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What has been getting me lately is that Mei's decision to keep the panda is actually more honouring to their ancestor than the others locking theirs away.

Sadly this movie has gotten a lot of hate, ppl just don’t like the reality that kids go through puberty especially girls, like this was so accurate especially for it’s time, and it’s sad that it’s not being appreciated as it should be

I've been an adult for years now, and my asian mom has still asked me verry recently, "where did you get these ideas from? Who put these ideas in your head??", as if I didn't have agency over my behavior and life choices. So when her mother blamed her friends first and foremost for her being rebellious, that was too real for me. Who else can relate?

I’m a 27 year old dude, and I gotta say… this film hit me H A R D. I’m not the target demographic at all, yet, I connected with it SO MUCH, back in school I wasn’t confident at all, and had very few friends, but everything with my parents matches perfectly. Even to this day, I still put my mom first, and I feel like I’ve lost myself a lot in the process… But I definitely feel a ‘’panda’’ inside, that really wants to come out… But like Mei said: I’m scared it’ll take me away from you… Since I’m all she has, I do worry for her, and it’s a really troublesome balance, that, I can’t maintain anymore. I swear, this movie hit me on a personal level almost as bad as Treasure Planet the first time I saw it. And I can’t understand everyone complaining about it, especially the dudes, who seem to miss the point DRASTICALLY. It might just be my favorite Pixar film in general, and, ngl I’d love to see either a sequel with grown up Mei dealing with life, or a tv show exploring more of their daily adventures. Great reaction btw :v

It's disgusting that most KZfaqrs called this movie racist as well as pointing there is too much female empowerment going on in the movie. I say F--K THEM!! This is a good, no feel good movie that will stay with us till the end of time.

The Dad was the best character in the movie! But also the Shaman was MVP

The combination of Cantonese chanting and boy band singing was so good that I paid for it so I could hear it on shuffle.

They really made the world they live in feel real. So much detail poured into the fictional land of “Canada”

I feel like no matter what gender you are and whether or not what race you are anybody could relate to this movie even me as a 15 year old boy relates to this movie because I know what it’s like having an overbearing paring who’s always bossing you around and also by having quirky friends who you love with all your heart and don’t wanna disappoint them this movie was absolutely amazing and I think it just has a really great message so yeah thank you for listening to my opinion on this amazing and brilliant movie. Edit: Omg thanks for 650 LIKES?! And all the comments I’m really glad I got this kind of response have a great day everyone! Edit: I posted this comment a month ago and I did not expect this amount of likes spread this comment out to the world so we can let everyone know they are not alone and no one should be treated like they aren’t apart of the family!🥰

This movie about specifically a 13 year old Chinese girl in Canada is making so many different kinds of people come together and vent trauma. beautiful.

"I thought if I watched you like a hawk, I'd see the signs" Completely ignores her hiding in the bathroom, having no control in her words, red eyebrows and randomly wearing a hat. If bit happened to her, then she must have completely forgot about the red hair thing.

I think the part that made me most emotional was her mom as a kid crying about hurting her mom.

god it's only while watching this reaction did I realize that Ming lee always blames others for meilin's actions because her own mother always blames her for things she couldn't control. The grandma frequently speaks to Ming as if she has to take over to fix Ming's mess while with Ming, she always wants to spend time with Mei and normally says things like "we'll do this together." 😢Both controlling, but it's so obvious how Ming's childhood affected how she parents Mei.

As a girl who struggled with her temper growing up (and who are we kidding, still now) this movie hit me HARD. I've always hated my temper and seeing Mei learn to accept and love herself just.... and then the mom's and generational healing.... I was a mess by the end of this. I felt both seen and personally attacked. PLUS they had diabetic representation with the CGMs and patches? Easily one of the best and one of my favorite Pixar films.

its just such a dadmood that the father downplayed on HOW BIG his wife's panda form was. "oh she was big" - DUDE YOU DIDN'T SAY SHE WAS PANDA-ZILLA. during the mama-panda attack i was laughing my butt off when 4Town was LEFT HANGING. like omg.

Some CHUDs have been ragging on this movie for being too specifically about teenage girls, puberty, etc. Which is bullshit. As Roger Ebert said, if you try to make a movie for everyone, it ends up being for no-one. It's movies like this, with a clear purpose and vision, that end up speaking to everyone.

I love the diverse representation in this film. We don't see many Canadian characters in Hollywood movies.

