Raya and the Last Dragon review: This Disney film is 'absolutely phenomenal' say netizens

The much-awaited animated fantasy film Raya and the Last Dragon released in the US today, i.e. March 5, 2021, after hitting the big screen in the Netherlands and Indonesia on March 3. Along with its theatrical release, the action-adventure fantasy film, jointly directed by Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Paul Briggs and John Ripa, was also simultaneously premiered on Disney+ owing to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. Now, as the highly-anticipated American film has finally been released, reviews have not only been given by critics for Raya and the Last Dragon, but also by netizens. 

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Raya and the Last Dragon's plot gets a big thumbs up by Twitterati

From the makers of Moana and Frozen, i.e. Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Animation Studios, Raya and the Last Dragon has finally hit the theatres as well as Disney+ with Premier Access in the US today. The newly-released film is produced by Peter Del Vecho and Osnat Shurer while its music is composed by James Newton Howard. Raya and the Last Dragon's cast boasts of voices by Kelly Marie Tran as Raya, Awkwafina as Sisu, The Dragon along with Daniel Dae Kim, Gemma Chan, Sandra Oh, Benedict Wong, Izaac Wang, Alan Tudyk and Thalia Tran.

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The plot of Raya and the Last Dragon focuses on the fantasy land of Kumandra, wherein dragons and humans lived together in peace and harmony. However, when the sinister monsters called the Druun threatened the land, the dragons decide to sacrifice their lives to save mankind. After the same monsters return 500 years later, it is up to Raya to track down the last dragon for stopping the Druun and their menacing intentions.

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Soon after the film released in the US today on the silver screen as well as OTT, netizens flocked to Twitter to share their Raya and the Last Dragon review. One user writing, "Raya and The Last Dragon was absolutely phenomenal. I laughed, I cried, I jumped out of my seat with joy. Absolutely brilliant given the limited Zoom Call creation. Simply fantastic!". Another , "RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON. I HAVE NO WORDS". 

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