What’s even stranger is that the last time we saw the scroll, Namaari left it behind her at Heart. Then why did Raya change her mind and decide she needed the scroll after all? And Namaari is chasing Raya (after the time skip) because she stole the scroll. So Raya didn’t think she needed the scroll to find Sisu, at least until a few months ago. But Namaari here says the scroll was stolen a few months ago and before that, she thought Raya was stone. IMO the real question here is, why did Raya steal the dragon scroll?Įarlier, Raya says she’s been searching for Sisu for six years. raya and the last dragon ratld disney raya visual storytelling james newton howard raya namaari raya and namaari virana chief virana namaari of fang is a sad tiger but sisu 's got her and so has raya so it's gonna be okay Of course, what Namaari hasn’t realized yet is that she’s already met the dragon who will revive her childhood dreams. A different world where Raya and she could have been friends. A world with dragons where things would be so much better. She’s mourning what is lost and cannot be recovered. When Namaari raises her hands here, she’s not just honoring the dragons who fought the Druun and fell. James Newton Howard’s haunting score for this scene is called “Dragon Graveyard”. We see this later when she passes a field of dragons turned to stone on her way back to Fang. If you look closely, you might see the same insignia pop up elsewhere!”-Ami Thompson, Art Director of Characters (from The Art of Raya and the Last Dragon)Īfter parting with childish things and completing her rite of passage, we next meet Namaari as a young adult-a full-grown tiger who laughs at the idea of really looking for Sisu as something only twelve-year-olds would do.īut beneath the laughter lies a deep grief that Namaari can’t let herself express. “I aimed to add some kind of insignia on her clothes that symbolize the Fang lands. That’s why the golden necklace doesn’t match Namaari’s silver and white outfit, with its stark, geometric designs that characterize Fang. They represent what Princess Namaari of Fang must let go in order to grow up -her love of dragons, her belief in a better world, and her wish to be friends with Raya. And why she leaves the dragon scroll behind when Raya pulls her away from the party to show her the gem. Knowing this, we can better appreciate what giving up the Sisu necklace means to Namaari. What the movie’s telling us is that the betrayal in Heart’s temple functions as a rite of passage for Namaari, much like Raya’s introductory scene was a rite of passage that took place there. That’s why the test for becoming a guardian of the gem requires the test taker to infiltrate the temple, rather than guard it. And compare it to how Virana later looks at the gem piece on her staff and smiles before praising Namaari for growing into the leader she was raised to be. Remember how Raya told “Chief Benja” that he won’t stop her, with the cockiness of a child posing as an adult.Īlso remember how proud Benja was that Raya passed the test, even by one toe. (They even make the same remark-“the spirit of Sisu”-when they’ve won access to the gem and pay respects to it.) Who else in the movie do we see doing this? Raya, when she passed the test to become a Guardian of the Dragon Gem. But she did succeed in infiltrating the temple and gaining access to the gem. “ ambush their prey as most other cats do, overpowering them from any angle, using their body size and strength to knock the prey off balance.” (from Wikipedia)Īs it turns out, Namaari didn’t have the body size and strength yet to overpower Raya, so she had to call for help. Baby Lullaby Festival (103) Bert-Åke Varg (93) Best Disney Songs 2020 (128) Billboard Baby Lullabies (125) Caspar Babypants (176) Cedarmont Kids (280) Dr.“Young Namaari is a kitten who acts like a tiger.” - Ami Thomson, Art Director of Characters (from The Art of Raya and the Last Dragon)
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