Turning Red

Growing up is a beast.
Thirteen-year-old Mei is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when she gets too excited, she transforms into a giant red panda.

Adult Status :
Movie ID : 508947
Movie Language : en
Original Title: Turning Red
Popularity : 285.63
Release : 2022-03-10
Movie Title : Turning Red
Rate : 7.5
Vote Count : 4013
Genre IDs : 16,10751,35,14
Genres : Animation, Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Tagline : Growing up is a beast.
Revenue : 18879922
Runtime : 100
Status : Released

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Movie Production Studio

Company Name : Walt Disney Pictures
Budget : 190000000
HomePage : https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/turning-red/4mFPCXJi7N2m
IMDB ID : tt8097030
Country Code : US
Country Name :
Spoken Language : 广州话 / 廣州話
Company ID : 2
Company Logo : [COMPANYLOGO]
Company Country : US

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Casts and Crews

Cast

1. Rosalie Chiang ( Rosalie Chiang ) Acting as Meilin 'Mei' Lee (voice)




2. Sandra Oh ( Sandra Oh ) Acting as Ming (voice)




3. Ava Morse ( Ava Morse ) Acting as Miriam (voice)




4. Hyein Park ( Hyein Park ) Art as Abby (voice)




5. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan ( Maitreyi Ramakrishnan ) Acting as Priya (voice)




