It gets a lot better as it goes on, and the film introduces characters other than the very earnest and boring protagonist. The side characters are delightful, and the adventures they all go on make Raya and the Last Dragon well worth watching. The worldbuilding is great, and the fight scenes are all really, really fun.
The trouble with this film is twofold. In the first place, the "message" of the film, which is hammered home about ten thousand times. You have to trust other people, guys. This is the only way politics can work. We get it. It's not a terrible message, of course but must we hear about it so many times? It's like I was back watching The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and being told I needed to have faith. Yep. Thanks. The other big problem with Raya is Raya herself. The last dragon is cool as hell, and silly and fun. Raya is not. Raya has a huge chip on her shoulder. She's angry and bitter and continually trying to make other people miserable. One of the lessons she needs to learn in the film is that she needs to lighten up and loosen up, of course, but it makes the beginning of this film hard to watch. Who would want to be friends with this young lady?
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