#we can make Delete's va a plushie...if we want...

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just rewatched raya for the first time in a couple months and I thought I'd give some random thoughts lol

- I will literally never watch the English dub again because I loved the bahasa Indonesia one so so so much. the voices were perfect and it filled a hole in my heart istg

- the plot feels really fragmented and I wonder if it has to do with how the work was literally fragmented with each person off in their home for the second half of production

- I was initially mad about having SEAsia blended together, however now I think that this is a good first step. having a movie come out that was just one of us probably would have caused some bitterness and I'm somewhat glad we can all just share this piece of representation until we all get up there and make our own :)

- the trust message feels a bit too nuanced/confusing for a kid's movie tbh. it felt like it always framed sisu as correct for randomly trusting ppl and raya as having trust issues when... yeah??? ofc she has trust issues? both of them had flaws in their outlook but it felt like raya was constantly criticized for it

- I didn't know that there were deleted scenes and other extras and they were so fun!! I loved seeing what aspects of the movie were from what culture :) seeing it say that pencak silat was the martial art that raya's was based on made me so happy!

- one day I want to dress up as raya bc istg that's what I look like :o I love the character design in this movie. almost cried the first time I watxhed bc omg that's me. wtf. that's my eyes and nose and hair??? I am so attached because of this??? and chief Benja looks just like my papah so it's just T-T yeah...

- raya barely did anything wrong. maybe im saying this bc I also have issues with needing to control things. in fact... probably... but still lmao imo she wasn't at fault for sisu's death bc namaari was about to pull the trigger.

- tuktuk being a pill bear is such a cute concept and I love it. he's just so cute. me and both of my sister's have plushies of him :)

- I'm still sad we didn't get fun music tbh. esp after watching encanto it feels like a lost opportunity even tho ik the tone of this movie was a lot darker. speaking of which, I love the cinematography but I kind of wish there were more bright colors?? idk, again, I don't know if it would match the vibe lol I wonder if we'll get a bright and happy movie one day. that would be fun. our cultures are so bright and beautiful and despite colonization and violence we have so much happiness to share

- not to beat a dead horse, but yea the jokes... aren't great. not a fan of them bc they rlly take me out of the immersion. why couldn't we just get funny jokes that aren't based on being #relatable. not everything needs to work for western ppl. we could have had inside jokes only we got.

- sisu's design also isn't my favorite but honestly I don't like how everyone acted about it. it really wasn't as terrible as ppl made it out to be and it's still clearly a dragon with SEAsian roots. that's not a European dragon that breathes fire

- the food makes me so happy :) I was eating longon and lychee and actually shrieked when I saw it on screen and I had Tom yum for dinner and that's so fun bc I was thinking about how much I wanted to try their soup and apparently that's what it's based on!!!

- I wish they had actually used a mix of different languages instead of making things up. like they could have had a word from each country or smthn instead of making up a random word. would have felt way more connected.

- the lack of SEAsian VAs makes me sad. partially why I love the Indonesian version so much is it alleviates some of that discomfort. I don't think the performances were bad (for the most part. I'm looking at you random really deep voiced girl from the market) but it just makes me so so sad. we had a thing for once and they just went. nah east Asians instead! like... why. it's not like we're not in the industry. ik Kelly Marie tran and awkwafina and Benedict Wong are popular but y'all rlly could've gotten a SEAsian for at least the side roles :(

- oh also the awkward way they say their names and made up words makes me so uncomfortable lmao. I think this every time I see a cartoon about a culture with another language but goddamn could you just give them an accent so the mixed in words from another language feel more cohesive? they managed to do this in encanto so goddamn have them roll some Rs sometimes lmao

- I love Boun and Tong and Toi and Benja and the ongis and it kind of makes me sad that there's only content for raya and namaari. sort of feels like yt queers just took the queer bits and decided that the rest of the cultural stuff wasn't as interesting.

- on the flip side some of the fanart is so fucking cool and I'm glad there's so much good stuff! and these characters are gay. so gay. they are just. so lesbians. the eye contact. the tension. the hand holding. the undercut and cat lady jokes (while western oriented) are yeah. theyre friends to enemies to lovers your honor. there's nothing else to be said

- the droon being an allegory for colonialism is something I just saw and that's rlly interesting. next time I watch I'll have to keep that in mind. would really change how I look at the movie I think. would add a layer of depth that could be interesting to think about.

in conclusion, I love this movie sm, it makes me cry every time, and I'm so fucking glad my little sisters have a south east Asian princess to look up to :)

edit: there have been many videos made recently about raya and in my watching of them, I noticed all of them said that the cast was almost fully east Asian including Kelly Marie Tran. a lot of issues that people have had are that she is east Asian and claiming the seasian princess but???? she is seasian?? I just checked and she's literally vietnamese?? I'm so confused why has everyone been acting like she was an east Asian coopting seasian roles?? help??

#raya and the last dragon meta #raya and the last dragon #indonesian #ratld #long post #watch out the kid whos never had proper representation is a bit salty today #my post #watching encanto kinda made me see the lost opportunities in someways tbh

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Last

1. Drink - Water 2. Phone Call - A rl friend. Awkward af. 3. Text Message - I think it was “of course I’m going“ 4. Song you listened to - Circles by GUMI 5. Time you cried - This... Tuesday I think. I was a weird day.