6. Orion Lee ( Orion Lee ) Acting as Jin Lee (voice)




7. Wai Ching Ho ( Wai Ching Ho ) Acting as Grandma (voice)




8. Tristan Allerick Chen ( Tristan Allerick Chen ) Acting as Tyler (voice)




9. Lori Tan Chinn ( Lori Tan Chinn ) Acting as Auntie Chen (voice)




10. Mia Tagano ( Mia Tagano ) Acting as Lily (voice)


11. Sherry Cola ( Sherry Cola ) Acting as Helen (voice)




12. Lillian Lim ( Lillian Lim ) Acting as Auntie Ping (voice)




13. James Hong ( James Hong ) Acting as Mr. Gao (voice)




14. Jordan Fisher ( Jordan Fisher ) Acting as Robaire (4*Town) (voice)




15. Finneas O'Connell ( Finneas O'Connell ) Acting as Jesse (4*Town) (voice)




16. Topher Ngo ( Topher Ngo ) Acting as Aaron T. (4*Town) (voice)


17. Grayson Villanueva ( Grayson Villanueva ) Acting as Tae Young (4*Town) (voice)


18. Josh Levi ( Josh Levi ) Acting as Aaron Z. (4*Town) (voice)




19. Sasha Roiz ( Sasha Roiz ) Acting as Mr. Kieslowski / Additional Voices (voice)




20. Addie Chandler ( Addie Chandler ) Acting as Devon / Additional Voices (voice)


21. Lily Sanfelippo ( Lily Sanfelippo ) Acting as Stacy Frick / Additional Voices (voice)




22. Anne-Marie ( Anne-Marie ) Acting as Lauren (voice) (uncredited)




23. Evan Agos ( Evan Agos ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




24. Trinity Bliss ( Trinity Bliss ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




25. Devin Bright ( Devin Bright ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




26. Kimberly Brooks ( Kimberly Brooks ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




27. Ian James Corlett ( Ian James Corlett ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




28. Juliet Donenfeld ( Juliet Donenfeld ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




29. Terri Douglas ( Terri Douglas ) Production as Additional Voices (voice)




30. Ellen Dubin ( Ellen Dubin ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




31. Alison Fernandez ( Alison Fernandez ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




32. Jack Fisher ( Jack Fisher ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




33. Erin Fitzgerald ( Erin Fitzgerald ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




34. Poon Fong-Fong ( Poon Fong-Fong ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




35. Hadley Gannaway ( Hadley Gannaway ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




36. David Hayter ( David Hayter ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




37. Karen Huie ( Karen Huie ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




38. Sean T. Krishnan ( Sean T. Krishnan ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




39. Arif S. Kinchen ( Arif S. Kinchen ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




40. Paul Kwo ( Paul Kwo ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




41. James Taku Leung ( James Taku Leung ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




42. Lydia Look ( Lydia Look ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




43. David Chen ( David Chen ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)


44. Kim Mai Guest ( Kim Mai Guest ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)


45. Caleb Jeon ( Caleb Jeon ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)


46. Ethan Loh ( Ethan Loh ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)


47. Noel Mason ( Noel Mason ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)


48. Jason Maybaum ( Jason Maybaum ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




49. Jaiden McLeod ( Jaiden McLeod ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)


50. Ulka Simone Mohanty ( Ulka Simone Mohanty ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




51. Iara Nemirovsky ( Iara Nemirovsky ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)


52. Capri Oliver ( Capri Oliver ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




53. Benjamin Plessala ( Benjamin Plessala ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)


54. Tsang Pui-Yee ( Tsang Pui-Yee ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)


55. Maddix Robinson ( Maddix Robinson ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)


56. Zeno Robinson ( Zeno Robinson ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




57. Vivienne Rutherford ( Vivienne Rutherford ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)


58. Violet Grace Schaffer ( Violet Grace Schaffer ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




59. Mariel Sheets ( Mariel Sheets ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




60. Christian J. Simon ( Christian J. Simon ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




61. Artemis Snow ( Artemis Snow ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




62. Sydney Thomas ( Sydney Thomas ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




63. Timothy Cheng ( Timothy Cheng ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




64. Benjamin Valic ( Benjamin Valic ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




65. Shondalia White ( Shondalia White ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)




66. Cedric L. Williams ( Cedric L. Williams ) Acting as Additional Voices (voice)

Crew

1. Ren Klyce ( Ren Klyce ) Sound, Job: Sound Designer From Department of Sound




2. Ren Klyce ( Ren Klyce ) Sound, Job: Supervising Sound Editor From Department of Sound




3. Ren Klyce ( Ren Klyce ) Sound, Job: Sound Re-Recording Mixer From Department of Sound




4. Brett Coderre ( Brett Coderre ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




5. Wendell Lee ( Wendell Lee ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




6. Victor Navone ( Victor Navone ) Directing, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




7. Patty Kihm Stevenson ( Patty Kihm Stevenson ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation Supervisor From Department of Visual Effects




8. Pete Docter ( Pete Docter ) Writing, Job: Executive Producer From Department of Production




9. Nicholas C. Smith ( Nicholas C. Smith ) Editing, Job: Editor From Department of Editing




10. Kevin Reher ( Kevin Reher ) Production, Job: Casting From Department of Production




11. Lindsey Collins ( Lindsey Collins ) Production, Job: Producer From Department of Production




12. Steve Bissinger ( Steve Bissinger ) Sound, Job: Sound Effects Editor From Department of Sound




13. Terri Douglas ( Terri Douglas ) Production, Job: ADR Voice Casting From Department of Production




14. Dan Scanlon ( Dan Scanlon ) Writing, Job: Executive Producer From Department of Production




15. Steve Bloom ( Steve Bloom ) Editing, Job: Co-Editor From Department of Editing




16. Ludwig Göransson ( Ludwig Göransson ) Sound, Job: Original Music Composer From Department of Sound




17. Natalie Lyon ( Natalie Lyon ) Production, Job: Casting From Department of Production




18. Jessie Thiele ( Jessie Thiele ) Crew, Job: Post Production Producer From Department of Production




19. Julia Cho ( Julia Cho ) Writing, Job: Screenplay From Department of Writing




20. Julia Cho ( Julia Cho ) Writing, Job: Story From Department of Writing




21. Tom MacDougall ( Tom MacDougall ) Sound, Job: Executive Music Producer From Department of Crew




22. Finneas O'Connell ( Finneas O'Connell ) Acting, Job: Songs From Department of Sound




23. Jonathon Stevens ( Jonathon Stevens ) Sound, Job: Sound Effects Editor From Department of Sound




24. Stephen Urata ( Stephen Urata ) Sound, Job: Sound Re-Recording Mixer From Department of Sound




25. Kirsten Yamaguchi ( Kirsten Yamaguchi ) Visual Effects, Job: Fix Animator From Department of Visual Effects




26. Christopher D. Lindsay ( Christopher D. Lindsay ) Visual Effects, Job: Fix Animator From Department of Visual Effects




27. Mariko Hoshi ( Mariko Hoshi ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




28. Jeremy Lazare ( Jeremy Lazare ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




29. Lucy Laliberte ( Lucy Laliberte ) Visual Effects, Job: Story Manager From Department of Writing




30. Aaron Hartline ( Aaron Hartline ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation Supervisor From Department of Visual Effects




