@Unreliable Bacon Right, they are barely able to keep the lights on and the popcorn hot as is though. This time next year, I’d be surprised if any theaters are open.
While everyone is talking about Avatar and stuff, let me breakdown some cultural stuff I didn't miss: 1.) She uses arnis as a weapon, Arnis is commonly National Martial Arts of the Philippines. 2.) The intro of Disney shows a place in a rock; it represents Sigiriya Rock in Sri Lanka. 3.) When she jumped out of a house, the houses were designed in Thailand's traditional houses. 4.) The Villain's mask is called Raksasa Mask from Bali, Indonesia. 5.) The Sword of the villain and the sword that Raya pulled are designed from Indonesia's sword. 6.) I have theory in the tribes; the yellow tribe is Indonesian or Malaysian the purple tribe is Philippine or Malaysian the green tribe is maybe Thai because of the Elephants or Cambodian because of the advance weaponry the white tribe is Thai because of the Dholes, clothes, and the swords 7.) Raya's clothes are Vietnamese traditional clothing.
People forget that the main inspiration of the fire nation is China and Southeast Asia (not Japan like many people seem to think). Fire nation buildings and their casual clothing is straight up Thai. this movie also takes lots of inspiration from Southeast Asia.
I thought she was Sokka's daughter because she uses melee weapons like him. Also the guy she was fighting. I was like... Zuko? 😂😂😂 Cause it reminded me of the Blue Spirit
@@sweetbunnybun I have watched The Force Awakens on my Sony TV and yes, but atleast the removal of a stereotypical european princess singing with animals in a cringe inducing way is something I liked
“Raya and the Last Dragon's” fantasy setting is called Kumandra, and reportedly blends elements from cultures of the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, and Myanmar.
This is like if Korra were a Disney princess. I’m not mad about it. Edit: Just for clarification, I was talking more about her personality and setting of the movie, not her culture necessarily. I’m excited for this movie :).
@@VictorGonzalez-xs9oc *Pocahontas* and *Mulan* were also not princesses in the movie, but they are still official Disney Princesses ! Even Esmeralda from Hunchback of Notre Dame was once for a short time an official Disney Princess, but then sadly she was excluded because her movie was not popular enough..
Did yall know that the screenwriters are malaysian and vietnamese? "Disney created Kumandra, a fictional land that is inspired by Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia. The animation team actually traveled to the latter four countries for research purposes" I think they also included phillipines influence in this with the arnis and salakot. Also with the moro sword/keris/kalis which can be found in phillipines,malaysia,brunei and indonesia. I'm glad they did proper research Also her attire is inspired by kadazan and iban community which is a minority race/ethnicity in Malaysia! Although i personally don't see any concrete resemblance.Like you all said,the first thing that comes to mind is not asian attire but korra's outfit.That shows how it is lacking in represention. I also liked that the characters have a some range of colours as how it is in ASEAN countries. Another fun fact: Raya means greatness in malaysian & indonesian.It seems that many malaysians are unaware of this and only thought raya as a celebration (selamat hari raya). Edit: 1.No i didn't mean to write asian.I really did meant ASEAN which stands for association of south east nation. 2.Thanks to those who corrected any misinformation about keris and other things that i said. 3.I also don't expect perfect representation of SEA in this movie BUT it's still a good exposure.I doubt there can be too many mistakes they can possibly make while working with SEA screenwriters and adequate research. 4.Also with the salakot,there's no point in claiming it.Nearly all asian countries have that hat.
"The animation team actually traveled to the latter four countries for research purposes" pffft people have been literally doing this for decades. even for videogames, this has been a thing since at *least* the 1990s. 2020 Disney kind of has the resources to do that for an animated feature film I think haha
You know that this is the first original animated movie from Disney in the last 4 YEARS? Frozen 2 and Ralph were sequels. Meanwhile, there have been like 7 remakes. I want Disney to return to its roots.
For those asking about her weapon of choice it's called "Kali" sticks (or arnis/escrima sticks) from Philippines. Kali is our national martial arts. You're welcome x
@@rissaasashi8573 I think we have that sword in the Philippines too It is known as the Moro Kris sword and it is usually known as Kalis in Southern Philippines usually found in Maguindanao and Sulu think
Mulan: i have to save my family and country Moana: I have to save my family and country Anna:I have to save my family and country Raya: *ooweeooeeaaaooo*
katara did u know that if aang was with the air nomads when they were attacks and got killed, katara would be the avatar? Since she was the only water-bender in south-tribe- and she's a waterbender with the cycle-yeah.
I love how badass Raya is compared to the other Disney princesses. There’s no kiddie love story, it has a great adventure type feel to it, not to mention amazinggg fighting scenes. I thought moana was amazing when it first came out, this is even better 11/10 Raya is the best Disney move by far!!!
I hate that people call her a princess. it's 2021 just because an animated girl is the star of a Disney movie doesn't mean she's a princess. She, not a warrior princess she's just a warrior, the sexist of it all I swear
actually that's one thing i hate about this. Asian princesses are always portrayed as martial art brawlers. mulan for example. Raya is another addition. do you ever stop to imagine pocahontas doing martial arts and start wrestling people? no! have you ever imagined snow white equipped with a crossbow adventuring in the wilderness? Elsa fighting with a battle axe like a viking. no! All the princesses have their own battles to fight, but the asian ones are the ones doing kung fu.
Me: she kinda looks like Moana "From the creators of Moana" Me: oh... Lots of water effects Me: Kind of reminds me of frozen "From the creators of frozen" Me: oh cmon stop it!!!
Finally! Inspired from the entire South East Asia... Philippines - Arnis (2 sticks weapon) Vietnam - Hat (Philippinese it's Salakot, same design) Thailand - The name of her ride, Tuktuk. Cambodia - Angkor Wat (Temple) Malaysia - The writer of the movie The Dragon could be the mix of Malaysian, Indonesian, Vietnamese and Filipino mythology (Bakunawa in Philippines, is depicted with a characteristic looped tail and a single horn on the nose. It was generally believed to be a sea serpent, but are also variously believed to inhabit either the sky or the underworld (sea). Base on the drawing it looks like Bakunawa, technically the entire South East Asia shares the same thing, witb only few differences. The rooftop at the beginning looks like combination of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand architecture Let me check for more lol
Oh my gosh a new Disney Movie that isn’t a sequel, live action, or non original Disney studios it’s a MIRACLE!!! (Also note the last new Disney movie before this that isn’t a sequel, or live action remake was Moana from 2016)
But honestly, I think that the dubstep elements of the (possible) score should be reduced or even completely eliminated. But since this is a teaser, I doubt that the final score contains electronic elements. I am praying for the usage of instruments from Southeast Asia tho. 🙏🏽
@@satarikta6435 he triggered because its a very cliche thing with Disney. Sure, there is nothing wrong with female protagonis, but a new fresh idea right from oven wouldn't be so bad. C'mon Disney, give us something new
Nivi P. They’re ALWAYS male. There are Disney princesses, but they are always just carbon copy damsels in distress. The only functional female characters in Disney are Merida (Brave), Ariel (The little mermaid) Elsa (frozen), Moana (Moana), and now this girl. Consider how many male princes/protagonists there are in Disney, and you get your answer. I agree, there’s no point making the protagonist female for no reason, but there’s also a huge market for powerful female figures, and so Disney caters. Adapt now, or get stuck in the past.
only the guardian of the dragon gem could stop them but when the world needed them most, they wanisht... a hundred years past and my brother and I discovered the new Katara a copy named Raya...
Although, her Arnis skills are great, they still lack Trillions of Dollars before they could purchase Amazon.... But i believe.... Covid change the world.