I am a 40+ year old white dude but I also was an academically over-achieving momma's boi, so I related to this movie very easily 😂

i'll never understand people who NEED to identify with characters to enjoy a movie; is it just a lack of imagination? im a dude in my 30s and while i can't relate to mei mei i sympathize with her all the same.

13:40 The kittens came from one of the temple cats having a litter, apparently. Forget which scene it’s in, but in at least one of the temples’ shots you can see adult cats hanging around the courtyard (they’re probably encouraged to hang around if they’re strays to help keep any pests under control)

Angelina: That is the most crisp food Animation I’ve ever seen. Studio Ghibli: I took offense to that.

I seen so many people saying it’s “Stereotyping Asians” and I just sit there and stare at them.

*"Was the 17-year-old mermaid boy drawing not a sign enough?!"* Crap that's actually a good point. 🤣 Edit: Also, when she said: *"Why is this a determining factor of becoming women?"* Lmfao 😅😅😅

I loved this movie so much. It was so funny and emotional. I could relate a lot to Mei. Also, when the mom said sorry, my mom turned to me and said that if she also taught me that, she was deeply sorry too and so I started ugly crying, lmao 😭

Not being Asian American myself, I still related to this film, its more about healing generational trauma, breaking with certain traditions or just allowing your kids to be themselves and accepting them for who they are. Also, i love the Dad in this film, he's a great example of what I want to be if i ever have kids.

the most unrealistic part of this movie is that an Asian child got validation from their parents XDDDD

I honestly, deeply loved this movie. Even though I'm not what some would consider the "target demographic", it hit home on a lot of levels - being brave enough to embrace who you are and what you like, and have friends that support you in that, is challenging for more people than might be widely acknowledged. The grumpy white cis-male hetero film snobs who are trying to disdain and stomp down on these interesting, more expansively cast protagonists and casts are flat out wrong. Great reaction! 💕

Fun Fact: Domee Chi is the writer, director, and one of the animators of this film loosely based on her life as a teen.

2:00 In Mexico (Spanish language) we do too, in English they use “you” for everyone, in Spanish we use “Tu” for friends, cousins , etc. And “Usted” for the elderly or teachers out of respect

everytime mei cried,I cried. it was like watching myself...I understood her frustrations completely. even if it was supposed to be a comedic cry, I had to hold back tears

I love how the past (The grandmother and aunties) and the present (Mei, her friends and 4 Town) came together to heal the future, because you need to embrace all of it.

I loooooved this movie. Despite being a man in my twenties, Mei reminded me so much of myself at her age and I could empathize with her in a way I don't empathize with most characters. It's nice to see a protagonist really embrace themselves and Jin's talk with Mei about "making room" for the messy, supposedly bad sides of ourselves was touching. In addition to that, the visuals and comedic talent were excellent.

🔥🔥🔥 A lot of representation of cultures we don’t see enough of 10/10

My fav character is Mei’s dad. He’s really chill and open but strict sometimes like most Asian dad. He reminded me of my dad lol.

Abby is an entire vibe

Minor detail, It was showing Asian-Canadian. They reference Toronto and many architect from the city. Also you see the Canadian Paper bills $$$

Soooo, regarding the film's intro... OF COURSE we should honor, love, and respect our parents. But everything Mei listed are just natural obligations parents have. "Oh, we didn't let you die!" "Ahhh, but we clothed & fed you!!" "Ai-yah! We raised you as responsible human beings should raise a child!" Cool stories, bruh. You did your basic duties as parents. Why does that entitle you to have complete control over your child's entire life?! My parents are Chinese-Muslim immigrants (my entire family fled from China after WWII), and I can understand why immigrants who've escaped from war/hardships/persecution/atrocities put an extra burden on future generations, due to trauma. But those traumas need to be addressed, rather than passed down to children, as they can potentially poison entire generations. Yes, there are "good/positive" traits hammered into the youth--hard work, responsibility, respect for elders, etc. But there's often extra baggage--including racist & prejudiced thoughts--that get passed over. Aaaanyways, what I REALLY wanted to say is that I really appreciate your reaction.... Buuuuuuuuut! You have a slight double-eyelid, so now I'm jealous, 'cause your eye makeup is sooo perfect! If you have any tips for a gal with full-on monolids, I'd love 'em!!! xDDDD Extras: I tooooootally used to doodle fanart of crushes--especially animated ones--(lol, Trunks from DBZ was my first crush); my mom was determined to raise me under a rock, while my dad was always on standby to enforce her demands; you're funny & gorgeous; aaaaand I'm drunk, so I thankfully can't type anymore. Subbed

I am indian and we change the way speak when we talk with elders, thats why i am always confused on how to address a elder in english I just find it weird because i have the habit

The red moon ritual part where shes fighting to separate from the panda but then looks back realizing how good it felt to be herself and how wrong and painful it is to force being what she used to be... as a trans person, that hit me really hard. Most emotional part of the movie for me

If you can't relate to this movie in some way, then you're not human. I aIso have to say I think Domee Shi did an amazing job writing & directing this fun and beautiful movie. I would have to give this a 9/10⭐imo haters be damned.

