I am not familiar with Awkwafina, but she really nailed the voice performance for Sisu. And I am glad to see - well, hear, technically - Kelly Marie Tran back on the screen. With a majority of Asian voice performers, I must admit that I was impressed. And yes, they most certainly had that here. And with "Raya and the Last Dragon" being an animated movie, then of course having the right selection of voice performers is crucial. Thumb up, way, way up to the CGI department here. Just made the entire animated world spring to life in a very believable and realistic manner. But wow, the colors, the details, the sharpness to it all and the dynamic flow to it. It looked very realistic, while still maintaining a sense of it being but an animated movie. I was in awe at the impressive CGI and art style they used for this animated movie. When you sit down to watch the 2021 "Raya and the Last Dragon", prepare to be bedazzled. "Raya and the Last Dragon" has some pretty amazing and visually stunning-looking CGI animations. I really liked the Raya character and also the dragon Sisu. Indeed, there was an abundance of likeable and loveable characters here, from the small monkey-like creatures to the majestic dragons, and everything in between. Now, if you have an interest in Asian culture and mythology, there are lots of things to life in "Raya and the Last Dragon". But perhaps that could be a double-edged sword, because that could also mean that the storyline didn't offer as much as it could have to some people? But hey, I was entertained. It wasn't cluttered down with an abundance of side plots and sub-stories, no it was straight forward and to the point. First of all, the storyline was good, and it was one that was pretty straight forward and easy to follow.
Yeah, "Raya and the Last Dragon" was an enjoyable animated movie in many ways.
And Disney definitely delivered with this animated movie. Well, I was definitely looking forward to getting to sit down to watch "Raya and the Last Dragon" and I must admit that I had some expectations for this 2021 animated movie, no doubt about that. Even if it were, there's nothing to suggest that they would follow the customs of that area as it is today. Though this would, of course, assume that Kumandra is in what is known today as South East Asia. So Raya would call Tong "Uncle Tong", Boun would call Raya "Sister Raya", and Raya would address deity-ish Sisu as "Master Sisu" or "Lady Sisu". In Asian cultures usually you would address people using familial relationship: you would call a person who is around your age or slightly older than you with "brother/sister", person who is in the range of your parent's age with "uncle/auntie", person who is older than that with "grandpa/granny", and revered/high status/deity figure with something like "master/lord/lady". In South East Asian cultures in particular and Asian cultures in general, it's considered very rude to address people who are older or in higher status than you with only their names, such as when Raya calls Tong or Boun calls Raya or Raya calls Sisu (a deity-like figure) with their names only.
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