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Seeing two men so thoroughly understand what this movie means for women, and what growing up can tend to be like for girls, is so refreshing, and so gratifying, that I can’t really put it into words. Thank you for this reaction, and I’m so glad you loved this movie. It was an emotional rollercoaster ride of a film for me, and I completely agree with you that this movie is an important cinematic milestone. I also definitely agree that people saying the amount of teenage girl rebellion and lust in this movie, plus subjects like periods and “cleaning your petals” is “inappropriate for young ladies” despite it being so.. not only normal but completely necessary to talk about, proves exactly why this movie needed to be made.

I really loved how supportive Mei's friends were after learning her secret. They stuck by her the entire time, and even let Tyler into their group afterwards. Such a pure friendship. ❣️

obsessed with generational trauma and the pressures of upward mobility being a real driving force for plot in so many kids movies as of late. mei meeting her mom’s hurt inner child was a legendary scene for me

The Incredibles: Subtle adult jokes, wife suspecting that her husband is committing adultery, death scenes, an attempted suicide and a villain committing genocide. Audience: ..... The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Frollo attempting to kill a baby and lusting over Esmeralda. Include serious topics such as using religion under the guise of discriminating the gypsies. Audience: ..... Turning Red: A 13 year old Chinese Canadian doing cringy things. For example: doodling a drawing of her crush which realistically portrays the behaviour of a young teenager. Also mentions periods. (Some) Audience: NOT MY SHOW!!!🤯

“Menstruation is the only blood not born from violence, yet it’s the one that disgusts you the most.” - Maia Schwartz It was disappointing to see some reviews for this film suggest Turning Red to be appropriate, or not suitable due to its themes about menstruation. With it being about puberty, especially for girls, so many young women found comfort and relatability in it. Turning red is a film with its own quirks and scuffs, and I for one enjoyed watching something that accurately shows what puberty is like for some girls. I’m glad it’s getting positive feedback as well, along with constructive criticism. My only wish is that 4 Town would be an actual boy band! 🎶

I totally agree with you guys! I think a lot of the anger that abused parents have with their children rebelling is because of the pain that comes from jealousy. You see your child doing exactly what you always wanted and it fills you with jealousy because you wish you had the courage. It's almost as if your child's rebellion is living proof that you could have had a different life and missed it.

I think the scene in the bamboo forest is so interesting, because Ming was wearing an uniform so we can assume that traumatic episode took place qhen she was so young, and Meimei leads her through the forest and we can see that her mom has been carrying those feelings her whole life. She never had the support group her daughter has. And it is really nice that Meimei can break the cycle and make the decision to live her life differently at such a young age.

The fact that Sandra Oh worked on this and the fact that it’s a first for an Asian-Canadian protagonist and a great crew who are not mere tokens but can tell a story on their own and are claiming the Asian Excellence we’ve been deprived of in the media makes my heart happy ♥️

when you think about the idea that Ming's panda was so big because she was so largely repressed that it manifested into a gigantic panda, it makes you feel so sorry for her and also makes you understand why she treated MeiLin the way she did. I'm so glad you guys reacted to this one because I knew you'd get it immediately and I was not disappointed. ❤️

So real how horrifying it felt to tell my mom I didn’t want her to come with me and my friends to the mall for the first time. They really captured the guilt that comes with trying to healthily break away a little bit from parents.

This movie really resonated with me with how it handled a teen girl discovering attraction and sexuality. I was lucky for the whole period thing as my mum had prepared me plenty beforehand. But the amount of extreme shame and guilt I felt for being really passionate about something, or being attracted to someone or feeling horny as a young teen really messed with my head for years.

People who say this movie is about "vaginas and periods" are just stupid honestly and didn't pay attention. It's about growing up, learning to be your on person and the relationships you have with your family, friends and crushes as you grow up. All these grown adults complaining are awful parents and I honestly hope it was generated buzz to get people to watch it

As an Asian-Canadian who has a really strict mom, this movie reallyyyyy hit hard for me. You guys spotted that the grandma was even more strict than the mom, which really struck me the second time I watched this movie. Like Mei-Lin’s mom, my mom never realized that she was controlling because she saw herself as “more lenient” than HER mother, so when I was unhappy or didn’t do what she liked, then it was never because of her. It was always my fault or someone else’s “bad influence”. Watching this movie made me cry because it makes me wish I tried to have this conversation with my mom when I was younger, instead of “locking away the panda” and dealing with the built-up psychological repercussions later in life. Still, I’m happy because I think this movie teaches a really good message to both children AND parents

I love how this movie shows seriously positive and healthy friendships. Yes, her friends embrace her for who she is, but they also embrace Tyler for liking 4-Town (and who he is). I'm happy for my son to watch this movie to see support and what to aspire to as a friend.

