Turning Red
Thirteen-year-old Mei is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when she gets too excited, she transforms into a giant red panda.
- Released: 2022-03-10
- Runtime: 100 minutes
- Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
- Stars: Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Jordan Fisher, Grayson Villanueva, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo, Finneas O'Connell, Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho, Ava Morse, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Hyein Park, Addie Chandler, Lori Tan Chinn, Sherry Cola, Lillian Lim, James Hong, Anne-Marie, Sasha Roiz, Tristan Allerick Chen, Mia Tagano, Lily Sanfelippo, Evan Agos, Trinity Bliss, Devin Bright, Kimberly Brooks, David Chen, Ian James Corlett, Juliet Donenfeld, Terri Douglas, Ellen Dubin, Alison Fernandez, Jack Fisher, Erin Fitzgerald, Poon Fong-Fong, Hadley Gannaway, Kim Mai Guest, David Hayter, Karen Huie, Caleb Jeon, Arif S. Kinchen, Sean T. Krishnan, Paul Kwo, James Taku Leung, Ethan Loh, Lydia Look, Noel Mason, Jason Maybaum, Jaiden McLeod, Ulka Simone Mohanty, Iara Nemirovsky, Capri Oliver, Benjamin Plessala, Tsang Pui-Yee, Maddix Robinson, Zeno Robinson, Sasha Roiz, Vivienne Rutherford, Lily Sanfelippo, Violet Grace Schaffer, Mariel Sheets, Christian J. Simon, Artemis Snow, Sydney Thomas, Timothy Cheng, Benjamin Valic, Shondalia White, Cedric L. Williams, Ethan Berger, Jacob Batalon
- Director: Domee Shi, Josef Qazi Wenngren, Domee Shi
Comments
- Rego_Reviews - 5 June 2024
Just a Great Pixar Movie
After Lightyear in 2022, I had low hopes for Pixar. This movie was released though and to be honest, it was a great movie. Slightly stereotypical but funny and relatable for a teen like me. For young women though, this movie is like a movie made for themselves. Mei is just generally relatable with grades, parents, friends, choices, and puberty being the things she deals with in the movie. This movie also has a generally emotional ending with Mei's mom breaking down. Although I too am Christian, the Chinese folklore was acceptable. Also the NSYNC reference with 4Town was enjoyable. Pixar is doing good. I'm still looking for a Ratatouille 2. Anyways, go watch this movie and have a nice day! - DoNotComeToTheCinemaDepressed - 11 February 2024
🙆 When You Realise Just How Good This Film Really Was
Just Got out of a Cinematically Released Turning Red Screening.
What a Flawless Watch. Good Heavens.
Things I Loved -
1. 🎵 The Boy band Background Music in Different Scenes just added so Much to the Overall Tone of this Film. What a Tone!
2a. 💬 🎬 The Dialogue + Character Actions, Facial Expressions, Movements Etc. Are CONSTANTLY good to Listen to And/or Watch. Literally EVERY second of EVERY scene, there is Always Someone Interesting Happening. From Smart Background Dialogue(Math Class Teacher), to the Facial Expressions/Character Movements of any given Character within there Characters' Framework/Mannerisms.
2b. ⚡ Add on top of that the Snappy, Witty Dialogue and you Have yourself a Masterclass in Keeping the Audience Constantly Interested Scene to Scene. The Flow of this Thing was absolute Mastery 👌
3. 📜 The Plotline was Excellent, I really Loved the Premise, How everything Played and the Execution of the Plotline. It's about a Early Teen Girl that is Growing into certain Things (She's Starting to Like Boys, one of Many Things Certain Girls this Age Start to Go Through). And it's intertwined with this Story of a Mythological Beast that she and her Family are Tied to, Can Mei Lee get rid of this Beast before the Greatest Show on Earth (4*Town Concert) Happens? Just Excellent.
4. 🌆 The Animation was Gorgeous, I Especially loved the Cityscape Scenes
5🙋The Characters, so many of the characters were Perfectly crafted -- Mei Lee, such a Great Lead Character, her High Energy and Dialogue was so good to watch.
- Ming Lee, Meis' Overprotective Mother, her Binocular Scenes were Absolutely Hilarious 😂
- Miriam, One of Meis' Best Friends. The Classic Girl with Braces who also now has interest in Boys. Great Snappy Dialogue between Her and the Other 3.
- Priya, this Mellow(sort of like she's on drugs but isn't) laid back Character and another one of Meis' Besties.
- Abby, her Crazy Energy was fun to Watch 😂
- And there were a Bunch of Other Characters, Wu, Meis' Father, Tyler. All added to the Films Narrative.
Overall, Just absolute Mastery within Cinema.
