No, the Druun isn’t the coronavirus, even if it does leave broken societies, devastated families and tribalist impulses in its wake. It’s an archetypal formless villain, a distant cousin of supernatural scourges like the Nothing from “The Neverending Story,” but it also carries a whiff of real-world metaphor. The chief antagonist in “Raya and the Last Dragon,” an enjoyable new adventure from Walt Disney Animation Studios, is something called the Druun, a shrieking, sludgy purple monster that turns people to stone. Because moviegoing carries risks during this time, we remind readers to follow health and safety guidelines as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health officials. The film stresses family values,įriendship, self-respect, discipline, and romantic love, while presenting it all in a wholly entertaining format with little foul language or sadistic violence.The Times is committed to reviewing theatrical film releases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Leroy is a truly humble, quietly heroic character who possesses an admirable spirituality. All this is very silly of course, but THE LAST DRAGON has a certain sweetness about it that is engaging. Carry III), who isĭetermined to prove himself the kung fu master of the neighborhood.

Trouble arises in the form of a huge black man who calls himself 'Sho' Nuff, the Shogun of Harlem' (Julius J.

The kids in the neighborhood call him 'Bruce Leroy,' a joke connecting him with his hero, kung fu star Bruce Lee. His meals, including popcorn, with chopsticks. Though black and living in Harlem with his family, Leroy lives like a Chinese. An enjoyable pastiche of martial arts, romance, music, and video, THE LAST DRAGON presents a likable young hero, Leroy (Taimak), who aspires to become a kung fu master.

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