Bella George

My husband and I were excited when we first saw the trailers and promos, and we invited our son and daughter to come and watch it with us for a movie night. They came (us living in Ohio, son living in Kentucky, and daughter living in Virginia), vastly thrilled about a new PIXAR release, for they love so many movies under that studio. Not even ten minutes in, I started to get bored. Never in the history of our family had we stopped eating popcorn. Well, it happened. After the movie, we collected our bowls and I reopened the bag of popcorn and poured FOUR AND A HALF bowls of it back in. My daughter kept using the excuse to use the bathroom, would be gone for fifteen minutes or so, and come back with her phone in her hand. My son busied himself with the dog and cat. Here I was resting my head on my husband’s lap while he wouldn’t keep his eyes open, wishing for the movie to be OVER. This was definitely not our reaction to Raya and the Last Dragon, which is an AMAZING movie! One of the best modern Disney films ever! That one we refilled our bowls TEN times (believe it or not) and put NONE of it back in the bag. We were STUFFED then! Unlike with Luca. I have to admit the animation is okay on some levels, but with others, it’s just pure... childish. Especially the eyes and the way they open their mouths. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but for the first time I never felt so disappointed in PIXAR’s work. The storyline left many open gaps and unanswered questions, which is so not like Disney and PIXAR. Didn’t like this movie at all. Two stars.

Wow; I’m totally speechless!!! 😶 ◌ very well-made animation, ◌ very creative [ you can tell they took their time and didn’t rush ], ◌ must watch ◌ enjoyable for the entire family, ◌ easy-to-understand plot, ◌ lovable characters, ◌ AMAZING cast, ◌ 100% kid-friendly, ◌ very good message about what makes you YOU and what your purpose [ aka your “spark” as they say in the script ] is in life, and to finish, Soul also has ◌ “that will never-get-old” humor!

Raya and the Last Dragon. When you first hear the title, what comes to mind? A dragon, obviously. When I saw the trailer for this movie, my first thought was, “oh, good Lord. Another rubbish Disney movie.” But when I gave it a chance, this was me at the end: 😭 (happy tears) vs me at the beginning: 😑 (dreading the moment in the film when they ruin something; just like the other cliché ones) There is your regular humor in this film, but the message itself is more significant. It’s about trust. Even though we do experience that bout of trust issues in our lives, at the end of the day, it’s what trust gets us through. Very sweet movie with a very relatable message. 100% recommended! Five out of five stars!