For my fellow Southeast Asia country, here's the little thing you should know. Raya is Indonesian/malaysian. Tuktuk armadillo is Thailand. Martial art is mix, but we can see here in the trailer is Philippines. The architecture is Cambodia/Angkor Wat. The costume is Vietnam/Laos. It's literally just a MELTING POT of Southeast Asia culture.

“My whole life” man how many times have I heard that before.

if you watched the movie you know that this is one of the first Disney movies without any songs at all

10/10. Disney princess movie that doesn't have sing & dance scenes.

“In theaters”... That’s a bold statement Cotton, let’s see how it plays out.

You know that this is the first original animated movie from Disney in the last 4 YEARS? Frozen 2 and Ralph were sequels. Meanwhile, there have been like 7 remakes. I want Disney to return to its roots.

not gonna lie, she's the coolest princess.

Raya is the most badass disney princess period.

"and its people are divided" Yep. That's Southeast Asia for you

Fun fact, this will be the first original non-sequel Disney movie in 5 years

For those asking about her weapon of choice it's called "Kali" sticks (or arnis/escrima sticks) from Philippines. Kali is our national martial arts. You're welcome x

Raya: our people are divided Reality: Southeast asian people are divided Southeast asian is the real Kumandra 🍃

Raya :- From the studio that brought you Moana and Frozen Moana :- From the creators of Frozen Frozen :- From the creators of Tangled Tangled :- .....

Raya Croft and how to train your last airbender: A Star Wars Story.

I love how badass Raya is compared to the other Disney princesses. There’s no kiddie love story, it has a great adventure type feel to it, not to mention amazinggg fighting scenes. I thought moana was amazing when it first came out, this is even better 11/10 Raya is the best Disney move by far!!!

Best Disney movie in a long time. Finally an original story.

Mulan: i have to save my family and country Moana: I have to save my family and country Anna:I have to save my family and country Raya: *ooweeooeeaaaooo*

Surprised it didn’t say “everything changed when the fire nation attacked”

Go SOUTHEAST ASIA 🇮🇩🇲🇾🇵🇭🇧🇳🇸🇬🇹🇭🇱🇦🇰🇭🇻🇳

I watched this movie today and I legit cried at the end omg, never cried to a movie before.

"But then everything changed when the Fire nation attacked..."

Imagine being a tribe who wears purple, the hardest to color to get in the past. So rare it wasn't even an option to flags. Those people are rich Edit: I know is a fictional world, but we're taking about Disney guys. Colors matter when were taking about character design, and this *might* be an important detail.

Lol nearly every prediction in this comments section ended up being wrong.

When Disney finally understands that we don't need any crap songs and gives us a super strong female character

While everyone is talking about Avatar and stuff, let me breakdown some cultural stuff I didn't miss: 1.) She uses arnis as a weapon, Arnis is commonly National Martial Arts of the Philippines. 2.) The intro of Disney shows a place in a rock; it represents Sigiriya Rock in Sri Lanka. 3.) When she jumped out of a house, the houses were designed in Thailand's traditional houses. 4.) The Villain's mask is called Raksasa Mask from Bali, Indonesia. 5.) The Sword of the villain and the sword that Raya pulled are designed from Indonesia's sword. 6.) I have theory in the tribes; the yellow tribe is Indonesian or Malaysian the purple tribe is Philippine or Malaysian the green tribe is maybe Thai because of the Elephants or Cambodian because of the advance weaponry the white tribe is Thai because of the Dholes, clothes, and the swords 7.) Raya's clothes are Vietnamese traditional clothing.

wow disney is producing something other than a prequel, sequel, or remake. didn't know they could do that.

This movie is so breathtaking and a lot of lessons learned

She really looks like a waterbender in the beginning I- ..

"There's been no one for so long. Who are you?" "I'm Raya." "Raya who?" "Raya Skywalker."

She's definitely a disney princess. She has an animal side kick.

Fang. Heart. Spine. Talon. Tail. My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days, how Kumandra once lived in harmony. How everything changed once the Druun attacked. Only Dragons mastered all life’s power. Only they could stop the ruthless Druun. But when the world needed them most, they are defeated or disappeared. Nobody had seen them for a hundred years, until my pet Tuk and I found one of them, a dragon named Sisu. The problem is, this Dragon is still weak, and even though her potential can be brought back, she has a lot to learn before she's ready to save anyone. The Fang Nation will do anything to capture the Dragon before she get all the her powers back, so I must keep her safe until she's ready to fulfill her destiny. All tribes thinks I'm crazy, but I believe Sisu can save the world."

