the team behind raya and the last dragon really put in effort into including the different ethnicities and cultures present in south east asia im literally weeping

tweeted this right when the raya trailer dropped so forgive the hyperbole used there. me and my SEA friends were just ecstatic to see the amount of characters that resemble each of us and carry some traits that were reminiscent of our countries’ people. have a g dayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😁" title="Grinsendes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Grinsendes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👍" title="Thumbs up" aria-label="Emoji: Thumbs up">

after rewatching the trailer again with a clearer mind compared to last night i do realise that the tribes are a huge downplay on the distinctive cultures in different SEA countries. my frenzied emotions from seeing disney characters that slightly resembled my friends and i -

- failed to make me see how simplified they looked. admittedly during my first viewing i was overwhelmed by how much the purple tribe reminded me of my country malaysia and its people. now looking back, it is does look like a lazy job of mixing every SEA culture into one-

-and hoping the viewers might pinpoint which tribe they relate to. hell, even some SEA friends are unable to identify a tribe that looked like someone from their culture due to how stripped of cultural accessories and similar all the tribes looked. i should not have-

-been so quick to shower praise to the movie for doing the bare minimum by including SEA-resembling characters in a clearly stated beforehand SEA culture inspired movie. apologies if my tweet hurt you in any way!!