Wish Dragon (Animation – 2020)

Cast: Jimmy Wong, Natasha Lui Bordizzo

Director: Chris Appelhans

Wish dragon is an animation comedy adventure movie released in 2020 and recently got it’s OTT platform on Netflix.

The story of the film is about a teenage boy who wish to get his childhood best friend back in his life even after several years of being apart. While doing part time job as a delivery guy, he meets a person introducing himself as GOD, handing over a teapot to him. Soon the boy find out about a magical wish granting dragon who will grant three wishes to the sole owner of the teapot.

The dragon ask the boy to complete his all three wishes so he could be free and go to heaven. But the boy’s wishes are far beyond money or power. He just want his friend back who is now a super rich girl. But there are some evil forces who want that teapot as well.

Wait… What… I know, I know; the story sounds familiar.

In easy words if I have to describe it then I would say it’s the Chinese animated version of the Alladin, where the boy is like Alladin who just want a girl and the wish dragon is the genie granting three wishes to the lamp owner, which here in this case is a teapot.

For a change this genie has a background story of his own and the end part is a bit different.

Of course that had to be different just to make a point. But still you will find a lot similarities between wish dragon story and Alladin, specially the characteristics and nature. Like the boy is poor still not wish for money and the rich girl who wanna live life away from the fame and riches.

Moreover I found the film is kind of Alladin remake with a bit if twists and editions. And nothing new was there in that.

The movie and story is great if you are watching it as a kid. But as an adult it will remind you of Alladin at every moment until you compare it and find that it’s more of same just the boy is more stupid the alladin.

Rating: 5.5/10