I really love how her friends sing to Mei to cheer her up. My best friend of eleven years used to do that to me when we were in Middle School and to this day when I'm having a bad day and I call her to rant she sings that same song to me and it instantly cheers me up. (She makes a voice for it too) When I saw the girls singing to Mei in the movie it felt so relatable and heartwarming!

Mei-Mei’s dad is the secret hero of the whole movie lol

I love watching women react to this film because I know its really for them, and each of them always have some sort of connection to Mei and her relationship with her mother. It usually brings them to tears too. I love how much this movie connects with people. Its truly a special movie.

In Greek when you want to be super formal/respectful to a person you usually refer to them in plural. For example "hello (to you)" is "ya sou" but formal is "ya sas", which is the same you would normally say when greeting a group of people. This way of speaking can also sound distant or cold though, so if you speak to an older relative that you love/feel close to, you speak informal to show fondness.

Abby is my favorite character. And I'm not just saying that because I'm also Korean 😂

I was also in 8th grade in 2002, and it definitely did a good job showing the vibe and how things were at that time. It was a very cute movie. and the music was awesome

I love that you caught the "Your not going out like that" comparison to a mom commenting on a daughter's outfit. I died when I saw that the first time, lol

There is actually an end credit scene where Mei’s dad is dancing to 4 town

the Awooga bit is my favorite gag in the whole movie

I was 10,000% Miriam as a kid. That one weird Jewish girl who's friend group is 50% Asian-American, haha. And there were absolutely times when I didn't understand the parent dynamic in some of their families. It never caused any fights, I was just like "Why is Ailin so busy all the time after school?" Boy bands were more elementary school for us though. By middle school we were all obsessed with anime. Namely InuYasha.

Also, I think the red panda is a euphemism for puberty (mood swings, being insecure about her body, B.O. etc...)

Yeah, It's same as Thai culture we will change the way to speak to those who older than us. For example, calling their names has to have a title. If just calling their names purely, we'll get a big trouble.🤣

The boygroup, the choker, the tamagotchi, the manga drawings, everything is such a throwback to my childhood! Every late 90's Kid can relate! ^^

15:20 My hustle was in elementary school. In 2nd grade, all of the 2nd grade classes learned about buying and selling by doing a project. I personally made paper dolls (technically they were flat foam) and then made a bunch of outfits from paper and they had little tabs on them so you could stick them on the doll. They were a hit and everybody was coming to buy my dolls with their fake money. I'd see kids playing with them in the after school daycare (my mom was a school secretary at my school so I stayed there until she was done working). I actually had sold out I believe. And then I think I brought the leftovers I had at home to school the next day and gave them away because they were very popular :) I may have traded a few away for different types of food at lunch, like chips or things people brought from home.

This movie was suprisingly good. I was rooting for Mei-Mei the whole way. I can relate a bit. I also love the details of including Timbits and Canadian Dollars too. Canada is finally in a poplar film again!

When Ming said im never going to be good enough it made legit gry a river. Even tho its about her mom setting high standarts just that part made me gry because I sometimes think im not perfect or good enough and I don't like to fail and i put my self high standarts 😫

this film made me SOB bc ive spent my whole life putting my mom first, even before my own needs. i never even let myself cry bc it would hurt her. her mom was just like mei-mei's gram, my mom was never enough for her mom and yeah. it hit hard

Adore this movie so much and so do my kids 😅❤️ (I’m 25) my 5 year old daughter will randomly start singing the chant they do while trying to open the inner circle 🥰 so precious

I saw it mentioned elsewhere, notice how the mom wears a traditional Chinese outfit and then a Western blazer on top.

I definitely saw my family represented in this movie. The mother pushing the daughter into a role of high expectations, even after the daughter was starting to figure out her own path. The comforting and great cook father. And plenty of Canadian references too.