Everything is so THAI 0:14 it’s the roof of Thai temple. Kanok pattern on the roof you can see many Thai temple are that such as The Emerald Buddha Temple (Wat Phrakeaw) 0:31 Tuk tuk have become one of Bangkok's most recognisable transportation features and are still popular among tourists and visitors. 1:11 it’s a Giant mask from Thai-Culture. You can see Giant when you at Suvarnabhumi airport and Many Thai temple. 1:32 Thai people worship the dragon(Thai name is Praya Naga). Many Lakorn (Thai television soap opera) are based on A Praya Naga legend such as Nakee in 2016, Manisawat in 2013, Poot mae nam khong in 2008 For a Thai people. I very excited and happy at the same time. Thanks Disney

She looks like someone who could waterbend long ago when the four nations lived in harmony, but everything changed when the fire nation attacked.

Did yall know that the screenwriters are malaysian and vietnamese? "Disney created Kumandra, a fictional land that is inspired by Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia. The animation team actually traveled to the latter four countries for research purposes" I think they also included phillipines influence in this with the arnis and salakot. Also with the moro sword/keris/kalis which can be found in phillipines,malaysia,brunei and indonesia. I'm glad they did proper research Also her attire is inspired by kadazan and iban community which is a minority race/ethnicity in Malaysia! Although i personally don't see any concrete resemblance.Like you all said,the first thing that comes to mind is not asian attire but korra's outfit.That shows how it is lacking in represention. I also liked that the characters have a some range of colours as how it is in ASEAN countries. Another fun fact: Raya means greatness in malaysian & indonesian.It seems that many malaysians are unaware of this and only thought raya as a celebration (selamat hari raya). Edit: 1.No i didn't mean to write asian.I really did meant ASEAN which stands for association of south east nation. 2.Thanks to those who corrected any misinformation about keris and other things that i said. 3.I also don't expect perfect representation of SEA in this movie BUT it's still a good exposure.I doubt there can be too many mistakes they can possibly make while working with SEA screenwriters and adequate research. 4.Also with the salakot,there's no point in claiming it.Nearly all asian countries have that hat.

That weird sound that always plays just makes me wanna go on a adventure

Guess who's my new favorite Disney princess who isn't all royal and elegant RAYA

Everyone: This looks like Avatar The Last Airbender Me: This looks like Kubo and the two strings

By the end of the movie, she'll learn that the true last dragon was the friends they made along the way.

Who agrees that took took is cute as a baby

How sad her pet sidekick is actually an endangered specie in our country due to illegal hunting and we're from SEA

This is a disney princess movie. You know how I know? ANIMAL SIDEKICK.

...but everything changed, when the disney nation attacked

How to make money: *“From the studio that brought you Frozen.”*

Raya is just dang badass gotta love her.

"To restore balance... I must find.. the Avat- I mean the Last Dragon." Me: Katara I think you got lost

Plot twist: The Last dragon turns out to be Mushu from Mulan voiced again by Eddie Murphy

I love this movie, song and everything. 🥳🥳🥳 I watched this movie today and I legit cried at the end ...omg. This is a masterpiece. 😍It is so breathtaking and a lot of lessons learned. One of Disney’s best. ❤️❤️ I loved every minute of it. Thank you so much Disney for giving us beautiful movies like this. ❤️❤️ When I lost hope, Raya and the Last Dragon became a hope for me. 🔥🔥🔥

One of the best movie

“Raya and the Last Dragon's” fantasy setting is called Kumandra, and reportedly blends elements from cultures of the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, and Myanmar.

“From the Studio that Brought You Moana” “And Frozen” Leaving out Zootopia again are we Disney?

The excitement my daughter gets watching this literally makes me tear up. She’s so cute and she loves this lol

Another thing I love is that this is based of Southeast Asia, really shows how beautiful our culture can be. (One of the)Moral of the Story: Japan, China and Korea aren't the only countries in asia.

Honestly I'm just happy disney's working on something that's not a remake or a sequel.

This is like if Korra were a Disney princess. I’m not mad about it. Edit: Just for clarification, I was talking more about her personality and setting of the movie, not her culture necessarily. I’m excited for this movie :).

I think the name "Tuk Tuk" comes from when Raya taps Tuk Tuk's shell, it makes a "tuk tuk" sort of sound. Its in the first few minutes of the movie, right after she says his name for the first time.

Well I’ve been SEARCHING for this particular trailer BECAUSE, well I’m here for the background music, Anyone?

Disney’s “Finding Mushu”

Raya : but this world has changed- Me : when the Fire Nation attacked

"I must find the last dragon to restore peace..." Is it me or these words do sound familiar? Like someone said somithing really close to it? Someone with a scar on his face?

0:06 I don't know why, but Raya suiting up is so satisfying

Everyone: "makes avatar jokes" Filipino: Is that an ARNIS?!!!

Oh my gosh a new Disney Movie that isn’t a sequel, live action, or non original Disney studios it’s a MIRACLE!!! (Also note the last new Disney movie before this that isn’t a sequel, or live action remake was Moana from 2016)

The fact that the song Make me want to listen it longer,Ill give move 10 out of 10

Definitely feeling Last Air Bender vibes here.

“Now, to restore peace... I must find the last-” Me: AIR-BENDER! “Dragon.” Me: hmmm not as exciting.

