The Origin Story Of Raya And The Last Dragon

[@souma1849]

i love Raya's skin color, she's so gorgeous i love the fact that Raya shows to the world that Asian are not only Japan,Korea or China

[@chockshurleyp.landrito616]

But the cast is east asian Chinese and Korean except 1 and the singer is japanese

[@souma1849]

​@@chockshurleyp.landrito616 im not talking about the cast, im talking about the culture and background story behind this movie

[@chockshurleyp.landrito616]

@@souma1849 yep they show that the cast is east asian only ones SEA what a disappointment

[@angelabby2379]

@@chockshurleyp.landrito616 like that matters!!!. they give it to any asian in hollywood. previous japanese cartoon has charlize theron, hugh jackmann.... the chinese kungfupanda has angelina jolie, jack black..... ;0

[@ungodlyminutes4393]

@@angelabby2379 of course it matters, because the whole movie is all about south east asia , they could have at least cast 1 from each SEA country to act as representation

[@bacchamae]

it's crazy how this movie was made while everyone was working from home

[@Actionfan19]

All the more reason this movie deserves some love.

[@josuealopez3167]

Ik ugh this movie deserves more love like plz this movie so good

[@penchaos6741]

that shows in the movie lmao the trust

[@MysticalStd]

Ya like bruh how did they make it so good working from zoom 😂

[@CrystalDiamondxX]

Fr, if you saw the credit scenes from the movie, they even put some funny moments that had happened while making the movie in a zoom meeting 😂✋

[@thwb4661]

Raya in Bahasa means Great. Tuktuk is a name of a Thai Transportation. Tuktuk is a Giant Pangoling. Raya's hat is a Salakot. Raya's weapons are Silat and Arnis. Raya is the embodiment of Southeast Asia and that fictional Kumandra. Divided we fall, United we Stand.

[@johnfordesmeralda6798]

Raya's weapon is keris, kris, kalis etc.

[@teresachan9336]

Hellooooo from Malaysia🇲🇾

[@minchi_the_aoigirl]

Also Tuktuk is the onomatopoetic of *knocking at the door* in Philippines It is not Arnis, the weapon called Eskrima. Arnis is the name of the martial art

[@justme7410]

@@minchi_the_aoigirl Eskrima/Escrima is also an alternative name for the martial art. The stick is commonly just derived as an “Arnis/Eskrima” Stick but it is mostly called “baston” as well.

[@alexsodagamingkh9099]

Khmer thai lao the same to call tuktuk

[@mrt6963]

I wish they cast Southeast Asian voice actors. I think the different accents from around SEA will make it more relatable. But all in all, it’s 10 stars for me.

[@ladycommentor2536]

Welp if they did get a Filipino voice actor😆😆 there wouldn't be any Filipino English accent... Our English tend to be American English. 😆😆

[@tonkinthehanoian1843]

Disney is just a (big) studio after all.

[@frsjoan]

ooh that's a really good idea

[@Blastburn]

there's no such thing as main accent, all of our accent comes from different region. Our goal is to have flooded english accent so we could live normal in America

[@lovestoryim]

The film is for International. We cannot ask the whole world listen to SEA accent 😹 we may get used to with how SEA speak English but the rest of the world get used to with American accent more.

[@chandudu]

/disney princesses at gathering/ other princess : /start singing one by one/ raya : 👁👄👁

[@men_del12]

Raya: Why everyone randomly singing?

[@yippeee.]

Also raya☆: MY EARS!!!! STOP Small chef insert his name: Uh ok.......?

[@maepacure1758]

lol this just reminded me of that scene in Wreck it Ralph

[@hermioneabcedegerida292]

Merida as well

[@susanabasera8256]

Same with merida😂😂

[@daysiaphim132]

As a first generation Lao and Cambodian American this movie made my heart soar. To see my culture and characters who look like me on screen was like nothing before. Thank you Disney.

[@aln7781]

People in this chat ..this from indonesia....this from philippines...and na na na ..i just wanna say they're our culture i mean ASEAN culture ..we are family .we share the same things

[@balbalbulbul4971]

And those filipinos started first 😅

[@rizukimura5409]

Ok I agree with u

[@Karina-bv6sh]

Im filipino and im not like bragging about our country because we are proud of our country i know that other countries are some racist but this will start another issue , disclamer what written here is not to offend you but if youre offended im really sorry .

[@whitefang3195]

Arghhhh😣...looks like we need to find the last dragon🐉

[@athenstar10]

@@balbalbulbul4971 Not all are like that... maybe most of us are just proud and happy. We, Filipinos are just too loud😆

[@kre2411]

Out of all of these comments, no one say anything about Sisu’s voice actress looking exactly like Sisu in human form 🤨🧐🧐

[@huongthunguyen9602]

That's what I thought when watching the movie too!

[@juliebase4667]

And chief Benja too.😊

[@luiiiandmovieee]

It's so true. I thought the same

[@clarencetse]

Disney: So which of the many asian cultures will you be focusing on? Screenwriters: Yes

[@PantsuMaster]

south east asian* Important my dude.

[@clarencetse]

@@PantsuMaster Pretty sure there were asian influences not limited to just SAs, my dude. Please don't try to turn this into a PC thing lol.

