Wish Dragon (2021)
Determined teen Din is longing to reconnect with his childhood best friend when he meets a wish-granting dragon who shows him the magic of possibilities.
- Chris Appelhans
- Jacquelyn Mitchard
- Chris Appelhans
- David Kendall
- Xiaocao Liu
- Amy Bloom
- Josh Lieberman
- Radford Sechrist
Rating: 7.881/10 by 1341 users
Alternative Title:
许愿神龙 - CN
Önskedraken - SE
De Wensdraak - NL
Дракон желаний - RU
تنّين الأماني - SA
มังกรอธิษฐาน - TH
Le Dragon-génie - FR
Il drago dei desideri - IT
El dragón de los deseos - ES
El dragón de la tetera - MX
Din e o Dragão Genial - BR
O Dragão dos Desejos - PT
위시 드래곤 - KR
ウィッシュ・ドラゴン - JP
Дракон бажань - UA
Country:
China
United States of America
Language:
普通话
English
Runtime: 01 hour 39 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $25,860,000
Plot Keyword: wish, dragon
To be fair, I didn't expect much. Having pretty much watched everything on Netflix over the past 18 months, I had spent over 30 minutes scrolling and clicking, seemingly in vain, for something interesting. So, in an effort to avoid defeat and an early bedtime, I thought that I'd at least give Wish Dragon a try. So glad I did. It turned out to be a heartwarming, well animated, expertly acted gem. It would be easy to think that this is a simple re-telling of the Arabian Aladdin story but in a Chinese setting, yet it's so much more than that. Indeed, a little research shows that the Aladdin tale originated in China. Instead, it's a well woven story of promises lost and refound, the value and endurance of real friendships, the importance (or lack thereof) of monetary riches and the true meaning of success in life. Animation and other production values are superb and polished, characters are eminently likeable (sometimes quite loveable!) and believably evil in equal parts. It's an hour and a half of pure joy. It has a warm, wholesome, fuzzy feeling in the same vein that The Iron Giant once did. Even for a cynical old sci-fi addicted geek like myself. Highly recommended.
