We didn’t get this growing up.
Asians on the big screen, speaking English!
Real characters, not ridiculous caricatures.
Awesome!
Unfortunately, the movie is just ok.
The animations are gorgeous — the tropics are luscious and OMG the water!
But the rest of it…
The story is ponderous (might have been better as a TV show.)
The dialog was a better than Shang Chi, but the plot is stale.
The ending is saccharine.
I’m spoiled, expecting too much from a Disney princess film.
Or maybe it’s a good sign, that we now expect for better than mediocre from a Hollywood film featuring people who look like us.