Imagine being a tribe who wears purple, the hardest to color to get in the past. So rare it wasn't even an option to flags. Those people are rich Edit: I know is a fictional world, but we're taking about Disney guys. Colors matter when were taking about character design, and this *might* be an important detail.
This brings me so much joy as a Southeast Asian. I can really see Disney put the effort into the character and setting designs. The person Raya found in the cave is wearing a Hanuman mask, a character in the Ramayana epic. Raya wields what appears to be an Angkorian style sword. A building she jumped onto has pointed tips reminiscent of Theravada Buddhism buildings to me. My heart feels so full, I've never felt like Southeast Asian culture, let alone Khmer culture was seen in media other than East Asian cultures.
You sure that's a hanuman like mask? Coz Hanuman is basically monkey King of India. Edit: Pardon my little knowledge on other asian Hindu/Buddhist influenced culture. I did some research and it indeed is a Hanuman mask but from Thai version of ramayana. Art styles varies but Same thing.
@Chí Thiện Nguyễn Wdym? There's a part of Vietnamese in the video too. You should try to watch the edited vid that pause to show what culture does one symbolizes
So, we can all agree the trainer/guardian is her dad. He sends her off to find the dragon since all the tribes or whatever are at war. And the last dragon is like her mom or something.
Nah, i think the last dragon will end up being a jerk like Maui at first, and maya will have to convince it to help her... and something something plot twist something
I hate that people call her a princess. it's 2021 just because an animated girl is the star of a Disney movie doesn't mean she's a princess. She, not a warrior princess she's just a warrior, the sexist of it all I swear
"Original". Its Last Airbender's setting, The Dragon Princes Conflict, and Legend of Korra's main character. Its a lot of things, but original is not one of them.
@Nuggy Kid :D That's very obviously someone training her. I don't think I'd ever trust the judgment of someone like you if you can't tell that from the obviously-telegraphed body language.
@@jimmyrahi427 -Looks like just another stupid "princess" movie. I thought Zootopia would set the stage for more well-written stories, but nope we get this crap, Frozen 2, and poorly executed, live-action reboots of great original animated movies. Disney just sucks now.
@@wordragon If u have something against princess movies thats on you. Disney makes amazing "princess" movies (and it would be better if we stop labelling them as if its a genre) tangled, frozen, and moana are amazing. Sequels are shit bcz theyre just cash grab but at least appreciate their original works
as a Southeast Asian person who grew up in the region, this makes me really happy. we don't get a lot of representation in media, people forget we exist sometimes. but this looks really awesome. i'm so excited!! :)
Hah thats funny Edit: WOW! I never imagined i would have 13 likes.😁 Thanks so much for the people who like or read this comment. This eeally means so much to me.
I think the guy she’s fighting is her mentor/father because they are wearing very similar clothing. And in the scene where it shows a pan over of the 4 tribes you can see Raya and a man that has the same hair/frame as the man she is fighting. She also said her entire life she has been training to Be a Guardian of the dragon gem. And in the beginning of them fighting the man out classes her and perfectly predicts her movements. Maybe this is her training with her mentor? Idk this is just something that popped into my mind when I was watching the trailer
This is likely. In addition, Arnis, which is the martial arts and weapon she is using is thought by fathers to their children. It was supposed to be an inherited skill.
@Kitty Lopez not easy to imagine sense a lot of people believe it doesn't exist EVEN THOUGH THE HOSPITALS ARE FULL OF SICK PEOPLE. ugh....big insult to those who lost loved ones to it. I can see it lasting a good 3 to 4 years.
Why is no one talking about the soundtrack. That's the first thing that caught attention after watching this. It's kinda different from Disney's usual stuff. Although I've heard this sort of soundtrack before I think it's a bold move by Disney.
@Hi, Nice To Meet You you’re probably a city person lol. I remember me and my friends would make an arnis and play ninja ninja-han then we’d do groups and then we’ll fight each other lol
So happy to finally see Southeast Asian influence in a Disney film. Growing up, I can't count all the times I've been called Mulan just because I'm Asian lol. I love Mulan, but Chinese culture does not represent all of Asian culture. So to see someone who actually looks like me and who actually draws influence from my culture, means a lot.
@Charlie Vetsworth They called out China in particular because the were talking about how Mulan had an affect on how people viewed them and their culture
She is suppose to finally represent south east asian thais, cambodians, laotian, indonesian, malaysian, filipino, vietnamese, myanmar etc. Her sticks are more of arnis or eskrima, filipino martial-arts.
Everything is so THAI 0:14 it’s the roof of Thai temple. Kanok pattern on the roof you can see many Thai temple are that such as The Emerald Buddha Temple (Wat Phrakeaw) 0:31 Tuk tuk have become one of Bangkok's most recognisable transportation features and are still popular among tourists and visitors. 1:11 it’s a Giant mask from Thai-Culture. You can see Giant when you at Suvarnabhumi airport and Many Thai temple. 1:32 Thai people worship the dragon(Thai name is Praya Naga). Many Lakorn (Thai television soap opera) are based on A Praya Naga legend such as Nakee in 2016, Manisawat in 2013, Poot mae nam khong in 2008 For a Thai people. I very excited and happy at the same time. Thanks Disney
@@conexion6438 Pixar studios is doing fine on movies. But Disney studios, themselves, have not produced much worthwhile content lately and have instead relied on their child companies to do all the heavy lifting.
Raya is Motoko Kusanagi but human and dark skinned and i love it. So far Disney will usher in the anime age which will never expire starting with this film
Finally, this is what we want from you, Disney. New stories, new worlds. Not awful live action remakes. EDIT: So apparently, being optimistic starts arguments on the internet. Sure, it's similar to a bunch of stuff. There's definitely some Avatar influence and though I haven't seen some of the other titles mentioned, I'll take the point that if it feels similar, you might be skeptical. I don't really understand how this is a "princess movie in disguise" though? Like, we aren't even shown a male lead... Seems to me like they've got a pretty interesting maybe independent female protagonist. If there ends up being a romance arc, I hope they don't diminish Raya's character arc. It might not be the deepest story or whatever, but somehow I can't see the team behind Disney's "successful" (whether or not you like them) 3D movies in the past decade making a movie worse than Mulan 2020. You can boil most PG animated movies down into: "We need to do A THING so we can stop THE CONFLICT." That's kind of what the movies are about. Basically, all I'm saying is that I'm optimistic for something that isn't a sequel or a remake.
Is it new though? It looks like they took the stories from Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Dragon Prince (on Netflix, which had people from ATLA involved in its creation) and mish mashed it into this movie. It doesnt just look inspired, it looks stolen. But I can't say that for sure without actually seeing the movie. The trailer has left me so skeptical though.
@Choco Sweets wanna know a movie thats unoriginal in plot, sharing many cliches yet turned out pretty great? One hint, it sounds like your first name. While you figure that out, I just wanna say there are plenty of movies (Disney or not) that had been unoriginal yet pretty amazing on their own. Point is, its not about what they borrow, its how they use and execute it, whether through new techniques, being truer to the settings, the animation and the performance of the VAs.
People : She looks like Katara People : This story is based on South East Asia cultures Me, who live in South East Asia and watched ATLA : Keeping my eyes on that cute sidekick instead
Yeah Frozen was a bit of an anomaly lmao, I personal also really liked it but I don't really know why it skyrocketed in popularity like it did I just remember being in highschool and that being everything anybody was talking about and having online memes be taken over by it for at least half a year afterwards
There were several countries that influenced the film, including Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Several creative teams were sent to different countries in Southeast Asia specifically to research, said producer Osnat Shurer-who was also behind Moana!!
