Wish Dragon

Wish Dragon

Animation • Family • Comedy • Fantasy • Romance • Adventure

79%

Wish Dragon

Wish Dragon

PG

6/11/20211h 39m

Digital Release (US)

~ Three magical wishes. One life changing adventure. ~

Overview:

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.

Director:

Chris Appelhans

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$25,860,000.00

Key words:

wish
dragon

Cast

Jimmy Wong

Jimmy Wong

~ as ~

Din (voice)

John Cho

John Cho

~ as ~

Long (voice)

Constance Wu

Constance Wu

~ as ~

Mom (voice)

Natasha Liu Bordizzo

Natasha Liu Bordizzo

~ as ~

Lina (voice)

Jimmy O. Yang

Jimmy O. Yang

~ as ~

Short Goon / Security Guard 2 (voice)

Aaron Yoo

Aaron Yoo

~ as ~

Pockets (voice)

Will Yun Lee

Will Yun Lee

~ as ~

Dad (voice)

Bobby Lee

Bobby Lee

~ as ~

Tall Goon (voice)

Nico Santos

Nico Santos

~ as ~

Buckley (voice)

Ronny Chieng

Ronny Chieng

~ as ~

Pipa God (voice)

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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.