, Benedict Wong, Izaac Wang, Thalia Tran, Alan Tudyk, Lucille Soong, Patti Harrison, and Ross Butler all have parts in the film.[19]

Animation
The film is set in a fantasy land called Kumandra, inspired by the Southeast Asian cultures of Brunei, Singapore, Laos, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.[20][21][22] To do background research, the filmmakers and production team traveled to all these countries except Myanmar, Malaysia, and Brunei.[23][24][25][26] Thai artist Fawn Veerasunthorn served as the head of story for the film.[27] The filmmakers formed the Southeast Asia Story Trust, a collective of cultural consultants for the film which included Dr. Steve Arounsack, an associate professor of Lao Anthropology at California State University, Stanislaus.[28]

Music
James Newton Howard composed the score for Raya and the Last Dragon.[4] The film marks the fourth time he has scored an animated film by Walt Disney Animation Studios, having previously composed for Dinosaur, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and Treasure Planet. The score was released on February 26, 2021. Jhené Aiko wrote and performed a song for the end-credits, titled "Lead the Way".[29]

On March 2, 2021, Disney Studios Philippines announced that Filipina singer KZ Tandingan will be singing Disney’s first-ever Filipino-language song, titled "Gabay",[30] which means "guide" in English. The track, the Filipino version of "Lead the Way," will be part of the film's soundtrack. Allie Benedicto, studio marketing head of Disney Philippines said that "Gabay", the first-ever Disney track sung in Filipino, "demonstrates our commitment to work with local creative talents to tell our stories in a locally relevant manner."[31] In a press release about the song's announcement, KZ Tandingan said, “I am very grateful and I feel very proud to be singing in my language, and show off its beauty to the rest of the world. I am proud to be part of history. I grew up watching Disney movies. Finally, there is a Disney Princess who I can feel a very strong connection to, and that is Raya as the first one inspired by Southeast Asia."[32] “I love that the song reminds us that sometimes we feel we are weak, especially when we are alone, but if we just learn to trust each other, to come together, and to unite, only then are we able to change the world,” she added.[31]

Release
Theatrical and streaming
Raya and the Last Dragon was originally scheduled to be released in the United States on November 25, 2020.[7] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film's release was delayed to March 12, 2021.[33] On December 10, 2020, as part of Disney's Investor Day presentation, it was announced that the film's theatrical release date was pushed up by a week to March 5, 2021, along with the film being simultaneously released on Disney+ with Premier Access the same day.[34] Raya and the Last Dragon will be available for purchase through Premier Access until May 4, 2021, and will be made available for free to all subscribers on June 4.[35] In theaters, the film was accompanied by a new short film, Us Again.[36]

Home media
Raya and the Last Dragon is scheduled to be released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on Digital HD and on DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray in 2021.[37]

Reception
Box office
As of March 10, 2021, Raya and the Last Dragon has grossed $9.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $17.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $27.1 million.[2]

In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside Chaos Walking and Boogie, and was initially projected to gross around $6.5 million from 2,045 theaters in its opening weekend.[38] However, after making $2.5 million on its first day, thanks in-part to the re-opening of New York City theaters, weekend estimates were raised to $8.3 million. It went on to debut to $8.5 million, topping the box office.[39][1] Three theater chains, Cinemark and Harkins in the United States alongside Cineplex in Canada, did not run the film after declining Disney's rental terms, which led to Raya and the Last Dragon failing to match the opening weekend grosses of The Croods: A New Age and Tom & Jerry, two other animated films released amid the pandemic. Parents and kids made up a combined 52% of the opening weekend audience (with 57% being female), with 37% being Caucasian, 22% Black, 21% Asian, and 20% Hispanic

Critical response
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 95% of 238 critics have given the film a positive review with an average rating of 7.70/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Another gorgeously animated, skillfully voiced entry in the Disney canon, Raya and the Last Dragon continues the studio's increased representation while reaffirming that its classic formula is just as reliable as ever."[5] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 based on 42 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[40] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported 92% of audience members gave it a positive score, with 78% saying they would definitely recommend it

Writing for IndieWire, Kate Erbland gave the film a grade of B+ and said, "As the Disney princess brand has continued to evolve, from the introduction of newbies like Moana to the continuing popularity of classics like Tiana and Mulan, Raya and the Last Dragon is a sterling example of how the trope still has room to grow — while proving that some of the original ingredients can still deliver the goods."[41] David Fear of Rolling Stone gave the film 3.5/5 stars and praised Tran and Awkwafina's vocal performances, saying: "...while the action-set pieces and stand-offs and Raya–ders of the Lost Ark sequences are indeed thrilling, it's the buddy-comedy aspect that actually makes the movie come alive."[42]

The Observer's Simran Hans gave the film four out of five stars, praising its animation and Awkwafina's voice performance, which she compared to Eddie Murphy's Mushu and Robin Williams' Genie.[43] While praising the film's world-building and attention to detail, Shirley Li of The Atlantic opined that subordinating the story to world building muddied the film's message.[44] Besides complimenting the film's animation, the SFGate's Julie Tremaine praised the film's characterization of Tran's character as a powerful woman and "regular person, with wits and heart, trying to make a difference" rather than a character endowed with special powers or one needing a prince to save her.[45]

The film was criticized for the lack of Southeast Asian representation in the cast, as the film's setting is set in a fictional land that represents Southeast Asia.[46] Most of the cast are of East Asian heritage, with the exception of K. Tran, Butler, T. Tran, Wang and Harrison

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