Raya and the Last Dragon is so Misinterpreted (Movie Commentary) 

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I personally feel you guys are being way to forgiving. Raya is always offering her hand out and she got burned. She set up the meeting and it was the other girl that pulled out a crossbow. She got so mad that her mother was turned but didnt give a F that Raya lost her dad. Raya's rage is valid and earned.

As a native malaysian, i do want to say this movie felt like its more inspired by rather than represent south east asia. I only really recognised the keris, raya's sword tho actual keris is more a dagger.

Namari was literally squeezing the trigger on the crossbow aimed at Sisu then has the audacity to blame Raya for Sisu’s death and for not trusting her when she gave Raya no reason to trust her through the whole movie. This movie’s messaging is all kinds of screwed up.

I'm sorry, but giving Raya 100% blame for Sisu's death is inaccurate, considering Nemari was tightening her finger on the trigger, if she had relaxed it and Raya didn't notice that would be one thing, but she was so close to firing the shot at Sisu anyways.

I mainly just wish that Raya changed her outfit to be Aqua at some point after the time skip. Every other character is wearing their colour representing where they are from and she just looks like she's from Tail because of that outfit. It's not a bad outfit but I expected to her to have a moment where she puts on some Aqua clothes in honour of Heart and her Ba.

I think the most impressive thing about this film, for me, is that it was made during lockdown, with people working from home. I couldn’t get all my students online for a Maths lesson, let alone coordinate the creation of a film!

This isn’t the greatest Disney movie ever but I really enjoy the visuals of the film and think the characters are very complex and interesting characters especially Namaari. 🐉

i love that whenever u say a line that makes me think of a song reference, u include the song clip. the “he tried so hard” (“and got so far”) made me lose it 😂

All I’m gonna say, is the message of forgiveness/trust is very very skewed in this movie. And it should not be followed. It’s good to give trust but when someone betrays that trust and continues to do so once you’ve given them another chance (multiple times), it is on them to get that trust back not yours to continue to give it. Do not give blind trust. And you are not obligated to forgive someone either, when it’s serious forgiveness just like trust needs to be earned. And of course I’m gonna watch your reaction any because I like your reactions despite my distaste for the movie.

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While I do like the message of this movie, I feel like it sets a bad example and goes about it in a pretty wrong way. I mean, Fang did fuck up, Naamari fucked up, all of which caused the trauma and contemporary deaths of hundreds of people. And they're not even going to apologize? Where's the logic in that? And it's embodying a horrible message for children, which is that they should be the bigger person and trust and forgive people no matter how much they hurt them. On that level, My little Pony handles the act of forgiveness and redemption far better for children. At least the characters there need to actually change and show they're sorry for what they did. But I still MASSIVELY simped for Raya and Naamari

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Hey Budz, I just wanted to say that you guys have become an unexpected comfort channel for me. I appreciate how understanding and compassionate you are, while also being completely honest with how you feel and experience the world. I always feel very safe with you. I say 'unexpected' because I am a 31 year old single mom in Mexico, which I would say is kind of the opposite of you guys 😂. I also wanted to say that I know you thought the baby hugging Sisu's face was weird, but all 3 of my kids used to hug my face when they were babies. And I loooved it! It was strange and adorable. Anyway, sorry this is so long, but I do love you guys and look forward to every one of your videos. 💕

If you are going to continue with the Disney movies please look at Treasure Planet is so underrated and one of my favourites

Zuko and Katara. When Zuko and Katara bonded and Katara was about to heal his scar then minutes later he almost killed Aang

your guys's ad game has improved!! I appreciate the effort! It does not go unnoticed!! when you speak on camera now during the ads. Sam, it's a lot more natural.

You finally did Raya. I waited for that to come. I really love that movie, visually it is amazing like Disney is known for. I also love the message in that movie. I love your commentary, it would be great if you could do „Your name“

I love the music in this one! James Newton Howard goes hard. I wasn't too happy with how they handled the message of trust in this film but it was fun. If you're staying on this Disney kick please, please, please can you do Atlantis the Lost Empire, Rescuers Down Under, Treasure Planet and 101 Dalmatians (live action) But if you're taking a break from Disney, I think you would have fun with Rise of the Guardians, The Mummy 1999 and My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

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You both failed me by not thinking of ''It's raining men'' or ''Purple Rain'' hahaha. Much love to you from Argentina

I still haven't watched Raya. It looks gorgeous.