Turning red is a fun movie to watch. ❤❤❤🦊🇨🇦

Great reaction, this is a wonderful, sweet and heartwarming film. It was a lot of fun seeing your reaction and hearing your thoughts on it. I can't believe the push back I've seen, against this adorably cute movie. Honestly anyone regardless of sex, who has gone through puberty can relate to this film. The only disturbing things I've seen related to this film, are the ultra conservative, religious zealots who have done reactions, most of whom haven't even watched the film and proceed to give a religious sermon. Their fears are truly paranoid fantasy, ranging from being offended that another culture other than American or Western European is represented, believing that showing Chinese folklore and mysticism leads to satanic worship, despite all the mysticism in their own religions and religious texts, or that the message of the movie is to just do whatever you want, and to ignore, dishonor and disobey your parents. There are also those, who somehow think this movie is promoting bestiality! Seriously??? WTF, what the ever loving hell is wrong with these people! Oh and then there are the other sicko's who wanted the characters more physically mature; man there are some really twisted pervs out there. To the whole lot of them I say, run don't walk, to the nearest therapist, psychologist or psychiatrist, preferably a combination of them and start intensive psychological therapy, IMMEDIATELY!!! Ya'll got some seriously messed up issues you need to work on, DAMN!!!

Mei is such a good girl. In the party he gives the spot light to Tyler and gets everyone to join and she is so helpfull, and forgiving😍

I'm not in the target demographic, but I can so RELATE to it, especially with the mother being overprotective to her child, that hit me right in the feels cause my mom was like that Like try to watch me, worrying too much about me, etc... Whatever anybody says, this movie can be relatable to anyone who has a worrying parent (at least to Asians, because it is real)

In Afrikaans, you never address an elder as 'he/she/you' you always refer to them by their title. So for example; you would say... Pa, kan pa die venster oop maak asseblief? Which will directly translate to: (Dad, can dad please open the window?) instead of saying: Dad, can "you" please open the window? OR when you refer to an elder you use the word "u" which is a replacement for the word "jy" which also means "you". So you would say " Ek het u n nuwe stoel gekoop. Which translated to : I bought "you" a new chair. But the use of the word "u" is becoming less common in the modern day language because many view it as too formal. So some prefer to just call their elder "auntie" or "uncle" which is "tannie" or "oom". So yeah... :)

I heard so many shocked/negative comments before watching this film - as as 58yr old white man I thought it was great, the story, artwork, everything. But I gotta say, the film means so much more once I saw your reaction - the writers obviously nailed it! ;)

In Maldives, we speak dhivehi. And even in dhivehi we do change the way we speak to be respectful to elders :)

I loved it [so did my wife] There were so many relatable things in it, not just for young girls or Asians - and it also was not just for the young, in general - My wife and I are senior citizens and it still just as good. In my case, a lot of my friends growing up were either immigrants or their parents had been so I saw a lot of that second hand [in my case, my grand parents were immigrants but mom and dad were born here in Canada - even so, there were a lot of Finnish elements in family life] The only thing that would have made it better for me would be if the movie had been set in Vancouver rather than Toronto - but that's partly because I live in Vancouver and partly a Canadian thing - so of east west rivalry - every Canadian on the west coast knows that Toronto sucks [joking] That said, Toronto and Vancouver are the two best Canadian cities for an Asian story.

And Tyler's half Vietnamese. Him being Blasian is why he either sees himself in 4Town's Aaron Z or feels a connection to 4Town's Aaron Z. Jury's out on whether it's hero-worship/idolisation or if Tyler's gay or bi and has a crush on Aaron Z.

She wasn't desensitizing the room. It was cause everything broke while Mei Mei was in panda form XD

This movie did make me tear up quite a lot, it did resonate with with a few things with me that I never had growing up. I've never really had that super close bonding with my parents or have that many friends, despite always wanting that kind of relationship with parents and friends, the close bonding and guidance from parents didn't seem to really be there for me than I would of liked, and there would often be clashes with my parents over many things. The friends side of things, it was always been super hard for me to bond close relationships with friends that I could call _"true friends"_ because I'm very introverted, and certain things in my life made me different from everyone else in my class, and been made an easy target for bullying.

Very nice reactions, Angelina!👏Pixar always does the best job of telling a story on two levels, that appeal to both adults and children! Yes, I teared up at the end. Very enjoyable!🏆

No way she’s getting sponsors now, inspirational

It was rly cool to see you rly picking up on how much Mei centered her identity on her rel with her mum And heck, that generational trauma isn't just asian American families. Asian families in Asia, and even latinas etc (coco, encanto) I think overall as a society we need to be more conscious and deliberate with the mental wellbeing of one another in our communities, and that includes in the familial environments too Edit: and 10/10 for that look into the camera and "mei mei...used her ultimate"

I loved that you kept the part of staring gawping at Devon and going “AWOOGA!” That part made me crack up big time!

