I think the dad deserves an award for "Dad of the Year". He doesnt get a lot of screentime, but its so heartwarming to see how, while he cant relate to...well...turning into a panda, he still comforts Mei Mei, especially before the ritual. He knows and understands that what Mei Mei isnt different from Ming with what theyre going through. Ming fought with her mom so that she can stay with him, and Mei Mei is going through the same thing but with her friends.
Very very simple moment for him that respects her individuality but also clearly loves her for who she is. "Erase it if you want, but that side of you ... made me laugh :)"
I think he's a good dad however I do think he kinda enabled his wife's toxic behavior towards Mei a bit. I think he should have protected her better and tried to get through to mom. But maybe I'm just talking about my own trauma from my own parents 😅😅 Idk lmao
My family is the exact opposite, My father is the over protective one and my mother is the more open minded one. But I gotta say they nailed that average 90- 2000 middle age Asian men look, looked exactly like my father. lol
I thought that scene would be better if his glasses had the fog affect or the affect where you can’t see his eyes but he’s nice and all, since he hardly ever talks in the movie so in that scene it would hit harder if you could finally see through his glasses and see his eyes whilst talking for the first time
I appreciate that the film doesn’t have the whole main character tries to hide her secret then everyone find out and they all get mad, it’s nice that everyone knows that she can become a panda. Also am I the only one who thinks Ming reminds me of Abuela from Encanto?
I honestly absolutely adored it. Speaking as a former teen girl, it was really accurate! It was also hilarious, I laughed so often, and the music slapped. Love to see Pixar tackling puberty in such an honest way! Edit: to add to your final point, yes I want a Pixar movie set in Ireland!
I just wasn't expecting to hear "perv" and "sexy" in a Disney movie, along with talks about periods and pads. I hope more Disney stuff does this, it just makes it feel that tiny bit more mature and relatable Also I can't be the only one who thinks Meilin's family were the best characters right? Her mom was a great antagonist, her dad was sweet, and her grandmother and relatives were a joy to see even if they were sort of supporting characters. I found Meilin kinda boring as a protagonist, and the friends were ehh.
I honestly had way more fun with this movie than I was expecting. The advertising didn't do this movie justice in that regard. And Twitter made it out to be the worst possible thing in the world.
@@Leonard.L.Church yeah pretty much! There was nothing wrong with critiquing the trailer cause imo it was pretty bad but people took it to a whole new level
Ive noticed that most of the twitter dumbasses are anti-sjws that uniroincally uses the "Calarts style" argument and think anything new or progressive is bad/ 'woke'. But overall, most of twitter did like it and does defend it.
Growing up Canadian in the early 2000s , there was so much effort put into the backgrounds , even the damn doughnut box they were eating out of was accurate
Speaking as a girl, I'm glad this movie exists in general. I don’t think it's no where near a masterpiece, but if I had a daughter, I'd show her this. The film doesn't sugarcoat the nightmare that is girl puberty, and I'm glad they did so. It's not immature or uncomfortable, this is all stuff I had to go through when I was 13. In that sense, it's nice to see this topic get discussed since it's sort of rare in media.
Yeah! Honestly one of the highest praises I can give to the movie is that it portrays the "uncomfortableness" of puberty without recurring to obscene jokes or straight out mean spirited humor. You get the point without feeling the impulse to turn off the damn tv lol
The only thing that actually bothered me during the movie was my constant thinking of "shit, this girl is 13 and hasn't gotten her period yet? Shit I wish that had been me..." My problems started at 11 so... Otherwise, yeah, it was a nice movie, the ost is amazing.
@@Homodemon god honestly same here! I will be honest i cringed in like. the first 3 minutes and was already ready to stop watching it, but i took the time to calm down, came back to it, and was honestly really surprised I liked the movie, because i didn't think I would because of how it was advertised, that first clip made me so mad because it was her "turning red" from what looked like an anxiety attack. It made me feel uncomfortable. Im glad i did give this movie a watch though, its definitely something ill watch again! Also that song is amazing. I still cant get it out of my head and I finished watching this like 5 hours ago
@@laurenduncan3084 how some*. Again these movies are not to be generalized. I loved this movie, and granted I’m not a “girl” lol but I am a teenager, and everyone’s different and unique, this isn’t something that every tween girl goes through, sure there are so many aspects that are relatable, but comparing this to every experience, (even if it wasn’t your intention) is annoying. The entire point of the whole friend group is that they’re all different, so continuing to make generalizations just regresses the progressive this movie has.
I think the simplicity of this film is what makes it a masterpiece to myself. Films like this and Luca have really embraced the ‘twist on slice of life’ from Ghibli and I absolutely adore it. There’s no need for a big villain and the drama doesn’t need to be more tear jerking than necessary. It feels relatable and super rewatchable to me, whereas with most films (especially Pixar’s) I avoid rewatching them because I’m just not in the mood to make myself feel sad. Plus, the pushing of the art style to embrace the more cartoony aspects of 2d art has been phenomenal in my eyes. I already liked turning red’s style but the way they pushed it in certain sequences to show tension, embarrassment, excitement etc was super cool. It also resonated with me in general a lot being an early 2000s kid and having an overprotective and overbearing mother, and yknow, being one of the ‘quirky’ girls growing up. Plus, it was based in my country which I very rarely see. It feels good, nostalgic, and has an accurate amount of cringey moments that I don’t see utilized in movies much but is far more realistic because of it. Overall, I’m glad that the majority of people at least liked the film! Not everyone loved it, and that’s totally okay and normal. But it’s nice to see that it was generally well received and people had fun with it. And let’s be honest, even if you couldn’t relate to the messages, those colours and visuals and music were so fun. Warm, vibrant and upbeat, they really captured those early 2000s moments like a memory!
@@PhoenixRoseYT yes, I totally feel that. I’ve avoided soul thus far because as amazing as so many of Pixar’s films are, they become a one time watch for me since I don’t like making myself cry. This film has its touching moments of course, as all Pixar films do, but i never broke into tears which is pretty rare for me haha. Overall it’s a very good balance of fun and meaningful!
Watched this last night, and i'm surprised not a lot of people didnt like the humor. I found myself laughing at the movie way more than say Luca and Encanto, and as much as the art style bothers me, I still appreciate the fact they weren't afraid of ugly frames (bit of a trend in early disney movies i think) And tbh some of the scenes like the bamboo forest were beautiful and definitely rivals Luca
It’s kind of obnoxious at times, but I did ultimately enjoy it. The animation is of course great, and I like how it represented its themes. So overall, it’s pretty good.
I didnt like the animation. The character designs and movement looks like it belongs in a Grubhub commercial, gross. Miss the less flabby/rubbery but still cartoony designs of old pixar. Only the mother in this doesn't look and act like a blobby key jingle idiot.
Went into it expecting unadulterated cringe and walked out liking it a lot, they really nailed the awkwardness of those years and managed to develop all the characters meaningfully
As a Chinese girl watching this, i could feel the awkwardness of growing up that Mei goes through and also the traditions and feeling she goes through so she can make her mom happy.
