Disney's Divinity wrote:I think the only part that I didn't laugh at was the part with the old guy with the eye patch (I haven't got all these names down yet) talking about buttkicking. It might be funnier in context, but we'll see.
I didn't like the butt-kickery line either, but I'm not sure it was meant to be funny. I think they just wanted him to sound tough. I bet they wanted him to say badassery instead, but couldn't with the movie being family-friendly and all. Butt-kickery is not even a thing. It just sounds awkward and silly.
That drawing of Raya by Shiyoon Kim is gorgeous. She looks much more appealing, proportional, and unique in 2D form. She looks less similar to Mulan or Moana there. It's shame Disney has stopped doing 2D. She would have looked amazing traditionally animated.
That's not true. When the teaser premiered and people pointed out the similarities, artists who worked on the film were very defensive and annoyed by the comparisons. They were quite vocal about how they felt on social media.
Based on Adele Lim's comments, there's no way they won't redeem Namaari at the end. I thought there was a chance she wouldn't be completely redeemed, but instead show her forging a temporary truce with Raya, but now I think she will be. She has to for Benja's vision of unifying the clans to come true.
I'm so tired of articles like these. Every time Disney has a new princess film out, we get the same inane comments about how better and improved their new heroine is and how much she differs from the female characters that came before her. What's also frustrating is they never do that with their male characters. They never make a point to compare characters like Hiro or Ralph to previous male protagonists.
It's neat that the name Raya has different meanings in different Southeast Asian languages. Apparently, it means "celebration" in Malay but "leader" in Thai.
The part where it says "Kumandra becomes divided into five lands after the mighty dragon Sisu frees the humans from the Druun plague" must be an error, right? Or was the dragon chief 500 years ago also named Sisu? Is Sisu a name or a rank? Also, the article confirms that Noi will only be making baby sounds in the film. Did we get confirmation whether the Ongis will be talking or not? It didn't seem like they could talk in the new trailer. It makes sense for them not to talk when none of the other animals in Kumandra do (except for dragons).
D82 wrote:I didn't like this poster as much as the previous ones. The poses are cool, but in my opinion, they don't work with the background. It looks as if Raya and Sisu were just jogging on the grass.
I like how Raya's face looks there, but I don't care for the poses and the composition in general. It looks awkward and haphazard.
farerb wrote:Now I remember that I wanted to ask: why does it take Raya 6 years to go on whatever she needs to do?
Maybe she had to grow up first. She must have been assigned a guardian of some kind after her father was turned to stone. She wouldn't have been allowed to go on a dangerous mission on her own while being a minor. This
article revealed that adult Raya is 18, so it's possible that was the reason.
Mooky wrote:What I really dislike is this mishmash of cultures and influences and vague history, just like in Big Hero 6. I guess they're trying to not offend anyone by using a specific setting, but it just takes me away from the immersion.
The filmmakers justified that by
claiming it's the same practice adaptations of the Arthurian legend or generic European fantasy shows employ by taking the elements they like from various neighboring cultures. Even though I've been critical of this practice in the past and still prefer films to be set in a specific country, I get where Disney is coming from. Had they committed to a real, specific location, they would have been scrutinized even further. Decades later, Mulan is still criticized for elements in the film that belong to a different time period or part of the country. Disney making up their own land that's merely inspired by a region or cluster of territories that share a similar culture is their way of avoiding potential backlash, enjoying more creative freedom, and appealing to a broader audience. I find what they did with Raya and Moana different to the case of Big Hero 6. U.S. and Japan have very disparate cultures and their fusion felt less organic and more of an American bastardization of Eastern tradition.
I mean, if they're shipping Elsa and Honeymaren who shared like 2 minutes of screen time together, they're definitely shipping Raya and Namaari. The question is will there be any subtext in the actual film?
