This movie is such an accurate representation of teen/adolescent girls. It makes me mad that critics label this movie ‘cringe’ when in reality, society just loves to put down the interests and lives of adolescent/teen girls.

turning red was so relatable to me as an adult. as an african, its rare for parents to apologize an own up to their mistakes(well speaking from my own experience), so seeing mei mei’s mum apologize was so beautiful

I don't understand when people say they can't relate to this movie, as other movies that they're completely fine with have magic and are completely unrealistic but just because it's a Asian teenage girl people seem to have a problem with it?

Imagine the reaction if every teenaged Asian girl in the world got together to leave millions and millions of reviews on James Bond movies (or any of the endless stream of movies starring adult white men doing unrealistic things) that were like "nope, not relatable, not believable, sorry Hollywood, this was a miss, try harder."

People complain about this movie being “not for them” or cringey. But I think that’s the magic of it. It just show us the life of a teenager and her friends and all the weird changes we have during puberty. We were all cringe at that age, but we were honest and happy. This movie really warms my heart and I wish it came when I was a preteen.

The most unbelievable thing about this and Encanto is the toxic parent actually apologizing and changing their ways XD

You'll notice that when Mei Mei asks if the ritual has ever actually failed, she is only ever told that "it can't". Because it has never actually failed. Every single piece of information and instruction passed down through her family has been anti-individuality propaganda. 1. The panda is not triggered by strong emotions. The panda is triggered by your survival instincts. Sun-lee originally called upon the red panda to protect her villiage/family. And by changing the narrative (in order to control their daughters) the women in this family have made this an impossible test. The more you supress your emotions, the more your inner turmoil increases. And the more on edge you are, the more everything starts to feel like an attack. Think about it, Mei lost control after the mini-mart incident, after the pad ambush, ad after Tyler's bullying. The mom lost her cool and scratched the grandmother when she felt her relationship was under attack. 2. No one has ever failed the ritual, so how woud they even know whether or not you can perform it again? How would they know how many tries they get? 3. Letting the panda out doesn't actually make it more powerful, it empowers the woman attached to it. Mei didn't slowly lose her grip, and no one else ever had their panda long eough to truly find out the rules behind it.

This movie is honestly underrated and overhated; it's a sweet little film that gave me, a man, an interesting perspective on what it's like for girls in their teens. It's honestly a classic, and I hope that it becomes more respected by people in the future. The bit where Mei stamps her foot and yells "AWOOOGA" at Devon kills me every time XD

You legit don't have to relate to every movie in order to enjoy it. As a native American bisexual woman, most of the movies that have ever been made don't relate to me on personal levels. But I still enjoy them because I know life isn't all about me, these 40 year old men who get mad cause they can't relate to being a 13 year old Asian-Canadian girl need to realise that too. Even though I didn't relate entirely to the cultural aspect of the movie, there was many other smaller details to the story I related to. You don't need to 100% see yourself in a character to find it enjoyable or relatable, you just need to find what you CAN relate to if that's what really matters to you and if you can't then broadening your horizons a bit by experiencing and understanding different kinds of people than yourself is a GOOD thing.

"The most unbelievable thing about this movie wasn't the magic panda; it was the fact that the moms apologized 💀" Ouch...

Whenver she lifts her hands up when she's scared, that's a reference to the fact that red pandas do the same thing.

The scene where Mei finds her mother younger self is so powerful, to me it reaffirms that bottling up your emotions is never good. It's a lesson we learn with time and a very important message to pass on 💖

even if you aren't a women and don’t share the same cultural background, this movie still gives a great message. anyone can relate to feeling like you have to live up to a a standard rather that is from a parent or things you put on yourself. its always nice to have friends who will love you through it all and its also good to not try and hide your rue identity from anyone. cause as the movie shows hiding who you are only causes more destruction. great movie reactio. Phan Fam 4 life.

18:26 and then you realize in hindsight the mom was just looking for any excuse to not be there when the rest of the family showed up.

