The Scene That Changed Pixar's Turning Red...

Pixar's released their latest movie - Turning Red! But instead of doing a simple review, I figured let's just dive right into a scene breakdown! It's the scene that changed Turning Red. After receiving mixed responses from the internet, I couldn't NOT talk about the scene that splits audiences down the middle. Spoilers, it's the final confrontation of the mum at the 4TOWN concert! What does it do well? What camera tricks were used? And why did some people hate it? Also, let's talk that bamboo scene, and how the dad is totally the best character in the film.

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...Damn. This was like several scenes all merged into one. But I wanted to talk about Turning Red! Did I sneak a review in there? Of course I did. There's a lot of great details in this movie, I love the spiritual premise and the chromatic aberration, but let's be honest. Best boi dad just sitting down and talking was the TRUE best scene in the movie...

[nikasen]

Personally my favorite scene is when Mei asks Sun Yee if she'll regret this and Sun Yee just smiles and embraces her. It wasn't until the second time I watched it that I realized why. Sun Yee took on the blessing of the red panda to protect her family and then passed it down to be a gift to her descendants. I can only imagine how hurt she must've felt when they began locking her gift away and treating it as a burden rather than the blessing that saved their family to begin with. You can actually see her sadness when Mei first steps into the spirit realm and Sun Yee opens the portal for the removal of the spirit. So when Mei comes along and embraces her gift just as Sun Yee always wanted for her decedent's, you can just see the pride and happiness in her smile. So this moment in turning red has and will always be my favorite, closely followed by the one on one of Mei and her dad.

[AverageInternetButterfly]

Interestingly enough, there's a scene where when Mei runs into someone, she raises her arms up, which is an actual instinct red pandas use to make themselves larger when startled.

[archzoro]

15:22 I'm not sure if anyone pointed this out yet, but the pandas don't just represent puberty and stuff, but also the resentment and sadness that the people have because of their relationship to their parents. Mei's is very small because she just started realizing how strict her mother is, but Ming's is much larger because she has so much she's bottled up because of the trauma she has from her own mother. The other adults there have a good bit too, considering this has been a big cycle in their family

[boyroyu]

I think Pixar focusing on human-based story might have to do with your latest feeling over their films. Their most iconic work surrounds the idea of making non-human things deeply human. Inside Out still primarily focuses on non-human entities, Riley is just the vehicle for this story about her emotions personified. Onward is about monsters but they are basically just blue and have magic, it's not the same stretch as a movie about literal Ants lol

[cirkusanette]

the best part of the movie is how cringey it is. It is a movie about puberty and becoming a teenager and that is a cringey process. Romantizicing puberty or adolescence isn't realistic. We all got embarrased in front of someone we liked, we all dressed or acted in ways we now hate or just don't wanna remeber. It perfectly represents how it feels to be a 13 yo girl

[mondenkindqueen]

Not all films need to be masterpieces, sometimes they just need to be what they are. A story. Not all stories are big and grand.

[claudiatoledorebolledo]

I personally believe the size of the pandas depend on how much theyve been traumatized or hurt. Ming seems to be the one that has the most problems with her mother based on how calm/freelaced her sisters are, this happens very often too when a child notices they are being abused: They try to break that cycle unsuccesfully and become exactly that, because they are left to believe what they tried to fight was right all along. Ming was troubled since a young age, and I like to think she snapped a lot, she tells Mei to not let the panda out too much or it will be worse, this could actually mean it could get bigger like hers under too much stress or bad emotions. Also something worth pointing out: Psychologically, when a person is traumatized their mental age gets stuck at the age of the incident, thats why Ming was still a teen in the spiritual world, her mind was stuck in the past unlike the rest of her family.

I also have to say that My favorite scene was when Mei refused to get separated from her panda, as a woman it really felt heavy on me, felt very personal lol, I loved this movie all the way, props

[YouVSMeTV]

It is sometimes hard for people of other cultures to associate with a certain style of story. I know people who saw “Bao” and didn’t get it, but I talked to a few Asians who thought it was great. We’re more alike than different. There’s nothing wrong with not feeling a strong tie to a specific cultural tale and it’s perfectly fine if you do, too.

[JacksonseeYaj]

I definitely resonated so much with this film. I grew up as an Asian American with a helicopter mom as well. The big panda fight felt like a metaphor for every argument that I had with my mom regarding my choices and my life. The moment when they were able to come to understand each other broke me because I never got that chance with my own mother before she passed away. This Pixar film broke me in ways I never thought it would.

[notleah]

It’s really a missed opportunity with all the fuss around the movie.

I feel like this movie handles the mother daughter conflict much better than Brave did and give more more perspective for the mother.

And I think it mostly comes from portraying the fangirls in a sympathetic way rather than the butt of the joke that a lot of people do in society.

It really was an honest depiction of how teen girl and preteen girls are and it was refreshing to see.

[emmiesage]

Ngl, Ming's line "if taught you that, I'm sorry" makes me tear up every time. I'd give anything to have my mum say that to me.

[PatchworkRose]

Mei was literally being as crass as she could to keep her mother focused on her and not the ritual. The scene works very well because she is completely in character by being a loud and cringy 13 year old. I never found Mei too annoying or cringy, she felt real and like someone you would meet in a middle school.

[puli_dreadhead]

When dad said that the grandma disapproved of him and Ming destroyed half of the temple. I thought that flying debris hit her. I wish there was more information about the aunt squad like talking about when they awaken their pandas.

[ComicalRealm]

Fun fact: The elementary school featured in the film is a real Toronto school called Lester B. Pearson. The school is named after Pearson who once was the Canadian Prime Minister from 1963 to 1968. Also, the main Toronto airport is also named after Pearson.

[yourfriendlysubaruoutback]

I gotta say that it's weird seeing 2000s nostalgia in a movie. Even though I was born in 2007, it just seems very weird since all my life I was exposed to 80s nostalgia in TV and movies.

[DeadJackrabbit]

If you ask me, I think Pixar focusing on making more personal stories full of heart over chasing the same formula to crank out a masterpiece over and over is a welcome change. I'm glad the company is less afraid to experiment.

[rubberducky]

I think the size of Mei's mom panda could be a result of years of oppressing anger. The feelings of never being good enough to her mother. In her fight with her mom, maybe she internalized that view of being a bad daughter for hurting her mother.

When she called herself as the good daughter, maybe she was projecting her trauma of feeling inferior to Mei. I'm glad that the trauma was out in the open. That look on Mei's face when her mom said that, hurts my heart. I was ugly crying while watching this movie.

[paradoxicalpendulum]

the dad is so amazing. at the beginning, when he learns Meilin has the panda, he simply says that “red is a lucky color” he’s perfect

[disneyvillainsfan]

Mei's cringy 'dance' at her Mom might be the first time I laughed at a character Twerking in an entire decade. A *DECADE*

[coolboss]

I'm a black male and I still genuinely liked this movie. It gave me a few laughs and my entire family also like it as well. The 3rd act was amazing and it was so unexpected. I can't wait to see LightYear!!!