RoseSkull94
A beautifully animated movie that touches on real issues like parental pressure, coming of age, friendships, and most importantly...learning who you truly are and accepting all of you. The good and the bad.
Movie spotlight
Turning Red
2022
Movie
100 min
English
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.
Insights
IMDb7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic83/100
Google Users72%
Director: Domee Shi•Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Coming-of-Age
Plot Summary
Thirteen-year-old Mei Lee is a Chinese-Canadian girl struggling with adolescence and her overprotective mother. She discovers that when she experiences strong emotions, she turns into a giant red panda. Mei must learn to control her transformation while navigating friendships, family expectations, and the chaos of puberty.
Critical Reception
Turning Red was widely acclaimed by critics for its unique animation style, relatable coming-of-age story, humor, and exploration of themes like puberty, family dynamics, and cultural identity. While some praised its bold departure from traditional Pixar narratives, others found its tone and themes to be more niche. Audiences generally responded positively, connecting with its message of self-acceptance.
What Reviewers Say
Praised for its vibrant animation and distinct visual style.
Celebrated for its authentic and humorous portrayal of adolescent struggles and mother-daughter relationships.
Applauded for its brave exploration of cultural identity and puberty in a unique fantasy context.
Google audience: Google users largely appreciated the film's creative animation, humorous moments, and relatable themes of growing up and family. Some viewers found the story a bit too specific to certain cultural experiences or felt the humor didn't always land.
Awards & Accolades
Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 95th Academy Awards. Nominated for Best Animated Film at the 80th Golden Globe Awards. Won Best Voice Actor (Rosalie Chiang) at the 2022 Critics' Choice Super Awards.
Fun Fact
Director Domee Shi drew inspiration from her own experiences growing up as a Chinese-Canadian immigrant and her relationship with her mother for the film's themes and narrative.
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10 reviews
Robbie Grawey
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 ...
akshatjain7573
It is great!!
CinemaSerf
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 sh...
Tatsky
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...
Giovanni
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** -...
Daks88
Kinda boring
r96sk
Well worth a watch, this. <em>'Turning Red'</em> 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 expec...
Manuel São Bento
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 a...
garethmb
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), ...