31. Shaun Chacko ( Shaun Chacko ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




32. Mahyar Abousaeedi ( Mahyar Abousaeedi ) Directing, Job: Director of Photography From Department of Camera




33. Paul Diaz ( Paul Diaz ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




34. Don Crum ( Don Crum ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




35. Steve Mason ( Steve Mason ) Visual Effects, Job: Fix Animator From Department of Visual Effects




36. Beth David ( Beth David ) Visual Effects, Job: Fix Animator From Department of Visual Effects




37. Daniela Kriston ( Daniela Kriston ) Production, Job: Researcher From Department of Production




38. Danielle Feinberg ( Danielle Feinberg ) Camera, Job: Visual Effects Supervisor From Department of Visual Effects




39. Coya Elliott ( Coya Elliott ) Sound, Job: Supervising Sound Editor From Department of Sound




40. Rachel Slansky ( Rachel Slansky ) Directing, Job: Script Supervisor From Department of Directing




41. Eric Andraos ( Eric Andraos ) Visual Effects, Job: Set Supervisor From Department of Art




42. Lindsay Andrus ( Lindsay Andrus ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




43. Evan Bonifacio ( Evan Bonifacio ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




44. Jude Brownbill ( Jude Brownbill ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




45. Guillaume Chartier ( Guillaume Chartier ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




46. Michael Chia-Wei Chen ( Michael Chia-Wei Chen ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




47. Graham Finley ( Graham Finley ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




48. Joey Gilbreath ( Joey Gilbreath ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




49. Neil Helm ( Neil Helm ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




50. Guilherme Sauerbronn Jacinto ( Guilherme Sauerbronn Jacinto ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




51. Aaron Koressel ( Aaron Koressel ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




52. Bruce Kuei ( Bruce Kuei ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




53. John Chun Chiu Lee ( John Chun Chiu Lee ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




54. Cameron Miyasaki ( Cameron Miyasaki ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




55. Allison Rutland ( Allison Rutland ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




56. Michael Sauls ( Michael Sauls ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




57. Jessica Torres ( Jessica Torres ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




58. Dovi Anderson ( Dovi Anderson ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




59. Benjamin Su ( Benjamin Su ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




60. Leslie Pao ( Leslie Pao ) Editing, Job: Lighting Manager From Department of Lighting




61. Brendan Beesley ( Brendan Beesley ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




62. Joshua Dai ( Joshua Dai ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




63. Mike Stern ( Mike Stern ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




64. Catherine Hang-Hicks ( Catherine Hang-Hicks ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




65. Cody Lyon ( Cody Lyon ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




66. Ben Rush ( Ben Rush ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




67. Lisa Fotheringham ( Lisa Fotheringham ) Production, Job: Production Manager From Department of Production




68. Jonathan Pytko ( Jonathan Pytko ) Visual Effects, Job: Director of Photography From Department of Camera




69. Tomoyuki Harashima ( Tomoyuki Harashima ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




70. Tal Shwarzman ( Tal Shwarzman ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




71. Doug Frankel ( Doug Frankel ) Visual Effects, Job: Fix Animator From Department of Visual Effects




72. Jaime Landes Roe ( Jaime Landes Roe ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




73. Kristoff Vergne ( Kristoff Vergne ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




74. Manuel Zenon Rodriguez ( Manuel Zenon Rodriguez ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




75. David S. Peng ( David S. Peng ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




76. Andrew Perez ( Andrew Perez ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




77. Domee Shi ( Domee Shi ) Directing, Job: Screenplay From Department of Writing




78. Domee Shi ( Domee Shi ) Directing, Job: Director From Department of Directing




79. Domee Shi ( Domee Shi ) Directing, Job: Story From Department of Writing




80. Carolyn Ee-Kaiser ( Carolyn Ee-Kaiser ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




81. YuehChih Eric Lin ( YuehChih Eric Lin ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




82. Todd Elliott ( Todd Elliott ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




83. Eric Anderson ( Eric Anderson ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




84. Brent Dienst ( Brent Dienst ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




85. Gang Maria Yi ( Gang Maria Yi ) Directing, Job: Character Designer From Department of Visual Effects