The film is set in a fictional fantasy land called Kumandra, inspired by Southeast Asian cultures from Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Laos.[9][10][11] To conduct research, the film makers and the production team traveled to Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines
The hat was Vietnamese,And Philippines, we used hat like that here, so its obviously an inspiration from South East Countries, traveled in provinces and you will see the country side
Some of the SE Asia references I got from the trailer: Raya - meaning grand or great in malay & indo, prolly derived from sanskrit Disney castle on a cliff - tanah lot temple Dragon & water - in SE Asia, dragon (naga) is associated with bodies of water (sea, river, lake) Fashion - wrap-around clothing, kelatbahu armband, sarong, etc. Mossy stone tunnel - typical ancient temple in the tropical region (like Angkor Wat) Double stick weapon - arnis Tuktuk - tuk tuk Evil spirit mask - topeng dance mask (kolo, buto,... ), khon, etc. Praying pose - ancient Hindu influence in the region Various tribes - there are hundreds of ethnic groups in SE Asia (Indonesia alone recognized 633 groups) Other weapons - asymmetrical blade (keris, sundang,... ), sickle (celurit), dong son bronze axe + American references: desert with rock pedestals, armadillo
Arnis too her weapon are made of Ratan Stick which Called Arnis national martial in the Philippines Edit: For correction Ratan not Bamboo stick btw I'm so happy for SEA s-region 🥰
I think we will listen to gamelan instruments in the soundtrack. "....and collaborate with linguists, dancers, Gamelan musicians from Indonesia,....' insidethemagic.net/2020/08/representation-raya-and-the-last-dragon-tm1/
@@mafuyu8503 she should have wore brown and earth tone red XD..... gah in the promo photo she does wore brown.entire blue outfit isn't native. the avatar universe indigo colour is inspired by combining japan and inuit and chinese
I love this movie, song and everything. 🥳🥳🥳 I watched this movie today and I legit cried at the end ...omg. This is a masterpiece. 😍It is so breathtaking and a lot of lessons learned. One of Disney’s best. ❤️❤️ I loved every minute of it. Thank you so much Disney for giving us beautiful movies like this. ❤️❤️ When I lost hope, Raya and the Last Dragon became a hope for me. 🔥🔥🔥
Wikipedia said the film is inspired by Southeast Asian cultures from Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Laos.
Fang. Heart. Spine. Talon. Tail. My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days, how Kumandra once lived in harmony. How everything changed once the Druun attacked. Only Dragons mastered all life’s power. Only they could stop the ruthless Druun. But when the world needed them most, they are defeated or disappeared. Nobody had seen them for a hundred years, until my pet Tuk and I found one of them, a dragon named Sisu. The problem is, this Dragon is still weak, and even though her potential can be brought back, she has a lot to learn before she's ready to save anyone. The Fang Nation will do anything to capture the Dragon before she get all the her powers back, so I must keep her safe until she's ready to fulfill her destiny. All tribes thinks I'm crazy, but I believe Sisu can save the world."
Woah, it looks like for most of the movie she's an adult. Not something I'd expect from a Disney Animated Studios movie! It looks very cool though, has a larger world than most Disney movies and is based on cultures we don't see much of in Western media. I'm excited for more!
I don’t think it is that surprising that she’ll be an adult for most of the movie because Anna and Elsa both were in their movies. But I agree I think the movie looks really exciting.
Can't really tell what culture this is depicting...Magical Southeast Asia? ...There's dessert, is it Norther or Western China? I'm probably just dumb, but the culture seems pretty nondescript so far
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“In theaters”... That’s a bold statement Cotton, let’s see how it plays out.
The mouse conglomerate will force movie theaters open and you know it
@Unreliable Bacon Right, they are barely able to keep the lights on and the popcorn hot as is though.
This time next year, I’d be surprised if any theaters are open.
Damn I just posted that comment and you beat me too it 😂
Cinemas in most of Australia have been open for months.
All the theatres where I live are closed.
While everyone is talking about Avatar and stuff, let me breakdown some cultural stuff I didn't miss:
1.) She uses arnis as a weapon, Arnis is commonly National Martial Arts of the Philippines.
2.) The intro of Disney shows a place in a rock; it represents Sigiriya Rock in Sri Lanka.
3.) When she jumped out of a house, the houses were designed in Thailand's traditional houses.
4.) The Villain's mask is called Raksasa Mask from Bali, Indonesia.
5.) The Sword of the villain and the sword that Raya pulled are designed from Indonesia's sword.
6.) I have theory in the tribes;
the yellow tribe is Indonesian or Malaysian
the purple tribe is Philippine or Malaysian
the green tribe is maybe Thai because of the Elephants or Cambodian because of the advance weaponry
the white tribe is Thai because of the Dholes, clothes, and the swords
7.) Raya's clothes are Vietnamese traditional clothing.
People forget that the main inspiration of the fire nation is China and Southeast Asia (not Japan like many people seem to think). Fire nation buildings and their casual clothing is straight up Thai. this movie also takes lots of inspiration from Southeast Asia.
As Balinese, that's not Barong mask, but Raksasa mask
Purple is definetly philippine
(Bad spelling)
Her clothes are traditional Viet? Really?
An ALLLL OOFFFF THOSE are IN the last air bender
Raya :- From the studio that brought you Moana and Frozen
Moana :- From the creators of Frozen
Frozen :- From the creators of Tangled
Tangled :- .....
HAHAHAHAHAHA
Haha I can’t stop laughing lol
@@musical_mitchell I didn’t understand
@@tboss2489 I dont get whats funny either
Tangled: From the creators
if you watched the movie you know that this is one
of the first Disney movies without any songs at all
dinosaur ?
I didn't mind it at all. The movie balances perfectly between serious topics and being humorous.
@@patrikhorny4989 Exactly!
I have watched it and you’re right 😂😂😂
TRUUUU ♥
“My whole life” man how many times have I heard that before.
I wanna see the "my whole life" people accomplish their goal and go into depression as they have no purpose anymore.
Be like MegaMind
@@Mr_December lol
Your whole life?
You heard it for your whole life
Wonder Woman
"To restore balance... I must find.. the Avat- I mean the Last Dragon."
Me: Katara I think you got lost
She looks more like Korra than katara tbh. The clothes and even the hair
I thought she was Sokka's daughter because she uses melee weapons like him. Also the guy she was fighting. I was like... Zuko? 😂😂😂 Cause it reminded me of the Blue Spirit
Even the blue spirit makes an appearance
@@ryanc9797 THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT TOO LMAOO, silent masked man using a sword?? its zukooo
Lol out of all the ATLA jokes in the comments this one wins
Katara looks different
haha
Lol
i was waiting for this comment ngl
Hahahahhaha
LoL
10/10. Disney princess movie that doesn't have sing & dance scenes.
True. This preview absolutely does not do this movie justice.
@@FunHavenWithMichelle yea seriously, friend asked me if i wanted to come, thought i wasnt gonna watch the entire movie but i did.
ye now its a boring stronk woman, seen it a million times before
@@sweetbunnybun I have watched The Force Awakens on my Sony TV and yes, but atleast the removal of a stereotypical european princess singing with animals in a cringe inducing way is something I liked
Thank GOD. We're long past the era where that was acceptable.
Plot twist: she’s the dragon
Love your vids!
Yes big fan
Welp
Spoiler Mayby?
Why does this actually seem like a stunt disney might pull
“Raya and the Last Dragon's” fantasy setting is called Kumandra, and reportedly blends elements from cultures of the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, and Myanmar.
I SEE MALAYSIA SKSK
I SEE PHILIPPINES XDDD
I SEE INDONESIA
i think asean
@@ariffikri4332 I see Malaysia culture there
This is like if Korra were a Disney princess.
I’m not mad about it.