[@dewey2891]

@@clarencetse uh pretty sure this is a Southeast Asian representation film (confirmed by Disney already, not the representation part, but they've confirmed it is a SOUTH EAST ASIAN film)- Southeast Asia is a region that's been colonised by many countries in the past and have been influence by other countries, Vietnam having been colonised by China for 1000 years, the Philippines by the Spanish for around 400 years, and other countries adopted Indian cultural aspects but made them their own. That's why you see some other influence- but don't let that deceive you! It's distinctively Southeast Asian, from the characters to the landscape, from tools to cities.

[@tra.v]

​@@clarencetse pretty sure they already said that's it's about SEA (Southeast Asian) so maybe you could edit your comment to make it a bit more correct?

[@alexandrina5127]

@@clarencetse it’s SEA not SA

[@edelweisswill4785]

they’re definitely right about the asian mothers and aunties being strong. in fact, they’re one of the fiercest, strongest human beings on earth😩🤚🏻 mentally and physically ofc

[@ThangPham-mp3wn]

I'm a Vietnamese and I'm so proud to know that this Disney movie was inspired by the Trung sisters ❤

[@buinam5616]

Bà Trưng Trắc & Bà Trưng Nhị, haha

[@angthithuong1893]

👍

[@ThangPham-mp3wn]

@@longmann6466 people like you who try to deny the fact that the Trung sisters are not Vietnamese are not welcomed at my comment section. Now get lost and have a nice day ^^

[@higonakamura1236]

@@longmann6466 Great, another "everything is made for China". And you guys still wondering why many of Vietnamese have bad opinions about Chinese...

[@ThangPham-mp3wn]

@@longmann6466 you said that 'Vietnamese' wasn't used in 40 AC but how to hell 'Chinese' was existed in that time??? There's no 'China' or 'Chinese' in Trung sisters time period, there was just Han dynasty and Linh Nam dynasty, no China or Chinese. Stop daydreaming and stfu, Vietnam has never been and never will be China's you shameless thief.

[@diYchante]

I'm Indonesian and I watched this movie without any expectation. As I only watched the trailer once. But I was surprised to see many references to wayang kulit, keris and javanese look especially in the beginning of the movie. I watched the movie with 6 yr old son and he loved it (and also the song).. While watching, I explained to him references of the architecture, food and the floating market. He was so excited to come back to Indonesia once this whole covid thing over (as currently we live abroad). And now he can't stop talking about being asian. All in all, I'm glad this movie came out at the right time. I'm glad I watched it with my son.

[@andyabajo]

Disney: I present you this movie... People : tearing up in the ending Pixar: finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary!

[@douglei4413]

Pixar is owned by Disney. Pixar employees can easily get transfer to a Disney studio.

[@jubayerkarim1522]

namaari is the first disney princess to be a villian

[@_kittyctgamer_4571]

Woahh

[@jamiesparkleunicorn7744]

Nah

[@KamenRiderOtaru]

She's not really a villain.

[@lona234]

@@KamenRiderOtaru true. She's more like a compelling antagonist

[@andinarizkia]

Anti-hero, I would say

[@aliyaaaliya]

Raya is soooo GOOD! I watched Raya yesterday and I cry!! can't believe this movie was producing, animating, and voice acting from home, not in a studio, and created by more than 400 people, just wow. also, I'm Indonesian, Raya means 'Great' in Indonesia :)

[@zaharahahmad5156]

Yeah like literally “Lebuhraya” means *Great Road* lmao.

[@Kylelongwest]

this film is like representing us ASEAN as one, but i'm mad how ASEAN countries turned a blind eye on Myanmar. we continue to ignore Myanmar people's suffering.

[@vallenaji]

Thiss

[@myintmo3791]

I didn't feel any of pieces of Myanmar culture in this film'

[@markjosephbacho5652]

I don't think we can do anything much tbh. That's their internal affairs. We couldn't just waltz in and tell them what to do.

[@dharmdevil]

ASEAN countries dont interfere with each others internal affairs. Outside interferance will make things worse. Mtanmar has to solvr this on their own.

[@MazinLuriahk]

ASEAN love to criticized instead of helping.. last time only Malaysia - Indonesia - Philippines - Singapore who raised concern over Myanmar issues & condemn the military.. then what Myanmar neighbours do? Thailand is just border by land with Myanmar, all the do is keep silent because they are kinda 'similar'.. Vietnam is considered as huge power in SEA Mainland, i don't see they do something for Myanmar.. Cambodia seems not interested with any problem that happened in ASEAN, they only care about Thailand claims & cultures.. all i can say, Maritime Southeast Asia were braver than Mainland..

[@jewris.art11]

I see ASEAN culture. Were all the same, food bring us together and we all eat rice and Jackfruit. 😀

[@athenstar10]

Haha

[@lamhierue]

Exactly.

[@nazliuz]

jackfruit 🤣 or durian

[@devitapuri]

Dont forget about durian, tho haha

[@swift_sa]

Rice yes jackfruit.... Meh

[@РаяАламурова-в3е]

It's sad when you've had the name Raya for 20 years now, finally when there is a Disney princess with your name that seems so cool and you can't go watch it in a cinema with friends.

[@ChewedFriedShrimp]

You have a very pretty name.

[@rayacreditor7683]

when we have the same name...

[@firdaes]

this comment section however, is just like the movie, everybody’s trying to claim smthg instead of just sharing the movie as a whole

[@kixq3379]

Yes.

[@kiraberry2068]

Yesss

[@raverider2327]

Yes! maybe because they always seeking validation and recognition 🤔 this behaviour sometimes so irritating.