86. Bill Presing ( Bill Presing ) Art, Job: Story Supervisor From Department of Writing




87. Sabine Koch O'Sullivan ( Sabine Koch O'Sullivan ) Production, Job: Associate Producer From Department of Production




88. Melody Cisinski ( Melody Cisinski ) Art, Job: Background Designer From Department of Art




89. Melody Cisinski ( Melody Cisinski ) Art, Job: Character Designer From Department of Visual Effects




90. Melody Cisinski ( Melody Cisinski ) Art, Job: Storyboard Artist From Department of Art




91. Christopher Chua ( Christopher Chua ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




92. Rosana Sullivan ( Rosana Sullivan ) Writing, Job: Story Supervisor From Department of Writing




93. Daniel A. Rodriguez ( Daniel A. Rodriguez ) Visual Effects, Job: Fix Animator From Department of Visual Effects




94. Jamie Ryan ( Jamie Ryan ) Production, Job: Fix Animator From Department of Visual Effects




95. Billie Eilish ( Billie Eilish ) Acting, Job: Songs From Department of Sound




96. Searit Huluf ( Searit Huluf ) Directing, Job: Story Coordinator From Department of Writing




97. Kate Hansen-Birnbaum ( Kate Hansen-Birnbaum ) Production, Job: Casting Associate From Department of Production




98. Julian Teo ( Julian Teo ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




99. Rona Liu ( Rona Liu ) Art, Job: Production Design From Department of Art




100. Sarah Streicher ( Sarah Streicher ) Production, Job: Story From Department of Writing




101. Bruna Berford ( Bruna Berford ) Visual Effects, Job: Fix Animator From Department of Visual Effects




102. Nick Sumida ( Nick Sumida ) Art, Job: Storyboard Artist From Department of Art




103. Kelly Juarez ( Kelly Juarez ) Visual Effects, Job: Fix Animator From Department of Visual Effects




104. Christian Hoffman ( Christian Hoffman ) Visual Effects, Job: Character Modelling Supervisor From Department of Visual Effects




105. Steve Karski ( Steve Karski ) Art, Job: Set Supervisor From Department of Art




106. Janel Drewis ( Janel Drewis ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




107. Teresa Falcone ( Teresa Falcone ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




108. Robb Gibbs ( Robb Gibbs ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




109. Rami Kasim ( Rami Kasim ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




110. Beril Pisgin-Saglam ( Beril Pisgin-Saglam ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




111. Priscila de Borthole Vertamatti ( Priscila de Borthole Vertamatti ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




112. Selen Atiker ( Selen Atiker ) Visual Effects, Job: Fix Animator From Department of Visual Effects




113. Christopher R. Carter ( Christopher R. Carter ) Visual Effects, Job: Fix Animator From Department of Visual Effects




114. Andreas Dutz ( Andreas Dutz ) Visual Effects, Job: Fix Animator From Department of Visual Effects




115. Mark-Leon Rivera ( Mark-Leon Rivera ) Visual Effects, Job: Fix Animator From Department of Visual Effects




116. Kristina Sepulveda ( Kristina Sepulveda ) Visual Effects, Job: Fix Animator From Department of Visual Effects




117. Maya Tanaka ( Maya Tanaka ) Visual Effects, Job: Animation From Department of Visual Effects




118. Guyu Liang ( Guyu Liang ) Visual Effects, Job: Fix Animator From Department of Visual Effects




119. Christopher Sanchez ( Christopher Sanchez ) Visual Effects, Job: Fix Animator From Department of Visual Effects




120. Lexi Diamond ( Lexi Diamond ) Production, Job: Casting Assistant From Department of Production

Movie Review

• ( garethmb ) give rating
The digital animation geniuses at Pixar are back with “Turning Red” and it marks a departure for the studio known for the “Toy Story” and “Cars”, franchises.

Set in 1990s Toronto, the film centers around 8th grader Mei (Rosalie Chiang), who considers herself an adult at 13 and eagerly applies herself to school when she is not helping her family tour business at a local Temple or hanging with her friends.

Life comes crashing to a halt when after a traumatic day of embarrassment; Mei awakens in the form of a large Red Panda. In a panic, Mei attempts to hide her situation which causes her over-protective mother to assume it is Puberty related and that her hormones are kicking in.

Mei desperately wants to get her life back to normal and learns that as long as she is calm her Panda is under control. However, this proves to be harder than expected and soon Mei learns that the Panda is the result of a family bloodline but there is a way to end it during a Lunar ceremony in a couple of weeks.

Chaos soon follows as Mei struggles with her situation and must find a way to cope with the changes that are going on and make some very important decisions about her life and her future.

The film is a difficult one to review for me as never having been a teenage girl dealing with puberty, raging estrogen, and the issues that go with it. That being said the film struggles to find a balance as it tacks on the capers of Mei in Panda form without being overly funny or charming and keeps the focus on Teen Angst, puberty-related issues and becoming an adult.

