I loved that Tyler became their friend in the end. He felt like he couldn't be himself so he was jealous of Mei for being so confident. That is why he lashed out at her. When he finally was accepted and could be himself. He made actual friends. Little details like that makes this movie great.

If Inside Out is meant to explore the unhealthy juggling of emotions while expanding upon the gradual loss of preteen innocence, then Turning Red might as well be a full uncensored version of that. It is an advent of puberty, a menstruation metaphor and a sweet but antic allegory for uncomfortable life changes all at once…..and it’s bloody brilliant.

Fun Fact: Abby punched Mei in the face in hoping to see her red panda form again. But when Mei didn't transform, Abby's face was shown with disappointment. It is written all over her face.

Some things that came to my mind after watching this: Yes, four is a very unlucky number in China. Grandma was doomed to losing card games because her panda was locked into a 4*Town charm. Red is a lucky color in China. Green is opposite red on the color wheel...notice the older women all wore shades of green because it was the opposite color of their red pandas. Breaking a jade ornament is very bad luck in China...so it's significant that Mei's grandmother and aunts were willing to break their jade ornaments to release their pandas. Priya already had deodorant and pads (as well as a figure), so she already had her period. That's a subtle notice that 13-year-old girls already have classmates having their periods, so it's a bad idea for parents to wait that long before having that discussion.

The mother in the bamboo forest really got to me. Man. Lots of nice inclusion: girl in a wheelchair at the concert, the OMG girl has a diabetic monitor (or something) (and there's another girl with one).

I'm SO GLAD you started sobbing when Mei KEPT the panda!

I honestly love the fact that you started crying because when the grandmother says “I’m your mother” gets me every time😭

A lot of the self harm and self blame moments hurt me so much and I think many ppl glossed over how worrying her behaviour was. I cried every time she cried, I could completely understand her frustrations even when it was supposed to be a funny moment her freak outs were very real to her and that was relatable. It does help that I’m a child of a Chinese immigrant too but I was not high achieving and I did not have a warm relationship with my mother growing up. my strict household made my personality very muted which is where the whole holding back ur emotions come from for me (except crying, I cry incredibly easily, nothing helped in managing my tears and my parents hated that). I’m 19 now and only recently have I learnt to have my own voice and am still finding my personality. Mei’s personality really reminded me of my older sister tho hahaha

All of your reactions are stellar. Love when you watch stuff that you enjoy and love when you watch stuff that clearly impacts you on a personal level.

It's really sad that this never got the Oscar for best animated feature. That aside, this is one of the best animated movies I have ever seen. So ridiculously good, it's untrue. I am always reminded just how good when I see KZfaq reactors getting emotional watching it. As I understand it, this hit many Asian viewers like a train. So many quotable lines, so many memorable scenes, some very poignant and heartbreaking moments. The final quarter in the bamboo forest with her Mom as a girl and later transitioning from a girl into an adult was sheer genius. A beautiful movie and I really hope Turning Red 2 will be in the works soon. 🙂

9:44 It only happened a few times but I'm glad that I'm not the only one who was bothered by that. In a weird good way though since dealing with emotion can lead to bad coping habits. It gives vibes to a really unhealthy self harm habit that could develop if someone was struggling with their emotions which of I've heard people doing. Not saying this would make anyone do it but it feels like a small reference in where you hear people start. Love this movie though. 17:16 We see earlier a few stray cats hang around the shrine so its not far fetched they probably have kittens there. Since their ancestor loved animals they probably do to so I can see them leaving out food for the cat strays and the kittens.

At the time, not so much, as a grown married man I'm very happy I grew up with younger sisters. I love this movie!

17:20 there are cats living in the temple- you see them fleeing from the aunties and in background shots in the temple. no doubt Jin just rounded up some lol

This movie presents a metaphor for coming of age, and puberty, and you are right in your assessment of that. This movie brings something that's natural and happens to everybody when they become a tween. It would also make for good discussion opener between parents and their kids about these topics after watching this movie, they have to know and understand a little more what will happen as their bodies change in to adulthood before those changes begin to happen, so they are better prepared and can come to their parents with questions about things and not feel awkward or embarrassed about it, but not forcing it on to them, you have to show your support and letting them come to you when they need it if they're not sure about something. I do believe parents shouldn't handle things like Ming did in this movie, like don't embarrass your child in front of everyone in public about it like with Mei being embarrassed in front of her school about her pads, but being discreet about how you handle it, there's a proper way of handling that by going to the front office desk and handing the box of pads to someone there who will give them discreetly in private, and it's also important that parents don't be too overbearing and give them some space when they need it.

