Ytainment Movie of the Week: ‘RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON’

We have picked “Raya and the Last Dragon” as our movie of the week.

The animated movie 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.

Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when sinister monsters known as the Druun threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, those same monsters have returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the last dragon in order to finally stop the Druun for good. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take more than dragon magic to save the world—it’s going to take trust as well.

From directors Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, the movie got released on March 5, in cinemas and also simultaneously available on Disney+.

The film has grossed $52 million worldwide, making it the eighth highest-grossing film of 2021.

Raya and the Last Dragon will release on March 19 in local cinemas.