Edit: Just for clarification, I was talking more about her personality and setting of the movie, not her culture necessarily. I’m excited for this movie :).
I think she is more like *Katara* (her clothes and face)
Especially because she is fighting a man who is looking like Blue Spirit aka Zuko.
We don't even know if she is a princess yet.
@@VictorGonzalez-xs9oc
*Pocahontas* and *Mulan* were also not princesses in the movie, but they are still official Disney Princesses !
Even Esmeralda from Hunchback of Notre Dame was once for a short time an official Disney Princess, but then sadly she was excluded because her movie was not popular enough..
@@konanxhidan3202 I know that, it's just that everyone keep calling this Disney movie a princess which Disney never said she a princess.
@@VictorGonzalez-xs9oc
I agree with you, and I really hope she is not a Disney Princess..
But she will propably became one.
not gonna lie, she's the coolest princess.
TRUE. PERIODT
@Your Dad Lmao elsa isn't a princess
@@aerokenn5032 she is, Anna is Queen now.
@@chaiboix Anna not elsa
In fact, it’s difficult to even see her as a princess. I’d just call her a warrior.
Did yall know that the screenwriters are malaysian and vietnamese?
"Disney created Kumandra, a fictional land that is inspired by Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia. The animation team actually traveled to the latter four countries for research purposes"
I think they also included phillipines influence in this with the arnis and salakot.
Also with the moro sword/keris/kalis which can be found in phillipines,malaysia,brunei and indonesia.
I'm glad they did proper research
Also her attire is inspired by kadazan and iban community which is a minority race/ethnicity in Malaysia!
Although i personally don't see any concrete resemblance.Like you all said,the first thing that comes to mind is not asian attire but korra's outfit.That shows how it is lacking in represention.
I also liked that the characters have a some range of colours as how it is in ASEAN countries.
Another fun fact: Raya means greatness in malaysian & indonesian.It seems that many malaysians are unaware of this and only thought raya as a celebration (selamat hari raya).
Edit:
1.No i didn't mean to write asian.I really did meant ASEAN which stands for association of south east nation.
2.Thanks to those who corrected any misinformation about keris and other things that i said.
3.I also don't expect perfect representation of SEA in this movie BUT it's still a good exposure.I doubt there can be too many mistakes they can possibly make while working with SEA screenwriters and adequate research.
4.Also with the salakot,there's no point in claiming it.Nearly all asian countries have that hat.
Looking great in that aspect, overall. I hope the story matches how good the settings are.
The voice of Raya is a Filipina
So that is why her weapon at 1:31 was arnis, I can't be mistaken there haha
@@xfinity319 no, they recasted it, its Vietnamese now.
"The animation team actually traveled to the latter four countries for research purposes"
pffft people have been literally doing this for decades. even for videogames, this has been a thing since at *least* the 1990s. 2020 Disney kind of has the resources to do that for an animated feature film I think haha
"and its people are divided"
Yep. That's Southeast Asia for you
Am being real here and won't say sorry you guys need to watch this now now th-cam.com/video/E3oEHf-9emw/w-d-xo.html
@@rdcyoutubediary oh we are divided still, but we managed to coexist.
true several islands are parts of
countries
Approx. 7, 107 Islands of Philippines are saying hello....depends on the tides
If ASEAN spoke the same language, maybe we can do something big
You know that this is the first original animated movie from Disney in the last 4 YEARS? Frozen 2 and Ralph were sequels. Meanwhile, there have been like 7 remakes. I want Disney to return to its roots.
What about soul?
@@Brightonvrr That's Pixar
@@Brightonvrr It's Pixar. They're talking about Disney Animation originals.
Moana?
damn
For those asking about her weapon of choice it's called "Kali" sticks (or arnis/escrima sticks) from Philippines. Kali is our national martial arts. You're welcome x
They're especially fun in Modern Warfare lol
And the sword is "keris" from indonesia 1:15
Nice collab-! 💖
@@rissaasashi8573 oh wow it looks absolutely beautiful i'll look it up 😍😍😍
@@rissaasashi8573 It's a rojak of Southeast Asia
@@rissaasashi8573 I think we have that sword in the Philippines too It is known as the Moro Kris sword and it is usually known as Kalis in Southern Philippines usually found in Maguindanao and Sulu think
Mulan: i have to save my family and country
Moana: I have to save my family and country
Anna:I have to save my family and country
Raya: *ooweeooeeaaaooo*
Raya : I have to save
To save the water nation
Watch funny man say funny th-cam.com/video/oWR_ebjGbow/w-d-xo.html
Masked guy: I have to save my honor
🤣🤣
She looks like someone who could waterbend long ago when the four nations lived in harmony, but everything changed when the fire nation attacked.
katara
did u know that if aang was with the air nomads when they were attacks and got killed, katara would be the avatar? Since she was the only water-bender in south-tribe- and she's a waterbender with the cycle-yeah.
lol
HOLY SHIT I JUST THOUGHT OF THAT!!
@@barbaratroche2737 There’s also a theory that Yue could’ve been the next avatar if Aang died.
Also she looks more like Korra since she doesn’t have Katara’s iconic hair loops.
Fun fact, this will be the first original non-sequel Disney movie in 5 years
I was about to say Moana but holy crap that was 2016
I feel old now
what about Coco? that was 2017
@@bloodredrobot2613 same
@@gamer83294 that was Pixar.
@@gamer83294 Coco is Pixar, not WDAS
I love how badass Raya is compared to the other Disney princesses. There’s no kiddie love story, it has a great adventure type feel to it, not to mention amazinggg fighting scenes. I thought moana was amazing when it first came out, this is even better 11/10 Raya is the best Disney move by far!!!
I hate that people call her a princess. it's 2021 just because an animated girl is the star of a Disney movie doesn't mean she's a princess. She, not a warrior princess she's just a warrior, the sexist of it all I swear
actually that's one thing i hate about this. Asian princesses are always portrayed as martial art brawlers. mulan for example. Raya is another addition.
do you ever stop to imagine pocahontas doing martial arts and start wrestling people? no!
have you ever imagined snow white equipped with a crossbow adventuring in the wilderness? Elsa fighting with a battle axe like a viking.
no! All the princesses have their own battles to fight, but the asian ones are the ones doing kung fu.
Not every princess has to be a good fighter to be badass
@@sipsmoretea2241 Have you seen the movie? She is literally the daughter of the chief.
@@sipsmoretea2241 it was mentioned in the film that she is a princess
Me: she kinda looks like Moana
"From the creators of Moana"
Me: oh...
Lots of water effects
Me: Kind of reminds me of frozen
"From the creators of frozen"
Me: oh cmon stop it!!!
have you never heard about disney?
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Literally same lol
She kind of dresses up as Korra... Oh, is that Zuko in the mask? 👀
Yeah it immediately reminded me of that as well
Finally! Inspired from the entire South East Asia...
Philippines - Arnis (2 sticks weapon)
Vietnam - Hat (Philippinese it's Salakot, same design)
Thailand - The name of her ride, Tuktuk.
Cambodia - Angkor Wat (Temple)
Malaysia - The writer of the movie
The Dragon could be the mix of Malaysian, Indonesian, Vietnamese and Filipino mythology (Bakunawa in Philippines, is depicted with a characteristic looped tail and a single horn on the nose. It was generally believed to be a sea serpent, but are also variously believed to inhabit either the sky or the underworld (sea).
Base on the drawing it looks like Bakunawa, technically the entire South East Asia shares the same thing, witb only few differences.
The rooftop at the beginning looks like combination of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand architecture
Let me check for more lol
Thank you for the information! I’m excited about the South East Asian representation too!