Even if it’s not as good as the other Pixar films, Turning Red is still a fun movie with great animation, a heartwarming story, and entertaining characters. The songs from the fictional band, 4-Town, were very catchy.
ok so i havent seen this movie myself but as a girl who was obviously a teenager at one point... me and my friends could be extremely vulgar at times (maybe that's just us? idk we were weird) so having some humor be more adult is definitely accurate to how real teenage girls act. I do understand why some people would be put off by that but its honestly better than giving these teenage girls the sense of humor of a 5 year old or something
Another more crude tweenage girl representation they did that was hilariously accurate was the terrible self insert manga drawings. I think this film has the most accurate young-teen depiction I've ever seen in animation (at least for the 2000's)
@@sophiewantstoast2966 Bruh the part where she started developing a crush on that guy at the mart BECAUSE OF HER DRAWING is so painfully accurate to a lot of artists.
@The DisaStarWars Teenagers today actually try being seen as adults and that is probably the main reason why I hate this movie so much. Preteens don't act like that anymore. If my 13 years old sister had friends acting and talking like Mei she would be so emberassed and all of the people at her age would distance themselfes from them. Gen z is different and this movie does not fit the preteen gen z's
Side note, I’d still recommend Encanto. Trust me, when I first saw the trailers, I thought it was going to be generic and boring too, but I was pleasantly surprised. It tells a nice, small story and isn’t any bigger than it needs to be. I think you’d at least think it’s okay. (Also please stop judging things by their fan bases! A fan’s reaction has no actual bearing on the quality of the movie!)
Yeah I felt the trailers made the movie look boring and predictable besides the Lin-Manuel Miranda music, but I ended up loving it, though it’s ironic that Mark is judging Encanto based on the cringy fanbase yet he’s made two videos on why it’s bad to do stuff like that
@@IcyDiamond I didn't not watch Encanto because of the fanbase, I didn't watch it because the trailers looked boring to me, maybe I'll watch it someday
@@LSMark Never thought you’d actually acknowledge my comments, but I guess you did! (Also sorry for misinterpreting why you didn’t watch the movie, just kind of came off that way the way you said it).
A shame he didnt bring up this film’s greatest weakness; the lack of incorperating the world for how it was post 9/11. Thought it was an apprant flaw of the film and I wish we got more people depressed about 9/11 during the film.
I know this will sound strange, but my favourite part of the movie has got to be when they bring up periods and ACTUALLY SHOW pads and sanitary products. I was so shocked! Because even in modern day media periods are still seen as a taboo topic, so to see an animated movie especially bring it up was so surprising. Even if it was just a throw away line at the end of the day.
It was shocking for me for the same reason, but I'm so glad they did it. I still remember having to buy my classmates pads because they were ashamed to do it themselves, or asking other girls (in secret) if they had any because the period came early. I'm glad girls have some normalization about something half of the world population experience
no, you're right. teen girls do talk about guys like that i don't get why it was such an issue. if anything, it's actually tamed in comparison to reality. i genuinely felt called out with the whole Devon thing and i made a post about it on Instagram and all my friends were like "holy shit it is you LMAO LOSER". but like, seriously, every single time I've talked to any other people who are attracted to men it's literally just copy and paste with the movie dialogue. and admittedly, I'm 16 now, it's only gotten more cringe and jokingly raunchy. Despite how cringe it was in the movie, i really like it. It's an accurate portrayal of how tweens and teens lose their shit over random ass boys, especially random ass celebrity boys. it was a call out but it was funny as fuck.
@@Error_-ct2vp but growing up was cringe. why should i watch a movie that, yes, is good, but still shows an idealized version of childhood? i was a cringe child and i like that we can admit it movies that children are cringe. i was a deviant art kid and did half the shit that meilin did in this movie. cringe culture is dead and i wouldn't change my old deviant art ways for the world. not every pixar movie has to be a masterpiece
@@ooferz3256 true not every Pixar movie has to be a masterpiece but why the fuck would you like to watch some cringey ass shit like this? I’m glad you’ve grown up now but clearly not all the way. I mean I don’t expect you to understand since you’re 16 and you’re still in your cringe phase but hopefully you will one day. Also even if Pixar doesn’t always have to make a masterpiece of a film, doesn’t mean that the said film should be bad lol
Fun fact: Turning Red is the 3rd Pixar film with a protagonist who wears glasses after Carl Fredricksen from Up (2009) and Joe Gardner from Soul (2020)
interesting catch, also differs from other characters becos she seperates from being old and also being "nerdy smart". ik she does well in grades n enjoys school but thats not her main gimmick
It is definitely anime inspired. Domee Shi has stated she watched a ton of it growing up. However, I think the Ghibli comparison is more apt towards Luca, this is going for a goofy, over-the-top 80s anime vibe like Dragonball or Ranma 1/2.
Yeah it definitely wasn't Ghibli inspired, I hate how people only know Japanese animation for that lol There was a LOT of Sailor Moon going on in there and along with Ranma 1/2 she (the director) also stated she got inspiration from Inuyasha and Fruits Basket
Right? A lot of expressions and some shots were framed were anime inpsired. Its fun to see how different cultures take inspiration from each others media and incorporate it into their own.
You not watching Encanto coupled with you not knowing this was also about generational trauma is probably the main big thing that's going on here lol It wasn't only about growing up, it was about Meilin separating herself from the massive pressure looming over her which is preventing her from becoming who she wanted to be (hence the final conflict at the end). Her family was very strictly traditional and her mum had her right under her thumb because of this pressure to live up to expectations, but Meilin was Canadian first and Chinese second and just wanted to be a goofy tween girl who was set on becoming an adult in her own way.
Personally I liked it I was the weird girl in middle school and I still kind of am into adulthood I loved the movie's message about not hiding the "ugly/bad" parts of yourself and letting you be you.
5:13 how is the movie mentioning period stuff in a casual way adult. periods need to be normalised and this movie does it perfectly. periods aren't too mature for children to learn about since children get periods??
Y’know, I like how Disney is now going into the direction where there is no clear enemy or antagonist. It’s like encanto where Abuela isn’t supposed to be seen as a villain. She shows Colombian culture, and she really is someone people could relate to with their own families. Like meis mom, she is in no way a villain, she just wanted to keep the family safe. And it all works out in the end! Everyone’s happy, she’s changed, the whole happily ever after. I just think it’s nice how disneys looking into the cultural families and making movies that are in some way, relatable. Just a thought.
I dunno, I feel like in comparison, Abuela is shown to be in the wrong, but this movie, there isn't a genuine distinguish on how Mei's mom is bad, she's just trying to be a good mom, but going too far. Abuela was definitely just blinded by the miracle and took out her stress on the family, shunning Bruno and Mirabel.
Agreed, funny how it didn’t have a fandom or much attention at all until it came to Disney+, it was just chilling until the 24th and BOOM! Instant popularity.
