My Father's Dragon is a Legendary Tale
A young boy who runs away from home discovers friendship when he befriends a young dragon in this animated movie.

Cass is sent away on holiday with her cousins where she meets a boy on a secret mission. All the while, in the back of her mind, is her sister back home in a hospital bed.
A young boy who runs away from home discovers friendship when he befriends a young dragon in this animated movie.
“And I think to myself….what a wonderful world”. Louis Armstrong sang about this notion via his classic 1967 song, an ode to witnessing elements of our life that should be but some reminders of exactly what that concluding line of each verse indicates. Now we see our contemporary realities and, just being honest, it makes a sentiment like this seem SO overtly far away….perhaps even impossible….to accept or believe could be. It sounds harsh, but again, so much of what is occurring speaks not to beauty, but bedlam.
The beating heart of this film is the relationship between Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse.
Crazy Rich Asians. The title is tacky, but the actual movie is both heartwarming and cosmopolitan. After all, it takes place in Singapore!
Considering the runtime, I expected each scene to hit harder as opposed to a series of montages and vignettes.
Cord Jefferson's hilarious and thought-provoking film continues a long-standing cinematic tradition, expanding the conversation around the impact of systemic racism in today's media.