The cooking scene with the dad in this movie gets me hungry everytime. I love this pixar animator flexing their skills.

Just think about the fact, that a topic like periods - which literally exist, since women exist - (without them there would litterally be no human kind!) is still soo taboo in our "cultured" society that it just now got turned into a children's movie and still gets flag for it. Just shows how waaaaay behind we still are.

This movie was so therapeutic to watch as someone, who has almost exactly this relationship with their mom (and she has it with her mom). When Ming says "If I taught you that, I'm sorry", it hits me so hard. With this and Luca I'm so excited to see what's next for Pixar

Loved this film so much, I just loved the casual inclusion of sanitary products. I don’t think I’ve ever seen pads in a kids film before... and thinking about it, I haven’t seen them in many adult films either. This is an exciting moment.

I'm really happy y'all liked this movie. Yeah, unfortunately, I think it got a lot of weird pushback when it came out, The same way there was weird pushback when Brave (2012) came out. I'm happy to see more people appreciating Brave and I feel this movie is going to be remembered so well. Mei and her friends really capture being 13-year-old girls, including the mermaid obsession phase. I also liked how Mei didn't really care about being popular or not, she just wanted to spend time with her friends and enjoy their favorite things together. Like, I'm not saying that peer pressure and desiring for popularity aren't things that happen to teenage girls but there's so many ways to represent teen girl experiences.

Btw, here's just how many period jokes there actually were: Gross red monster. The way she's walking stiffly when she's in her bedroom? I can confirm that's how we walk when we're trying not to move too much to prevent...an "accident". "Prevent any accidents." Curling up in the fetal position because it hurts. You can even make a case for the extreme emotions thing, cause a lot of us can attest that extreme emotions tend to make it...worse, let's say. And the friends neutralizing the panda? A way to show that having friends around to help you through it when you have an "accident" can make it less embarrassing.

One thing I like, that I didn't think of until watching the movie a second time, was that they didn't make Tyler into the archetype of "being mean to you means he likes you/has a crush on you." He was just genuinely a jerk who turned out to have something in common with Mei, and both of them let bygones be bygones when they discovered they had the same interests. No secret crushes, no forced friendships. They genuinely learned to like each other as friends. I appreciate that, because the whole being mean=crush thing was something I was always told as a kid that annoyed me. Though I do wonder how his parents feel about his friendship with her, considering she attacked him, lol.

The post credit scene was the dad becoming a 4-townie. It was really cute!

When they are explaining the whole Sun yee transformation they did explained that the way it works is that the gods let her use her emotions to become panda, so you are absolutely right and it's possible that Meilin's mom had A LOT of anger and issues that manifested on her panda when she was older than Meilin. Considering how comfortable some of her sisters were to criticize her and blame her for Meilin running away, I can see them also being a contributing factor.

I love that Ming was still a child in the spiritual realm because it represents she was still stuck blaming herself for hurting her mom. That moment probably affected her mental state during the rest of her life, and she wasn't able to grow up from that until her own daughter shows her empathy and compassion. It also shows that they're finally able to connect in a more personal level because Ming sees Mei as an equal in that moment. She's her own person, not only a kid that depends on her constantly, and not a reflection of her as a mother. The moment she accepts this and realizes Mei is as independent as she was at that age, she's finally able to understand her. Another detail I think it's really cool is Mings panda being sealed in the Tamagochi. Yes, she gave up the panda, but she can still interact with it. It goes to show she's in touch with her emotions in a way she wasn't before. She's dealing with her own trauma in a different way that Mei, but it's still a step forward. Again, she's growing up.