[@thecarlocielo]

Well, I don't think there isn't much in this for the Peenoise to claim (aside from the fact that the Philippines IS an Asian country and IS in Southeast Asia, thus having traces of SEA culture it continues to disregard for the white man (if not murder outright through its Hispanized military thugs)) so......

[@dmxb8258]

Top Coment wit claim is Indonesia and Philipines

[@jjmg4964]

I am from Myanmar and although the movie doesn't say it involves our cultural reference, I felt our culture is also being represented. Maybe due to the similarity between the Southeast asian countries' cultures.

[@unatrishsspicegirl2746]

yeah,i'm also burmese,it also break my heart a little bit but.... i'm glad that our others southeast asian friends got represented

[@ioveyou8987]

we’re the most underrated southeast asian country ://

[@henriettaabeyta1457]

Well I can see enough of Asia's hidden relationship with spots like the Andes and Asia's hidden relationship with Aryan people and Dravidian secrets, plus some Persian stuff so even though I'm in the USA I feel like I'm looking at a dragon of my own culture when I look at SIsu she makes me think of how Quetzalcoatl's old rock carvings are shaped.

[@BOB_AI.08]

The movie so good

[@thirdyjagolina3811]

True🙇🏻‍♂️🙌🏻

[@johnnysuh1836]

Agreed

[@whiteydiamond]

Lmao nah buddy

[@kiannacooper8329]

@@whiteydiamond We have our opinions.

[@thirdyjagolina3811]

@@whiteydiamond shut up

[@muhammadbudiman5617]

I'm proud Raya using Keris which is originated in Malaysia and Indonesia as her weapon. Love from Malaysia❤️

[@maulanayusditira4778]

In Bahasa Indonesia "Raya" means The Great or Big. If you add affix on "Raya" it will become "Perayaan" which means Celebration. In Indonesia we call Great Britain with "Britania Raya" & Indonesia National Anthem is "Indonesia Raya" Raya's sword is Keris, traditional dagger from Indonesia. But in Raya it looks much bigger. It more similar to Naga Puspa Sword (literally means dragon flower sword) that appears in indonesia's historycal soap-opera with the same title. I think Kumandra isnt fully fictional world. I think it inspired from term of "Nusantara" where lot of nations in Southeast Asia once lived together as one in harmony & peace. You can read History about Sriwijaya & Majapahit kingdom.

[@azkafaradibaanjanihulayya3735]

I am totally 100% agree with this

[@alvinsmith3894]

No it means that Indonesia is flooded. :)

[@amazingnicole4847]

@@alvinsmith3894 yeah flooded of culture

[@alvinsmith3894]

@@amazingnicole4847 Culture like whipping women and men that doesn't conform to your culture? Caning people for hugging each other? :D

[@amazingnicole4847]

@@alvinsmith3894 wow..which culture are you talking about, never heard one of that

[@yamnueva2932]

Raya in tagalog can defined as hiraya which means highest, highness. iraya- north, high hilaga- north ilaya- north hiraya manawari - highest imagination

[@serafinjumawan6253]

sooo you’re filipino to huh? cuz i’m filipino to! (if you are one!....)

[@leexandria]

And the word "YAH" is I AM in hebrew which means the creator... if u do read the bible you will see a lot of the "I AM" words in scriptures so the word and the name of RAYA is very powerful and symbolic Praise YAH!! HA-LE-LU-YAH

[@aminahkaranganyar4384]

Raya in Malay and Indonesian could be translated into great, grand, large, or big.

[@ginreothebdumneos2334]

Ohh so that's what iraya means...my parents call the place we live in as Iraya and I didn't know why

[@yamnueva2932]

@@ginreothebdumneos2334 yes here in quezon province, when the older says go to ilaya/iraya it means go to north, many places here name ilaya, like ilayang iyam and ibabang iyam, ilayang dupay and ibabang dupay etc.

[@quangthuyoan9576]

About the origin of raya, adele lim admitted that her movie had taken inspiration from the real story of two bravest vietnamese female generals: Trung Trac and Trung Nhi. Raya and nimaara are actually inspired by these 2 historical figure.

[@ys2850]

yeah who used pencak silat to fight LOL

[@trangl.m.3379]

Nimaara used Muay Thai, and the movie IS about southest asia, its not like you cant learn other countries' martial arts to fight with

[@ys2850]

@@trangl.m.3379 I mean its not a bad thing, raya's tribe clothing also similar to traditional java's

[@markjosephbacho5652]

Only Namaari sucks. She's an abuser and gaslighter. She didn't even apologise for bringing the Druuns or killing Sisudatu. And fans even ship her and Raya. Disgusting.

[@exudeku]

"They are female, but its not their soul defining trait" my fellow SEAsian sure are Based

[@dhanyk7801]

It try show the originality and the roots of south east asian woman and people. I just glad they still willing to make a disney princess from another different culture

[@musicallydisneyamvs6731]

Raya to me is like the first Asian female character I’ve seen produced in a western culture that didn’t look like she was unconsciously or consciously inspired to look or feel Chinese. It’s so new to me!

[@___queueue7707]

Well actually i was distracted by the east asian influences featured in it such as Sakura flower, vietnam alone is very different from most other southeastasian countries, its cultural background is closer to China's

[@musicallydisneyamvs6731]

@@___queueue7707 Ya sorry that was a random side note/thinking. Was mostly thinking/commenting out loud how People kept saying/mentioning Moana & Mulan with Raya & I was like...... Wait....

