TurningRed blazes new narrative trails for PIXAR through the unparalleled power of friendship.
Throughout its esteemed history as a producer of feature-length animated storytelling, PIXAR Animation Studios has delivered several masterpieces and consistently pushed the bar higher in terms of computer-animation technology. However, even the most ardent fans of this outfit would be the first to admit that the studio can also often get too reliant on the storytelling format of a mismatched duo going on some kind of road trip to solve a problem related to interior foils.
Turning Red follows in the proud tradition of Mean Girls, Lady Bird, and Clueless, among many others, in being a movie with a middle school/high school female protagonist who has a circle of primarily female friends. Not only does this put Turning Red into great cinematic company, but it also, like many of those earlier films, allows the movie to serve as a subtle refutation of societal stereotypes that women are inherently incapable of getting along.
As for the road trip aspect of the recurring PIXAR plot mold, Turning Red is not at all about traveling to faraway locales. This movie starts in Toronto, Canada, and ends there, with the whole plot taking place in various locations across this city ranging from a convenience store to Mei’s middle school.
There’s absolutely nothing wrong with doing a mismatched buddy duo movie. PIXAR Animation Studios has often utilized this form to a fascinating degree and even used this mold for subversive purposes in the past for projects like Coco. Just as this storytelling format is not inherently flawed, though, so too is the tendency to deviate it.
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