The basic theme seems to be to trust blindly and everything will work out in the end, but the movie also shows multiple times that showing that kind of trust in people can and will get you killed. When it tries to talk about trust, however, the message is both overly simplistic and self-contradicting. It’s overly simplistic, particularly on a political level, but the movie’s heart is clearly in the right place. The movie’s message of unification and healing is also well-meant, and more welcome than ever during the multiple levels of crisis we’ve also lived through this past year. On the way, they meet a strange and often hilarious group of individuals eager to help them on their journey.
After a heartbreaking, apocalyptic betrayal, Raya and her trusty roly-poly undertake a quest to wake a sleeping dragon, put a pearl back together, and save the world. In “Raya,” our spunky protagonist is a survivor of a broken world. Other elements have proven to be purely optional, including a love interest, but Disney rarely if ever misses one on the essentials list. The movie has all the essential elements - a spunky protagonist on a quest, a beautifully animated world for them to explore, plucky sidekicks, a cute animal or fantasy creature as a companion and an inspirational message for the protagonist to learn. That formula is on display once again in “Raya and the Last Dragon,” which hits theaters and Disney+ Premiere Access on Friday.
The protagonists may change, but the Disney formula for a successful movie never does. "Raya and the Last Dragon" hits theaters and Disney+ Premiere Access on Friday.
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