0:38 yes, out of context, this looks incredibly stupid But Dolores’ gift is that she can hear really well, meaning that the fact she has a plate full of EARS of corn is a subtle yet funny visual pun
I just will say,you're missing out on Encanto,watch it but NEVER interact with fans. Ever. Anyway glad you liked the movie! And being completely honest I was also doubtful on how good the movie was going to be,but then people started to hate on it base on Mei's race and them being girls and animation Twitter is annoying overall,but it was good!! And I loved the animation,I actually like Disney/Pixar getting more daring is refreshing.
I absolutely loved this movie but at the same time I’m also a girl who spent their tween/teenage years in Toronto so the movie felt way more relatable. The friend characters also reminded me a lot of friends that I had during that time in my life
What stood out to me about Turning Red is that it looks awful in stills, but looks great and expressive when animated. Usually in my experience it’s the reverse; It looks fine in stills but looks terrible when animated.
@@bonkcg2485 No not everything. I doubt most fandoms where the majority are having crushes over a little boy and his very old uncle, sometimes incest, sometimes not
I really enjoyed the movie. It was just cute. It wasn’t something exceedingly deep or masterful, but I had a lot of fun with it. All the kids really do look and act like how I remember a lot of my a my friends acting in middle school. The “you acute” joke was so bad, but it made me smile cause that’s exactly the kind of thing a child would say. I was really happy all the girls were always nice and loving to each other. The drama was never blown out between them. As a first gen kid, I definitely related alot to Mei. I wish it took itself alittle more seriously during the climax. There was potential a real tearjerker ending, but I still had my heart tugged at when we saw the young mom, and to be fair, I did really enjoy the action and music during the climax. Great overall film as a cutesy tween movie that had great representation.
I really liked the movie. It's fun, creative, and visually interesting. And I thank Pixar for dodging the tropes I thought I saw coming. I also feel old since now movies are starting to cash in on 2000s nostalgia, and away from the 80s/90s (about time animation studios realized the cartoons for kids probably shouldn't be centered around a period 40-30 years ago.)
Learn to separate a fandom and social media chatter from art, and you learn to appreciate stuff better. I knew nothing of Enchanto's fandom when I saw the movie, and I came out enjoying it, despite it's obvious flaws. This movie was the same. It's not my target audience, but I understood the message, and is honestly something I know most young girls would enjoy.
Yeah I watch anime and I know if I went into the fandoms it would be a nightmare so I just don’t. Same with anything I really like, I love Melanie Martinez but I’m just trying to enjoy her music not be in her fandom.
I think one of my favourite detail in the movie was the aunties. For some reason, they DO wear sunglasses a lot and always carry those purses with them when visiting family haha. The best one was their transformation, because if youre unfamiliar with chinese culture, their accessories they break to transform is made out of Jade. Jade is highly regarded gemstone in chinese culture, so to see them breaking something so highly regarded, shows how much they really care about family.
I do kinda wish that people commented more that the movie is also about your parents wanting you to become perfect and how that can end up passing down to generations too, seeing that mei's mom was treated the same by her own mother - it shows that she's doing what she grew up with. Her mom being under pressure by the grandma to still be perfect and make her daughter perfect, I suppose it was more at the end of the movie but it's still memorable for me.
Idk about anybody else but I’m completely sick of hearing the term “coming of age” to describe movies with a simple plot and character arcs. That being said, this movie actually pays attention to the concept and goes all out with it. Can it be obnoxious at times? Yes, but I think this is a very valuable experiment in terms of exploration for Pixar.
Despite many cringe moments (I especially hated the "gyrating" scene at the end) I absolutely adored the climax, it straight up becomes a superhero movie. I honestly hope we get a sequel with a proper supervillain. The whole transformation thing causing a sort of double jump is very my hero.
I love this movie I love how they actually do in accurate depiction of a teenage girl going through puberty instead of trying to water it down and it fits the wants of conservative parents they need to make more movies like this And I’m happy that they didn’t stray from the topic of girls puberty
im a girl and am currently going through puberty myself and im glad that turning red tackled girls puberty. and they really nailed the awkwardness and discomfort of puberty.
I'm confused, how is this an "accurate depiction"? The main character has perfect control of her transformation and after 5 minutes she can summon it and send it away on demand. How is that anything like real puberty?
@@eyjay1508 That moment was probably sort of a stretch on the plot premise, not necessarily a moment for the metaphor (if that makes sense). Though having friends to rely on does help with the emotional rollercoaster of puberty too, so there is that to kind of add onto it considering how she got her control was thinking of them. Plus the panda wasn't the only thing about puberty but the general liking boys, growing up, cringey moments, etc, and one moment meant for the story/plot progression doesn't negate the rest of the puberty stuff they DID get right. that's just how I saw it though lol
@@potatolord8677 My issue is that this results in the movie having no stakes. The panda literally has no consequences or stakes, personal or interpersonal. She has control of when and how she turns in and out of the form, so the puberty metaphor fails, it doesn't "take over" so its not dangerous, and there's no risk to anyone finding out because everyone already knows and nobody cares, not the students, the teachers or any authorities. In fact its not that nobody cares, its that people love her for it. You can have one or the other but not both. Either others accept it but she can't control it making it a personal conflict. (I.e. Having trouble finding yourself) Or she can control it but others don't accept it, making it an interpersonal conflict because it has to stay hidden. (I.e. Being embarassed about puberty due to being ashamed and fearful of rejection from others) Or if you want a heavier drama with stakes, she can't control it, and others don't accept it, making her life hell. (Combination of both of the above elements). She in perfect control, she's never gonna lose control, and everyone knows and doesn't care. There's literally no stakes or conflict at all that relate to the panda itself, or its metaphor as puberty. It just fails on every level as a story.
I have to admit that I really enjoyed the movie. It was weird and really out there, and that's what I liked about it. I really enjoy when animated projects that don't shy away from family problems, teenage drama or social issues. The characters, animation and voice acting were all done very well. They did a good job of showing how scary changing and growing up can be, but it happens for a reason. But like any other Disney movie, the problem is mostly resolved to quickly. Forgiving and moving on is important, but its not easy (like they make it seem in their movies). Ming did the exact same thing to Mei that her mother did to her - and she didn't see that? If nothing is ever going to be good enough, you shouldn't push a child to be perfect. Healing can happen...but it takes time. (Ming shouldn't need to apologize. She may have given her mother that scar, but it was Wu's controlling and overbearing nature that caused such an act.) People may call the portrayal of Chinese culture in this movie racist or stereotypical; but it isn't if its all fact. Most families of Asian cultures are very controlling and pass that toxic quirk to their children. Parents shouldn't push their desires onto their children, because than the children never get to live their own lives. If your kids rebel, its most likely because you're refusing to listen to them. If there's a sequel, I seriously hope that Disney doesn't tone down the problems and issues of growing up.
