“There really is nothing wrong with wanting to be in love or liking pretty dresses. I think a lot of times there’s sort of a negative connotation about those earlier movies and I don’t necessarily believe that,” she said. “I want to be really specific about the way that I speak about Disney princesses. But Tran was quick to not dismiss the earlier films entirely. It is a consistent criticism that the princesses are often not given much in the way of character, more often than not having story events happen to them as opposed to embodying young women with agency, goals and flaws.

The newest Disney princess Raya is set apart from many of the other characters in the line. Released for rental on Disney+, the film tells the story of Raya, a warrior-princess on the hunt for pieces of the mythic “Dragon Gem.” Supplied I think Disney’s really trying to broaden the idea of what people think when they think of the word hero and when they think of the word princess.” “Raya is someone who is a warrior and who gets to be really angry, which we haven’t seen before. “Recognizing that this movie was going to be inspired by the part of the world that my family’s from made me really excited,” said Kelly Marie Tran, voice of Raya. This continues what may be a trend in Disney princess movies of showcasing the people and mythologies of cultures less seen in Western films, picking up where the Polynesian-inspired “Moana” left off. The look and feel of the five tribes of the land of Kumandra draw influence from real-world elements found in countries such as Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam.

“What attracted me to the project,” said Awkwafina, who plays Sisu, Raya’s companion and last remaining dragon, “was how it would not only feature the cultures of Southeast Asia but also its first Southeast Asian Disney princess.” Released for rental on Disney+, the film tells the story of Raya, a warrior-princess on the hunt for pieces of the mythic “Dragon Gem,” as she journeys through a land once filled with unity and dragons until a plague of evil spirits led to division between the people and the disappearance of the dragons. LOS ANGELES: Disney has added a new member to its iconic “Princess Line” with “Raya and the Last Dragon.”

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