![]() ![]() But there was not enough magic to save her dragon family and Sisu went into hiding. Their lone survivor Sisu used the orb to banish them and return the statutes of the villagers to life. Ultimately the Drunn turned all but one of the dragons to stone. Luckily their dragon protectors came to the rescue by pooling their magic auras into a small round blue-glowing orb. The story actually begins 500 years before, when some demonic creatures known as the Drunn (whirling magenta-colored storm clouds) attacked the villagers, absorbing souls and turning the people to stone. While the Pixar products of last year were wowing critics and audiences (ONWARD and SOUL should both get Oscar noms, with the latter being the front runner for Animated Feature and Music Score), the Disney Animation artisans were crafting this fantasy fable from a far-off land all about RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON.Īnd just what is that far-off place? Why the Asia-inspired land known as Kumandra, or really formally “known as”. Now to be clear, this is from the Disney Animation division, a separate entity from the Pixar people, though they’re all “under the same tent” (and with the acquisition of Fox they’re joined by Blue Sky). Of course, this one uses the latest tech to give us its fully rounded heroes, villains, and magical critters. Speaking of mice, the “mouse house” strikes back today with a feature that harkens back to those iconic full-length fairy tales and fables from their golden age. ![]() And last weekend saw the big-screen return of the chaos-causing cat and mouse TOM AND JERRY careening through the canyons of the Big Apple, and filling up movie theatres while streaming for a few weeks on HBO Max. ![]() First was the pixel-powered furball at the center of FLORA & ULYSSES, streaming on Disney+. The last couple of them were live-action/animation hybrids with rendered (CGI and some classic hand-drawn) characters interacting with flesh-and-blood actors. We’re still a few weeks away from the big Spring break (even with the past year’s at-home learning it’s still a big deal), but the major film studios aren’t holding back their big “family-friendly” flicks for virtual and in-theatres (welcome back NYC and LA) viewing. ![]()
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