By Nate Feldman
Yesterday, we began watching the movie Raya and the Last Dragon. In it, we learn the story of Kumandra, a broken land in the shape of a dragon, where the different parts of it are at war with one another. When Cheif Benja, the leader of Heart, invites the other nations (Tail, Talon, Spine, and Fang), he does it not to start a fight with them, but to build peaceful relations. He is an idealist that believes that the former nations of Kumandra can live harmoniously once more.
Heart possesses the magic Dragon Gem, a stone with the power of dragons, mythical creatures that had the power to frighten away dark spirits called Druun which can turn people into stone if they encounter them. The other nations believe that this is what gives Heart its prosperity and power over all the nations, and they wish to obtain it.
Raya, Cheif Benja's daughter, does not share her father's idealism. She is suspicious of the other nations, especially Fang, who she sees as their arch-nemesis. However, she tries to befriend Namaari, the Princess of Fang because they are both "dragon nerds," as they both put it.
Unfortunately, Namaari is not really her friend, and she uses Raya to find the location of the Dragon Gem, which she has promised to bring to her mother. This starts a fight between the all of the nations, and the gem is broken, releasing the Druun, and turning Chief Benja and many others into stone. Now, the world is broken again.
Question: Do you agree with Cheif Benja's idealism? Is it good to try and bring people together to stop fighting?
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