I had a friend who posted on facebook that they hated the movie and really criticized it and didn't understand it at all. After I watched it, I let them know how accurate it was with the intergenerational trauma and the chinese mom and embarrassment of teenage hormones. They said they didn't agree with the parenting in the movie and thus hated it...

I really do think that this movie was LONG OVERDUE. So many scenes that never were in a blockbuster before.

I have literally watched this movie about 34 to 40 times because it's literally so unbelievably accurate to my experience and i cry everytime haha, so glad you reacted to this and i really wish this had a theatre release

"He's never gonna fuck with her again" "Yeah, You'd think so? Buuuuuuuuut" "Yeah that's true." "we were both 13 year old boys once. How many other 13 year old boys were totally smart enough not to do and say stupid shit even though they had all the examples of why they shouldn't." "Yeah, that's very accurate."

I loved how deeply you guys understood the movie despite not relating to the culture and the exact experience of a teenage girl! It's nice to see people understand the mom's side as well, since I see a lot of people just start to hate her once the Devon scene happens. She is so HUMAN, so flawed and complex unlike a lot of parents in movies who are either basic loving parents or straight up abusive. It's a lot more complicated in real life, and more common. This movie hit me directly since I also speak Cantonese and besides my family running a temple, I had a childhood extremely similar to hers. Anyways, loved this video! Also btw yes, "four" is considered unlucky because the word for "four" also sounds like the word for "death" in Cantonese.

At first I was like $200 a ticket seems fair, for a big-name group...I think. Then I asked my Aunt, who bought me and my cousin tickets to see Backstreet Boys during their Millennium tour in 1999. $95 bucks WOW! no wonder Mei's mom was like "HAHAHA no. "

I love how modern films try to show the generational trauma in a family. As a teen growing up with a strict Asian parents, I relate to this film a lot, specially the whole friendship dynamic where I felt more comfortable and happy with my friends than my family.

it's taken me so long to acknowledge actions like that as abuse and even now I still hesitate to call it abuse so hearing you guys blatantly call it that is refreshing. when talking about abuse people rarely ever look at this side of it and I feel guilty for labeling this as abuse, I go through the feeling of "well they don't hit me or anything like that so I'm fine and i shouldn't complain"

oh my god, now that you guys bring it up, the cages 4Town drop down probably ARE a reference to NSYNC's No Strings Attached tour in the year 2000, they opened the show coming down on "puppet strings" and they detached from them to represent their freedom from their previous management, oh that is actually GOLD

How they didn't talk to Mei about the panda reminds me of many occasions where parents don't tell their daughters about periods Until it actually happens and you have a panicked 12-year-old. definitely needs to be talked about before it happens

idk if you noticed, but she called the panda statues outside Bart and Lisa, after the Simpsons.

Something I've just noticed. When Ming is yelling at the girls she is only really looking at Miriam. Almost as if she only sees Miriam as the problem.

I love that Mom was ready with ibuprofen and everything else, multiple kinds of pads, because being a woman is ROUGH! That was lovely.

The part were the mom said: “I’m never going to be good enough for her”. That part really hurts. I tried to be a good daughter but no matter what I did, I was called ugly names. My mom never trusted me. 🥺

Omg... her mother's reaction when she thought the "red flower bloomed"... I remember being very calm and whanting it to be a secret... untill my mother told my grandmother... My grandmother told my entire neighborhood so random people would come up at me on the street giving me flowers and congratulating me. I wanted to hide under a rock :)))

i love that you mentioned mabel!! both gravity falls and this movie accurately depict the thoughts, actions, and experiences of 12/13 year old girls and it seems like the people who have issues with the characters/storylines have never met a 12/13 year old girl before 😂

I love how the mom (voiced by Sandra oh) looks exactly like Sandra in real life and does the exact same facial and hand motions as she does in her regular acting.

