Yang), tall goon (Bobby Lee), and Pockets (Aaron Yoo), the leader who is a master of kicking. Another mystery man also knows about the teapot and hires three goons to retrieve it for him. Long has been stuck in the teapot for a thousand years, so he’s anxious for Din to make his three wishes so he can go through the Gates of Paradise in the heavens. The dragon is even amazed at how much the world has changed since he’s been stuck in a teapot for so long. Of course, rubbing the teapot pops out a dragon, Long, who grants his new master three wishes. One day, while Din is on a food delivery route, he bumps into an old man (Ronny Chieng), who gives Din a teapot. Din hopes to reconnect with Li Na, but is worried she won’t remember him. He is now working as a food delivery person, while Li Na has grown into a wealthy supermodel. Ten years later, Din (Jimmy Wong) is now a college student and still living in a small studio with his mom (Constance Wu). Unfortunately, Li Na’s father has decided to move away with Li Na for a better life. Eventually, they vow to be best friends forever with a pinky swear. The movie starts out in modern day Shanghai where Din meets Li Na Wang in elementary school, and they quickly become friends. Anyways, give the movie a chance before judging it as an Aladdin copycat. Many versions of this story have been told over the years, but none of these versions feature shrimp chips.” What John said is very true, and it definitely made me crave for shrimp chips during the movie. It was originally a Chinese folktale about a peasant boy from Eastern China who finds a wish-granting genie and falls in love with a princess.

If the story of a boy who is granted three wishes sounds familiar to you, it should. This sounds like another story I know with a genie and a lamp.

John Cho, the voice of Long, the Wish Dragon, said it best, “You may be thinking, wait a minute. Is seeing Jackie Chan’s production company a foreshadowing of cool martial arts in the film? Why yes it is! While watching the movie, you will immediately notice many similarities to Disney’s Aladdin. Wish Dragon is a Chinese American animated film directed by Chris Appelhans and produced by Jackie Chan.

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