Loved this Reaction Video! The three Friends were the BEST!!! With the Dad seemingly with not much to say yet being the strongest emotional member of the Family, I thought it was a good Family Movie. And I'm with You once again...The Panda was ADORABLE!!! Lol

After watching this movie, I felt like Mei's mom didn't apologize enough to her daughter. I get the generational trauma thing, but what she did in the timeframe of this movie has not been compensated nearly enough by amends. She publically humiliated her several times (her drawings, the freaking pads after saying a couple of scenes prior that "nobody will notice a thingt", she felt like the victim when Mei made the decision FOR HER LIFE that she wanted to keep the panda...) Most of these weren't even addressed. The worst is that she KNOWS what an unbearable mother is! That is so frustrating. Notwithstanding, it's a great movie and a great reaction!

Great reaction! Its one of the brilliant films of this year & encompasses most of the pre-teen stuff we encounter, glad that you enjoyed it... 😉

29:58 remember how you said Zuul earlier, here is Stay Puft

I think this movie was definitely aimed at people who were Millennials in the early 2000s who have their own children just entering the teen years now. The writer/director has said that it is an emotional autobiography. My daughter was a young teen in the early 2000s, so I get this movie and adore it. I've watched it six or seven times. And I'm 70 years old.

The scene where Mei's Mom takes Mei's fan art to the Daisy Mart reminded me very much of the English comedy of embarrassment such as David Brent from The Office and Alan Partridge from I'm Alan Partridge, which both contain scenes of 'looking through your fingers' scenes of excruciating embarrassment. The bit at the School where Ming produces the sanitary towel from her handbag reminded me a lot of those two series.

I like the way your mind works. The ghostbusters reference was great.

Loved this movie and takes place in my home city , toronto! Lol one of the voices is the star of never have I ever .

Be strong girl! Beautiful reaction!

I've seen a couple of your videos today and i enjoyed them so much, got my sub.

Seems to be a common question from a lot of reactors to this movie - “where did he find a box of kittens…???”

6:30 lol yeap she did not take it to school... but her mom definitely did 🙆🏽‍♂️🤣🙆🏽‍♂️

Pixar movies always… it like fun, enjoyable, carefree then they slap with you with emotional stuff out from nowhere…… and it so powerful!!!

I loved watching your facial expressions change in so many ways while you were reacting to this movie (And the flinching as well hehe). I also enjoyed it when I got to see the movie last week but when you started tearing up, you made an old man like me tear up as well. Was your red panda bigger than mei's, the same or as big as her mom? There were so many cuts that I would have loved seeing your reaction to but alas time is not on our side with KZfaq. I hope that you save your full length reactions for the time when you get your own patreon account or something similar. I would definitely support you even if I had to tighten my belt a bit hehe. Love ya! ❤

Looove this movie, and loved your reaction to it

Brought to you by Pixar in this animated movie about Meilin who is a Canadian girl who when provoked becomes a giant red panda

Great reaction. 🐾

I loved this movie!

I liked it, it was cute and funny when I saw it day one.

The fact is when she gets angry she can't control the panda so she could really hurt somebody that's why hard contain it for so long anger is such a hard raw emotion she can really do some damage to somebody

Meilin's grandfather is voiced by James Hong

Earlier in the movie you see two cats who live on the temple grounds, so the kittens likely belong to them.

Pryia is my spirit animal i love her so much Edit: my oldest child is about to be 12. Im not ready for the teenage years but i am at the same time 😅

Thank you for this review. I hope you got to call your dad (and mom) after this.

love the kitten

Did you see Mei made a perfect Olympic standard? Gymnastic dismount landing in the stadium

I think it's okay that I don't relate too much to this movie, it's not for me. It's great that we have movies that are for things that might not get much movie coverage. It's still a good movie though. I absolutely agree about Encanto, that's why it's my number one animated movie of all time.

This movie gives me Hulk vibes.

YOU'RE SO FLUFFY, I'M GOING TO DIE!!!

You said "oh, don't take that to school", and my immediate thought was "Pfft! School? That'd be _far_ better than what _actually happens_ in the movie!" If you _haven't_ seen "Inside Out" yet... a reaction would be awesome.

Can to react to hacksaw ridge it's one of my favorite Andrew Garfield films that made me realize just how good an actor he is and how Sony really mishandled his Spider-Man movies

Jin had a very small after credits scene if you missed it

The symbolism of grandma throwing the red fur in the trash can. Throw away that part of you.