Ever

6. Dated someone twice? - Nope! 7. Kissed someone and regretted it - I doubt it. 8. Been cheated on - Nope. But I might murder him/her. 9. Lost someone special - Yeah, it was painful, or at least it felt like I lost them back them. But I just got them back. 10. Been depressed - I just got out of that dark pit that swallow every bit of my self-worth, love, and aspirations. 11. Gotten drunk and thrown up - I can’t drink until that point XD.

Fave colors

12. Blue 13. Red 14. Orange/yellow/violet

In the last year, have you…

15. Made new friends - I have new people in the social media sites I have been for a while, so yes! 16. Fallen out of love - In, out, I don’t even know anymore. 17. Laughed until you cried - It’s been a while since that has happened :(. I love laughing tho. 18. Found out someone was talking about you - I feel like no one ever speaks about me XD. I don’t really care if it’s gossip or bad-mouthing. 19. Met someone who changed you - Do OCs count? Yeah, they do. 20. Found out who your friends are - Not really. 21. Kissed someone on your Facebook friends list - I wish XD.

General

22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know irl - Pretty much everyone. Not that I’m close to all of them. 23. Do you have any pets - I want a cat! Make them two! 24. Do you want to change your name -  It’s average af but nope. 25. What did you do for your last birthday - Don’t remind me.... 26. What time did you wake up today - Seven a.m I need sleep Zzzzzz 27. What were you doing at midnight last night - In my tablet talking to a friend. It was fun :3 28. What is something you can’t wait for - Of course it’s Inazuma Eleven. Also Heaven’s Feel and getting my first paycheck lol 29. [There is no number 29 in the list I got tagged in, so…] (I’m too lazy to delete this ha) 30. What are you listening to right now - Human voices. 31. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom - I really wonder if someone will ever answer this with “yeah, he was a jerk“ or “he was really nice“. 32. Something that’s getting on your nerves - Stereotypes and abuse :D 33. Most visited website - Tumblr and Kissanime. What is life? 34. Hair color - Black. 35. Long or short hair - Long-ish? It’s shoulder-length. 36. Do you have a crush on someone - Not anymore, I think. 37. What do you like about yourself - The fact that I make jokes 24/7 and no can stop mehh!!! 38. Want any piercings - Nope! 39. Blood type - O- 40. Nicknames - I like to be called Mary and online younger people call me Mary-san which is really cute. 41. Relationship status - Single. You shall not take my freedom! 42. Zodiac - Gemini~ 43. Pronouns - She/her 44. Fave TV show - Future Inazuma Eleven Ares :D. Otherwise My Cat From Hell and animal documentaries. 45. Tattoos - Nope. I’m not into that tho I respect tattoo artists. They are cool 46. Right or left handed - Right 47. Ever had surgery - Yeah, when I was younger. It wasn’t pretty... 48. Piercings - Are earlobe piercings still piercings. 49. Sport - I’m not dedicated to sports but I like gold and perhaps badminton. 50. Vacation - What is that? XD. Going to new places is like a vacation to me.

More general

52. Eating - 53. Drinking - 54. I’m about to watch - How I hurriedly edit my Valentine’s Day fic lol 55. Waiting for - My class to start XD. 56. Want - A cute plushie by Tokyo Otaku Mode, a commission from Zafiro, two cats, work hard and have fun! 57. Get married - I can barely take care of myself XD. 58. Career - Environmental Scientist or Graphic Designer :D

Which is better

59. Hugs or kisses - Hugs are good~ 60. Lips or eyes - 61. Shorter or taller - Tall people are intimidating so shorter XD 62. Older or younger - I don’t have a preference. I should be starting to act like an adult but I still act like a child haha. 63. Nice arms or stomach - Face is everything to me 64. Hookup or relationship - A nice long relationship <3 65. Troublemaker or hesitant - Damn it, hesitant is cute. I’m the troublemaker or so I tell myself XD.

Have you ever

66. Kissed a stranger - Kissing is a greeting where I was raised so I guess it’s a yes. 67. Drank hard liquor - I think vodka, tequila and rum. Rum is yummy X3. 68. Lost glasses - Not lost lost but from time to time I can’t find them for a day XD 69. Turned someone down - I remember doing so but it seemed like a joke so I’m not really counting it. 70. Sex on first date - No... 71. Broken someone’s heart - Perhaps not romantically but I can’t deny someone might have felt betrayed with something I have said or done. 72. Had your heart broken - My romantic life in a nutshell. 73. Been arrested - I pray that never happens. 74. Cried when someone died - I help back the tears 75. Fallen for a friend - My romantic life in a nutshell.

Do you believe in

76. Yourself - Of course! 77. Miracles - Yup! 78. Love at first sight - It’s attraction at first sight. 79. Santa Claus - Used to. Once, I spend the night in a plastic house with my cousin when we were little to catch him in the act XD. 80. Kiss on a first date - Never been on a date! It would be embarrassing af. 81. Angels - I do. Angels are cool

Other

82. Best friend’s name - I won’t disclose that info 83. Eye color - Very dark brown that looks back 84. Fave movie - I don’t actively rewatch movies but FullMetal Alchemist Conqueror of Shamballa had a special place in my otaku heart 85. Fave actor - Favorite voice actor in my case XD. Miyano Mamoru, Shimono Hiro, Kaji Yuuki, I forgot Erwin/Sebastian’s VA but that one, and others I don’t have on top of my head. But they are a lot.

This was hella long and I don’t want to do it again XD.

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