{"id":24439,"date":"2022-03-10T11:55:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T19:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/?p=24439"},"modified":"2022-03-10T11:55:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T19:55:44","slug":"turning-red-is-another-warm-and-fuzzy-effort-from-pixar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/?p=24439","title":{"rendered":"TURNING RED is Another Warm and Fuzzy Effort from Pixar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/24_0009_B-merged.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14439\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This feature from Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney\nStudios Motion Pictures will premiere March 11<sup>th<\/sup> on Disney+. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As many readers will know, growing up can be tough,\nespecially for youngsters entering their teens. It\u2019s certainly a turbulent time\nwith feelings of stress and anxiety, embarrassment, as well as first crushes. The\nprotagonist of <em>Turning Red<\/em> must not only contend with these issues, but\nalso a monumental physical transformation whenever her emotions fly out of control.\nThis animated family feature doesn\u2019t always make the most out of its central\nconcept\u2019s comedic potential, but it is still a very cute, warmhearted and\nlikable coming-of-age tale.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Turning-Red-02-fixed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24441\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mei Lee (Rosalie Chiang) is a self-assured 13-year-old Torontonian\nwho excels at school. She enjoys spending time with her best friends Miriam\n(Ava Morse), Priya (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and Abby (Hyein Park) and obsessing\nover a boy band quintet (curiously named 4*Town) who are playing a big concert in\na few weeks. Unfortunately, Mei has to hide her growing interest in boys and pop\nbands from her loving but stern mother Ming Lee (Sandra Oh). Things get even\nmore complicated when Mei finds that extreme feelings can cause her to accidentally\ntransform into a giant red panda. While she waits for a way to cure herself of\nthis condition, the youngster tries to keep her emotions in check. However, she\nsoon begins appreciating her new wild streak and wonders whether she should\naccept the beast inside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Turning-Red-pic-04-fixed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24442\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To be fair, the wild animal is generally adorable and sweet-natured,\nif oversized and prone to causing damage around the home and at school. But just\nas much humor is derived from Mei\u2019s normal life. There is plenty of funny stuff\nearly involving awkward and, at times, humiliating interactions. One memorable\nand amusing moment occurs when Mei\u2019s mother misinterprets a sketch in her\ndaughter\u2019s notebook and then rushes out to aggressively confront the confused\nsubject in public. More tension arises when Mei discovers that her friends are\nfar better at keeping her contented than her over-protective mother. These\nmoments are amusingly delivered and provide a great deal of levity and the relatable\nstruggles parent and child. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Turning-Red-03-fixed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24443\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As with other Pixar productions, the animation looks incredible.\nThe movie really does authentically capture the feel of the city of Toronto\n(right down to a couple of accurately rendered locations). And as expected, the\ngiant panda makes a striking onscreen impression. There are some entertaining\nsight gags as the massive, red-furred Mei tries to hide her rapid body changes\nand avoid being seen by others. And there are impressive images as the red\npanda attempts to make it to the big show while being pursued by concerned family\nmembers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One minor issue is that the movie is very low-key in its approach to Mei\u2019s condition. There are a couple of surprised reactions from people encountering the giant panda, but more gags and tension could have been drawn from unexpected transformations at inopportune moments (as well as the responses of random figures encountering the beast). Toronto may be a mellow city, but certainly one or two characters could offer some trouble and danger for the protagonist. Instead, most characters are unperturbed by the animal when it is in their presence. Naturally, this reviewer does understand that the panda is a metaphor for the changes a young woman goes through as she becomes an adult and that the story isn\u2019t all about sight gags, but more comedy could have been wrung out of the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Turning-Red-05-changed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24444\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, the fact that a little more could have been done with\na giant red panda letting loose in the big city is only a minor beef and the\nmovie is likable and charming throughout. Overall, <em>Turning Red<\/em> is another\nwarm and fuzzy effort from Pixar certain to bring smiles to the faces of kids\nand adults in the need of some fun family entertainment.&nbsp; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This feature from Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures will premiere March 11th on Disney+. As many readers will know, growing up can be tough, especially for youngsters entering their teens. It\u2019s certainly a turbulent time with feelings of stress and anxiety, embarrassment, as well as first crushes. 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