*running footsteps* ITS PEACEMAKER TIME-- wait. Sorry. Force of habit. I'll... I'll just come back for moon knight next time. *walks away*

movie is amazing :)

20:29 I literally said that the same moment you did!😂 #Justice4Dad 20:48 - 20:49 , 32:35 - 32:53 All of them keeping their"demon"part inside those objects made me think to"Saiyuki"!!🤩 21:05 - 21:07 Mei Mei's mum OF COURSE. I mean..I get that you don't want to give up a part of yourself,but..turning into a giant animal *IS* potentially very dangerous! If she hit Tyler with that ball back here 18:15 - 18:20 she would have *KILLED* him!!!!!😱24:10 - 24:15 SEE???It's all nice and fuzzy till you're _happy_ but when you turn into a giant beast out of _anger_ it's not that safe at all!! 24:50 - 24:55 In Japanese as well because"Shi"can mean both"4"and"Death". 31:01 - 31:08 Once again...THAT'S THE LAST OF THE PROBLEMS!!!!!😱It'll be a miracle if she doesn't MASS MURDER HALF OF THE PEOPLE THERE!!!!!😰 34:25 - 34:31 ❤❤

I've been watching the reactions of women and girls on KZfaq about Turning Red. I would have thought the mother bringing the pads to school and pulling them out in front of everyone would be the most cringe moment. But I've noticed that it's the scene where the mother storms into the Daisy Mart to confront Deven with the drawings to be what made the females watching it have a look of almost horrified panic on their faces, even though it was only an animation. That appears to be the penultimate nightmare for a girl in her early teens.

Shoutouts to my niece......the kids of this movie is her generation.....please send blessings....My niece was shot on February 2nd....currently recovering.

Studio Ghibli movies would be some great reactions but most Japanese media companies have major copyright restictions so It's a bummer

I watched this movie with my little one who liked it, had a lot of questions, but didn’t love it (aka asks to watch it repeatedly until I can’t take it anymore or a new movie captures her interest). I liked it, but as a forty something year old dude didn’t relate to it much. It really reminded me of “Brave”, which I liked better, but understand “Turning Red” might share a similar theme, yet be much more relatable to a specific targeted audience (greater depth of meaning to the experience of modern adolescent girls discovering who they are) while “Brave” had a skosh less depth, but broader audience appeal in its message. I don’t know, it’s getting late and I’m an idiot, so the only thing I can say is it always does my heart good the hear legend actor James Hong’s voice (David Lo Pan, rules forever!!!). Another smashing reactioneering success on your part; always hitting in the feels in your posts. Your streak of awesomeness continues on!!!

funnylilgalreacts i like Tyler in this movie

Box-o-Kittens are us =P

On the kitten box? Temples are a really common place for people to drop off unwanted kittens. It's a weird thing, but true.

I think you'd enjoy Resident Alien

You were a crying mess during this movie. That's ok. I cried too... but it was good crying. :)

awsome

did it really take her that long to understand that this movie is an allegory for puberty?

@funnylilgalreacts you have a really nice accent. Where you from?

Real Name Is Red Panda Cat Movie Not Just Red Panda ????? Movie

4 is an unlukcy number because it 4 ( 四 Sì ) sounds similar to "die" ( 死 Sǐ )

It's true the number 4 is considered bad luck, in Chinese the word for the number 4 and the word for death sound very similar. I learned this when I first started dating my Chinese wife, I registered my car and got a random license plate with two 4's in it, I don't think her mom liked that.

I'm just disappointed this movie didn't get a theatrical release. I think it would garnered a lot more success than the studio heads might have thought it was gonna get. Maybe management is just cynical nowadays ~

I think for the older auties, the Panda just isn't who they are anymore. they have changed too much from the time they severed the connection and now they wouldn't know how to control it. I think it would be like starving for long time and then getting a four course meal. You won't be able to handle it.

This movie has so many little inclusion bits added... You have a couple of women with hijabs, the security guard with the turban, there is someone in the concert in a wheelchair, the "OMG" girl in the bathroom wears an insulin patch on her arm, Tyler that's been rumoured as being LGBT and acting the way he does to kind of hide it... Just little bits everywhere showing diversity of all kinds. Just such a cute movie, and relatable for so many people, not just teenage girls or asian people. Also, I like how they did the eyes. So often in western animation, asians are drawn with such stereotypical eyes that it feels like it's being mocked at. This movie you can see asian traits, but not exaggerated to be a mockery. One of my friends who is chinese noticed this too and she loved all the attention to this and other details to get things right.

Are you a Werewolf?

Which of your parents do take after the most? Your mom or your dad?

4☆reminds me of S-club 7

JORDAN FISHER WAS ROBAIRE

Teen girl werewolf story...more or less.

21:49 ''these women are intense'' welcome to being asian

This family dynamic I understand, having grown up in an Asian household, far more than I did something like Encanto. Though to be honest Mei annoyed me with how disrespectful she was to her mother.