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I enjoyed this movie and it's a lot of fun and visually stunning as well as being impressive! Raya is voiced by Kelly Marie Tran, Rose Tico from Star Wars. Poor woman recieved death threats and disgusting racist tweets on her Twitter account where toxic fans accused her of ruining Star Wars after the release of The Last Jedi.

I'm telling you guys now, If you haven't already seen it but I'd love to see a commentary to Cinderella 3 a twist in time!!!! Probably my favourite disney sequel ever.

The writers wouldn't know the concepts of trust and forgiveness if it kicked them on the side of the head.

Namari had an AWFULLY itchy trigger finger

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Seesu still has all the powers of her siblings that she absorbed so with the exception of the last gen she got all the powers of the gem. So she is among the most powerful Dragons now

Ah, this movie. I didn't watch it until quite recently, and while I didn't hate it, it also didn't sit quite right with me. While I like the idea of trust and forgiveness, the execution feels very bad imo. Raya has every right to distrust Namaari, and not want to forgive her. I hate them framing Sisus death as Rayas fault when it absolutely wasn't. Maybe if the changed the framing device, and focused more on forgiveness than trust, I'd probably be more forgiving. But having the movie constantly act as if Sisu is right and Raya is wrong feels obnoxious. Maybe have the message be about how to fix something broken, forgiveness is the first step, and if neither wants to, then you either gonna have to get over it and take the first step, or let it stay broken. In the movie I think the first option is the correct one, but as a metaphor I think both are equally valid. When there are more lives at stake than just yours you're gonna have to take the high road sometimes, unfortunately. I like the environments and setting of the movie, but the characters didn't really do anything for me. It's a shame, I was looking forward to a more badass fighting princess, but Raya didn't really do it for me. I still think she's the most likeable character in her movie though.

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Okay but why did Kelly Marie say “okay, so here’s the sitch” in literally the same voice as Christy Romano in Kim Possible

Namari was squeezing the trigger, to this day, I will be angry bc of that.

nah man this movie has the audacity to put some blame on raya for sisu’s death because she didn’t trust the person who wronged her before? what kinda message is that…

I liked this movie in my first watch, but the message of blindly trusting people that had already showed you they can't be trusted is wild and very harmful, it doesn't sit well with me. Namaari betrayed Raya and as a result she lost not only her father, but also her home, people and culture. After years of survival and some encounters with Namaari (that wasn't even remorseful) she made an effort to trust her again only to be betrayed mere seconds later. I don't think Raya is to blame for her reaction to the crossbow. What was she supposed to do? Just stand there and trust? Sure, that's a beautiful message, if you don't think about it too much. But the reality is that Raya's experiences with Namaari tell her not to trust her. Asking people to "be the bigger person" just to give an opportunity to people that have hurt them more than once is terrible wrong, harmful. Trust is earned, especially when the other person has broken it already. The fact that in the end Raya had put her trust on Namaari again instead of Namaari showing Raya that she in fact had changed seems twisted to me. I still think this is a beautiful made movie, but the message...

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I think a perfect ending whould have been if the five heroes stayed turned to stone and they became a monument to when they saved the land. Everybody comes back but them.

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I would love you to comment on Emperor's New Groove, it's one of my Disney favourites and I think you would really like the jokes 😀 your commentary is comforting, I've watched almost every one in the last month

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I've been binge-watching your reactions this weekend, and I think this one might be my favorite so far. This movie is so underrated and deserves much more appreciation. Love your insights about it. This movie could really be expanded well into series. It would be great to see your reaction to Coco and Big Hero 6 as well.

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I've seen some good criticisms that compare this and ATLA through story elements and I do feel some similarities. That being said, Avatar was a major cultural phenomenon that inspired a lot of people working in animation, and even literature, today. I don't think it's a 1:1 comparison by any means, though. This movie does have its own identity. I think the story would have been better told in a single season series.

