For “Turning Red,” the company takes a look at the unpredictability of adolescence, targeting the early teen years with a tale about a 13-year-old girl who’s transitioning to maturity via full-body red panda breakouts. Ashamed of her actions and afraid to stand up to her mother, Mei fails to come to her friends' defense. But compared to the representation of New York City in “Soul,” “Turning Red” aims for a less realistic look. IGN 's Siddhant Adlakha gave a rating of 9 out of 10 and concludes: "A story of magical transformation as a metaphor for personal and cultural change, Turning Red (from Bao director Domee Shi) is Pixar's funniest and most imaginative film in years. Mei informs Ming that she will not remove her powers as she has embraced herself for who she truly is.

I was obsessed with the boy band scene to the point where I spent an entire weekend watching every NSYNC and Backstreet Boys music video I could find,” says Abousaeedi. While trying to come up with a solution to get the money for tickets, Abby convinces Mei to transform again. During the ritual, as Mei's red panda form is about to be sealed, she decides to keep her powers and abandons the ritual to attend the concert at the SkyDome; in making her escape, she breaks Ming's talisman, releasing her red panda form as well. She helps take care of the family's temple dedicated to her maternal ancestor Sun Yee, and works to make her mother proud.On June 17, 2021, a Pixar insider reaffirmed the film would have a theatrical release after both Soul (2020) and Luca (2021) were assigned direct-to-streaming releases on Disney+ in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mei's grandmother and aunts break their talismans to use their red panda forms to help drag Ming into a new ritual circle. This is the eighth Pixar film to have a child as the main character after Dot from A Bug's Life, Nemo from Finding Nemo, Dash from The Incredibles, Russell from Up, Riley from Inside Out, Miguel from Coco, and Luca from Luca.

It is the first Pixar film to be solely directed by a woman, the first to take place in Canada, and the second to feature an Asian lead character after Up. The license plate on Ming’s car reads “Syst3ms” in honor of all the hard work the Systems team did to allow filmmakers to work from home during the pandemic. Another nod to Coco occurs when red panda Mei gets spooked by two women and instinctively raises her hands in the air with some Mexican papel picado decorations in the background.Mei Lee • Miriam Mendelsohn • Priya Mangal • Abby Park • Ming Lee • Jin Lee • Tyler Nguyen-Baker • 4*Town • Grandma Wu • Chen, Ping, Helen, and Lily • Devon • Sun Yee • Mr.

Full of fury, tiny Abby is a stick of dynamite; a warrior who will not hesitate to launch herself at anyone who threatens her besties. Back at home, Ming enters Mei's bedroom and sees the knocked down photo and discovers the red panda merchandise, her failed homework and her escape. The color red also reflects other feelings experienced by teenagers, according to Shi, such as embarrassment or lust. Ant-Man • Ant-Man and the Wasp • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania • The Avengers • Avengers: Age of Ultron • Avengers: Endgame • Avengers: Infinity War • Black Panther • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever • Black Widow • Captain America: Civil War • Captain America: The Winter Soldier • Captain Marvel • Doctor Strange • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness • Eternals • Guardians of the Galaxy • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Thus, it is also the tenth (and, possibly, final) animated film to be released straight to digital instead of having a theatrical release following the COVID-19 pandemic, the others being Warner Animation Group's Scoob!This is the fourth Disney animated film to be released on March 11, following The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, and Mars Needs Moms.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Turning Red' on each platform when they are available. Everyone had to tap their inner 13-year-olds to capture the style that Director Domee Shi wanted,” says Turning Red Producer Lindsey Collins. Following the destruction of the SkyDome, things have gotten better for Mei as she now has a better grasp of her abilities and balances her temple duties with her social life. Domee Shi has expressed interest in a follow-up, stating: "We are open, but we haven't talked about it.Also, some articles have shown that fans have convinced that popular singer Jimin inspired the Tae Young character, as Jimin has a love for animals the same way Tae Young does. To keep production going, Pixar shipped an enormous amount of professional audio equipment to Chiang, who turned one of the rooms in her parents' house into a makeshift recording studio. Town comes out, being everything the friends wanted them to be, but the concert is suddenly interrupted by Ming, who, in a bellowing voice, demands to know where Mei is. With her daughter Ming in charge of the family temple, Grandma now enjoys her retirement, playing mahjong and nitpicking her family from afar. The scene where Ming makes Mei a bowl of porridge with eggs as eyes, bok choy pieces as eyebrows, and a mushroom piece as the nose, is a tribute to the happy porridge Mushu makes in Mulan.