![]() ![]() Okay, that second part where I cried surprised even myself, because I don’t think anyone expected a Doraemon movie would go all Pixar on us, and by Pixar I meant Up and Toy Story 3, not Cars.īut one of the advantages of being such a mainstay in people’s lives since 1969 is that people grew up having emotional attachments to their favourite characters, and the first Stand By Me movie took full advantage of that. It’s a message delivered very tastefully and quite subtly to its young audience, who’ll find a lot to chew on afterwards, which is not something you can say about a lot of animated movies out there nowadays.ĭoraemon has been such a staple for Malaysian kids who grew up in the 80s and 90s, thanks to the regular appearance of the animated series on free local TV, that some people still find it strange that I, a full-grown adult, can get so excited when news broke that local cinemas are reopening and that Stand By Me Doraemon 2 will be one of the films shown.Įven more were shocked when I told them that I cried watching the first Stand By Me Doraemon movie a few years back, which was why I’m so excited about this sequel in the first place. The animation is wonderfully detailed and gorgeous, with plenty of irresistible character design (especially the Con Baby), but what really got me was how co-directors Don Hall and Paul Briggs (of Big Hero 6 fame) and Carlos Lopez Estrada (of Blindspotting fame) and co-writers Qui Nguyen and Adele Lim (of Crazy Rich Asians fame) delivered the film’s big message about the importance of trust and hope, working with negative elements like fear and distrust to make their point, without the need to over-explain everything to the audience. ![]() Of course, there are mitigating factors for that because it played on around 400 fewer screens than Tom and Jerry because Disney didn’t reach licensing deals with a number of cinema chains.īut still, reviews have in general been quite mixed, with a lot of negative reviews complaining about the predictability of its story and plotting contrasted with positive reviews praising the visual beauty of its 3D animation.įor me, Raya and the Last Dragon feels more like a top tier Dreamworks animated film (it hits the same sweet spots as the How To Train Your Dragon films), which means that it’s better than a lot of Disney’s recent animated films, but still falls short of top tier Pixar greatness like Up, Toy Story 3 and 4, The Incredibles and Wall-E. Screen capture via YouTubeĪlso available to watch on Disney+ for an extra fee (just like the live action Mulan remake a few months back), reviews and box-office takings for Disney’s latest animated movie Raya and the Last Dragon have been quite underwhelming.Įarning only US$8.6 million (RM35.4 million) at the US box-office over its debut weekend (and US$26 million worldwide), observers have viewed the film’s box-office performance as a disappointment especially considering Tom and Jerry earned US$14 million the weekend prior to that. Disney’s ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ is set in a Southeast Asian-like land, where a young princess sets out to find the dragon who can save the world and reunite the bitterly divided realm of Kumandra.
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