[@renggapratama6439]

I think some people from "northern" SEA countries have brighter skin tone (Vietnamese, Cambodia, lao, thai, myanmar) meanwhile some people from equatorial have brown skin tone (brunei, indonesia, Malaysia, singapore) and "southern" SEA have more darker skin tone (timor leste, papua-Indonesia)

[@yayeeyeeya7646]

@@___queueue7707 actually,the sakura trees your mentioned might "Wild Himalayan Cherry" SEA countries such as Thailand,Myanmar have these also India and China.

[@willd1mindmind639]

South East Asia today is not the same as it was 1000 years ago. There is a large Chinese expat population in Southeast Asia and China has been expanding south for many years. So the looks aren't as distinct today as they used to be. But also, there have been a lot of similarities across Asian cultures as they are all part of an Asian cultural sphere. The issue is that a lot of those cultural elements, such as martial arts, get identified exclusively as Chinese. There were also Asian dragons in other cultures outside of China as well, but again the ones in China are the most well known and famous.

[@regineannbautista1776]

When their combat style combined Indonesia, (Pencat Silat) Thailand (Muay Thai) and Arnis from Philippines! 💪 ♥️

[@haominhd]

Vietnam - Vovinam too!

[@baoviettran6714]

@@haominhd mấy đòn dùng chân và 2 gậy ở đầu phim là Vovinam đúng không

[@myrtille0106]

@@baoviettran6714 đúng rồi đó cậu, Vovinam phổ biến là mấy đòn dùng chân kẹp cổ

[@hakhaimo]

Too bad, Actually the Philippines has been assumed to be Luzon, which is too westernized and christianized, and have lost it's true south east asian touch/culture compared to Mindanao which have preserved their pre colonial, exotic culture the same as nearby countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia.

[@myrtille0106]

@@hakhaimo I agree.

[@namigalaxy9925]

Some buildings and clothes, Even some foods are inspired from the thai culture. The funny fact is that they call Raya‘s animal companion Tuk Tuk. And what brought me to tears is when Raya summoned Sisu with pouring the water in golden cup. My mom and I always used to did it when we pray in the temple.

[@emmaanna92]

My friends watched it and saw no Filipino influence but arnis. I guess the movie is more Vietnamese/Malay/Indonesian/Thai.

[@patnonpauln8206]

Kahit sa side nila wala din yan gaano kasi more on animation thing lang yan.... Mas madami pa nga pinapakitang makapilipino jan kesa sa iba

[@earli649]

@@Natasha-to1mh They could only fit in so much in one movie...

[@idleeidolon]

look at the screenshot at 4:46 the way they put prints on cloth. you see that a lot in visayas/mindanao. maybe you're not just as educated with filipino culture. or worse, maybe you think your local province is the entirety of the philippines? hindi lahat ng lugar parang maynila.

[@Inday_Yawa]

tracing our ancestry back to pre-colonial period, I would say as a Filipino I definitely saw and felt the representation in the movie. Besides, even up to these days, Filipinos share bits and bits if not most of culture, norms, and traits with the rest of the region.

[@minhvo4739]

I am Vietnamese, and I saw Philippine culture here the martial art. I also saw other martial arts like Vovinam from Vietnam, Muay Thai, and Pancatsilak from Indonesia

[@moneyprinter9269]

I’ve already watched it 3 times in theaters. Its just perfect. Raya is so badass, sisu is very cute and funny. The battle scene are so epic, the animations are too georgeous, it made me cry at several scenes. Please dont look at the negative comments, this movie is one of the best disney movie period.

[@stingyplayz5743]

Ikr but it's so expensive

[@moneyprinter9269]

@@stingyplayz5743 its worth every penny. I just want to enjoy this movie as they're still on theaters.

[@stingyplayz5743]

You know in the Philippines 30 bucks is so expensive and we all are poor plus for you 30 bucks os just a little penny

[@moneyprinter9269]

@@stingyplayz5743 oh god that's way too expensive. I live in Indonesia and the premium ticket cost 3 dollar. The regular one only cost 2 dollar in every cinema. For me 30 dollar is way too expensive even for the average employees here in indonesia.

[@moneyprinter9269]

@@stingyplayz5743 if i were in philippines i might save money and be very frugal to watch raya at least once in theaters. This movie is just so memorable and exceed my expectation. Hope phillipines will have more cinema in the future so the ticket will become cheaper

[@MicaRayan]

I love these representations...and the blending folklores of South East Asian's countries. I'm from Malaysia 🇲🇾☮😀

[@Hirari103]

I love this movie so so much! Growing up the only asian princess I could connect with in terms of physical appearance was Mulan and then Moana, a polynesian princess came out, and she was tan with dark hair which I loved. FINALLY we have a south east asian princess : ' ) Props to the research team that travelled around to really understand the different countries and cultures involved, this movie has reminded me so much of home and makes me wanna go back ~~

[@Lina-sk5hd]

i literally just came back from the movies after watching this -

[@maisyplayzroblox4928]

Lol

[@artesiningart4961]

Nezuko-chan?!

[@vickyfabe1398]

What

[@dyan6293]

😂😂😂

[@Cvp11dd]

Dont mind me just stealing chu profile pic

[@feylaviolet8059]

Funfact, "Raya" not only mean "celebration" in Malay, but also a name of flower which is Hibiscus Flower, Malaysia's National flower.