I just saw Turning Red last night. This is a feel good film. It is a breath of fresh air. The scenes can be cringey but in a good way as it makes the film relatable. It is nice to see a character who is quirky but not in a "I am not like the other girls" approach. I like how her friends are supportive of her. I am glad they didn't take advantage of it. Seeing Mei simping over crushes reminds me of my teenage years except they are anime crushes. I did attend my first concert at 14 except it was Michele Buble (I went to see it with my family but it was enjoyable). Although I am not a straight A student, I do want to do well in my studies and not let my parents down. The dynamic between Mei and mom reminds me of my relationship with my mom. It sometimes can be lonely when you think you are only going through this. The fear of having part of your individuality being taken away from you is real. If anything, the portrayal of mother-daughter dynamic, conflict and generational trauma in the film feels real. Although the climax feels rushed, it made me cry. Sure we have our own disagreements but I am glad that she is supportive of me going to art school. As a Chinese I can confirm that the "you lose/ gain weight" remarks, asking you to eat more or what you are doing happens during family gatherings. And yes, they even ask you if are currently in a relationship. The vibe her aunts give reminds me of the typical Singaporean aunties I see in public. I am sure that everyone (regardless of culture) have their fair share of "auntie" moments. You should check out The Joy Luck Club. Like Turning Red and Encanto, it deals with generational trauma, Asian culture and mother-daughter relationship. Once again, I am glad that you both enjoy the film. Also, poor Devon.

I appreciate how Mei's panda had no long eyelashes or "feminine" traits like most movies do their female creatures. I know the others did, but they wore makeup by default so why wouldn't it show up in panda form.

I have this headcannon that Mei lin's mom's panda was so big because she was so repressed. Whereas Mei lin herself could be herself when she was with her friends, so her panda was the smallest.

If you think about it, Mei is probably the first female in generations to accept and embrace the panda (I feel like that moment with her ancestor was her saying thank you to Mei for accepting the gift) and those who meant the most to her in life (her friends) accepted her exactly as she was, with or without the panda. Of course, her family came around eventually but for some people in real life, that doesn’t happen and their friends become and are their family. It’s a great movie to create conversations for families around taboo subjects like family/generational trauma and periods/puberty. The nostalgia hit hard with this one! Lol Great reaction and insightful reaction! 😊

As someone who doodled some... **embarassing** pictures in my notebooks as a kid... this movie understood me. 😂 Also, "With the power of periods" had me ROLLING!!!

There’s a theory that the mom got her panda later than usual compared to the other aunts. I thought I had more time is believable because I had a classmate that got her first period at 14.

i love how everyone is flipping a shit about this movie for DARING to mention periods, meanwhile when i was 9 in 2001 i watched this one episode of braceface where the maincharacter sharon getting her first period while on a date with her crush..... and i was fine. :/

Even though it was a brief moment in your reaction, I loved hearing you acknowledge that ace and aromantic people exist, especially since it runs so counter to most experiences of growing up in the traditional sense of crushes and the like. Just wanted to say thank you!

I remember me and my BFF going to the No Strings Attached NSYNC tour, touching JC Chasez's hand and pretty much hyperventilated. Preteen girls are wild! Representation needed!!! All us girls were THIRSTY asses.

The yearning I felt the first time I saw the scene with young Ming is more than I can put into words. I can't even imagine being able to comfort a younger version of my mom, who has gone through so much and is such a strong person both because of and in spite of everything she's dealt with. I bet it was pretty therapeutic for some of the animators as well (so many of us have soft spots for our stronger-than-anything mothers). While it can't be replicated in real life, seeing that comfort visually represented was incredibly moving.

As an adult woman who is a New Edition superfan, I loved this movie. It made me laugh because I totally remember obsessing about my favorite member of the group and everything associated with being a 13 year old girl. What I loved even more is that you acknowledged how they were screwed over and coming back from a successful tour making $1.87 each. Love you guys!

Honestly as a teenage girl, this movie is just perfect. As a teenage girl who likes kpop, this is even more of a perfect movie. The only thing it does wrong is make me jealous that I don't have friends like these guys that I can obsess over a boy band with (and would yknow help me through turning into a panda randomly) and to have you guys understand this film and how great it is and even to just understand teenage girl things, it makes me have faith in people again ahah. As an aussie teenage girl who likes kpop (this title is getting long now), this commentary is the most perfect way to watch this film, thank you so much for it!