I watched this movie with my little sister and she's been obsessed with it. I was obviously not the target demographic, but I still did enjoy some aspects of it. Some of the jokes were pretty okay, but I was more focused on the story and the animation. The animation was very fun to look at and I love the character designs. I especially love the design of the temple. The more adult subjects that were brought up caught me very off guard. I wasn't expecting that at all, but it didn't really bother me. My sister didn't seem to care either, so I don't believe other people should freak out about it lol. Overall, the movie looks beautiful, yet very fun, goofy, and silly. I really enjoyed that combination. The story kept me interested and was a nice experience watching the movie with my sister!
Personally I enjoyed EVERYTHING about this movie, I know it has some flaws but I dont know man, the cringy humor, the exagerated faces and the more adult topics worked a lot in its favor for me, if I had any complaints about it, it would be that the final climax of the movie is a bit dumb when introducing the boy band guys into it? it just felt really weird and much more surreal than the rest of the movie.
You didn’t dodge a bullet with Encanto, it’s just the toxic side of the fanbase that paints it in a bad light. It’s actually a really amazing foreign movie about generational pressure (or whatever it’s called) and showing your true self. I highly recommend it, but just ignore the toxic side of the fanbase.
One thing I really love is that once Meilin gets control of her power she constantly switches between them rather than just staying as one or the other. The scene where she runs from the ritual to go to the concert is one that comes to mind
I like the fact this takes place in the 2000s so there's no references to modern technology like phones and Facebook the twitters and dabs the ending also felt so random and out of nowhere
Huh. Oddly enough I see the artstyle less as homaging Ghibli films and more homaging other type of 80s/70s Anime like Doraemon. The round bodies alongside the big mouths, the more keyframe centred poses and the cartoony yet still grounded movements kind of give me more old school pre-shonen anime vibes
I thought it was a tween dream and as someone who grew up throughout the early 2000s, I really enjoyed it and all the references. It was adorable and super feel good.
this was definitely a teen girl experience movie, and I found myself relating WAY more than I anticipated. To the archetypes shown in the friend group, the boyband fever, the anime esque drawing in the notebooks, all of it hit home. Watch it with a girl and you'll see what I mean. Loved every second of this.
As an asian, honestly i had a blast watching this movie xD It may be cringey and awkward in other scenes but its because I relate it to so much as a teenager back in the days. The art style is not so bad, I love the color paletted backgrounds and the symbolism behind this. If you're not very overprotective over your own kids or other certain people who would watch it you would definitely enjoy watching this!
Personally, I'm proud of Domee Shi for her directorial debut and Pixar is lucky to have 25 films. But I think Shi should've directed an adventure film with animals as the main characters. A mix of Kung Fu Panda and Mulan.
i only disagree for the reason that, so far, its the only decent (cartoon) rep for what its like growing up as a girl. i certainly didnt grow up thinking periods were normal and part of life. the fact that it was brought up in turning red was stellar and i wish it would happen more.
I give it an 8 out of 10 because of how realistic approach the movie went into without dwelling on it for so long, the relationship between ming's mother and ming was very intimidating and I thought of a missed opportunity for the reason ming turned into a panda would be because her mom belittling her about not being responsible of her own daughter or bring her down to her lowest point that she gets upset and stressed to the point she desperately wants to prove she can be a responsible mother and have her mother be proud of her and ming having to use her daughter in the final act as an outlet of letting her feelings out by sheer anger and expressing how she was raised to be perfect or what not
There’s an Irish movie directed by Irish people called “Song of the Sea.” It’s honestly really good and is heavily underrated in my opinion. I don’t hear anyone ever talking about it ever which makes me really sad
I always thought "Karen" were more self serving. Ming came off to me as "over protective parents". While "Karen" usually does whatever benefits and/or protects herself, and may ignore their own child if their child serves no purpose in benefiting themselves.
The way she slaps and screams at herself for disappointing her mom is so relatable I just want to give her a hug. Like how dare you have normal human emotions and needs!
You skipped out on Encanto? As someone who has watched it, I'll say that Disney actually tried with Encanto. And it worked, that movie is a masterpiece, with not many notable flaws.
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Wait…you haven’t seen Encanto!!?? And only because the twitter is cringe sometimes? It’s actually very very good and worthwhile. Even my most cynical friends liked it
I absolutely loved this movie, warts and all, because it mirrored my own adolescence so vividly. The awkward, obnoxious, self-confident friend group reminded me so much of my middle school friend (yes, we were all insufferable, too). I watched Mei Mei suppress her emotions for the sake of her mother, like I did my entire childhood and teen years, and I wish I had come to the conclusion she does so much sooner. It was extremely cathartic and, in my opinion, a love letter to kids who grew up loving their families but equally loving boy bands, fluffy animals, and hair barrettes. Yes, we were cringey. But equally yes, we were deserving of love.
honestly, I loved the movie. I don't often cry during movies, but somehow this one, especially the ending just made me cry. Maybe it's because I relate to the feeling of never being just perfect enough (or used to relate when I was younger) but just... the movie made me really emotional
I like that this movie was a lot more bold with its jokes like even though this was a kids movie some of the jokes you would more than likely not expect to hear from a kids movie and I can respect that but that being said a lot of the same jokes were so cringey that I couldn’t help but laugh and question my sense of humor
"Dodged a bullet"? More like dodged a pie ...that was passed to you on a plate ...and is delicious and well made ...and people are loving it ...just watch Encanto.
The movie can be hella cringe at times (I especially hate that short girl Abby) but the ending really pulls it together and gives it a good story line after the first 15 minutes or so. Overall, I would recommend watching the movie.
I am aggressively neutral on this film, it's just that the world won't allow me to ignore it. I do recommend Encanto it's the best Disney animated film in 10 years
I enjoyed it quite a bit. I was the same age in 2002, so it was fun to see references to the time such as the cha cha slide. That played at every party and dance back then. I also do like that the antagonists are human problems, that’s refreshing from the twist villain tropes we say throughout the last decade. I also thought I’d get tired of seeing characters change forms, but Pixar manages to keep it fresh
Im actually super obsessed with this movie. The character's are enjoyable, the humor is on point, the serious parts are on point. Sure, I physically cant relate to the 'Girl problems', but I enjoyed it all the way through. 8.5/10
To me this movie is more good than bad. I mean I really loved Mei Lee, her mom and Dad, her friends and everyone in the movie were so charming and cute. I’m also glad that Mei decided to keep the red panda inside of her, without it, then she and her friends wouldn’t have gained a lot of love and attention from the people or achieved on following their dreams with the 4 Tone concert boys. As for Mei’s mom, Ming, her character was so Interesting, and of course not only being an overprotective mother, but also a karen, like look at her how she exposed Mei by showing the drawing of a boy as a merman that Mei drew to get the entire public to laugh and make a fool out of her, especially that bully, Tyler, and Ming spying on her own daughter outside at the school with a pair of binoculars legitimately embarrassing Mei as she’s having anxiety problems when her mom is around, how she responded and treated the security guard right there gave me all the information that she was indeed a Karen woman lol Also, that sad emotional scene with Ming when she was young, man I couldn’t help but sympathize for her because of what she did to grandma to hurt her which explains how she got that scar on her face. Man, that scene was so phenomenal and my tears shed and made me appreciate her more l, because she gave us the reasons why she was so overprotective of Mei and didn’t want to let the same thing happen to her own daughter. That scene was so heartwarming and satisfying🥲
Just watched it with my kids....they loved it....i enjoyed it....was it ground breaking? no...but not every animated film has to break new ground....or any film for that matter....it's a well delivered coming of age story.
