Raya And The Last Dragon's "Binturi" Word Meaning
What does “binturi” mean in Raya And The Last Dragon? Over the past few years, there’s been a concerted effort at Walt Disney Animation Studios to produce movies that are more culturally diverse than its usual output. Its Pacific island-set adventure Moana, for example, featured Disney’s first-ever Polynesian princess and Encanto – which takes place in Columbia – explores the richness of Latin American culture. Raya And The Last Dragon, meanwhile, draws inspiration from a variety of Southeast Asian cultures alongside boasting the studio’s first Southeast Asian hero.
The animation tells the tale of a warrior princess named Raya (voiced by Kelly Marie Tran) whose fictional homeland Kumandra is divided into five tribes, each of which battle for control of a magical gemstone crafted by a dragon hundreds of years ago. When the gemstone is shattered and its pieces scattered among the tribes, a horde of evil spirits known as Druun descend on Kumandra and turn most of its people – including Raya’s own father – into stone. Raya survives the attack and embarks on a mission to track down Kumandra’s last dragon Sisu (Awkwafina) to help her retrieve the missing gemstone pieces so she can revive her petrified people and restore harmony in her homeland.
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As Raya And The Dragon progresses towards its ending, its eponymous character is pursued by her sworn enemy Namaari (Gemma Chan) – a fellow princess from a rival tribe who wants to obtain the fragments for her people. Raya has reason to be wary of Namaari; when the pair were younger Namaari took advantage of Raya’s trust and stole the gemstone from her, which lead to its destruction and the release of the Druun. Raya
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