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

Every single thing about this is so relatable. I 1000% felt like a gross red monster during puberty. oh god and the hormones and the crushes. it was a lot. 5SOS were the lomls at the time lmao. My mother was incredibly controlling too. Also, idk about y'all but I'm a 4-townie now. Maybe bc it was Jordan Fisher but the songs are bops! Fun fact about 4-town. Every member is based of an iconic member of real boybands. I know Taeyong is Jimin from BTS but I can't remember the rest of the top of my head. Oh and love that y'all liked how animated they were. Some guys were dissing on it say it was too much or something. Like sorry teenage girls have feelings and emotions and they're expressing them???

Four is unlucky in Japan (and I think Korea) too. In Japanese, the number 4 also sounds like the word for "death." If you're counting the number of people in a space, you would add "nin" (person) after each number (ichi-nin, nee-nin, san-nin, etc). When you get to four, you'd say "yon-nin" as opposed to "shi-nin" because it sounds like you're saying "dead person." Unrelated, but the number 18 in Korean (ship-pal) also sounds like "shi-pal" which is a curse word sort of equivalent to "fuck" or "shit" lol. The swear words in Korean are quite 🤌🏾exquisite. There are multiple ways to essentially say "fuck" or "fuck off" that also has pretty specific meanings.

It's so hilarious how over here in Europe nobody hates the movie and the USA is like "oh shit they mentioned periods and realistic teen behavior!! This movie is disgusting". I really love this movie because it's really overdue and relatable, even if you don't have the same cultural aspects. Wanting to share your interests with your parents and then being forced to do the exact opposite because they'll just hurt you hits home. All of us can probably relate to that. Also as an afab (assigned female at birth) person it's also cool to see periods naturally mentioned in this but then again it's crazy that we're in 2022 and this is only happening now.

When her mom went to the Daisy Mart and showed Devon the drawings you guys had the exact same reaction as I did 😂😂

While the movie does not really mirror any of my experiences (my parents have always been super supportive and trusting) I absolutely love it. Every single aspect is just amazing. 😍

when I realized they were doing the ritual in the stadium, and there only four ladies singing, I immediately thought, are we getting a traditional Chinese music x boyband bubble gum pop mash-up right now, cuz I'm absolutely here for it!!! that was awesome

Ugh I can’t get over how much I enjoy watching you guys. It’s like funny but also laid back. Dealing with some stress lately and it’s just so nice to relax and watch your vids

Fun fact (for people who don't know); all the songs that 4-Town sing are written by Billie Eilish & Her Brother, Finneas and Finneas actually voices the member Jesse. Also 4-Town were inspired by 1990s and 2000s bands like Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Westlife, 98 Degrees, & O-Town and the director said that Tae-Young was inspired by Jimin (from BTS)

I really love that the moms panda was put into something she can interact with and take care of. It’s a very good visual representation on healing from childhood trauma and healing your inner child.

After watching Turning Red I was hoping you would react to it. I absolutely adore this movie, I love the dynamic of her friend group and how super supportive they are. The whole depiction of that akward teenager phase, getting your first period, fangirling over artists and stuff was just super relatable and made me feel kinda nostalgic. And while I couldn't personally relate to all aspects of the intergenerational trauma storyline, I do relate to some parts of it like wanting my parents approval, not speaking up when I thought they were in the wrong because I was afraid I might hurt their feelings etc. And while me and my parents are actually really close and I usually confide to them a lot of the stuff thats going on in my life it kinda made me realise that that is something we never really talked about. The heart to heart between Mei and her Mom really got to me at the end. And "Nobody like you" is still stuck in my head, so that's pretty amazing :D

I’m sorry but feather dusters are cool at any age and her appreciation of such an important part of the cleaning process brings a smile to my face, coming from the girl that asked to clean the bathroom because she enjoys scrubbing, coming from a late teens girl

Is it sad that you two are by far the most respectful men I know of and I’ve never even met you?

I think one of the best indicators of how well done this movie is is how every plot hole or question got answered. Even something you’d think was silly, or a “kids movie” would brush off was addressed(usually with a clever joke). You could tell how much effort and care went into this, and I’m glad there are people who appreciate it fully!! 💕

Shoutout to you guys for mentioning ace kids. I definitely thought I had crushes growing up, but they turned out to mostly be hair envy. When I did start liking people, which felt like it came out of nowhere, I just assumed that the way I liked someone was how everyone felt. It wasn't until my mid-20s that I understood the differences.