I forgot where I saw the post but in response to a lot of ppl saying they couldnt relate to Turning Red someone said "sometimes it's not about seeing yourself, it's about seeing other people" anyways I cried with you this film got me SO emotional 😭

you’re hair is literally PERFECT for this lol. it looks so good

I think the grandma meant that the more Mei let the panda out the more attached she would be to the panda (Note the strings connecting her to her panda when going through the mirror to separate. Her mom and other relatives had no trouble passing through) and the harder the ritual to lock it away would be. I don’t think it had anything to do with the pandas strength. Love your reactions and your hair looks amazing 🙌

come on! The kitten box test is outright CHEATING. Nobody could resist it! Kittens don't play by the rules!

I loooove this movie!! I don´t understand people who say that they did not like it because is for "Asian-canadian teen girls", I mean I'm a Mexican 26 year old women and I relate so much with this, I cried a lot with my mother and sister when we watch it and help us to start a conversation about personal stuff. Sorry my english sucks, I just trying to say that I love this movie So happy you're back, hope you're feeling better!! hugs and kisses from Mexico!!!

Regarding the "Awooga" part - it's meant to represent a cartoonish car klaxon (horn) sound. It was popular in the 90s and early 2000s to make that sound when you saw a hot person. You might encounter it in other movies, such as "The Mask" with Jim Carey.

Sophia: *is casually having a whole ass mental breakdown in tears at the forest scene* Also Sophia: “yeah so I like the animation-“

The Cantonese chant combined with 4*Town's 5-part harmony -- (chef's kiss) Honestly, paying two hundred dollars for a concert, and you get a kaiju and a Chinese ritual... that's a heck of a bargain. The red hair suits you.

i love to think that someone at disney looked at you and decided to make an autobiography about your life. You are clearly the main character all grown up

The thing with "the more often you let it out, the harder it gets to control"... well, it simply isn't true. We see Mei gaining more and more control of her transformation throughout the movie, and in the end she is capable of transforming at will. I suspect her mother and grandmother tell her it get's harder to control probably because they never really tried to actively control it, only tried to completely surpress it. Mei's conversation with her grandma even has this part: Grandma: "...and then you will be bound to it foreever." Mei: "Has this ever happened?" Grandma: "It cannot happen." -> she is speaking from concern, but not from experience

I think the grandma was scared of her daughter's panda, that she didn't want her granddaughter to have the panda.. so saying it will get stronger was a scare tatic.. that's my oppinion.

The hate towards the movie was really unwarranted lmao, like I'm not a French rat that can cook and yet I still enjoy Ratatouille lmao (Also you being called out by this movie was hilarious XD)

i think the writer/director said something about how she had to figure out how to resolve the mother-daughter relationship in the film when she had never done it in real life

PLEASE, because I always thought I would be the one to cry at "Don't be sorry, I'm your mother". It hits differently when you went through trauma or your own mom has said that to you before. 😭

I loved this movie. Even though I can't relate to the culture, I can relate to being a cringy 13 year old girl. We are really out here acting like that lol. It was kind of nice to compare to some of my memories and think back to those times with my friends (most of whom I am still close with at 22). I think a lot of hate people give to this film is honestly because it isn't the kind of film we see a lot. Usually "cringy teen girl" isn't shown in a positive light and the stuff teenage girls like, such as boy bands and soft animals, are seen as weird or made fun of a lot. This movie really asks the audience to take those experiences at face-value and understand that it is all part of growing. Guarantee every single person watching this has a cringy memory from middle school and I encourage you to look back on it and smile and laugh. Yeah, it was probably embarrassing but it was fun back then right? I'm a middle school teacher now and seeing kids making those memories is my favorite part of the job. Are my 7th graders probably going to regret wearing matching "I ♡ my bf/gf" sweatshirts every single day for 2 months? Big time. The kid who dyed their hair with kool-aid and it is super patchy? 100%. But it's cute and silly, that's how kids are at this age! I think a big part of the issue people have with this film is also how unapologetic it is about things like periods and how pervy teen girls can be. Periods?? Happen???? To so many people???? Everyday?? What a concept. Teen girls shouldn't feel embarrassed about a normal bodily function and nobody should think periods are "gross" or "inappropriate" for them to talk about. I thought that including periods was rather refreshing since you never see them in movies except for comedy purposes or a Carrie situation. Also, people who thought her drawing were way out of line. I discovered Wattpad at 13. Enough said. Overall, adorable movie with a lot of nostalgia value for me. Even if I can't relate to some aspects of the culture, I can appreciate that and learn about others and the experiences that I've seen many people relating to.