[@sethanxxd9611]

And they put bunga raya around the credit name..

[@Luxstar13]

raya also mean "great" or "big".

[@swift_sa]

It's mostly mean great: Hari raya, great day (used for Eid) Bunga Raya: great flower, lebuhraya: great road (I'm not sure about the last one even tho I'm Malaysian)

[@aimanhaikalthemalaysian7089]

Raya specifically means 'big' or 'great'

[@zhrman170]

Also the highway in Malaysia

[@lordvenjix3757]

Classic Disney Animated Movies and Pixar Animated Movies were the Best Animated Movies

[@brambrambram]

This show is what a perfectly executed zoom project looks like

[@MrChuanhquan]

Personally I think the South East Asian influence in this film is made up largely by Thai culture, with bits of Laotian/Cambodian/ Javanese tucked in some scenes. Only reference to Vietnamese culture is how Raya called her father by the word “Ba”, which is used mainly in Central/Southern Vietnam Anyway you can’t expect to put in every cultural details of like 10 countries into a 100 minute Disney movie

[@vanessapham6914]

If you look at the food they eat, you can see some Vietnamese dishes (especially in the credit arts)

[@RizeKimmy]

The movie isn’t largely made up from thai culture. Thai and Cambodian cultures are very similar. I think you made this statement because Thai is more known.

[@minibambal5104]

@@vanessapham6914 It's tom yum goong

[@MaskedAdventure]

In any form of culture, I love all. Cos once we do not trust each other, we will still be divided and become weak. So ASEAN needs be to United as one.😊 Peace♥️

[@primrosed2338]

Lao/Thai/Cambodian are essentially cousins we came from the Tai people that migrated South from Southern China. Through marriage and war we share the same lineage. People just say Thai for everything because...it's complicated. Thai hands are not clean.

[@deon1132]

The Sticks That Raya holds are called "Arnis" from the Philippines The Moves Are Pretty Accurate On what people do so It's Really Decent To Watch

[@bellezapo3567]

Yes, Eskrima and kali have been used extensively in many action films..

[@jakechua6360]

Arnis is a martial use in various weapon not just the stick adn also hand to hand combat

[@lordvenjix3757]

Raya And The Last Dragon is an animated effort of compelling, action-packed story and an allegory about how our brokenness separates us.

[@adrianasanders7875]

Why would anyone thumbs down this video? Did I miss something? This movie was amazing! I love it!

[@kevingerald2978]

Most us southeast asian are mad because they mashed up our cultures together when it's totally different, each of us has unique stories and cultures, and disney + isnt available in most sea countires

[@claudesantiago2874]

@@kevingerald2978 im a southeast asian and no one actually complains about that and the movie make us the kumandra

[@kevingerald2978]

@@claudesantiago2874 well my friends in indo complains, that's it makes us indistinguisable to foreiner in the western

[@claudesantiago2874]

@@kevingerald2978 most of us Filipino love the movie no complains even though they only show small things about our culture

[@kevingerald2978]

@@claudesantiago2874 well in here the locals enjoyed it too but mostly my friends are films enthusiast and the indo critic's the only complains they're saying is the mashed se asia cultures

[@vietnamnguyen5072]

The person in the picture is not Lady Trung. It was a picture of Lady Trieu (Bà Triệu or Triệu Thị Trinh), another Vietnamese heroine who lead the people against the Wu dynasty of China in 248 AD.

[@andrewtandio580]

Ba Trieu, thanks to Civilization 6 I read her story.

[@eunicegavhure8611]

I just love Raya ,she is literally my favorite Disney princess now.

[@docredzal]

In the movie, a couple of the tribes are headed by women. In South East Asia, the Minangkabau of Sumatera Indonesia and Negeri Sembilan Malaysia till today still practices Adat Perpatih which is a type of women/matrilineal system. Their tribes' heritage land ( tanah pusaka adat) is passed from mother to daughters only. Cool that somehow it is reflected in the film

[@elfayantiumami1047]

Iya.orang itu aku sendiri.aku ratu ALMAHDI/PUTRI ALMAHDI/IMAM MAHDI aku cucu NABI MUHAMMAD SAW.yang berasal dari minang kabau,batak,aceh.dan datuk parpatih SRI MAHARAJO itu kakek moyangku dan gelar beliau syarief.

[@adityawigoena6255]

Yes i am minang and proud being a bad guy 😼

[@HotBabeDJ]

The architecture of Minangkabau people houses resemble the house carvings on Vietnam's bronze drums. There is also a theory that some Trung sisters' followers made out to the sea and escaped to reach the land of W. Sumatra. Of course, such theory might not be proven.

[@cahidijoyoraharjo7833]

Raya's sword looks like "Keris", an Indonesian traditional weapon. Although in actuality, it's a lot smaller, like a blade.

[@akiyaa.9509]

Perhaps it's a kalis then? Kalis is a larger and heavier version of that which was developed in the philippines when they traded with indonesia. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[@JediMasterNicholas]

@@akiyaa.9509 You are right in the philippines the kris is about that size but usually it's a single handed weapon.

[@cahidijoyoraharjo7833]

I should google it, cause I don't know anything about Kalis.

[@JediMasterNicholas]

@@cahidijoyoraharjo7833 You should they have an amazing history and weapons. you won't be disappointed.

[@lavane26]

I just watched the movie, and I loved it. It was so compelling, so dramatic, so epic... I cried, I laughed. That climax was a masterpiece. The story is beautiful and it's so relevant to our times. The characters are fantastic, they're interesting and complex. The cinematography is astonishing, the fights scenes are amazing, I cannot believe this was all done from home.