Everyone blames the mom when things go wrong, the mom blames everyone else but Mei, and Mei blames herself 🤔

I'm a 68-year-old black man who loves this movie. When Mr Gao first saw the red panda flying overhead, he knew exactly what had happened. Interestingly, the basic plot of Pixar's "Cars" was the same as the movie "Doc Hollywood" starring Michael J Fox. The basic plot of this Pixar movie was the same as the movie "Teen Wolf," which also starred Michael J Fox. Four is an unlucky number in China. It's also extremely unlucky to break a jade ornament, as Mei's grandmother and aunts did for her. Red is a lucky color in China, but all the women wore green, which is the opposite color on the color wheel.

Gotta love how when Mei started drawing the dude, she like sped through what should’ve been years of accumulated fanart buildup. Making up for lost time. 😂🤣😂

Mei is the presenter of GenZ generation: no fear, confident and accept your trueself. Her mom, aunties and grandma are from the old generation, they had bad experiences being red panda. They think it’s not normal, a freak, they don’t accept “it” which means the shadow of themself. But Mei is different. She knows what she wants, what she needs and decide to keep “it”. She accepted her trueself.

Such a great movie! I went to a One Direction concert when I was about the same age, and that crying was 100% accurate lmao

Coco, Encanto, Turning Red, absolutely obsessed hope animation Studios keep the Generational Trauma theme in their movies! It's refreshing to see my own family dynamic mirrored in media not to mention wonderful to see some actually fleshed out adults and families as normally protagonist are often either orphans or the adults in their life have two minutes of screen time in total.

36:35 My thoughts too! From growing up as a preteen/teen in the flip-phone era as well (albeit a couple years later from 2002), phones breaking was a thing (not to the point that it was that often because they were expensive investments for their time, but it was definitely a way to commit a major low-blow for that time period too).

also, those 4-town songs were straight up bangers and they had no business being that good.

They say you only have one chance to seal it, but technically the mother's auntie's and grandma's pandas all got sealed twice.

the ace rep comment brought me to literal tears. loved the reaction and the recognition of how awesome, accurate and important this movie is

There was a short sequence showing what Mei Mei was imagining about what was going to happen at the concert when her mom was asking why she needed to go there so badly. If you notice, there's a scene wherein Mei Mei imagines that her crush Robaire(the lead singer) was going to call her up on the stage and propose to her and make her his girlfriend. She even calls her tamagotchi Robaire Jr. which means she has also imagined them falling in "love" and getting married. And just like Mei Mei, her friends too imagine that their respective boyband crushes are going to propose to them at the concert. Since they have a twisted misplaced sense of "love" (which is quite normal during adolescence wherein they don't understand that it is indeed an infatuation and not love), they think the concert (especially the supposed proposal) is going to make them women.

"Not being an asshole is the Bare Minimum!" God I love you guys so much!

between this, coco and encanto, the generational trauma, the culture and how relatable it is. I'm just GLOWING I'm loving it hahaha this is healing for everyone tbh. the adults and the children but some people who are offended that this is accurate need to wise up because they are part of the problem, the shame has to stop.

“I thought I had more time” The exact words my mom said too 😭 mines happened on a school day. Thankfully I didn’t freak out at school nor did I tell the school nurse haha But I did go home crying LOL

This movie having a team of all women has the director, the writer, and the producer makes this 100% even more amazing! And those women being women of color on top of that is amazing! This movie felt so accurate and I just cried for Mei Mei at the end when her and her mom had their fight, cause I know I went through that with my moms and so did all of my friends! Also all of the fan girl moments with the boy band is me to this day, since I’m a kpop fan, and it’s hilarious to see that in a movie or tv show because of how utterly ridiculous it is to be that excited about these boys dancing! Btw I’m making fun of myself since I know I act like that! Not to mention the pure friendship moments these girls have through out this movie! It’s incredible and I love these characters sooooo much! Best pixiar movie ever!!!

People have always been critical of teen girls. And women too. From twilight, to one direction, to makeup! Everything girls and women are stereotypically supposed to like people bash it! And if the girls say oh I’m into gaming you’re only doing it for guy’s attention! It’s honestly upsetting! ....

"Serving up ethereal reallness." lol And I freaking LOVE Abby. Like looking in the mirror.