I wish people's opinions on periods were more like people's opinions on going to the bathroom. Like, generally no one is bringing it up in casual conversation but at the same time it's not a big deal if it's mentioned or anything.

I was more into the 1D era and I relate so much to this movie specially when she imagines the lead singer proposing to her haha, and the fact they talk about periods like it’s not the big deal (which it’s not) love it!

Yes, we'd expect her mom to have noticed those red eyebrows, and I agree that it should have been one of the top two things her mother thought of. I figure that both events happened much later in Ming's life (back when I was a teen in the 60s, girls were not getting their periods until 15 or 16 or even as old as 18. Just within my lifetime, it's dropped almost ten years. I blame the chemicalization of the environment and early weight gain in children. That final fight between Mei and Ming mirrored the fight between Ming and Grandma Wu was funny, but it was also very uncomfortable to watch. In her anger provoked by her mother, she was striking her mother with everything she had. Mei was angry beyond control, which often happens with adolescents before they learn to manage their emotions. It was the same ferocity as the fight had been between Ming and Wu, in which Ming had physically scarred her own mother and permanently damaged their relationship. That was the stakes in the fight between Mei and Ming. I think this movie is actually intended for Millennials who were young teens in the early 2000s and have children now who are about to become young teens. This movie directly reminds Millennials about all the extremes, the emotions, the conflicts, the awkwardness of their young teen years, and it warns them to begin talking about those things with their children right now. Jen: What has your mother told you about her panda? Mei: Nothing. That's the point of the movie. Millennial parents need to start talking to their children about their "pandas."

29:07 “I really like the animation for this” *Sophia bawling her eyes out* 😂😭

This movie was physically painful at times because of how relatable it was. Especially the fanworks starring people in my life. Dark days…

My favorite thing is that it's clear that the kids knew the rule of "no snitchin'" once the panda became a thing at school. If they wanted to keep that fun going, they needed to make sure no one blabbed to the teachers. Schoolyard rules are serious business.

We missed you Sophia! But I’m glad you took time off for yourself- love you and your videos!

I feel like this movie is super relatable. Coming from a Mexican household there is definitely a lot of intergenerational trauma plus I still have really strict parents and I am 25. It really never ends at least for my Mexican household. When the mom apologized I was actually shock just because that won't ever happen with my parents. Plus being the oldest in my family does not help the situation I just learned to bottle up my emotions and deal with things on my own. I love that Pixar/Disney are coming out with more movies that focus on this topic. I thought it was cringy in a good way just because it was super relatable for teen girls growing up and having to deal with periods and being embarrassed also dealing with skater hair boys lol Overall I thought this movie was great. Sorry I went on a whole rant but I love your reactions and I'm glad you are back you look like your glowing😁

there is objectively nothing wrong with this movie in my mind. it’s the people watching it that are the problem! this movie was adorable, i love meimei and 4Town. im not asian, but i am a young girl and i thoroughly enjoyed this movie. it makes me happy seeing others represented. i also just love animated films and the style of this movie is so lovely! there’s one scene at the beginning of a koi pond that still has me in awe. like u said, there are lessons in this movie! parents often forget how they felt as kids and embarrass their children or force ideals into them without considering their feelings. as a kid, you don’t always recognize why your parents act the way they do until you’re older and aware of things like generational trauma. not that it excuses anything, but it is an explanation. seriously just a lovely movie that does not deserve the criticism it’s gotten by boring old people. also, i love how much y’all match 😭

I love how many Asian American/Canadian girls relate to this movie. It was so funny seeing how many things you had in common with Meilin.

