Spoiler-Free Review: Disney Pixar's Turning Red

ByJulia

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I was shown a pre-screening of Turning Red by Disney to facilitate writing this review.

Disney Pixar's Turning Red comes to Disney + on March 11th

In Disney and Pixar’s “Turning Red” Mei Lee is a 13-year-old slightly-nerdy overachiever living in Toronto, Canada. When not at school, Mei spends most of her time with her mother tending to their family temple.

MIDDLE SCHOOL MAYHEM – In Disney and Pixar’s all-new original feature film “Turning Red,” 13-year-old Mei Lee, a confident-but-dorky teenager, is surviving the mayhem of middle school with a little help from her tightknit group of friends. Featuring the voices of (from left to right) Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Priya, Rosalie Chiang as Mei, Ava Morse as Miriam, and Hyein Park as Abby, “Turning Red” will debut exclusively on Disney+ (where Disney+ is available) on March 11, 2022. © 2022 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

Out of love and devotion to her overbearing and overprotective mother, Mei Lee is driven to be absolutely PERFECT in every aspect of her life. Even though she loves her mother, everything comes to a head when her mother humiliates her out of her overprotectiveness and Mei finds herself turned into a large furry red panda.

MOTHER, PLEASE! -- Disney and Pixar’s all-new original feature film “Turning Red” introduces 13-year-old Mei Lee and her mother, Ming. They’ve always been close, so when Mei begins showing interest in typical teenager things—like boys, for example—Ming is a little (or a lot) tempted to overreact. Featuring Rosalie Chiang as the voice of Mei Lee, and Sandra Oh as the voice of Ming, “Turning Red” will debut exclusively on Disney+ (where Disney+ is available) on March 11, 2022. © 2022 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

Turning red will have you ooohing, laughing, and holding your breath as you follow Mei, her family, and friends on an adventure of self-discovery. The visuals in this animated movie are quite stunning. You want to just reach into the screen and grab that fluffy panda to snuggle. Seriously, Pixar really outdid themselves.

WE’VE GOT YOUR (FLUFFY) BACK – In Disney and Pixar’s all-new original feature film “Turning Red,” everything is going great for 13-year-old Mei—until she begins to “poof” into a giant panda when she gets too excited. Fortunately, her tightknit group of friends have her fantastically fluffy red panda back. Featuring the voices of Rosalie Chiang, Ava Morse, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Hyein Park as Mei, Miriam, Priya and Abby, “Turning Red” will debut exclusively on Disney+ (where Disney+ is available) on March 11, 2022. © 2022 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

Turning Red is a great coming of age movie that is packed with lots of powerful lessons like:

  • It is possible to honor and love your parents and still be your own person.
  • You don't need to be perfect to be lovable.
  • It's not bad to feel things strongly, but it is important to learn how to controll our emotions.
  • It's never a good thing to hide things from your parents.
  • Friends are a big influence in our lives which is why we need to choose them carefully.
  • Where we come from can have a big imact on who we become.
  • There are always consequences to our choices.

Overall, Turning Red was a fun family movie that your kids are sure to enjoy. Especially if they have a thing for dramatics, Asain culture, and cute adorable fluffy animals. So set your Calendar to March 11th for a fun family movie night on Disney +

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