I'm from Southeast Asia and I'm so happy when I saw this! SEA countries really share a lot of things when it comes to culture ❤️
literally no one:
filipinos: DAE FILIPINO HERITAGE
The hat doesn't have any Vietnamese influences on it. It looks like more Indo or Thai.
@Connor Reynolds the movie is literally inspired of southeast asia
Oh my gosh a new Disney Movie that isn’t a sequel, live action, or non original Disney studios it’s a MIRACLE!!! (Also note the last new Disney movie before this that isn’t a sequel, or live action remake was Moana from 2016)
(or a pixar movie or disney+ original)
You know there is Soul its none of those sooooooo your wrong
@@onye0
That’s Pixar.
isnt it coco??
There are more Disney movies coming you know
Raya and the last dragon
Soul
Encanto
Luca
Raya is the most badass disney princess period.
Purr
bruh vanellope
I like Moana or mulan
And no prince needed. 😁
I’m living for this score
Bryson Crazy, what do you mean?
@Bryson Crazy Reddit moment
Sameee
But honestly, I think that the dubstep elements of the (possible) score should be reduced or even completely eliminated. But since this is a teaser, I doubt that the final score contains electronic elements.
I am praying for the usage of instruments from Southeast Asia tho. 🙏🏽
Ikr! Me too
Surprised it didn’t say “everything changed when the fire nation attacked”
Same
Agree x10000
Her outfit =katara
The guy with the mask= zuko with the mask
*Read the description* It basically copied Avatar: The Last Airbender Intro!
you can laugh, its *funny*
wow disney is producing something other than a prequel, sequel, or remake. didn't know they could do that.
@Juho Mäkinen To me at least right now it doesn't seem like that but we'll see
@@satarikta6435 he triggered because its a very cliche thing with Disney. Sure, there is nothing wrong with female protagonis, but a new fresh idea right from oven wouldn't be so bad. C'mon Disney, give us something new
Nivi P. They’re ALWAYS male. There are Disney princesses, but they are always just carbon copy damsels in distress. The only functional female characters in Disney are Merida (Brave), Ariel (The little mermaid) Elsa (frozen), Moana (Moana), and now this girl. Consider how many male princes/protagonists there are in Disney, and you get your answer. I agree, there’s no point making the protagonist female for no reason, but there’s also a huge market for powerful female figures, and so Disney caters. Adapt now, or get stuck in the past.
onetopbbloveyou.link
same
Raya: our people are divided
Reality: Southeast asian people are divided
Southeast asian is the real Kumandra 🍃
Druuns attacked Kumandra 500 years ago.
Europeans attacked Southeast Asia 500 years ago.
...but everything changed, when the disney nation attacked
😂
This is the worse video ever 🏳️🌈🙏🏽 th-cam.com/video/S0j3LMVJG6g/w-d-xo.html dbfdbf
only the guardian of the dragon gem could stop them but when the world needed them most, they wanisht... a hundred years past and my brother and I discovered the new Katara a copy named Raya...
Although, her Arnis skills are great, they still lack Trillions of Dollars before they could purchase Amazon.... But i believe.... Covid change the world.
........too good!
THIS MUSIC GOES HARD! I’m sold this looks incredible
i want the music so bad haha
www.tunefind.com/movie/raya-and-the-last-dragon-2021
open.spotify.com/album/7i6oHh5d674hDWFjoKXMot?highlight=spotify:track:6QCUyTdd9qXlMufA3vFv2A
I totally have heard it before don't remember where, Disney clearly took their song inspiration from there.
onetopbbloveyou.link
Imagine being a tribe who wears purple, the hardest to color to get in the past. So rare it wasn't even an option to flags. Those people are rich
Edit: I know is a fictional world, but we're taking about Disney guys. Colors matter when were taking about character design, and this *might* be an important detail.
Yeah the dye is very hard to get and hella expensive, I gotta agree with you.
Exactly, that's why it's often mostly used by the royalty back then
OMG
th-cam.com/video/lyxCjt7KkqM/w-d-xo.html chipicao collection
How do likes and comments come this frukin fast I made this comment just two minutes ago- Girl you went from 9 to 190
Best Disney movie in a long time. Finally an original story.
Raya: “To restore balance, I must find the last...”
Me: “AIRBENDER!!”
Raya: “No, dragon..”
Me: “Ohh.. okay”
HONOR???!!!!
My reaction to the movie: "i dunno bro, seems kinda ripoff to me"
YEEEESSS
And raya looks like Katara.
Coincidence??
Yeah maybe
she looks like korra
“Now, to restore peace... I must find the last-”
Me: AIR-BENDER!
“Dragon.”
Me: hmmm not as exciting.
Who wants peace when you can have honor?
@@jayeef2313 "look over there, it's your honor!"
@@bowdennthani732 WhEeRee
@@bowdennthani732 *g a s p*
U Must bring peace
"There's been no one for so long. Who are you?"
"I'm Raya."
"Raya who?"
"Raya Skywalker."
*Mary Sue 2 has entered the chat*
U made my day lmaooo
Omg! This gave me a good laugh 😹
Ah yes, the crappiest ending to Star Wars ever
good one
When Disney finally understands that we don't need any crap songs and gives us a super strong female character
Exactly
I love the songs
@@khonkhosilelihle7414 I love Disney songs but they've only gotten worse
69 likes. Nice 😏
@@WeBall_1204 nice 😏
"But then everything changed when the Fire nation attacked..."
Wouldn't be surprised XD
That’s rough buddy
She looks just like her and the guys she's fighting looks like zuko
Right? I’m getting super avatar vibes from this!!?
Underrated comment
She's definitely a disney princess. She has an animal side kick.
And also she wears a dress..
@@ayin..1613 but what about the big strong guy?
@@zuzuzuko3947 but maui never said about that...
He said to Moana..
"You have a dress, and an animal sidekick, your a princess. "
@@ayin..1613 I am refering to this th-cam.com/video/-nnbll1LDCg/w-d-xo.html
princess tiana didn’t have a pet sidekick
Everyone: This looks like Avatar The Last Airbender
Me: This looks like Kubo and the two strings
It looks like many things
don't wanna be that person, but you copied this
Can’t it be both
@@staticboyj.r. Yeah, but I saw a comment like this already
Well you ain't wrong
I watched this movie today and I legit cried at the end omg, never cried to a movie before.
Yes this movie's awesome and also you must watch coco. If you cried on this one then you will definitely become a fountain of tears on that one. 👍
yeah bros,...good movies, very, very Great Movies!!!! (Soul too)...
@@asharahmed5238 hey hai ..I've seen coco and I loved it...could u suggest me some more..
@@chaddieblightwaybright have u watched "Abominable" it's a great one too
@@Moon-yq9os oh, good recomendation bro...
By the end of the movie, she'll learn that the true last dragon was the friends they made along the way.
I bet its Tuktuk
TANTO PEDO PARA CAGAR AGUADO
Every hella movie😭
@@vanthursday he evolved into the dragon
Well now I want Raya's world in Kingdom Hearts 4. (jk I was picturing it already)
“This world has changed...and its people are divided...”
*Me: Sounds like 2020.*
Me: *This is begining to sound like Avatar stuff..*
SE Asians never really get alone with each other since the beginning of time.
legitimately the best summary of 2020 so far lol
we didn't start the fire
@@slr7075
Tbf I don’t think anyone has ever gotten along with anyone anywhere since the beginning of time.
This brings me so much joy as a Southeast Asian. I can really see Disney put the effort into the character and setting designs. The person Raya found in the cave is wearing a Hanuman mask, a character in the Ramayana epic. Raya wields what appears to be an Angkorian style sword. A building she jumped onto has pointed tips reminiscent of Theravada Buddhism buildings to me. My heart feels so full, I've never felt like Southeast Asian culture, let alone Khmer culture was seen in media other than East Asian cultures.
she is doing an Arnis Martial Arts a Filipino Martial Arts that uses Bamboo Sticks
You sure that's a hanuman like mask? Coz Hanuman is basically monkey King of India.