I like the theory that the panda changes sizes based on how intense their emotions are when they turn into it. So Sun Yee’s size was huge during the war where she felt fear, rage, and was desperate to protect her daughters and village. When we see her panda at the end of the film she’s more calm and happy thus a smaller size. Ming has had to control her emotions because of the trauma she’s had to face trying to be perfect for her overbearing mother as well as dealing with the guilt of harming her own mother in a fit of anger. When her panda is finally released after so many years of repressed emotions and the anger of having everything come down on her; the panda is massive. Mei Mei has been getting support from her friends which is how she’s able to control hers and keep a clear head most of the time (both in and out of panda mode.) Her friends never made her feel like a freak and they never saw the panda as something dangerous.

from my understanding a lot of the talk about "the panda becoming out of control and too powerful" was a fearmongering by the family, likely from the grandmother telling the mother this, and then mother assuming the same for Mei. I interpreted it as a sort of expectation for women (especially asian women) to put others before themselves and repress their stronger emotions, so these women all put their emotions (panda) in the talisman, whereas Mei broke that cycle.

I was confused by how they said the panda gets stronger each time Mei let’s it out too but I think they’re just referring to the bond with it so when the time comes to separate it, it’s harder. That’s why when the ritual came, Mei had a way harder time going through that mirror portal than the other women in her family who literally just walked right through it.

loved this movie, i was the cringy teen that always wanted a tail and cat ears lmao i own cat ears, i use them every night to keep my bangs away while i wash my face and i'm about to turn 28 lol i used to draw boys like she did, i got my period at 13 too and i also thought i was a grown up. This movie, like every movie, isnt for everyone, and that's ok too. ALSO! LOVE your hair color!! it's one of my favorite hair colors ever.

I know the diversity in this movie is obviously great, but like when I tell you I lost my miND when I found out Tyler was half Vietnamese and his full name is Tyler Nguyen-Baker. Like yass Mrs. Nguyen go off with your big ass mansion!!

I interpreted as Mei being able to control her panda is like saying she can control her emotions.

I love this movie, it's so funny and relatable to me and it's just overall a beautiful movie! Tho, I do disagree with Mei and Tyler growing up and being together. Idk why it just urkes me, but as much I love childhood friends to lovers trope, I would love to see just guys and girls being friends more because we don't see that often...

I think the "don't keep your panda because the more you turn the harder it gets control" might have been just something to get you to do the ritual in general. And it doesn't even necessarily come from a bad place but more like out of convience? You're not in the spotlight and it makes it easier to live a normal life when you sealed away your panda. Being normal would also be a lot safer, especially in older times and maybe that's how it all started. Maybe noo one really knew what would really happen if you'd actually live with an unsealed panda since nobody had ever done it before mei

I'm not Asian and even I took things from this movie. The embarrassment of being a preteen once who loved boy bands and passing notes to her friends, the hard relationship with my own family, the desire for acceptance. Such a great movie

As someone who was a very cringy teenager who loved fan art this movie spoke to my soul😂

My understanding is that constantly changing into the red panda only makes it harder to get rid of, not that it makes it harder to contain.

I love this movie so much and the scene where Mei guides her mother through the forest (aka her trauma) always makes me emotional because that's basically what I've been doing for half of my life now with my mom. The only difference is my grandma would rather die than show even a fraction of self-awareness or apologize for the decades of emotional abuse and neglect she put my mom through.

This movie just hit me so hard. I've always been a people pleaser, overachiever, and perfectionist, and I saw a lot of myself in Mei's character and her interactions with her mother. Watching her mother saying that she was sick of being perfect and not good enough for anyone gets me sobbing every single time I watch this movie. I actually connected with this movie way more than I did with Encanto because of the bond between Mei and her mother. Mei and her mother are actually very close and they actually get along, while in Encanto Mirabel and Abuela Alma don't really have much of a connection. In Turning Red, the parental figure is far more overbearing, while in Encanto the parental figure was way more distant (I know that was probably an important story beat but still). Ultimately, I love this movie. If someone says you can't relate to this because it's only for a very specific demographic, then that sucks. This turned out to be a huge paragraph. Much love!

