Pixar has tackled many a thorny topic through its state-of-the-art-animation, but not until the refreshingly wise and wonderful 'Turning Red,' has Pixar broached the subject of female puberty.
The “Grey’s Anatomy” actress stars in the new Pixar film about a 13-year-old girl who discovers she turns into a red panda when she’s angry.Pixar has tackled many a thorny topic through its state-of-the-art-animation -- how sadness is necessary to experience joy in"Inside Out," how love can live on after death in"Coco," how greed impacts humanity in"Wall-E."
But not until the refreshingly wise and wonderful"Turning Red," streaming only on Disney+, has Pixar broached the subject of female puberty. Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Domee Shi lavishes her focus on a 13-year-old girl much like herself 20 years ago. She is Meilin Lee , a flute-playing, eighth grade honor student who finds herself rebelling against the strict rules of her helicopter mom, Ming .
Set in Toronto’s Chinatown in 2002,"Turning Red" builds a Meilin world rooted in Chinese culture by her parents, Ming and Jin , who operate a temple whose symbol is also a red panda. Still, like most teens, Meilin is most influenced by her peer group.Her diverse besties -- Miriam , Priya and Abby -- aren’t scared off by her panda alter ego. In fact, they devise a plan to sell tickets to watch Meilin transform so they can earn cash to see their boy-band idols, 4*TOWN, in concert.
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