Listen, as someone who didn't watch the movie but has stalked it vicariously online through clips, it makes me nervous. I live in a family where I'm worried I won't be accepted if I let out all my true feelings and colors. I feel watching this movie with my mom would strike up the exact opposite kind of conversation this movie should strike. My mom never learns her lessons from what she watches and reads. She's more likely to consider Mei "disrespectful" and a "brat" (and probably "promiscuous" for the twerking bit near the end) and then be harder on me for having my own life outside the family circle. I really don't want that freedom being taken away, and she already talks about wanting to watch this movie I am terrified that she wants to see it. It's so annoying that I'm already an adult but I still have to live with her and live in this constant fear of still being treated LIKE I'm Mei's age!!
I’m gonna be honest and say I don’t think many of like, movie reviewers on yt who aren’t a girl or isn’t young won’t get much of a watch out of this. It’s more to the young female audience and as I watched it I adored it due to how relatable it all was. The way everyone talked and acted felt so nice I really enjoyed it. The animation was also great in my opinion, very expressive and nice and that one still image is funny to me :]. I enjoyed it because I think it was made for people like me unlike most movies and it did it wonderfully! It’s ok if you didn’t get much out of it, you can’t like everything.
You know, I’m usually not a fan of the whole “you won’t like it unless your ____” but I think you’re right with this one. This movie struck me to the core as a teenage girl. It was funny, sad, and really wholesome. And because it has so much to do with being a young woman, I think some men (not all) won’t really understand it. Again this is just my opinion don’t come for me lollll
Not a girl but a SEA dude, but I honestly found it relatable. I cant relate to growing pains girls went through puberty, but I did relate to the generation trauma Mei Mei had to go through because of the older generation. Its taxing when growing up in Asian households, you have to be perfectly pristine, especially towards your grades in school, it sucks that while they do care for you, families can be overprotective to the point where their tight grip can choke you to the point its hard to express yourselves to them.
@@crestren5996 you can relate to it! I’m just saying most of the other older guys won’t understand. That stuff is amazing that it touched you and it’s good that the movie reached out to more people! All of those parts in the movie honestly were really well done because I sorta came from a family that pressured me to be something. I’m just saying some of the humor ( period jokes) and a few experiences mei had and some of the themes won’t hit that audience the same way it hit the younger teens like myself
@@crestren5996 but relating to it is amazing like I said, it’s good that a movie also hits more people with it’s relatability and it’s themes more then it’s ( I think) target audience
Hm, with all these comments about it perhaps I should watch Encanto sometime 🤔
ehh, its ok, it doesnt live up to the hype
Sure
it's alright. Nothing mind-blowing but not terrible
Please do
Yes do
Best part is when I asked “Why are they called 4Town if there’s 5 of them?” and then Mei’s Mom immediately asked the same question afterwards
yep
You too?
same here!
Haha, the writers knew that we'd be thinking the same thing, so they wrote that line in. Classic! 😂
I did the same thing.
I think the dad deserves an award for "Dad of the Year". He doesnt get a lot of screentime, but its so heartwarming to see how, while he cant relate to...well...turning into a panda, he still comforts Mei Mei, especially before the ritual. He knows and understands that what Mei Mei isnt different from Ming with what theyre going through. Ming fought with her mom so that she can stay with him, and Mei Mei is going through the same thing but with her friends.
Dad is a good character
Very very simple moment for him that respects her individuality but also clearly loves her for who she is. "Erase it if you want, but that side of you ... made me laugh :)"
I think he's a good dad however I do think he kinda enabled his wife's toxic behavior towards Mei a bit. I think he should have protected her better and tried to get through to mom. But maybe I'm just talking about my own trauma from my own parents 😅😅 Idk lmao
My family is the exact opposite, My father is the over protective one and my mother is the more open minded one. But I gotta say they nailed that average 90- 2000 middle age Asian men look, looked exactly like my father. lol
I thought that scene would be better if his glasses had the fog affect or the affect where you can’t see his eyes but he’s nice and all, since he hardly ever talks in the movie so in that scene it would hit harder if you could finally see through his glasses and see his eyes whilst talking for the first time
I appreciate that the film doesn’t have the whole main character tries to hide her secret then everyone find out and they all get mad, it’s nice that everyone knows that she can become a panda. Also am I the only one who thinks Ming reminds me of Abuela from Encanto?
That was my exact thought
yes, heavy on the abuela part because a lot of BIPOC have the same experience on how their parents are treating them and how they want them to be
It's almost like Disney's been making the same film for over a decade...
@@Klamp20XX we need to call film theory!
@@Klamp20XX Besides Encanto and Turning Red being similar I don’t get your point
I honestly absolutely adored it. Speaking as a former teen girl, it was really accurate! It was also hilarious, I laughed so often, and the music slapped. Love to see Pixar tackling puberty in such an honest way!
Edit: to add to your final point, yes I want a Pixar movie set in Ireland!
As someone who’s Irish, I third this
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Good luck, wrong color
We had secret of the kells outside of pixar.
i'm sure all the women who didn't like it are not former teen girls ...
I just wasn't expecting to hear "perv" and "sexy" in a Disney movie, along with talks about periods and pads. I hope more Disney stuff does this, it just makes it feel that tiny bit more mature and relatable
Also I can't be the only one who thinks Meilin's family were the best characters right? Her mom was a great antagonist, her dad was sweet, and her grandmother and relatives were a joy to see even if they were sort of supporting characters. I found Meilin kinda boring as a protagonist, and the friends were ehh.
Mei Mei boring? How?
yeah
Not to mention the stripper music line-
@@MercuryKurogane and the twerking
@@MercuryKurogane yep
I honestly had way more fun with this movie than I was expecting. The advertising didn't do this movie justice in that regard. And Twitter made it out to be the worst possible thing in the world.
Asks twitter something:
Twitter: XD :( >:(
@@Leonard.L.Church yeah pretty much! There was nothing wrong with critiquing the trailer cause imo it was pretty bad but people took it to a whole new level
Yooooo didn’t expect to see you here blue, I’m cam btw
Ive noticed that most of the twitter dumbasses are anti-sjws that uniroincally uses the "Calarts style" argument and think anything new or progressive is bad/ 'woke'.
But overall, most of twitter did like it and does defend it.
And this is why Cartoon twitter is a hot mess.
Growing up Canadian in the early 2000s , there was so much effort put into the backgrounds , even the damn doughnut box they were eating out of was accurate
... the Canada setting reminds me of Scott Pilgrim.
and kinda goes with the character design.