This movie makes me cry every time I even glimpse the scene with them making up, it’s so heartwarming and I’m glad I got to see you react to it

Yah same girl. Through out elementary and middle school, I was isolated myself and didn’t realize have close friends. Like you said I’ve became my own person around my senior year and even more in my college. Totally relate to that, and also i hope you continue to do well mentally and emotionally:)

I saw this movie with my mom. The scene with Ming finding the notebook and driving to the shop- my mom was literally yelling at her to stop doing that 😂

I loved this movie. I thought it was so fun, the characters are all memorable and realistic. Everybody has flaws and I feel like the flaws are acknowledged, too, and aren't just brushed aside for humor. I love love love love it when the Dad says that people are messy and that they have to learn to live with the messy parts. I think a lot of the criticism for this movie is just based in racism and misogyny tbh. I've seen a lot of people say they can't relate because the protagonist is a teenage Chinese-Canadian girl and that they, the viewer, are not. Yeah, you're not a toy or a car either, but I bet you liked Toy Story and Cars, lol. I love this movie. I've seen it all the way through twice and I've watched like 10 people react to it because I want to see them love the movie as much as I do ahaha

This movie definitely had some anime references. Like when Mie Mie was jumping towards the concert one frame definitely looked like a reference to the anime movie The Girl That Leaped Through Time. Also when the aunties transformed, it felt like a reference to Ultraman and Super Sentai(aka Power Rangers). One aunt was definitely doing the Naruto run.

Damn a movie character straight out of turning red is reacting to turning red. Now this is some grade A content👌

When I first saw this turning red. Ever since she became the red panda i cape up with a master shifu joke which if you don’t know master shifu he was also the red panda from Kung fu panda.

i was depressed all my child- and teenhood and i was not allowed to express these fillings and thoughts. this movie is so relatable for me with don’t-show-your-bad-sides theme. and when Ming apologise to Mei, i was crying my eyes out. i really want to hear this from my own mother

I liked that Tyler became a homie in the end. Not only girls like k-pop!

hey bestie, i just want you to know that you’re an inspiration for so many people who may be going through the same thing u did, and through watching you can they realize that they don’t need to live such a hidden life. we’re all proud of you, and i hope you’re just as proud of yourself. it takes alot of courage and strength to admit what you did, realizing that it’s not all great, that progress is still left to be made yet making peace with that…it’s what leads to an eventual destination of balanced joy. continue being ur awesome self

I think there's a legit interpretation that the mom and grandma were straight up LYING about how bad being the panda is, or the permanence of it. At best, they were simply exaggerating it. Because the movie itself shows that undergoing the ritual isn't that hard (if you're not that attached to your panda), and that even after you've sealed it away, you can always break the seal and become a panda again. And I think that's the true lesson of the movie. Whatever messy side of you that you have, it'll always be there whether you suppress it or not. And it's not even necessarily a bad thing to suppress it (for the mom, the panda clearly represented her anger issues). The only bad thing is to not acknowledge it.

I wholeheartedly agree that you don't need to relate to every single aspect of a character to like them or see yourself in them. I feel like anyone who's been a teenager can relate to Mei in some ways.

I think this movie is fantastic. I can definitely relate to Mei. Watching her try to hide that notebook was so familiar to me!

*sophia bawling her eyes out during the panda ritual* also sophia at the same time: the animations is really good, really pretty

the way you said "fuck off" while crying was so funny omg

Sophia! This movie means everything to me as a first-gen asian American girl! I’m so glad you did this video :)

Even being an American and stuff, I can actually relate some with the overbearing helicopter-parent thing. As well as, just wanting to make your parents proud and accepted for who you are(which I still don't have) so that line with the mom apologizing for unintentionally teaching/passing down the toxic trauma, especially the line "So don't hold back for anyone. The farther you go, the prouder I'll be." hit me really hard 'cause it's all I ever wanted to hear from my mom.

I was hoping you'd review this one. Personally I loved it, my dork soul could empathize with the main casts trials and tribulations. I never understood the whole "people won't be able to empathize with this unless they are XYZ" or "omg teenage girls being horny how could you sexualize them!!!11one". I'm sorry, I KNEW teenage girls when I was a teenager thank you. THAT. THAT RIGHT THERE was tumblr. Don't start me on the fics that I was subjected to...oh god... My partner was cackling. I would just look at the movie, look to her, nod, and she'd cackle again. The boy band...everything...god that was early 2k the mood. Can I just point out when they're talking about their bias and they get to "the rest" and the girls are like "And their good too!!!"...I was like "I did not give you permission to call me out like that how dare you." That is happening right now this second, find a fandom. It was lovely, my partner being Asian American was like "there... there..." my nerdy niece was like was like "oh look it's me". I really thought it was really fun. It talked about a lot of important things, maturely, had a good story and was cute. And the panda's made me smile.