Edit: Pardon my little knowledge on other asian Hindu/Buddhist influenced culture. I did some research and it indeed is a Hanuman mask but from Thai version of ramayana. Art styles varies but Same thing.
@@yubi-kun958 Wrong, monkey King is inspired from Hanuman, he's a deity in India and wherever indic culture is present.
@@vatsalpatel9628 yup.
From which angle you think that's the Hanuman mask😂
Go SOUTHEAST ASIA
🇮🇩🇲🇾🇵🇭🇧🇳🇸🇬🇹🇭🇱🇦🇰🇭🇻🇳
🇲🇲 🇹🇱 saya tambahin yg kurang
Shut up fool
@Chí Thiện Nguyễn Wdym? There's a part of Vietnamese in the video too. You should try to watch the edited vid that pause to show what culture does one symbolizes
So, we can all agree the trainer/guardian is her dad. He sends her off to find the dragon since all the tribes or whatever are at war. And the last dragon is like her mom or something.
Welcome to the screenwriter's table😂
NadrojH the dragon is actually a very elderly woman 😂 no probably not
That wouldn't half suck if that turned out to be true.
yupp seemed pretty obvious to me that guy was her dad and was training her or something
Nah, i think the last dragon will end up being a jerk like Maui at first, and maya will have to convince it to help her... and something something plot twist something
This is a disney princess movie. You know how I know? ANIMAL SIDEKICK.
I HOPE YES. THIS DISNEY PRINCESS
That's pretty much the only tell though. It looks a lot like Moana in terms of animation but nothing else says "disney fairytale".
@@Triattt the definition of a 'Disney fairytale' has changed over the years
“You have a dress, and an animal sidekick, therefore you are a princess.”
-Maui, 2016
I want a disney princess movie without an animal sidekick
Raya Croft and how to train your last airbender: A Star Wars Story.
Thank you!! You read my mind. Sooo Moana meets Avatar meets Star Wars? 😅
LOL
LMAOO
exactly XD
I'd watch
Guess who's my new favorite Disney princess who isn't all royal and elegant RAYA
She's actually a princess and live comfortably in beginning of the movie. Mulan is the only non princess
I hate that people call her a princess. it's 2021 just because an animated girl is the star of a Disney movie doesn't mean she's a princess. She, not a warrior princess she's just a warrior, the sexist of it all I swear
Feels like so long since we’ve gotten an original Disney animated movie (excluding Pixar)
"Original".
Its Last Airbender's setting, The Dragon Princes Conflict, and Legend of Korra's main character.
Its a lot of things, but original is not one of them.
I like this
@Nuggy Kid :D i mean that could just be training for her, she was a child in that scene and now shes an adult
@Nuggy Kid :D That's very obviously someone training her. I don't think I'd ever trust the judgment of someone like you if you can't tell that from the obviously-telegraphed body language.
@@Vaprous original as in a new IP. Of course, there's no completely original idea but that doesn't matter if you twist the story in a new way
Dude, this looks like the freshest Disney movie in the last 7 years.
Actually looking forwards to it.
Sorry I had some Airbender sprayed in the room, that might be what you were smelling.
Well like disney made zootopia and moana 4 years ago but okay
@@jimmyrahi427 -Looks like just another stupid "princess" movie. I thought Zootopia would set the stage for more well-written stories, but nope we get this crap, Frozen 2, and poorly executed, live-action reboots of great original animated movies. Disney just sucks now.
@@jimmyrahi427 yea. But people pretend not to see that and choose to pull Disney down coz why the fuck not?
@@wordragon If u have something against princess movies thats on you. Disney makes amazing "princess" movies (and it would be better if we stop labelling them as if its a genre) tangled, frozen, and moana are amazing. Sequels are shit bcz theyre just cash grab but at least appreciate their original works
as a Southeast Asian person who grew up in the region, this makes me really happy. we don't get a lot of representation in media, people forget we exist sometimes. but this looks really awesome. i'm so excited!! :)
Same :)
Fun fact: watching this about dragon (have subtitles) th-cam.com/video/UPjuBJri7-8/w-d-xo.html
I actually love y’all, it’s cool that y’all don’t age at all, I’m 20 and i look 16😂
you guys are amazing! i also see that you get excluded when people talk about asians (especially in movies and hollywood) happy for you !!
u speak/ write amazing english for someone whose from Southeast Asian...i mean damn...usually you'd find some sort of gramatical error.
This movie is so breathtaking and a lot of lessons learned
Disney made Avatar Korra grow up into Moana.
It’s Katara
I agree
Korra and Katara are Inuit🙄
I think she is looking more like *Katara* especially her clothes.
I thought I was the only one. I see Kora and Masked Zuko
Disney’s “Finding Mushu”
Hah thats funny
Edit: WOW! I never imagined i would have 13 likes.😁 Thanks so much for the people who like or read this comment. This eeally means so much to me.
nice one lol
Honest trailer
What if the dragon actually turns out to be mushu
@@undeadcrow76 What about one of Mushu's parents eh? That would be wild
I think the guy she’s fighting is her mentor/father because they are wearing very similar clothing. And in the scene where it shows a pan over of the 4 tribes you can see Raya and a man that has the same hair/frame as the man she is fighting. She also said her entire life she has been training to Be a Guardian of the dragon gem. And in the beginning of them fighting the man out classes her and perfectly predicts her movements. Maybe this is her training with her mentor? Idk this is just something that popped into my mind when I was watching the trailer
Omg yeah
Imagine spoiling a movie before its release
This is likely. In addition, Arnis, which is the martial arts and weapon she is using is thought by fathers to their children. It was supposed to be an inherited skill.
Tbh I think you are right and if it is true ...... YOU ARE A GENIUS
And the swords adult Raya used looks similar in design to the one the man used in the fight
She really looks like a waterbender in the beginning I- ..
Finish your sentence
Story: "I've trained my whole life.. and people are divided"
Me: "Hey look a waterbender"
Raya: "Dragon go brrrrrrrrr"
But u mc has a dead mom like almost all of the Disney princesses
new kda member
@@stopthatball stop .-. I'm Filipino too, but stop shoving it on People's faces. And please be knowledgeable that Philippines also has Cons.
@heri asyi sorry to say but Raya is likely inspired by Indonesia and Malaysia culture.the name itself was in both Malaysian and Indonesian language
Disney+: MY CABBAGES!
Plot twist: The Last dragon turns out to be Mushu from Mulan voiced again by Eddie Murphy
lmfao I wish
I would pay good money to see that
That would explain why he's not in Mulan (2020)
Man i wish though
😂😂😂
Must...not...make...Avatar jokes XD
Long ago, there was a movie that copied avatar
My cabbages!!!!😭😭😭
Boomer-aang
Gran Gran's past was more complicated than we thought.
OMG
Raya is just dang badass gotta love her.
"In theaters March 2021"
I want to believe that. Oh, how I want to believe that.
By the time March comes around, most people will probably be asking “aren’t theaters extinct?”
As long as it comes out I am good. I wanna watch this so bad.
That doesn’t sound real...
@Kitty Lopez not easy to imagine sense a lot of people believe it doesn't exist EVEN THOUGH THE HOSPITALS ARE FULL OF SICK PEOPLE. ugh....big insult to those who lost loved ones to it.
I can see it lasting a good 3 to 4 years.
@Kitty Lopez no kidding. I’m just waiting for things to get back normal. Even then, who knows what kind of normalcy will ever return after all this.
