Raya und der letzte Drache (2021)

Raya und der letzte Drache: Directed by Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Paul Briggs, John Ripa. With Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Izaac Wang, Gemma Chan. In a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon.

“I am at awe with how far computer graphics have come in such a brief period of time. I still remember watching the first Toy Story in cinemas, back when that was state of the art.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRaya and the last Dragon gives me goosebumps just looking at the characters skin and the incredible water, smoke, and overall look of the animation. Really beautiful movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd maybe that is what made this movie so painful to watch. A boring cliched story, with the same beats over and over. It is even structured as different levels in a video game, with the different stages clearly stated from the beginning: Get a piece from each of the 5 kingdoms.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd then watch the same fights, between the same characters, telling the same jokes (the 10th time that the beef jerky joke was told, I rolled my eyes in disbelief), with the same moral of the story repeated again and again at nauseam.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNone of the characters leaves a lasting impression, and nothing funny, amusing or exciting happens to them in their journey.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWatching the trailers and the story premise I wasnu0026#39;t expecting much, but even with low expectations it managed to be a disappointment.”