@@draguOdoT Inside Out had that setting
@@loganroofpedoexposer4952 you have no dad!
You can’t go wrong with a box of Timmies!
THEY'RE CALLED TIMBITS, SERIOUSLY DUDE!
Speaking as a girl, I'm glad this movie exists in general. I don’t think it's no where near a masterpiece, but if I had a daughter, I'd show her this. The film doesn't sugarcoat the nightmare that is girl puberty, and I'm glad they did so. It's not immature or uncomfortable, this is all stuff I had to go through when I was 13. In that sense, it's nice to see this topic get discussed since it's sort of rare in media.
Same! I thought it really hit the nail on the head in regards to how tween girls can be sometimes.
Yeah! Honestly one of the highest praises I can give to the movie is that it portrays the "uncomfortableness" of puberty without recurring to obscene jokes or straight out mean spirited humor. You get the point without feeling the impulse to turn off the damn tv lol
The only thing that actually bothered me during the movie was my constant thinking of "shit, this girl is 13 and hasn't gotten her period yet? Shit I wish that had been me..."
My problems started at 11 so...
Otherwise, yeah, it was a nice movie, the ost is amazing.
@@Homodemon god honestly same here! I will be honest i cringed in like. the first 3 minutes and was already ready to stop watching it, but i took the time to calm down, came back to it, and was honestly really surprised I liked the movie, because i didn't think I would because of how it was advertised, that first clip made me so mad because it was her "turning red" from what looked like an anxiety attack. It made me feel uncomfortable.
Im glad i did give this movie a watch though, its definitely something ill watch again! Also that song is amazing. I still cant get it out of my head and I finished watching this like 5 hours ago
@@laurenduncan3084 how some*. Again these movies are not to be generalized. I loved this movie, and granted I’m not a “girl” lol but I am a teenager, and everyone’s different and unique, this isn’t something that every tween girl goes through, sure there are so many aspects that are relatable, but comparing this to every experience, (even if it wasn’t your intention) is annoying. The entire point of the whole friend group is that they’re all different, so continuing to make generalizations just regresses the progressive this movie has.
I think the simplicity of this film is what makes it a masterpiece to myself. Films like this and Luca have really embraced the ‘twist on slice of life’ from Ghibli and I absolutely adore it. There’s no need for a big villain and the drama doesn’t need to be more tear jerking than necessary. It feels relatable and super rewatchable to me, whereas with most films (especially Pixar’s) I avoid rewatching them because I’m just not in the mood to make myself feel sad. Plus, the pushing of the art style to embrace the more cartoony aspects of 2d art has been phenomenal in my eyes. I already liked turning red’s style but the way they pushed it in certain sequences to show tension, embarrassment, excitement etc was super cool. It also resonated with me in general a lot being an early 2000s kid and having an overprotective and overbearing mother, and yknow, being one of the ‘quirky’ girls growing up. Plus, it was based in my country which I very rarely see. It feels good, nostalgic, and has an accurate amount of cringey moments that I don’t see utilized in movies much but is far more realistic because of it.
Overall, I’m glad that the majority of people at least liked the film! Not everyone loved it, and that’s totally okay and normal. But it’s nice to see that it was generally well received and people had fun with it. And let’s be honest, even if you couldn’t relate to the messages, those colours and visuals and music were so fun. Warm, vibrant and upbeat, they really captured those early 2000s moments like a memory!
Okay I’m glad this isn’t like other Pixar movies. I honestly avoid watching them because I hate being made to cry. So maybe I’ll watch the newer ones.
Yea I don’t understand why people dislike the film it has so much energy
Well aside from the red panda stuff it is very grounded in reality but that just makes the red panda stuff even MORE weird.
@@PhoenixRoseYT yes, I totally feel that. I’ve avoided soul thus far because as amazing as so many of Pixar’s films are, they become a one time watch for me since I don’t like making myself cry. This film has its touching moments of course, as all Pixar films do, but i never broke into tears which is pretty rare for me haha. Overall it’s a very good balance of fun and meaningful!
The closest Turning Red would ever get to a villain is Tyler and mostly Mei's mom, Ming.
Watched this last night, and i'm surprised not a lot of people didnt like the humor. I found myself laughing at the movie way more than say Luca and Encanto, and as much as the art style bothers me, I still appreciate the fact they weren't afraid of ugly frames (bit of a trend in early disney movies i think) And tbh some of the scenes like the bamboo forest were beautiful and definitely rivals Luca
Same, I was charmed by the movie and laughed the whole time! Hilarious movie.
They had no excuse to end the movie with a kaiju battle but I'm so glad they did because it gave the finale so much energy
did not expect to see you here
a kaiju in a kids movie had more weight then any of the kaiju in the godzilla movies 💀
@@crawlcreeper1252 I man Godzilla is a dumb movie about monsters fighting monsters with background humans but that's what makes it good
@@crawlcreeper1252 It was definitely better than the ending Kaiju battle in Shang-Chi
my thought too
It’s kind of obnoxious at times, but I did ultimately enjoy it. The animation is of course great, and I like how it represented its themes. So overall, it’s pretty good.
honestly those are the parts i started to warm up to and enjoy the most
I thoguht the point of it was to be a little obnoxious. I mean, it's about tweens. And we all know how QUIRKY and DIFFERENT kids tare at that age.
Nope you didn’t enjoy it’s bad and my opinion is the only right one
@@mixem979 good for you 🙃
I didnt like the animation. The character designs and movement looks like it belongs in a Grubhub commercial, gross.
Miss the less flabby/rubbery but still cartoony designs of old pixar. Only the mother in this doesn't look and act like a blobby key jingle idiot.
Went into it expecting unadulterated cringe and walked out liking it a lot, they really nailed the awkwardness of those years and managed to develop all the characters meaningfully
I cringed in the first 20 minutes while watching with my family, but after that it was just a great experience.
@@gabeznl3591 fr, it’s like they frontloaded all of the horrible stuff and saved the best for afterward
@@gabeznl3591 i loved the first 20 minutes
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As a Chinese girl watching this, i could feel the awkwardness of growing up that Mei goes through and also the traditions and feeling she goes through so she can make her mom happy.
That pink friend is the funniest character in the movie
3:50 Mark is right she looks exactly like Trixie Tang other than the fact she's short and fat.
Holy crap sonic David
Even if it’s not as good as the other Pixar films, Turning Red is still a fun movie with great animation, a heartwarming story, and entertaining characters. The songs from the fictional band, 4-Town, were very catchy.
OMGGG GUYSS, I found a HUGE LEAK FOR THE NEXT PIXAR MOVIE!!!
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4-Town's gonna b another virtual band next to Gorillaz, Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Hex Girls and that's it.