Why is no one talking about the soundtrack. That's the first thing that caught attention after watching this. It's kinda different from Disney's usual stuff. Although I've heard this sort of soundtrack before I think it's a bold move by Disney.
Exaclty its interesting
Yes, it sounds so modern!
Exactly, I also noticed
This is the worse video ever 🏳️🌈🙏🏽 th-cam.com/video/S0j3LMVJG6g/w-d-xo.html c
exactly!!!
Everyone: "makes avatar jokes"
Filipino: Is that an ARNIS?!!!
Are you a Filipino? What did you know about arnis?
That's the first thing I noticed as well 😂
yep.. she's brown and use arnis.. a filipino stick fighting style.. and were good at it!
@Hi, Nice To Meet You you’re probably a city person lol. I remember me and my friends would make an arnis and play ninja ninja-han then we’d do groups and then we’ll fight each other lol
@@queenC6969 what do you mean "a city person”? Universities inside Metro Manila teaches arnis on their PE classes lol.
Lol nearly every prediction in this comments section ended up being wrong.
So happy to finally see Southeast Asian influence in a Disney film. Growing up, I can't count all the times I've been called Mulan just because I'm Asian lol. I love Mulan, but Chinese culture does not represent all of Asian culture. So to see someone who actually looks like me and who actually draws influence from my culture, means a lot.
But south east asia doesn't have deserts
@Charlie Vetsworth
They called out China in particular because the were talking about how Mulan had an affect on how people viewed them and their culture
@@HH-he4pw Bao Trang
@Charlie Vetsworth Bcs chinese is everywhere bruh. So many country has chinatown in it
@@HH-he4pw there are deserts in south east asia
She is suppose to finally represent south east asian thais, cambodians, laotian, indonesian, malaysian, filipino, vietnamese, myanmar etc.
Her sticks are more of arnis or eskrima, filipino martial-arts.
Yah when I watched the trailer when I see the sticks I was like "Are those arnis?!? "
th-cam.com/video/Mlq7Mvzu61M/w-d-xo.html Tyler the creator GQ ✔︎ co signed art piece hand painted by me on a real magazine from GQ official
She also appears to have a Kris sword in some images.
@MNI Andes who say that they all look alike ?
@MNI Andes More like a lot of southeast asian countries have a lot of cultural similarities and the character represents those
Plot twist: turns out the real last dragon was the friends we made along the way
Alpharad?
I’m dead
amen brother
Lmao
one piece ending?
Everything is so THAI
0:14 it’s the roof of Thai temple. Kanok pattern on the roof you can see many Thai temple are that such as The Emerald Buddha Temple (Wat Phrakeaw)
0:31 Tuk tuk have become one of Bangkok's most recognisable transportation features and are still popular among tourists and visitors.
1:11 it’s a Giant mask from Thai-Culture. You can see Giant when you at Suvarnabhumi airport and Many Thai temple.
1:32 Thai people worship the dragon(Thai name is Praya Naga). Many Lakorn (Thai television soap opera) are based on A Praya Naga legend such as Nakee in 2016, Manisawat in 2013, Poot mae nam khong in 2008
For a Thai people. I very excited and happy at the same time. Thanks Disney
Because this movie is inspired by Southeat Asia including Thailand.
The movie is based on all of southeast asian countries mixed in together not just thai.
Whaaaa? A Disney animated original? Haven’t seen one of these in years.
Jokes aside, this actually looks good.
@@jacobvlogs02 DISNEY not PIXAR
@@conexion6438 Pixar studios is doing fine on movies. But Disney studios, themselves, have not produced much worthwhile content lately and have instead relied on their child companies to do all the heavy lifting.
Its not that original. look at her that just copy past katara
Raya is Motoko Kusanagi but human and dark skinned and i love it. So far Disney will usher in the anime age which will never expire starting with this film
The trailer looks like trailer for animated sci-fi series
If you pay close attention to the trailer, you may notice that there seem to be four nations, albeit not living together in harmony.
@Dave Miranda The same thing inspired avatar. Just let people connect the dots.
And then the fire nation attacked
Except there are 5
@@veisvoid Except in Avatar, one nation is hell-bent on screwing over the three others. In Raya, it looks like all four just don't like each other.
@@KingOfSchadenfreude they always do.
Finally, this is what we want from you, Disney. New stories, new worlds. Not awful live action remakes.
EDIT: So apparently, being optimistic starts arguments on the internet. Sure, it's similar to a bunch of stuff. There's definitely some Avatar influence and though I haven't seen some of the other titles mentioned, I'll take the point that if it feels similar, you might be skeptical. I don't really understand how this is a "princess movie in disguise" though? Like, we aren't even shown a male lead... Seems to me like they've got a pretty interesting maybe independent female protagonist. If there ends up being a romance arc, I hope they don't diminish Raya's character arc. It might not be the deepest story or whatever, but somehow I can't see the team behind Disney's "successful" (whether or not you like them) 3D movies in the past decade making a movie worse than Mulan 2020. You can boil most PG animated movies down into: "We need to do A THING so we can stop THE CONFLICT." That's kind of what the movies are about.
Basically, all I'm saying is that I'm optimistic for something that isn't a sequel or a remake.
Exactly.
Is it new though? It looks like they took the stories from Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Dragon Prince (on Netflix, which had people from ATLA involved in its creation) and mish mashed it into this movie. It doesnt just look inspired, it looks stolen. But I can't say that for sure without actually seeing the movie. The trailer has left me so skeptical though.
Think about them as funding for Mandalorian Season 2 and this.
Wise words!
Some had been good.
That weird sound that always plays just makes me wanna go on a adventure
Everyone talking about the similarities to Avatar... sure but finding the last dragon?
Where my Lego Ninjago boys at
I BETTER hear the theme song in there!
Lego Ninjago was my absolute shit when I was younger. My fav was always jay, he was the best.
JUMP UP KICK BACK WHIP AROUND AND SPIN
Here
@@mrhitech6742 JUMP BACK DO IT AGAIN
I think this movie is sorta gonna be a mix of Mulan, brave, the last air bender and Moana......
I feel like more of Moana + Mulan + How To Train Your Dragon = this movie
Throw some Dragon Prince into it and you have it
Except that this movie will be better than the new Mulan.
more like malcolm in the middle + boku no piko + masterchef junior mexico = this movie
@@the9der352 the new mulan is just.... i cant even
Honestly I'm just happy disney's working on something that's not a remake or a sequel.
Pixar’s not doing many sequels recently, and have never done remakes. It’s the rest of disney doing the sequels and remakes.
Looks like another Mulan film, and The Legend of Korra . ...
@Choco Sweets I agree with you.
@Choco Sweets u got a point, but I feel like if as long as its executed well enough, that wouldn't get in the way of enjoying the movie
@Choco Sweets wanna know a movie thats unoriginal in plot, sharing many cliches yet turned out pretty great? One hint, it sounds like your first name.
While you figure that out, I just wanna say there are plenty of movies (Disney or not) that had been unoriginal yet pretty amazing on their own. Point is, its not about what they borrow, its how they use and execute it, whether through new techniques, being truer to the settings, the animation and the performance of the VAs.
This teaser trailer far exceeds the official trailer itself! The music, the synchronisation, the suspense, everything is just perfect.
"the world has changed"
I hate this generic quote in almost every trailers nowadays
i hate this generic quote in almost all the news nowadays
or the suit up scenes
@@MonikwithDaButter suit up scenes are always badass what you talking about
Has the world not changed?
So you hate reality, gotcha.
People : She looks like Katara
People : This story is based on South East Asia cultures
Me, who live in South East Asia and watched ATLA : Keeping my eyes on that cute sidekick instead
She looks like korra
those ARNIS moves were great
RAYA could be mean Great like Hari Raya
Why u no watch Korra is naiseeee
yep
if you are wearing a dress and an animal is with you, you are a princess.
