![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Raya and the Last Dragon begins on an incredibly bleak note for a Disney film. In the opening moments, we learn in a voiceover from Raya ( Star Wars’ Kelly Marie Tran) that the world of Kumandra has become a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Where the residents once lived in a fertile environment surrounded by dragons, that peaceful balance was upset with the arrival of the Druun, a “mindless plague” of creatures that turned everything they touched into stone. Following the destruction of the dragons, Sisu, the last dragon, concentrated all of her magic into a gem and vanquished the Druun away, freeing all of the citizens of Kumandra except for the dragons, who were all turned to stone. After the battle, the people of Kumandra turned away from each other, settling into their own clans that each fiercely sought out the powerful dragon gem for their own gain. That’s quite a chunk of heady exposition to drop within the first three minutes of the film, but it sets up the complicated stakes for Raya, a warrior from the “Heart Land” clan, the protectors of the dragon gem (to the utmost displeasure of Kumandra’s other citizens). When Raya accidentally allows the gem to be shattered following an attempt by her father (Daniel Dae Kim) to unite the residents of Kumandra, she sets off into the bleak world outside of “Heart Land.” She soon discovers Sisu, the last surviving dragon (Awkwafina), who she enlists in her journey to bring together the shattered pieces of the dragon gem and unite the realm.įrom there, the film quickly moves from set piece to set piece as Raya, Sisu, and Raya’s cute pet pill bug Tuk Tuk (Alan Tudyk) embark on their quest to gather up the pieces of the dragon gem. ![]()
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