Agreed and 4-Town was catchy as hell! Really made the audience understand why the characters liked their music so much
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ok so i havent seen this movie myself but as a girl who was obviously a teenager at one point... me and my friends could be extremely vulgar at times (maybe that's just us? idk we were weird) so having some humor be more adult is definitely accurate to how real teenage girls act. I do understand why some people would be put off by that but its honestly better than giving these teenage girls the sense of humor of a 5 year old or something
Another more crude tweenage girl representation they did that was hilariously accurate was the terrible self insert manga drawings. I think this film has the most accurate young-teen depiction I've ever seen in animation (at least for the 2000's)
@@sophiewantstoast2966 Bruh the part where she started developing a crush on that guy at the mart BECAUSE OF HER DRAWING is so painfully accurate to a lot of artists.
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@The DisaStarWars Teenagers today actually try being seen as adults and that is probably the main reason why I hate this movie so much. Preteens don't act like that anymore. If my 13 years old sister had friends acting and talking like Mei she would be so emberassed and all of the people at her age would distance themselfes from them. Gen z is different and this movie does not fit the preteen gen z's
@carbonated cats Oh you are right I actually forgot that. I am sorry if I was annoying or something but I really wasn't thinking about that
Side note, I’d still recommend Encanto. Trust me, when I first saw the trailers, I thought it was going to be generic and boring too, but I was pleasantly surprised. It tells a nice, small story and isn’t any bigger than it needs to be. I think you’d at least think it’s okay.
(Also please stop judging things by their fan bases! A fan’s reaction has no actual bearing on the quality of the movie!)
Yeah I felt the trailers made the movie look boring and predictable besides the Lin-Manuel Miranda music, but I ended up loving it, though it’s ironic that Mark is judging Encanto based on the cringy fanbase yet he’s made two videos on why it’s bad to do stuff like that
@@IcyDiamond Yeah that’s one of the few things I’d criticize him for.
@@IcyDiamond I didn't not watch Encanto because of the fanbase, I didn't watch it because the trailers looked boring to me, maybe I'll watch it someday
@@LSMark I think you totally should, you’ll have the songs stuck in your head for weeks or maybe even months!
@@LSMark Never thought you’d actually acknowledge my comments, but I guess you did! (Also sorry for misinterpreting why you didn’t watch the movie, just kind of came off that way the way you said it).
A shame he didnt bring up this film’s greatest weakness; the lack of incorperating the world for how it was post 9/11. Thought it was an apprant flaw of the film and I wish we got more people depressed about 9/11 during the film.
I know this will sound strange, but my favourite part of the movie has got to be when they bring up periods and ACTUALLY SHOW pads and sanitary products. I was so shocked! Because even in modern day media periods are still seen as a taboo topic, so to see an animated movie especially bring it up was so surprising. Even if it was just a throw away line at the end of the day.
Omgg ikrr I was shook like :0
It was shocking for me for the same reason, but I'm so glad they did it. I still remember having to buy my classmates pads because they were ashamed to do it themselves, or asking other girls (in secret) if they had any because the period came early. I'm glad girls have some normalization about something half of the world population experience
Yeah I'm a guy and I still understood the reference but I was amazed that they actually put that in the film LOL
ewww
@@wool578 wow grow up kid i think your an orphan since you mom had to go through it too
no, you're right. teen girls do talk about guys like that i don't get why it was such an issue. if anything, it's actually tamed in comparison to reality. i genuinely felt called out with the whole Devon thing and i made a post about it on Instagram and all my friends were like "holy shit it is you LMAO LOSER".
but like, seriously, every single time I've talked to any other people who are attracted to men it's literally just copy and paste with the movie dialogue. and admittedly, I'm 16 now, it's only gotten more cringe and jokingly raunchy. Despite how cringe it was in the movie, i really like it. It's an accurate portrayal of how tweens and teens lose their shit over random ass boys, especially random ass celebrity boys. it was a call out but it was funny as fuck.
seriously that one emo boy mei kept looking at, i was looking at some kid who look exactly like that when i was younger 😭
God, I know a friend of mine who somos for Calvin Klein models
It’s quite disgusting I hope you find better movies. I recommend Inside Out or Toy Story. Good stories about growing up without the cringe!
@@Error_-ct2vp but growing up was cringe. why should i watch a movie that, yes, is good, but still shows an idealized version of childhood? i was a cringe child and i like that we can admit it movies that children are cringe. i was a deviant art kid and did half the shit that meilin did in this movie. cringe culture is dead and i wouldn't change my old deviant art ways for the world. not every pixar movie has to be a masterpiece
@@ooferz3256 true not every Pixar movie has to be a masterpiece but why the fuck would you like to watch some cringey ass shit like this? I’m glad you’ve grown up now but clearly not all the way. I mean I don’t expect you to understand since you’re 16 and you’re still in your cringe phase but hopefully you will one day. Also even if Pixar doesn’t always have to make a masterpiece of a film, doesn’t mean that the said film should be bad lol
Fun fact: Turning Red is the 3rd Pixar film with a protagonist who wears glasses after Carl Fredricksen from Up (2009) and Joe Gardner from Soul (2020)
interesting catch, also differs from other characters becos she seperates from being old and also being "nerdy smart". ik she does well in grades n enjoys school but thats not her main gimmick
4 if you count Sadness from Inside Out as Joy’s co-protagonist
It is definitely anime inspired. Domee Shi has stated she watched a ton of it growing up. However, I think the Ghibli comparison is more apt towards Luca, this is going for a goofy, over-the-top 80s anime vibe like Dragonball or Ranma 1/2.
Yeah it definitely wasn't Ghibli inspired, I hate how people only know Japanese animation for that lol There was a LOT of Sailor Moon going on in there and along with Ranma 1/2 she (the director) also stated she got inspiration from Inuyasha and Fruits Basket
@@AHylianWarrior Ghibli Is the "Hot Topic" of anime, people seething any gothic or anime and that's the only comparison they can make.
Right? A lot of expressions and some shots were framed were anime inpsired. Its fun to see how different cultures take inspiration from each others media and incorporate it into their own.
Hell, one of the night shots from the city is straight up from sailor moon, color palette and all
Actually the movie was inspired by Ranma 1/2 and Sailor Moon
Turning Red is good, but it's like a "watch once and then forget about it's existance" movie
You not watching Encanto coupled with you not knowing this was also about generational trauma is probably the main big thing that's going on here lol It wasn't only about growing up, it was about Meilin separating herself from the massive pressure looming over her which is preventing her from becoming who she wanted to be (hence the final conflict at the end). Her family was very strictly traditional and her mum had her right under her thumb because of this pressure to live up to expectations, but Meilin was Canadian first and Chinese second and just wanted to be a goofy tween girl who was set on becoming an adult in her own way.
!! Exactly
Finally someone said it
And this is why we have the family fuck ups but I guess this whole generation will be the collective of the family fuck ups
@@xzorionbelcher9303 This^^^
They have succeeded in family separation. A weak family is the start of a failing society.
@@gustavrodriguez910 exactly.
Personally I liked it
I was the weird girl in middle school and I still kind of am into adulthood
I loved the movie's message about not hiding the "ugly/bad" parts of yourself and letting you be you.
