![]() ![]() His young daughter Raya, who has been in training helps to guard the orb, helps him issue an invitation of peace to the remaining tribes. The orb ended up in the possession of Chief Benja of what became known at the Heart tribe, since Kumandra split into five tribes out of jealously of Benji’s prosperous people.īenji, however, dreams of reuniting the kingdom and believes that the other tribes should work together to rebirth Kumandra. Their final act was transferring their unique essences in a magic orb and leaving it in the care of Sisu, who then went into hiding. Five hundred years ago, an ancient, deadly scourge known as the Druun (shapeless masses of angry chaos who turn their victims into statues) were defeated by a cadre of dragons, who sacrificed their lives in the effort. There is a prologue set in the land of Kumandra which is a mythical hodge-podge of East Asian countries. The second film consists of the plot, which is less inspiring than the visuals. This film could (largely) be viewed without any sound at all and would still be a marvel to anyone watching it. The dragons (Sisu in particular) are marvelously sinuous in rapid, airborne motion without losing shape or volume. The layout artists are in for special kudos there are several scenes of girl-on-girl combat in the film, and the action surpasses most live-action fight scenes, which would have to be speeded up to replicate what the animated characters do in this film. Each one is brilliantly animated and varyingly lit, without one false note from the production team. Some are lush jungles, while others are bustling cities and others in ruins. For the record, they are the Fang, Heart, Spine, Talon, and Tail. The movie involves five separate kingdoms (more like tribes), and each one has a different ecosystem. One scene, which is plainly showing off the skills used to produce the effects, shows Sisu gamboling beneath the waves it is frankly incredible. Therefore, the film is rife with depiction of water in all forms never in the history of animation has water, above or below its surface, rain, or fog been depicted with such photorealistic accuracy. ![]() ![]() The titular last dragon, named Sisu, is a water dragon. The first (and best) film, taken apart from the story, is a technological masterpiece, the new cutting edge of CGI animation until 3D holography replaces it even then, it may not look as good. In my count, we have three separate films here. By the time I sat down to write this review, I found myself feeling like the shattered dragon orb (the McGuffin of the movie, trying to reunite the disparate elements of the picture into an integrated whole. Raya and the Last Dragon, in production since 2017, is Disney’s 59th film, or should I say, films, because there is more than one movie at work here. ![]()
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