I hate this message. Because numari betrayed raya and even years later she’s never apologized to her,and the dragon constantly blindly trusts people. And she keeps getting captured and instead of the Dragon changing her mind or learning from it they constantly keep going with this trust message.

Y’all need to review Kubo and the Two Strings. I love that movie so much.

Drune aren’t a manifestation of evil, but human discord, which means hatred, distrust, ambition, war etc. they are the opposite of trust and order

The Blind Side is one of my favorite movies it's so good and so inspiring

Man, I wish they made this a musical and made the countries a different SEA country instead of a blend.

Yay so excited for Do Revenge!

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The retractable sword was in Bleach a while ago, and likely other things I haven't personally seen. I also think Raya isn't really hopeful in the beginning. More like desperate.

I still don't get why people, and the movie in general, want to absolve Namaari of blame for Sisu's death. What part of tightening her finger on the damn trigger makes it look like she was gonna let go? Raya had every right to see that as an act of aggression and at least attempt to stop it. Plus the fact that the stupid crossbow didn't need to be aimed at the last freaking dragon to begin with, like wtf? Honestly this movie just failed at getting it's message across for me. Nearly everytime Sisu trusts when Raya warns her not to it goes badly and Raya does eventually trust others after she actually has reason to give them a chance (or if they seem innocent, look how quickly she was willing to help the baby at first), but then in the end Raya trusting specifically Namaari when she has every reason not to is what saves the day? Should've been Namaari having to show some remorse and actually trust Raya for once, wouldn't have fixed it all but it would've been a better ending. Also Sisu comparing Raya trusting Namaari with her family trusting her is so stupid, your own family trusting you when you haven't betrayed them before is a lot easier than trusting someone that pretended to become your friend to trick you which also caused you to lose your father.

I still have yet to watch this movie, so this was like watching the movie for the first time with you guys :)

I love you guys videos. they have gotten me though so much. My dad thought you two were a couple when we first watched you guys. Which if people don't think you and your friend are dating then are you really friends. You guys should watch Mr church its an eddie murphy movie I think it really good. It based on a short story about a real story. the short story is called The Cook Who Came to Live with Us. i also a movie about chosen family. I just think it really sweet. love you guys cant wait to see what come next.

Not you guys hinting to possibly watching Aladdin 😄

Did I just hear "Jenna" in the intro? :D Alright, I try to follow your advice at work tomorrow and not throw hands :P

I can't stop seeing Hexus from Fern Gully

There are actually quite a few Thai references in this movie such as Tom Yum a Thai soup and the name Tuk-Tuk is a Thai word used in a form of transportation.... also I am also Thai myself😊

I thoroughly loved the gorgeous visuals and music! (character design, background, textures, different artstyles, action scenes etc) and seeing different cultures (thought it could've been better as a series). I was very entertained by the movie. I'm from SEA but I guess I was enjoying the movie too much to realize how bad the execution to forgiveness and trust. I would still rewatch it though

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Fun fact. That arch in Heart looks like the aortic arch of the human heart.

Aang wanted to be friends with zuko cause he reminded him of his friends in the fire nation.

Ngl for the Rain songs, I'm surprised you didn't singe "i blessed the rains down in *Insert name of Fictional country here*"

This is not a way to teach people how trust like yes trust is usually given but when it’s broken then it’s earned. Great message concept horrible execution.

Ahhh so early for once!

I have to say regardless of feelings on the mixed messaging or the story, rava has received a lot of criticism for its inaccurate portrayal of SEA cultures, and for those who wish to learn more, i highly recommend checking out Xiran Jay Zhao’s videos (2 parter) compiling presentations by SEA on the many things they get wrong (and the few they got right). They also did a third video on queerbaiting in the film from a SEA lens. Disney heavily advertised this film as a win for representation and then proceeded to mash up all SEA cultures together and still get things wrong, which is a HUGE yikes

