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?

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Anonymous wrote:I liked it a lot and my kids really did too.

But I do think the character is a bit tired. I feel like every show is about misfits vs super popular kids. What about the normal kids who fit in, make good grades and enjoy life?

At least the parents weren't dead- so hey +1 for Disney on that.

Yes! 😂. As a parent of an adopted kid I screen movies for parents dying/trauma so we can prepare and talk about it. I was so relieved there was no parents dying and/or orphans that I barely noticed anything else, ha.

This is a a Pixar movie. Two parents is the norm. Incredibles. Inside out. Toy Story. Luca Brave.

Now onward is dead father (which is new ground) and Nemo lost his mom, granted. And I don’t know anything about the Up scout.

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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?!

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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?!

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Anonymous wrote:I liked it a lot and my kids really did too.

But I do think the character is a bit tired. I feel like every show is about misfits vs super popular kids. What about the normal kids who fit in, make good grades and enjoy life?

At least the parents weren't dead- so hey +1 for Disney on that.

Yes! 😂. As a parent of an adopted kid I screen movies for parents dying/trauma so we can prepare and talk about it. I was so relieved there was no parents dying and/or orphans that I barely noticed anything else, ha.

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Anonymous wrote:My three year old keeps asking to watch “the red monster” on Disney+, so there’s that.

Why would a three year old watch this? Way too young.

Anonymous wrote:My three year old keeps asking to watch “the red monster” on Disney+, so there’s that.

Anonymous wrote:My DH had to explain the period panda to me. I thought it was just about managing emotions. I totally missed the point of this one (though I get it now) AND Incanto (which I still don't get).

Anonymous wrote:The reviews on Commonsense Media were not all that positive. I’m going to hold off on it for my 9yo for now.

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Anonymous wrote:I didn't fully get what to take away from the fact that Mei kept her panda but all her ancestors still gave theirs up, even after a second chance. I mean her mom's was dangerous, but the others seemed okay. Is there a good explanation for how that metaphor works? Just about choice? I sort of was hoping one of the aunty figures would decide to keep theirs, too. Or is it just implied that it always gets locked away once you make it through puberty?

Maybe they choose to follow proper decorum and behavior. Mei breaks the mold to forge a new path and its ok. Its ok they go with the traditions of their era and she makes new ones.

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Anonymous wrote:So did one of the friends have down syndrome or not because we thought so as well. Something about her just seemed different.

What difference does it make?