Jimmy Wong

John Cho

Constance Wu

Natasha Liu Bordizzo

Jimmy O. Yang

Aaron Yoo

Will Yun Lee

Bobby Lee

Nico Santos

Ronny Chieng

Ian Chen

Sumalee Montano

David So

Gustav Lindquist

Alexandre Chen

Alyssa Abiera

Gabriel Lee

Chris Appelhans

Rad Sechrist

Cathy Cavadini

Levi Nunez

Nora Wyman

Jeremy Maxwell

Lee Chen

James Taku Leung

Constance Parng

Malana Lea

Victor Chi

Elizabeth Pan

Paul Kwo

Kathy Wu

Wilky Lau

Willow Geer

Will Collyer

Regina Taufen

David Arnott

Simon Twu

Jacquelyn Mitchard

Lora Hirschberg

Chris Bremble

David Kendall

Aron Warner

Amy Bloom

Jackie Chan

Bonnie Wild

Xiaocao Liu

Radford Sechrist

Joe Tam

Howard Chen

Philip Klein

Kyle Jefferson

Josh Lieberman

Ken Tsumura

Ian Sugarman

Sophie Xiao

Maofei Zhou

Edward Cheng

Wenxin She

Estelle Li

Sen Wang

Min Cai

Michael Andrews

Arthur Fong

Shelly Wan

Ranjan Kurian Periakottil

Catia Chien

Borja Montoro

Heidi Marie Smith

Wira Winata

Jen Rudin

Tamara Hunter

Yingqiao Fan

Yijun Mao

Animation

Family

Comedy

Fantasy

Wish Dragon

Sony Pictures Animation

Tencent Pictures

Base Media

Alkay Animation Prague

United States of America

China

Czech Republic

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.

普通话

English

Wings or Speed? Would You Rather Game | Wish Dragon | Netflix Futures

Wish Dragon "Endless Sky" Song Clip | Netflix Futures

Din’s First Wish: Ultimate Fight Skills | Netflix Futures

Behind The Animation of Wish Dragon | Netflix

Fun Facts about Wish Dragon | Netflix Futures

Meet Long, the Wish Dragon | Netflix Futures

Wish Dragon | Official Trailer | Netflix

Wish Dragon | Date Announce Trailer