The film lacks the interesting characters, charm, and appeal that have set the foundation for so many Pixar films and it is surprising that a company that can elicit a range of emotions in an animated short fail to really connect with their latest feature. There were some amusing parts but the film as a whole was rather dull and lacked much in the way of humor and was very predictable.

The decision to put the film directly on Disney+ as the studio’s recent “Soul” and “Luca” was raised some controversy but in the end, I do believe it was the right decision as “Turning Red” is not likely to be a film that draws people to the cinema beyond the opening weekend.

It is a film that is a bold step for the company, but one that lacks the charm and humor of previous films as not everyone is going to want to sit through a feature-length film on teenage angst and dealing with changing bodies and the emotional turmoil that follows. However, the target audience is likely to connect with the characters and it will be interesting to see what the reaction to the film is long-term.

3 stars out of 5

“Turning Red” will debut on Disney+ on March 11th



• MSB ( msbreviews ) give rating 8
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/turning-red-spoiler-free-review

"Turning Red is undoubtedly the riskiest, possibly the most divisive work in Pixar history. Without any remorse or restraint, Domee Shi and Julia Cho unapologetically approach the sensitive topic of (female) puberty in a quite shocking, positively impactful manner.

A narrative that unquestionably explores the hormonal, emotional, and sexual developments of its characters, conveying a message of self-acceptance and understanding of human evolution through its metaphors loaded with youthful excitement.

With the well-known technical attributes from the successful studio, this film will serve as an essential companion for all pre-teens who will deal with or are going through this inevitable and "inconvenient" phase of life.

One of the best movies of the year until this day."

Rating: A-



• ( r96sk ) give rating 8
Well worth a watch, this.

'Turning Red' is a very good flick from Disney/Pixar. It's different in a way, I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out based on the first few minutes but by the end it provides the required and expected amount of entertainment and meaning.

The voice cast are excellent, I have no faults with them. Rosalie Chiang gives a performance full of energy in the lead role, while Sandra Oh puts in a strong display alongside Chiang. The rest of them are good too, as I also recognised James Hong and Lori Tan Chinn. Us UK viewers also have the bonus of a small role for Anne-Marie.



• ( Daks88 ) give rating 5
Kinda boring



• SpotaMovie.com ( bastag ) give rating 9
Full Analysis at Spotamovie.com - Intro - Pixar’s movies usually have great insights, and even with Turning Red, they provided us with meaningful messages to help our children and us grow our personalities and mindset. - The Story - Meilin is an energetic teenager ready to walk into the grown-up world. However, she needs to wear a mask when she is with her parents and another one when she is at school and with her friends. The risk to disappoint her family is too big for Meilin. But something unexpected will happen. Meilin’s life will change drastically because of a secret that lives within her family. When Meilin can’t control her emotions, a new version of herself will appear. But can you hold your feelings? - Full Analysis and Explanation at https://www.spotamovie.com/turning-red-review-and-explanation-critic-post-movie-disney-movie-2022



• ( Tatsky ) give rating 8
Really going to put people on blast for somehow not being able to relate to a movie with themes of controlling parents, puberty emotions, and body image just because it’s in the coat of 13 year old tween Asian angst, shouldn’t the fact that it’s more specific actually be more relatable if you have empathy?
Broke down at the theme of "never being good enough for parents", them having their ideas of my future vs. my own. Great music, best animation from Pixar in a while, super expressive.



• CinemaSerf ( Geronimo1967 ) give rating 6
This has quite a fun premiss but I guess I'm just the wrong demographic because I really struggled to get through it. "Meilin" is a thirteen year old girl going through the usual teenage angst sort of stuff - only, when she gets agitated she morphs into a giant panda. A red one. Her mother "Ming" is a bit over-protective and when her daughter announces that she wants to go and see a boy-band concert with her friends, a war of wills ensues. It soon turns out that these transformation skills run in the family, and huge great angry pandas are not to be messed with. The animation is fine and Eilish/O'Connell have written some fitting, if hardly their most memorable, numbers, but it is just too long and the theme recycles itself once too often for my old eyes. Colourful enough, but for me it just re-emphasised why I am very, very, glad I am no longer 13! (or even 31!)



• ( akshatjain7573 ) give rating 8
It is great!!



• [robbie grawey] ( robbiegrawey ) give rating 9
Animation that makes me feel alive!! Right up there with Monsters Inc. for the funniest Pixar movie. It balances its tone well, the characters and world it builds are so much fun while still managing to hit emotional beats with ease. Films exploring generational trauma and emotional/personal repression are apparently my jam? Top-tier.

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