Ugh, I hate the message of this movie. I don't get how they thought it would be a good idea for Sisu to say "if you want to get people's trust, you gotta give a little trust" to the woman who gave trust to Namaari (along with her father giving trust to Fang) and was betrayed for it. They DID give trust. They did NOT get people's trust in return. Instead, they were betrayed. While I think there's value in the idea of not letting one betrayal cause you to close yourself off from trusting everyone, that's a lot different than the idea you should trust someone who has actively harmed you in the past & shown very little remorse. Raya does learn to trust people again & that's how she gets her "adventure family" assembled but Raya absolutely should NOT trust Namaari, specifically, because Namaari showed zero remorse and/or attempts to make amends for her previous betrayal of Raya. I just wish the movie had either had another character from Fang be the one Raya had to trust in the end or, I think the better option, make it so that Namaari didn't know what her mother was planning in the beginning. Like her mother basically told her to buddy up with Raya but didn't tell her it was to gain information they'd use to backstab Heart. That way Namaari's lack of remorse in the early movie can be shown as being a defense mechanism for the guilt she feels. An after-the-fact justification of her mother's actions & her own (albeit unknowing) role in breaking the world. It also makes the movie's stance that Raya needs to give Namaari trust make sense because in doing so, Namaari gets to make a knowing decision on what to do when Raya trusts her, instead of being used as a tool to gain trust that someone else makes the choice to betray.

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Can you guys do Now and Then (1995) or First Wives Club (1996)? they are both feel good classics from the 90s with female leads. Also, why do yall not have a patreon? it would be a good way to have polls on what movies to do next.

"that new kung fu CW show" meanwhile they're at season 3 lmao

Surprised to hear you say the ATLA similarities are thin! First time I watched this they jumped out at me - not from an aesthetic standpoint, but from a story element one. It isn't a bad thing! It's just a common trope - you are introduced to a world with a certain number of different groups, main character has to then go travel to those groups and collect knowledge/items (and friends) along the way. It's an easy way to build your world, flesh it out, and have your main character grow through the journey with a formula to provide it. It's not specifically an avatar thing, but that is definitely the series that I'd say is the most noteable example of it. (Added bonus of Raya coming from a place that was destroyed by the failures of the other nations, but having to save them regardless. Her character does deal with this in a wildly different manner than Aang does, though!) From an aesthetic standpoint, however, 100% agree. I just don't think that's what most people are comparing. I don't jive with people who use it as a way to knock the movie though.

It seems like a unalome rather than a school of fish

I love this movie but at the same time DONT GO TRUSTING EVERYBODY

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Great film

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I really liked this movie but my sister had an issue with it because it didn’t have as many narrative based songs like other Disney films. I didn’t mind and I think the music they used was great for keeping with the cultural aspects. I like traditional musics of all cultures so I enjoyed hearing the music they had.

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though there are some tacky aspects of the movie, the way i interpret the message is more about assuming better in others. everybodys quick to point fingers and blame, or see the worst in other people, and if we want a world where people don't do that, you need to be the one to take the first step. it feels like its more about humanity as a whole rather than a 2-person relationship. because in a 2-person relationship, things could potentially be black & white (Like its better to withhold trust from someone who's betrayed you many times), but on a larger scale, the situation is almost always gonna turn grey. You could always choose to see grey as a lighter black than a darker white.

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I fully understand why Raya didn't want to try is the dragon's way first. She already trusted, already gave and opened her heart but was brutally backstabbed and lost quite literally everything. If you've reached out blindly first before it's almost impossible to do so again even if you do only have good intentions