[@naruhodo7656]

To those who are confused about the regions in Asia: (East Asia) - China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea (Southeast Asia) - Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Brunei, Myanmar, Singapore (South Asia) - Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Sri Lanka (Central Asia) - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (West Asia) - Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Gaza Strip, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

[@hsln.n]

This film made me cry from the middle to the end... I loved the part when they trusted each other...

[@Purnima-s7v]

Best Disney movie🤩⚔

[@rachelramos1223]

"Laos, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Singapore." ***Philippines left Southeast Asia

[@rakhaadyradaniswara9712]

Myanmar, Brunei, East Timor : am I a joke to you?

[@bamababelove]

No harm done! South East Asia have so many countries.... and they tried to incorporate everything in one movie! They can always add Asian Princess and another movie for it 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@aprila.tongcua7942]

Diba may mga left out lagi

[@halfmoon1185]

I love how south east asian countries share so much culture with India. The word raya literally means great, fast and rays of light in sanskrit. And the mythical naga is also an Indian concept. The architecture and embroidery is so rich in both cultures. I did a bit of research and found thai traditional sabai so similar to the saree and also the traditional clothes in Bali. The cultures are just like siblings. Lots of love to Asean countries.

[@aztopaz863]

The movie was amazing. I cried like 3 times. It was very moving and I felt sensitive to all the themes. The lady that does the dragons voice has such a great voice!

[@ashace6092]

Watching it in 30 mins excited

[@ainincinnamonrolls]

I love how they put so much effort despite working from home and allthe creators are asian, i can fee how much they love and want to represent the south east asian community on the big screen

[@jannamebaotocuaruneterra6211]

At the end of the day, no matter how you said oh this film is not Filippino enough, not Myanmar enough,...etc or even exclude Vietnam is not SEA enough, y'all have to be proud that finally we have a Disney movie represents SOUTH EAST ASIA. That's the most important thing to say. The end.

[@balbalbulbul4971]

Before i see the movie many filipinos that i see in the comment said "wow the martial art is arnis, from philippines". But when i see the movie fully, wow Raya uses indonesian martial art called pencak silat in her fighting style!

[@cobiebaetbz5151]

i agree, the only thing i noticed as a filipino is the weapon arnis, but not the martial art

[@louielajeanpagsac4070]

they incorporated alot. krabi krabong, muay thai, pencak silat and arnis.

[@himasekiwari155]

Might as well use the whole indonesia than using just filipino weapons....tbh as a filipino I don't feel represented much, like congrats to Southeast asia except Philippines, Timor leste and the other not well known guys

[@hakhaimo]

Actually the Philippines has been assumed to be Luzon, which is too westernized and christianized, and have lost it's true south east asian touch/culture compared to Mindanao which have preserved their pre colonial, exotic culture the same as nearby countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia.

[@hakhaimo]

@@himasekiwari155 Actually the Philippines has been assumed to be Luzon, which is too westernized and christianized, and have lost it's true south east asian touch/culture compared to Mindanao which have preserved their pre colonial, exotic culture the same as nearby countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia.

[@VajraAlexey]

I was sobbing in between the scene and also after

[@katrinaestante3377]

me: simply laughing while reading arguments about the cultural basis of the movie in the comment section when in fact the movie was based on all SEA cultures. hey, stop arguing.

[@friedalien1351]

I feel so proud. I didn't know that Raya and the Last Dragon was partly based on the Hai Bà Trưng story.

[@hikarihikki4435]

I really enjoyed watching this movie.. Especially sisu, she's really a funny Dragon.. 😊😊

[@urfavvenus]

Its cool how the movie wasn’t recorded and worked on in a studio. I literally love this movie and Raya and the last dragon is now my favorite🥺 It just makes me feel so happy seeing south east asian culture and everything.

[@YoriichiTsugikuni-999]

I literally cried in the end But I can’t trust my fake friends who still stabbing me.

[@Shane-ds6qj]

I don't have alot of fake friends.. most are real.. I smile with everyone but that doesn't mean I don't know who's real and who's fake

[@Sarah-yg8kt]

that pfp...

[@Shane-ds6qj]

@@Sarah-yg8kt ws

[@faith.reason]

You don't call those kind of people "friend". Just saying.

[@ratchdigan]

I love that Disney has brought out Raya, a Southeastern Asian-inspired animation! Finally, something that my future children can relate to and be proud of the eastern Asian background!

[@feyymii]

This is amazing because this is my first time seeing my culture in a disney princess movie :D

[@ayaleea2071]

Pencak Silat getting known worldwide after Batik..thank u Raya team

[@leexandria]

raya's beauty character and culture reminds me of a brave women chieftain who fought for peace and freedom against spanish western colonization in the philippines.

[@aqeeraaa]

Yesss finally someone else knew it!!2

[@egi6409]

she sounds very cool !! imo, raya reminds me of martha christina tiahahu who leads a war against the netherlands (i think thats what its called) while shes only 17! she looks very similar to her tho so thats v cool :]

[@maranathaeve6298]

You know they had to make an animated movie to make up for the Mulan live action

[@dragor5413]

Please do not speak of that movie. We shall all forget that happened. My eyes still hurt

[@Lee-dr2im]

@@dragor5413 Why? I haven't watched the live action of Mulan yet

[@dragor5413]

@@Lee-dr2im Its very bad. Nothing can be worse than avatar but it is a strong oponent. Even the acting is bad. It feels emotionless and like they are just reading the scrypt the whole movie.