Loved this reaction. You called out one of my favorite parts of the movie, how Sun Yee seems to be excited about keeping her panda and excited that Meilin is going to keep hers. Love that radical acceptance. And thank you for sharing about yourself with us. It's a very vulnerable position to open up about your emotions and I really appreciate your courage in doing so.

Since you asked...I'm pretty sure we're meant to infer the red panda being "uncontrollable"-becoming so strong that it overtakes you-wasn't _literally_ true; it was only assumed to be true by the family based on their own experiences. Remember, Sun Yee never sealed hers and she was fine. But they're living in an era without either a use or an outlet for it. -One that Mei finds for herself. I think the story makes the most sense when interpreted, not purely literally or purely metaphorically, but with a dose of both. Because I think some [of the] story elements are in-universe worldbuilding, and some are metatext [meant] for the audience, and so people are going to have different interpretations of how metaphorical the story is. Therefore, my interpretation is that because "the red panda" is less of a character or plot point than it is a metatextual theme, said panda "overtaking oneself" or not was part of the symbolism rather than the lore. It was always going to be possible for that _not_ to happen to Mei, because her character arc isn't about how she got [her] generational trauma, but how she would choose to respond to it. So, from a writing standpoint, it makes sense; from a "worldbuilding lore" perspective, I can see why it seems like a plot hole, though! 😄

I can relate heavily to Mei getting embarrassed by her mom 4 times for a month.

What Mei's family said about the red panda transformations is that the more she did it the more difficult it will be to seal the spirit away. So Mei can transform no problem as long as she stabalizes her emotions and change forms however she wants. It'll just be very difficult to seal her red panda form should she choose to.

So relatable, for me its sad that i had to move from my parents house because of my mom, if i ever tell her something like mei mei like deal with how i am she would just break my things, scream and say something like " if you dont like it there is the door " , pixar is slowly but strongly showing that families dont always get along, first with the incredibles and someday with something like turning red but the mom or dad just wont change

the only people i've seen hating on this movie are mainly teenage boys that think it's too "cringey" to be good, but that's the whole point of the movie. it was made to be cringey, to show that relatable side of people's teenage years and how we all have our cringey ways of life. they say they don't relate to the movie but i'm sure at some point of their life they were like tyler, they just don't realize it.

I think a point the movie is trying to make is that the women in Mei's family are so out of touch and afraid of their panda's that they don't really know how it works. Meanwhile, Mei actively works on understanding her panda and she realizes that it's not a threat at all, as long as you keep balance. Also! I just made the connection that I was also due on the 4th but born on the 5th lmao

EXACTLYYYY, I relate to the unpopular opinion that the mom is nice even if her methods are kinda extreme😅

Me and my sister both loved this movie, also my mom! I really like the art style and animation of turning red ♥️ I relate to Mei Lin so much, basically everything she went through, obsessing over boybands and reading romance books etc... I'm part Chinese so everything in the movie just hit so close to home, and I used to doodle random stuff in my notebook so I laughed out loud at that part, anyway I'm sure many of you guys also relate to this movie as well.

I’m so late seeing this. I love that you talked some about your own experiences! I cried at the end, too. That line, “The farther you go, the prouder I’ll be,”…that emotionally took me out. 😭 I love your commentaries.

I'm going through a really tough time right now and feeling so isolated and alone. I just watched this movie today and came across your reaction video, and it just made me smile so much. You're exactly the kind of person I'd love to be friends with irl, sometimes I hate the internet because there are so many people you'll just never get the chance to connect with. Anyway, thanks for this video and for brightening up my day slightly :)

Are you going to react to Heartstopper?!?!?! 💕 I know you usually react to movies but I would love see it. Both Heartstopper and Turning Red both give me such a warm feeling about growing up.