I loved this film: it was incredibly funny and allowed me to see a different perspective with a still very relatable message. I'm actually incredibly stoked about how many folks from the Asian-American community are saying how relatable and spot-on this movie is. Representation really is incredibly important, not just for those who are able to see themselves in media but for others who are able to see life from someone else's point of view. Great reaction! I loved how much you were able to connect with this film and the utter enjoyment you had watching it.

I love her reaction to whenever Abby speak Korean, any bilingual people will get excited hearing a language they understand

I luv the movie it's like their sending a message to follow ur dreams not ur parents dreams

I'm a boy and still relate to the movie, I'd be a red panda 24/7 because it's so fricking cool and adorable!!!

13:27 i questioned this too. but then i remember when the aunties came to their temple, we can see there are two adult cats that the family probably take care. so the kittens are probably theirs

I didn't have a tamagotchi growing up cuz I had DigiVices and the Pokémon Pikachu Mini Colour instead as my virtual pet devices, the joy of being a weeb my entire life 😂

Mei mei’s mom is me. My struggle is exactly like her. I’m very hard on myself and that issue was rooted from my mom with my whole upbringing to this day. It still traumatize me and I’m having a hard time finding peace within myself.

I feel James Hong gets called every time they need an elder asian male. This, Kungfu Panda, ATLA, West Wing...

The animation seemed to be quasi stop motion in style, vibing on Aardman 😄

this might be one of pixar’s best honestly. top 10 for sure

There are so few characters who can nail the life I grew up in since I'm already disabled as is and was diagnosed autistic since 2004. And everyone in my life besides my disabled friends and partner have used me for one purpose or another to where I spoke up once and lost one half of my entire family tree in about 3 minutes of being in a crisis center. My mom's family came from Okinawa and I'm genuinely the only pale white woman with the Okinawan skeletal structure. When you are autistic, you need to be perfect or you will be chewed out and humiliated like it's a Tuesday. And my grandma is the only one who is undiagnosed autistic like me, which is why we are so close but my great-grandma learned English only from a psych ward where she was forced to have children and literally shot someone out of her house with a shotgun to where our metal front door has barely-covered bullet holes. We're weird, and I've had some ... interesting things... visit and tell me what was wrong and right. I'm not schizophrenic, someone who has spiritual connections got scared around me because they saw I have things following me like my Oba. So this movie sort of connected and also just couldn't click because I've never really had good connections with any parents, you can tell lol.

I love this movie so much. It's currently tied with The Incredibles for my 2nd favorite pixar film.

I just had to text my friends and make them watch this movie bc it reminded me so much of us 😭😭😭🤧 ps: u are absolutely adorable I canttttt

Fun fact: The same person who played Pria in Turning Red played Devi in the Netflix series Never have I ever

i LOVED this movie! i was into boybands and fanart and the scene of Mei drawing her fantasies was so relatable and cute! and her mom going to daisymart was probably the most embarrassing thing ive ever seen in media Lmao

I love this film soo much 😍🐼❤️, thanx Angelina you're amazing 🥰💕

Yess I’ve waited for you to react to this!!

I love this movie and it was so funny and relatable in the sense of hiding a part of myself that I know if my grandparents found out they would loose there mind and not in the good way

THE AUNTS WAS JUST SO PERFECT ITS SCARY ACCURATE

14:46 we had the same exact reaction💀💀

Phineas & Ferb was the 1st bully to join the main group. I really did enjoy your commentary & you’re so funny. Just earned a new subscriber

Ahem. Asian Canadian. :) Which, as a Canadian, just makes me so happy, and we'd better get a panda Mei meet and greet at Epcot's Canada pavilion. Also... go into any and every Pixar movie accepting that it will make you cry. Really loved this reaction.

As a Korean-American kid who looked a lot like Mei as a kid, I absolutely cried about 4 times during this movie and I HATE crying. I am glad to see someone else in similar shoes feel the same love I have for this movie

Yesss I sold drawings 😂 We had to make like a cover for each unit for every class, so I just started making doubles of the oddly specific ones for (I think it translates to 0.5 USD). And now I sell stickers ^^ Oh, glad to know I'm not the only one who had never heard "gyrating" before 😂 the Spanish dub just said "weird spinning".