LETTER | Disney’s Raya: Celebrating representation
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LETTER | I was elated when Walt Disney Studios announced the debut of their new princess, the latest addition to their iconic decades-long listing. She’s an empowering, “butt-kickery” princess who fights her own battles and demons without needing a ‘Prince Charming’ archetype character to save the day.
What’s more, she’s Southeast Asian and her name is Raya. The animated movie was written by the awe-inspiring, Malaysia’s very own Adele Lim. When I watched
Raya and the Last Dragon in the cinemas along with other Malaysians, it really feels like we’ve been waiting our whole lives for this.
Although hard to gain, trust is a beautiful thing.
This is the core theme of the animated Disney film âRaya and the Last Dragon.â The film is directed by Don Hall, who also co-directed âMoana,â and Carlos López Estrada, who directed 2018âs âBlindspotting.â The film is written by Qui Nguyen (this is his first writing credit for film) and Adele Lim, who wrote the screen adaption of âCrazy Rich Asians.â
The film is playing in theaters and on Disney+ for a $30 fee.
The film follows Princess Raya as she travels across the broken land of Kumandra searching for both the last dragon and the shattered pieces of a magical orb. She is joined by a rag tag group of people as they try to bring peace to their land against strife, distrust and a mysterious enemy that turns people into stone. She and her crew must unite the lands of the Fang, Heart, Spine, Talon and Tail regions.
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