I think the longer she has the panda, the more control she has over it (and the more powerful it becomes, hence the booster jumps, super-saiyan energy, and the mega head-butt). But none of her elders kept the panda long enough to find out much about their abilities. Mei couldn’t land that jump at the temple when she ran away from school, but after panda’ing for a month she could rocket-jump over buildings and skydive without going splat. I SO wish this was a game, I would play it! Excellent hair btw!!

this was the first video i saw from u and it honestly vibed so much with me, being in my mid 20s and i still cried while watching this. memories of all the bullying in my childhood and growing up in an asian household came flooding back, i didn't realise it was such a fucking stereotype lmfao it's rough maintaining our mental health in this day and age ngl with everything that's going on, hope we'll all overcome this eventually, stay amazing and beautiful :)

We missed you girl ❤ don't worry about taking your time we will be happy to see you everytime :'D i was excited to see your reaction on this one, i really enjoy your videos a lot and this movie became a special to me. I was a teenager around Johnas brothers time haha and it's super cool to accept we all were cringe, but that aside, i loved the panda metaphor. I have bpd and i relate very much to have to deal with a "panda" all the time, it can be fun, painful and dangerous too, so this resonated a lot with me, about how you can make a space for bad stuff as the dad says. Ofc i have my period but i mean, people can relate in many ways with the movie. I'm 25, i saw the movie with my mom too, generational trauma is a thing a lot of us get and desserves to be told and healed ❤ it meant a lot for us who lived this problems around my teen and college years. Hugs from Mexico!! You slay that hair color, loved it!!

I haven’t watched this movie fully but totally cried that ending scene too 😭 damnit! Really liked hearing your perspective and seeing your reactions to it 🤗

Glad to see you back !!! Hope you're feeling better and I'm glad you watched Turning Red. (Also your hair looks fabulous)

The second hand embarrassment from the notebook is unbearable, i cry every time.

facts...keeping ur emotions inside just makes it worse it always best to talk to a friend or maybe even write cause some people may not care or just will betray u in the end

For me, middle school was just regular school - we were treating each other as kids, but then came high school and suddenly everybody got mean and judgmental, pack mentality took over and TV shows that you could discuss openly with everyone just became embarrassing. It literally felt like everybody else took a class in *ssholery during the summer between 9th and and 10th grade and you didn't attend. It took me two years to finally found my people.

23:03 I THOUGHT U WERE GONNA SAY SOMETHING ELSE LMFAOOOOOOOOO

OMMGG, love the hair SOOO MUUCH! I ADORE it!!!

There is something I have been unable to get out of my mind. What will happen when mei gets married and has kids? Imagine her turning into a panda while in labor

Welcome back! It's so great to cry to this awesome movie with you

Im seriously binging on your videos lately. Its really calming to listen to and I could def use the laughs. Thanks for the content. Sorry if im randomly commenting on soooo many of your videos. 😇🥰😶‍🌫

I was glad to see the reaction to it. I did look for it earlier, hoping you had done it. So this made me so happy! Hope you had a nice break, we all need that sometimes. People hate on the movie, because they talk about periods, pads etc. and thats apparently not for kids. Well… I was a kid when I was 10, and I also got my period at 10. I could have used this movie then. I love the movie! I am not asian, I am not canadian, but I was 11 in 2002 and I relate to this movie! I was writing fanfiction when I was 13. and some crazy stuff happens in the fanfiction world 😅 MeiMei just put her stuff down on paper as drawings.

Omg I was hoping you’d do a reaction to this!! I could definitely relate to feeling like you can’t open up to your parents abt your own likes and interests out of fear and I really like this movie for showing such a specific point in a kids life when they start to discover their own identity separate from their parents/family. And I’m also happy you took a break for yourself. Honestly your videos genuinely bring me joy bc I feel like I’m watching a friend react to movies I love or a friend showing me a movie for the first time. Just know the content you make is really helpful for a lot of us who just need someone to “hangout with” sometimes lol. Thank you 😁

When you said f*** off, f*** off because you were getting emotional...oh God I felt that!

I hope you're feeling refreshed after your break, it's important to take some time for your mental health, and glad you did. Great video as usual😎

I'm so glad that you're fully back Sophia! And that you are feeling better! I missed seeing your face! 🧡🧡