[@Lee-dr2im]

@@dragor5413 Dang that's bad. I'm not gonna watch it then

[@dragor5413]

@@Lee-dr2im yeah I dont recomend. I was cringing the whole time

[@mpruttnadaentertainment7262]

the best movie and story for RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON... I'am From indonesiaaa ❤

[@muhammadfikribinabdulhalim4141]

Superb movie!

[@hawanajwaabdullah6134]

Its really nice to see my exact skin colour was used for Raya😥 Since SEA beauty standard is fair skin. Most shows that have princesses, are mostly fair, its saddddd!!!

[@poppikwtie722]

0:31 WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THIS, these woman are iconiccc, proud to be vietnamese haha

[@firmanputraali8903]

Indonesia's National Anthem is Indonesia Raya, it means The Great Indonesia..

[@deynhub]

I saw a Filipino in this movie like The Rice Terraces in Fang, The big Spoon and fork on the kitchen, The Charcoal Stove, Sundak (Sword), Salakot (Farmer's hat) , Our Martial Arts called Kalis (Raya and fathers fought scenes) Some of Talon clothing and houses windows and walls. Lansones our very own.Theres a lot.

[@theshriekinghominin1760]

Ohh, was that a lansones? I thought it was a weird lychee/rambutan.

[@deynhub]

@@theshriekinghominin1760 Yes! The one who Tuktuk ate before Raya and Namaari goes to Dragon's Gem

[@user-cu5ro4ro8p]

Don't push it too hard! They clearly say that iskrima is the only reference for the Philippines that's why they produce a tagalog theme song to lure pinoys.

[@icanspotliarsandincelsnido6408]

Why do I feel like you're excluding the Philippines? Lol.

[@kimbread4587]

@Reddish Jumbo Hotdog uhm, harsh........You could have constructed your sentence in a nicer way......

[@GHOST-pi2zq]

DUDE SAME IT REALLY FELT THAT WAY

[@GHOST-pi2zq]

@Reddish Jumbo Hotdog dude, all they added was eskirima and arnis...

[@johnlagadon8]

The authors did not visited Philippines for they're own reason. Since the author/host of this video never mentioned Philippines was visited by the authors of the movie. However they still put effort to include Philippine culture in the movie. You can basically notice those in the movie but some are so common to all of us as Southeast Asian people. Love this movie anyway.

[@kimbread4587]

@@GHOST-pi2zq I noticed that Raya's hat is from the Philippines too.......

[@dickysyahputra2272]

The name of raya inspired from national Anthem INDONESIA. " Indonesia Raya " ❤️

[@whitefang3195]

Everyone keep saying "Ohh they use pencak silat ... it's from Indonesia"... actually no. its not only from Indonesia, that from the Malay archipelago, including Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia ..and Pencak Silat belong to the Malay archipelago, not only Indonesia... Let's fix the usual and used the right one

[@azkafahmi8394]

Malay archipelago isn't a specific place where is it come from after I've read the origins of pencak silat it's originated from Minangkabau and Sundanese cultures. And Malaysia,Brunei Darussalam,or Singapore didn't had Sundanese cultures so it's specifically from Indonesia.

[@whitefang3195]

@@azkafahmi8394 it is also inaccurate information .. you must associate also with geography at that time and it includes the Malay Archipelago not just by taking into the Minangkabau and Sudanese culture

[@hugoandhika]

Have u read Wikipedia where pencak silat from? Not malay but minangkabau and sundanese martial arts

[@whitefang3195]

@@hugoandhika maybe you need to find more in -depth information and not just from one source ... and you also need to differentiate between pencak silat and silat ... as someone who brings the knowledge of pencak silat I admit that many people do not differentiate between pencak silat and silat. ..

[@whitefang3195]

@@hugoandhika however ... I hope westerners can see us Southeast Asians better ... this is because we have a unique and harmonious culture ... we are not weak, we just not showing our strength ... we also have great legends that will not be understood by outsiders except ourselves ...

[@claudiakara1720]

Proud to know there’s a great movie for my kids and not being left out 🙏🏼♥️ 🇻🇳 I 🇮🇩 🇲🇾 🇹🇭 🇵🇭

[@dormamo6917]

They traveled all over south east asia except the philippines... yes!

[@GHOST-pi2zq]

i didnt feel a lot of Philippines in this

[@dormamo6917]

@@GHOST-pi2zq true

[@alsimanche]

But they include phillipines martial art

[@himasekiwari155]

@@alsimanche yeh that's it...that's all, no look, no name, just weapons.

[@unknownherrscher]

@@himasekiwari155 but didnt they include philippine landmarks in the movie, the fangs are actually very filipino to me and even some of the food, also it's not that easy to include some culture from the philippines since our culture pretty much shares a lot of things in common with other sea countries, skin color, weapon, name, words, clothing(pre colonization to be exact) and myths about rain and water even the love for food which gives us peace by eating together... but seriously i pretty much sea tons of filipino culture in it it's just that some of them is commonly shared in SEA

[@airaaioness2108]

My favorite part is when everything was already loosing their hope, raya's the one who stepped up. Even if those people can no longer be trusted and hurt her many timesI she still gives her hope and trust. really got emotional on that part :( to all people who has trust issues! Just grasp the thought there is "hope" and "forgiveness".