I've been watching from the sidelines for a while now, but you gained my sub with this reaction! Loved your appreciation for the movie and its themes, you guys' general lack of toxic masculinity and weird comments or discomfort with the topics the movie deals with, like periods and teen girl crushes. And appreciated you acknowledging that people go way too hard on teenage girls specifically for no good reason. Plus you guys have a lot of interesting things to say, funny reactions and actually add something to the movie experience with your reaction. You truly seemed to understand this movie way better than many other people, judging from the criticism it's gotten. Thank you!!

There’s only one post credit scene and it’s Mei’s dad being a 4Town stan in the basement lol. Definitely one of my favorite characters in the movie. 😆

38:14 and then you realize in hindsight she was just looking for any excuse to not be there when the rest of the family showed up.

My 14 year old daughter put this on and we watched it together. Not something I'll soon forget, hit us in all the bonding and feels.

9:36 I’m honestly kind of impressed by this sequence because it *never stopped* getting worse

So the reason the Mum and Aunties don't approve of the number four is because in Chinese the word for "four" also sounds like the word for "death" just with different tonation. It's considered an unlucky number in a lot Asian countries

So you noted that Robaire was Jordan Fisher. Jesse was Finneas O'Connell who also wrote the music (with his sister Billie Eilish).

I love that this talked about periods so that teenagers and adults would understand it but kids wouldn't. Love that this was mainly written/produced/directed by women. Love that it didn't take place in America. Love that it showed Asian cultures. Even had a GAYYYYYY moment!

I really liked this movie, more than encanto tbh. Since the movie was set in 2002, it reminded me so much of my childhood (i was 7 at that time). Having a tamagotchi and being obsessed with boybands.. those were good times 😅 And the friendship of the three girls and mei was so sweet!

I love how Abby when she’s angry just randomly spews into Korean 😂😂😂

The amount of accuracy in this movie is insane, I can relate so much to the fanfics/fanarts, boy bands, boy crazy in general, and the rear and stress of my family and people at school and what they thought of me. It's just how the teenage phase works I guess 😂 And I like how nonchalant they are about the dirty jokes and stuff because that's really how it is in deals life, this movie is awesome and definitely a new favourite, coming from a 17 year old girl lmao It makes me a bit sad to know some people (mainly men, not all but mainly) give this movie bad ratings because it's actually a really really good movie in my opinion and when my friend first suggested it as a good movie I had no idea how much I'd actually like and appreciate it. People get upset over movies like this sometimes, but these are issues that need to be addressed. Animated movies are literally becoming so much more deep and relatable now, like Encanto, Turning Red, Coco, Luca... And because so many people revolt against Turning Red, it proves the purpose of its making in the first place. I bet you if there was an animated movie exactly like this one but from the guys' pov, there would be more girls disliking it but more guys saying it's normal. Can't both genders just be open-minded about that, because literally all of this is a normal thing that happens at that age, it's called puberty and being a teenager. It's also called, being human. Personally, I wouldn't mind an animated movie like Turning Red, but from a 13 year old boy's perspective and everything. If anything,I might actually like it. I just wish it could be the same for girls too, all in all I wish both men and women could be respected and accepted for who they are. Women can be strong, men can be emotional and soft, etc, all of these things and society projects onto us and for what. Telling us to be ourselves and then turning it's back away from you, it's pathetic and if you're someone who agrees with me I'm sure you're sick of it too. But anyways yea love this reaction, it is a good movie and it makes me happy that you guys liked it!! Sorry my comment was unreasonably long, but hey have a beautiful day/night ^^

i love how i doesnt look like a pixar movie, i wish in the furture they would mix both approaches, it would bump me not to have anything in the style we've grown up with, but i hope we'll get a mix of more traditional pixar movies and some more experimental stuff (also i wish i would someday have the chance to work with someone like the director of the movie : deeply passionate, extremely talented but not so full of herself that she cuts everyone off. she seems like a true leader)

It’s a mostly true story of the woman that wrote it. Such a fabulous movie!

This... movie has gotten some surprisingly explosive reactions, but I goddamn love and appreciate it. A lot of people can't relate or understand how legit a lot of the family stuff is. FAMILIES ARE LIKE THAT, KIDS ARE LIKE THAT