Turning Red

[Anonymous]

My friend put this on for her 5 year old boy and was complaining about how inappropriate it was. It seems obvious that this is for older girls. Movies can have a targeted audience. My son likes to watch Looney Tunes and Charlie Brown movies, he's not going to like every movie Pixar puts out just because it's the newest thing. I don't think anyone is going to remember any of these Pixar movies in 20 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
The twerking really pushed me out of the movie. And the mother’s behavior at the school was pure cringe, thoughtless, and cruel. Who would do that?!

The cartoon panda twerking to get on her mother’s nerves bothered you?

My kids doing it in the kitchen now and backing that thing up like Red Panda, yeah, gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
The twerking really pushed me out of the movie. And the mother’s behavior at the school was pure cringe, thoughtless, and cruel. Who would do that?!

I’ve forgotten exactly what the mother did at the school, but I think I read in an article that the scene where’s she’s spying on the daughter from behind a tree is loosely based on a real-life experience of the director’s.

Because the child forgot her pads, so dropping them off. That’s nice.

The quickie mart scene was unrealistic. Though pics or drawings of making out with older boys warrants a talk at least.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just saw this Turning Red review in The New Yorker and nlam having trouble pinning down why it rubs me the wrong way:

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/there-is-more-than-one-way-to-be-exhausted-by-turning-red

I guess my reactions are
1- I thought that the panda was an allegory about puberty but that Mei didn't actually get her period at that time. The reviewer says she did.
2 - who cares how well reviewers can or cannot relate to it personally?The vast majority of movies I watch are out of my experience. Is it because this one is both so pedestrian (teenage girl figuring out who she is both as a person and culturally) yet out there (giant red panda) that it makes critics uncomfortable?

So did she get her period or not? I thought not.

No, that was likely a couple years earlier.

I think the panda big was Trans. Older generations pushed it down and away. This time freedom fighters girl is Free to Be Me and doesn’t listen to mom or elders. Kids drive the bus now bozos.

[Anonymous]

Not clear what age group this is for. Girls age 12 who hate their moms?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’d rather see a movie about getting your period than hiding it behind ancient Chinese history about girls turning into a red panda. It fuels really sexist stereotypes.

I’m not entirely sure what your mean by the sexist stereotype, but if it was there, I think I maybe kind of appreciated it a bit. I’m a little tired of the girl power/girls rule the world/girls-as-fierce-warriors tropes.

Np. Well too bad. I was tired of seeing only white men be the action figures saviors in the movies when I was growing up. We are just getting some women be the focus and you're tired. I couldn't avoid the men centric films because that is all we had but guess what? You can go see Batman if women offend you so much.

[Anonymous]

Some of you really missed the point here. As my 5 year old said “(this movie is about) her mom learning that it’s ok she (Mei) has her own emotions, she’s growing up and maybe she doesn’t need her (mom) as much anymore and that’s ok!”

Literally it’s a movie about coming into your own. It happens to everyone and it starts around puberty.

I could have done with out some of the language but that’s what you get, the movie is obviously geared towards 10+

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d rather see a movie about getting your period than hiding it behind ancient Chinese history about girls turning into a red panda. It fuels really sexist stereotypes.

I’m not entirely sure what your mean by the sexist stereotype, but if it was there, I think I maybe kind of appreciated it a bit. I’m a little tired of the girl power/girls rule the world/girls-as-fierce-warriors tropes.

Np. Well too bad. I was tired of seeing only white men be the action figures saviors in the movies when I was growing up. We are just getting some women be the focus and you're tired. I couldn't avoid the men centric films because that is all we had but guess what? You can go see Batman if women offend you so much.

I think I recognize the quotes as my comment from a few weeks ago and what on earth are you going on about? I’m not offended by women in lead action figure roles, I was just pleased to see a movie that is honest about vulnerability and awkwardness in adolescent girls. I felt the same about Inside Out. I still don’t know what the original quoted poster meant by sexist stereotypes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just saw this Turning Red review in The New Yorker and nlam having trouble pinning down why it rubs me the wrong way:

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/there-is-more-than-one-way-to-be-exhausted-by-turning-red

I guess my reactions are
1- I thought that the panda was an allegory about puberty but that Mei didn't actually get her period at that time. The reviewer says she did.
2 - who cares how well reviewers can or cannot relate to it personally?The vast majority of movies I watch are out of my experience. Is it because this one is both so pedestrian (teenage girl figuring out who she is both as a person and culturally) yet out there (giant red panda) that it makes critics uncomfortable?

So did she get her period or not? I thought not.

No, that was likely a couple years earlier.

I think the panda big was Trans. Older generations pushed it down and away. This time freedom fighters girl is Free to Be Me and doesn’t listen to mom or elders. Kids drive the bus now bozos.

Huh, no. I didn’t get that at all.

[Anonymous]

My 11 year old girl loved it. She got some of the puberty stuff and the rest of it went over her head. She related to the parts about dealing with strong emotions and really enjoyed the pandas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of you really missed the point here. As my 5 year old said “(this movie is about) her mom learning that it’s ok she (Mei) has her own emotions, she’s growing up and maybe she doesn’t need her (mom) as much anymore and that’s ok!”

Literally it’s a movie about coming into your own. It happens to everyone and it starts around puberty.

I could have done with out some of the language but that’s what you get, the movie is obviously geared towards 10+

This was my take, too. My ten year old loved it.
She liked the boy band, too.

And got the record, I don't think Mei's period had arrived yet, just that the mom made that assumption. Though why the mom would assume period rather than anticipate the panda I don't get.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not clear what age group this is for. Girls age 12 who hate their moms?

+1. My thoughts, exactly. I did not find it complimentary to AA as an AA woman.