[@debbiebieber1031]

The Word "Naga"... Yes. Dragon in my Myanmar language is " Naga". I'm itty bitty proud. I always wanted to be a part of animation someday..but since seeing this movie gives me more Inspiration.. I have more courage to become one to represent.

[@nightingale5788]

Naga means dragon too in Bahasa (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei). We,SEA nations share many similar words. This movie is doing great in representing SEA cultures. Yes..Be proud of your cultures as it is embodies who you are.

[@budibudi990]

Im so proud watching Raya not only it's south east asia, but they make it really really good and satisfying

[@drowsretsam6861]

The best disney princess film so far imo

[@moniquelujan7133]

The ending they say “what was your favorite part” and in my head I’m like I haven’t even seen the movie..

[@the2ndcoming135]

Lol. I’m just like well I said what I said😂

[@jcdenton1635]

Raya is Asian representation at a time when anti-Asian hate crimes are plaguing the world amidst the Covid pandemic. It could very well be a historic film.

[@ekozoidmajiker6186]

quite the irony; isn't it?

[@FourKaiju]

Mulan was always my favorite Disney Heroine, now its Raya.

[@kharlmatthewelias8876]

There's No Filipino Ethnicity Here... It's just like they used Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia and Thailand's Culture. The Philippine has nowhere.

[@KamenRiderOtaru]

How about the sticks Raya used in the fight?

[@kasa-ysayan]

@@paula5429 You meant precolonial culture? probably but seeing the movie there are really less Filipino references there.

[@himasekiwari155]

@@KamenRiderOtaru yeh that's the only thing the arnis weapon is the only filipino thing....not the martial arts, no it's not....we are literally the sticks

[@jomarbatoy5635]

True

[@hakhaimo]

Actually the Philippines has been assumed to be Luzon, which is too westernized and christianized, and have lost it's true south east asian touch/culture compared to Mindanao which have preserved their pre colonial, exotic culture the same as nearby countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia.

[@zedplayzzgaming6976]

The "2020 and 2021in a nutshell" killed me

[@EBThisThat]

Sisu was my favorite character, I really see a lot of myself in her bubbly nature. Although I’m not Asian I adore Asian culture and how diverse it is !

[@tasmin212]

Cant wait for a south Asian princess 🇧🇩🇵🇰 🇮🇳🥲

[@ronaldmee5722]

we are "jungle" asian. brown skin tone, wide eyes, exploring sea, jungle and mountains is in our blood.

[@NoName-if7of]

Yesss exactly plssss asean is not about east asian small

[@Michellenehemiah7]

I love this movie so much

[@naikdaun2715]

Well, The title of National anthem my country is Indonesia "Raya", mean "Great" Indonesia. I think Raya is Great or Big

[@charles6362]

Bo'ong lu

[@MouguMougu4957]

I agree

[@MouguMougu4957]

@@charles6362 idiot

[@balqiskhairunnisa_]

@@charles6362 indonesia raya

[@vwong5565]

I whacked this 288 times its so good

[@chanravyvannalath4613]

after I watched the movie with my family my mom talked a lot about diversity but we were mainly hooked on brave and strong women in Disney and we noticed that only the non-european princess were strong :/ just something to think about

[@yoonmikim5663]

Iunno, I thought Elsa and Anna were pretty strong. But if you define strength only on "fighting ability" and fighting ability only on physical strength then that's pretty much internalized misogyny, right there. But such rigidity isn't necessarily part of other cultures.

[@trangmi7521]

I'm from Vietnam so i'm really proud to be a part of the film ^^. Btw, Raya was made so good. She's so gorgeous. Her skin is so beautiful, which it changes my mind of doing brightening thing. After watching the film, i realized how beautiful my skin is. Besides, her martial art moves are rock!!!!!!

[@giancarlop.delacruz4920]

As someone from the Northern Philippines, I think Moana is more related to our culture than Raya although there are lot also in this movie😅 But in Moana it relates me more with the islands' coconuts, farm animals, symbolic tattoos, Igorot clothing, voyagers, like of singing, the mythologies, characters having beautifully brown too, shapely bodies with curly hair and cute little noses, among others. Unlike here in Raya which mostly relates to Indic culture of the mainland southeast asia with a bit of maritime southeast asian culture.

[@bamboo9666]

Yeah I saw many Vietnam relate in this movie, floating market, story of 2 sisters against the Han, the 1 horn dragon from Ly dynasty

[@omnisciencexx790]

Lol no. Northern philippine culture such as ifugao is Austronesian and there culture is similar to the original inhabitants of taiwan.

[@giancarlop.delacruz4920]

@@omnisciencexx790 You're right but I am also right. Read this: The Austronesian Migration Theory: propounds on the expansion of a group of people called the Austronesians from ASIA into the PACIFIC by means of Taiwan 6,000 years ago.

[@jamesgabriellef.anonuevo4320]

So amazing because they take martial arts From the Philippines 🇵🇭💕

[@Rimurutempest691]

Sa iba kong kapwa pilipino feeling sa pilipinas inspired talaga yung raya amp hahahahaha buong South east asia purki may kanta si Kz ay😀.

[@user-dp9ky9io3t]

Lol haha

[@ArisTaufik25]

The Indonesian National Anthem is "Indonesia RAYA" in Indonesia there are thousands of tribes who have united to become Nusantara, it's the same as kumandra