I'll have to disagree with you guys on this one. The movie is very poorly executed, and I'm not even talking about the cultural stuff. The movie's message is all over the place. Here's my reasoning. Sisu's character is really...hmm. Look at it like this. She's super trusting, has had experiences proving she SHOULDN'T trust people blindly throughout the movie, and STILL trust people blindly anyway. Not only that, Sisu's whole reasoning to persuade Raya to also trust others is also bullshit. She said her siblings trusted her, and that was what empowered her to save the world. But the thing is, OF COURSE you would trust your family. They know you, and you know them. There's rapport. There's time to get to KNOW one another, and there's MUTUAL LOVE AND CARE in that relationship. Raya and co in the other hand, do NOT have any of that with Namari. What did she ever do to earn their trust? Stare at Sisu's eyes tearfully? After *rewinding all the scenes where she appeared* betraying Raya, and then continuously fighting, insulting, and generally being antagonistic to her? And then once Raya and co made the decision to give Namari a chance to redeem herself, what did she do? Betray them. AGAIN. She pulled out a weapon, pointed it at Sisu, with her finger TIGHTENING ON THE TRIGGER. Like, I'm not ignoring the fact that Namari felt guilty, or that she does deep down have a good heart, but regardless of Namari's intentions and her own inner turmoil, from Raya's perspective, she had no reason to believe she wouldn't shoot Sisu. Namari never EARNED Raya's trust with her actions. So HOW is it also RAYA's fault that Sisu died? That was some high level gaslighting. Raya is the victim in this whole ordeal. Namari not only betrayed her feelings, but also hurt her physically and caused her to lose everything. And as Namari grows older and knows better, she STILL continues to antagonize Raya for the next 6 years. After all of that, Raya has all the right in the world to be distrustful of her. She would just be plain dumb to believe she won't shoot. Namari's guilt means nothing if she doesn't act on it. If an abusive parent is feeling guilty but still continues to abuse their child without any visible effort whatsoever to atone and be better, then they're still an abuser. The abused child therefore has no reason to forgive nor trust the parent to do better. By the same logic, Raya as the victim DOESN'T have any obligation to forgive Namari, much less trust her. Namari's supposed "redemption arc" happened too suddenly, at the tail end of the movie, with very bad reasoning and little to no gravity. When she finally responded correctly to Raya and co's trust, she did so when she practically had no other choice. You can say she has the choice to run instead of staying, but even if Namari ran away, it's been established that the gem's power is fading. She will be doomed anyway. In that case, between being turned to stone futilely later and taking the risk to stay and fix the gem that can reverse the petrification, it's not that hard of a choice to make. From the very beginning the only reason Namari even considered to switch sides was because Sisu, the dragon she idolized since childhood, gave her positive attention. Not because of her guilt towards Raya and the world, and not because helping Raya and co is the right thing to do. The movie said "someone has to take the first step." That's true. I do agree with Chief Benja's choice to give (moderate) trust to the other tribes, because that's just basic diplomacy. But in the case of Raya and Namari, the responsibility to take that first step shouldn't be on Raya, the victim, but rather on Namari, the abuser. The fact that the movie keeps pushing the idea that RAYA should be the one to forgive and trust Namari first instead of giving Namari proper character development to seek redemption herself is just...messed up. Had the movie shown Namari to ACT apologetic towards Raya for what she did, and not try to insult or beat down Raya every instance they meet; or heck, just give her ONE apology scene for all the pain and destruction she caused, I would be a lot less harsh on my opinion in the movie. But nooo, the movie just had to make their message absurd. "Trust people! even if they'd traumatized you, abuse you physically and mentally, never apologized or shown themselves to be regretful for it, and then blame YOU for shit THEY did!!" That is a very damaging message to tell an audience, especially kids. Like, honestly in my eyes the only thing I can praise about the movie is the animation quality. With that level of detail to the water texture and Sisu's mane, I expect Disney to not only treat my culture's representation with more respect, but also handle the plot and message with more care.

I wanna see you guys react to the live action Mulan, I’ve heard varying opinions (mostly negative) but I wanna see what you guys think of it

I can't ship them lol, the world was no longer threatened and "Heart" was gonna try and put the pieces of the body back together. So Raya believed her father and also tried to unite them. But fang was selfish and didn't think about the consequences of negatively disrupting the way things were ie war. Then years later Raya is once again trying to fix things and bring her father back, yet "Fang" refuses to do anything if it's not only for the prosperity of only them which has proven before to end badly. What Raya went through was dismissed as her being untrustworthy but why would you trust someone who caused you and the rest of the world to lose everything. Even is she trusted Sisu, Namaari's actions only proved her untrustworthy

CAN WE SHOUTOUT THE SINGLE MOM!!!! NEVER SEEN THAT IN A DISNEY MOVIE!!