Did anyone else see that guy in the mask and think: “oh my gosh, the Blue Spirit?”

This teaser trailer far exceeds the official trailer itself! The music, the synchronisation, the suspense, everything is just perfect.

Disney really said “Lets make a movie where we mix Avatar : Last Airbender and The Dragon Prince and just slap our animation style on it”

“This world has changed...and its people are divided...” *Me: Sounds like 2020.*

Plot twist: turns out the real last dragon was the friends we made along the way

Raya's sacrifice is astonishing

Happy 2nd Anniversary for Raya and the Last Dragon! And big thank you for Disney for creating a movie that inspired by the unique wonders of Southeast Asia!

The guy with the mask really looks like he wants to restore his honour.

So happy to finally see Southeast Asian influence in a Disney film. Growing up, I can't count all the times I've been called Mulan just because I'm Asian lol. I love Mulan, but Chinese culture does not represent all of Asian culture. So to see someone who actually looks like me and who actually draws influence from my culture, means a lot.

After reading the comments it's clear that not one of you has ever had an original thought

Plot Twist: the Avatar reference was on purpose

Me to my fellow Southeast asians: We did it boys. We reached disney.

If you pay close attention to the trailer, you may notice that there seem to be four nations, albeit not living together in harmony.

Wow, a trailer that doesn't explain the whole plot or show anything from the second or third act? Am I dreaming? This is the kind of trailer we need more of. Unfortunately all that good will goes out the window when you see the newest trailer they released, though it still does a relatively good job of holding back the story elements. It has footage from the tail end of the film, though, which I still don't like (even when there isn't much context). It's all too easy for them to slip a clip in there that will ruin a story beat. Like, "Wait, this character died in the movie, but I remember seeing them in a final battle in the trailer..." takes away from the emotional impact that "death" may have had. That's not something that happened in this movie, it's just an example. Anyways. I love this trailer.

0:00 why do I love that sound?

Finally, this is what we want from you, Disney. New stories, new worlds. Not awful live action remakes. EDIT: So apparently, being optimistic starts arguments on the internet. Sure, it's similar to a bunch of stuff. There's definitely some Avatar influence and though I haven't seen some of the other titles mentioned, I'll take the point that if it feels similar, you might be skeptical. I don't really understand how this is a "princess movie in disguise" though? Like, we aren't even shown a male lead... Seems to me like they've got a pretty interesting maybe independent female protagonist. If there ends up being a romance arc, I hope they don't diminish Raya's character arc. It might not be the deepest story or whatever, but somehow I can't see the team behind Disney's "successful" (whether or not you like them) 3D movies in the past decade making a movie worse than Mulan 2020. You can boil most PG animated movies down into: "We need to do A THING so we can stop THE CONFLICT." That's kind of what the movies are about. Basically, all I'm saying is that I'm optimistic for something that isn't a sequel or a remake.

Dude, this looks like the freshest Disney movie in the last 7 years. Actually looking forwards to it.

Ngl Sisu swimming around in the background freaked me out and I loved it

Why this sound track was not in the movie 😭😭😭😭😭😭

Finally! Inspired from the entire South East Asia... Philippines - Arnis (2 sticks weapon) Vietnam - Hat (Philippinese it's Salakot, same design) Thailand - The name of her ride, Tuktuk. Cambodia - Angkor Wat (Temple) Malaysia - The writer of the movie The Dragon could be the mix of Malaysian, Indonesian, Vietnamese and Filipino mythology (Bakunawa in Philippines, is depicted with a characteristic looped tail and a single horn on the nose. It was generally believed to be a sea serpent, but are also variously believed to inhabit either the sky or the underworld (sea). Base on the drawing it looks like Bakunawa, technically the entire South East Asia shares the same thing, witb only few differences. The rooftop at the beginning looks like combination of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand architecture Let me check for more lol

Lookin like she's straight out the water tribe

Turns out the last dragon, we’re the friends we made along the way

This movie is beautiful

"Now to restore peace, I must find The Last Airbender"

Feels like so long since we’ve gotten an original Disney animated movie (excluding Pixar)

Need more animations like Raya and the last dragon and mulan please. With fight, thrill... I love it This is something different that everyone likes ❤

Disney: Now to restore peace, I..must find...the last.... *drum roll please* Me: the last air bender? 🤪

Disney: * shows arnis* Me; a Filipino: Hello there

This is basically Disney’s way of saying, “Here, sorry for the live actions.”

Raya is beautiful

Just watched it and LOVE it!!! Raya is my new favorite disney princess😊

"In theaters March 2021" I want to believe that. Oh, how I want to believe that.

Oh, so thats why Mushu is missing in Mulan.

സിനിമ കണ്ട് കഴിഞ്ഞാണ് trailer കാണുന്നത് സിനിമ വേറെ level💥✨️

How is the teaser trailer somehow better than the actual trailer