Don't forget daughter of royalty.
Maui speaks truthness haha!
Not royalty. Wkwkwk
Disney theory
the animal that is with her is called pangolins. They are endemic here in Palawan, especially MIMAROPA
How to make money:
*“From the studio that brought you Frozen.”*
Yeah Frozen was a bit of an anomaly lmao, I personal also really liked it but I don't really know why it skyrocketed in popularity like it did I just remember being in highschool and that being everything anybody was talking about and having online memes be taken over by it for at least half a year afterwards
I hate frozen lol
I don't really like frozen that much (maybe just because i watched it too much when i was 9)
Like Frozen, I hope they make a sequel for this.
"Now to restore peace, I must find The Last Airbender"
Yes!!!
There were several countries that influenced the film, including Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Several creative teams were sent to different countries in Southeast Asia specifically to research, said producer Osnat Shurer-who was also behind Moana!!
@@DIYniBert96 and indonesia
Where I Lived
Water 💧
Earth ⛰
Fire 🔥
Air 🌪
I thought she was going to say that
The film is set in a fictional fantasy land called Kumandra, inspired by Southeast Asian cultures from Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Laos.[9][10][11] To conduct research, the film makers and the production team traveled to Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines
Woah...., Really?!
They are really gorgeous nations that's for sure the teams are lucky 🥰❤
And watched Avatar lmao
The hat was Vietnamese,And Philippines, we used hat like that here, so its obviously an inspiration from South East Countries, traveled in provinces and you will see the country side
yay the asian
Raya : but this world has changed-
Me : when the Fire Nation attacked
LMAO
HHAHAHAHAHA
Only the dragon master of all elements can stop them but when the world needed him most, he vanished.
One of the best movie
She's using arnis a Filipino traditional fighting style
Yup... She is... Finally some one noticed whahaha
With the Kali sticks too
AHHHHHHHHHHH FUCKING FINALLY
filipino prideee
Finally someone else noticed
Plot twist: she's the real daughter of Katara and Aang
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I actually thought the same
you mean daughter of katana and lui kang?
and what's wrong with Kya (second)? :c
edit; I know this wasn't meant to be bad dndj
Moana meets Korra who meets Rey who meets Indiana Jones.
LOL
Ohhh and that's how corona started spreading again
Yes
Who meets Blue Spirit Zuko in the cave
Who meets Hiccup
Raya's sacrifice is astonishing
Did anyone else see that guy in the mask and think: “oh my gosh, the Blue Spirit?”
zuko got tired of nickelodeon and joined disney LMAO
I did lmao
Same
I thought of Amon
I just saw it and knew I would find a comment about that! lol "I was like what is Zuko doing here?!"
Some of the SE Asia references I got from the trailer:
Raya - meaning grand or great in malay & indo, prolly derived from sanskrit
Disney castle on a cliff - tanah lot temple
Dragon & water - in SE Asia, dragon (naga) is associated with bodies of water (sea, river, lake)
Fashion - wrap-around clothing, kelatbahu armband, sarong, etc.
Mossy stone tunnel - typical ancient temple in the tropical region (like Angkor Wat)
Double stick weapon - arnis
Tuktuk - tuk tuk
Evil spirit mask - topeng dance mask (kolo, buto,... ), khon, etc.
Praying pose - ancient Hindu influence in the region
Various tribes - there are hundreds of ethnic groups in SE Asia (Indonesia alone recognized 633 groups)
Other weapons - asymmetrical blade (keris, sundang,... ), sickle (celurit), dong son bronze axe
+ American references: desert with rock pedestals, armadillo
Arnis too her weapon are made of Ratan Stick which Called Arnis national martial in the Philippines
Edit: For correction Ratan not Bamboo stick btw I'm so happy for SEA s-region 🥰
I really want to change my name
@@rayacupkek2652 lol
There's a Desert on the Philippines, its called La Paz Sand Dunes.
I think we will listen to gamelan instruments in the soundtrack.
"....and collaborate with linguists, dancers, Gamelan musicians from Indonesia,....'
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Raya is not Katara.. until she says something about her mother's death.
She reminds me of korra
@@naomycasco2716 Yup, she looks more like korra
Yeah, you're right, but i went for that joke. I had to.
@@mafuyu8503 she should have wore brown and earth tone red XD..... gah in the promo photo she does wore brown.entire blue outfit isn't native. the avatar universe indigo colour is inspired by combining japan and inuit and chinese
Oh, this is a disney movie, her mother is surely dead or at least will die
I love this movie, song and everything. 🥳🥳🥳 I watched this movie today and I legit cried at the end ...omg. This is a masterpiece. 😍It is so breathtaking and a lot of lessons learned. One of Disney’s best. ❤️❤️ I loved every minute of it. Thank you so much Disney for giving us beautiful movies like this. ❤️❤️ When I lost hope, Raya and the Last Dragon became a hope for me. 🔥🔥🔥
It has no songs
Dude, is she Filipino? She's using Arnis sticks, that's insane!
I hope she's filipinaaaaa
@Death,the Asian Chick Is a Bro not really she is mostly based on the khmer empires and such so i would say its based in indochina, not PH.
Wikipedia said the film is inspired by Southeast Asian cultures from Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Laos.
I'm pretty sure this movie is south-esat Asia!
Sana nga astig kung pinay sya'
Me to my fellow Southeast asians: We did it boys. We reached disney.
your pfp describes it all ✊😔
Yes we did
Yess ✊✊
Ain't nuthin South East Asian here lmao
@@RIFLQ Do you have eyes
1:14 What the heck is BB-8 doing here? 😂
BaBy8
Is she riding her pet?
Omg I totally see it😂
I thought the same thing XD
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Fang. Heart. Spine. Talon. Tail. My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days, how Kumandra once lived in harmony. How everything changed once the Druun attacked. Only Dragons mastered all life’s power. Only they could stop the ruthless Druun. But when the world needed them most, they are defeated or disappeared. Nobody had seen them for a hundred years, until my pet Tuk and I found one of them, a dragon named Sisu. The problem is, this Dragon is still weak, and even though her potential can be brought back, she has a lot to learn before she's ready to save anyone. The Fang Nation will do anything to capture the Dragon before she get all the her powers back, so I must keep her safe until she's ready to fulfill her destiny. All tribes thinks I'm crazy, but I believe Sisu can save the world."
This is fire 🔥
The guy with the mask really looks like he wants to restore his honour.
That’s rough buddy
such a perfect comment. IYKYK lmao
My mother really liked to make mask.... *touches necklace*
bet his face have a scar
Guarantee he has to find the last dragon
Woah, it looks like for most of the movie she's an adult. Not something I'd expect from a Disney Animated Studios movie! It looks very cool though, has a larger world than most Disney movies and is based on cultures we don't see much of in Western media. I'm excited for more!
I don’t think it is that surprising that she’ll be an adult for most of the movie because Anna and Elsa both were in their movies. But I agree I think the movie looks really exciting.
Elsa is an adult in her movie. 21 yrs.
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Can't really tell what culture this is depicting...Magical Southeast Asia? ...There's dessert, is it Norther or Western China? I'm probably just dumb, but the culture seems pretty nondescript so far
The legend of Raya: The last dragon bender... How to train your Star Wars.
They aren't even trying to hide how similar the character desgin and plot are to the last airbender
@@ElectricBear10 Looks like korra tbh
@@WrongFrFr yes it have me major avatar the last airbender vibe
Clever, and very true.
@@ElectricBear10 Maybe because they are both inspired the same real-life cultures?
0:06 I don't know why, but Raya suiting up is so satisfying