Watch Video: 'Raya and the Last Dragon' Trailer: Meet the Dragon and a Butt-Kicking Babyįollowing the end of the plague, Kumandra splintered into five provinces. They were stopped only when Sisu, the remaining dragon, put the last bit of dragon magic into a gemstone. Screenwriters Adele Lim (“Crazy Rich Asians”) and Qui Nguyen craft a plot that’s easy to follow yet hard to summarize, but here goes: Five hundred years ago, plague creatures known as the Druun stalked the land of Kumandra, where humans and dragons lived together in peace and harmony, turning people and dragons alike into stone. It’s a film with a lot on its mind and plenty of plot and character plates to spin, but the results are both impressive and exciting. How viewers will respond to that kind of message in a family-friendly period fantasy will no doubt vary, but the film itself is a gorgeous piece of work that features elaborate and ambitious world-building, stunning visuals and an A-team of impressive voice actors. At a time when it’s seemingly impossible to reach consensus about anything from science and meteorology to how economies function and who should benefit from them, it’s either daring or divisive for “Raya and the Last Dragon” to make a case for reaching out to our enemies and trusting them to put the common good above factional rivalry.
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