5:13 how is the movie mentioning period stuff in a casual way adult. periods need to be normalised and this movie does it perfectly. periods aren't too mature for children to learn about since children get periods??
literally!!
Fr I got mine when i was 9
Wierd that Disney is willing to brake the ice with periods on children's media...
Y’know, I like how Disney is now going into the direction where there is no clear enemy or antagonist. It’s like encanto where Abuela isn’t supposed to be seen as a villain. She shows Colombian culture, and she really is someone people could relate to with their own families. Like meis mom, she is in no way a villain, she just wanted to keep the family safe. And it all works out in the end! Everyone’s happy, she’s changed, the whole happily ever after. I just think it’s nice how disneys looking into the cultural families and making movies that are in some way, relatable. Just a thought.
*Colombian
I dunno, I feel like in comparison, Abuela is shown to be in the wrong, but this movie, there isn't a genuine distinguish on how Mei's mom is bad, she's just trying to be a good mom, but going too far. Abuela was definitely just blinded by the miracle and took out her stress on the family, shunning Bruno and Mirabel.
And thanks god, they don't make twist villains anymore.
I really wish Encanto wasn’t so highly memed and had the fandom it did, because it was actually a great movie.
i agree!! the encanto fandom is an acid trip
@@cheestickz
Um, how???
Agreed, funny how it didn’t have a fandom or much attention at all until it came to Disney+, it was just chilling until the 24th and BOOM! Instant popularity.
If you decided to like or not like something based on the fandom, you'll probably only like 2 things throughout your entire life
It's a good sign though, the more toxic the fans, the more likely a sequel. At least, that's pattern I've been seeing lately.
0:38 yes, out of context, this looks incredibly stupid
But Dolores’ gift is that she can hear really well, meaning that the fact she has a plate full of EARS of corn is a subtle yet funny visual pun
Huh I never thought of it like that
@@IcyDiamond how?
@@godricktheminecrafted3113 Well the tweet wasn’t phrased right, it should’ve said “I never noticed Dolores holding a EAR of corn!”
I just will say,you're missing out on Encanto,watch it but NEVER interact with fans. Ever.
Anyway glad you liked the movie! And being completely honest I was also doubtful on how good the movie was going to be,but then people started to hate on it base on Mei's race and them being girls and animation Twitter is annoying overall,but it was good!! And I loved the animation,I actually like Disney/Pixar getting more daring is refreshing.
Yup the fans are nuts the movie is good just like every fandom ever lol.
Cough cough
Undertale
Cough cough my hero academia
Yeah the fans are literal psychopaths at times
*cough cough* animation/anime twitter
I wasn’t a big fan of Encanto
It’s just pure meme material and it was kinda boring now that you look back on it
I absolutely loved this movie but at the same time I’m also a girl who spent their tween/teenage years in Toronto so the movie felt way more relatable. The friend characters also reminded me a lot of friends that I had during that time in my life
What stood out to me about Turning Red is that it looks awful in stills, but looks great and expressive when animated. Usually in my experience it’s the reverse; It looks fine in stills but looks terrible when animated.
I love how Turning Red somehow managed to make Twitter straight up fucking mald.
Not getting Twitter mad would be a bigger achievement tbh.
Twitter has always been like this.
To be fair encanto is very good, even if the fanbase is really cringe lol
I agree. I enjoyed Encanto a lot but the fan base really blows it out of proportion
I agree, it’s prolly my favorite Disney movie in recent memory, Pixar included.
The fanbase will be a problem for literally ANYTHING that's popular.
I thought it was pretty shitty aside from the animation and character design
@@bonkcg2485 No not everything. I doubt most fandoms where the majority are having crushes over a little boy and his very old uncle, sometimes incest, sometimes not
Two of my fave things about the movie:
-BOTH parents are alive
-There is a love interest, but it’s barely a part of the story.
Well I dont get how the second one is a plus since disney hasnt had a love interest in 10 years
well for pixar isn't unsual,it's disney thathad a tradition to kill parents XD
I actually miss the whole love interest things in movies. But I still really enjoyed this movie :)
@@PetahSonic How about Kristoff and sort of Hans from Frozen
@@IcyDiamond i meant that it was actually relevant to the plot like tangled
I really enjoyed the movie. It was just cute. It wasn’t something exceedingly deep or masterful, but I had a lot of fun with it. All the kids really do look and act like how I remember a lot of my a my friends acting in middle school. The “you acute” joke was so bad, but it made me smile cause that’s exactly the kind of thing a child would say. I was really happy all the girls were always nice and loving to each other. The drama was never blown out between them. As a first gen kid, I definitely related alot to Mei. I wish it took itself alittle more seriously during the climax. There was potential a real tearjerker ending, but I still had my heart tugged at when we saw the young mom, and to be fair, I did really enjoy the action and music during the climax. Great overall film as a cutesy tween movie that had great representation.
Kids movies are never deep...
I really liked the movie. It's fun, creative, and visually interesting. And I thank Pixar for dodging the tropes I thought I saw coming. I also feel old since now movies are starting to cash in on 2000s nostalgia, and away from the 80s/90s (about time animation studios realized the cartoons for kids probably shouldn't be centered around a period 40-30 years ago.)
NO WAY MARK THOUGHT A MOVIE WAS OKAY I CANT BELIEVE IT!!!
I’m as shocked as you are
The mother definitely killed at least 25 people by stepping on them at the end
Learn to separate a fandom and social media chatter from art, and you learn to appreciate stuff better. I knew nothing of Enchanto's fandom when I saw the movie, and I came out enjoying it, despite it's obvious flaws.
This movie was the same. It's not my target audience, but I understood the message, and is honestly something I know most young girls would enjoy.
I like how you analyze movies my friend. You mind check out my review to see how I did with it?
Yeah I watch anime and I know if I went into the fandoms it would be a nightmare so I just don’t. Same with anything I really like, I love Melanie Martinez but I’m just trying to enjoy her music not be in her fandom.
I think one of my favourite detail in the movie was the aunties. For some reason, they DO wear sunglasses a lot and always carry those purses with them when visiting family haha. The best one was their transformation, because if youre unfamiliar with chinese culture, their accessories they break to transform is made out of Jade. Jade is highly regarded gemstone in chinese culture, so to see them breaking something so highly regarded, shows how much they really care about family.
I do kinda wish that people commented more that the movie is also about your parents wanting you to become perfect and how that can end up passing down to generations too, seeing that mei's mom was treated the same by her own mother - it shows that she's doing what she grew up with. Her mom being under pressure by the grandma to still be perfect and make her daughter perfect, I suppose it was more at the end of the movie but it's still memorable for me.
I just appreciate the fact that this guy is such a sonic fan, he uses the games’ soundtracks 24/7, even if it has nothing to do with sonic.😂
I personally think this movie was awesome considering it was directed by a first time director!
Technically second time director they directed the short that played before incredibles 2
Those are always nice to see. Back to the Outback was also a first time director
@@PetahSonic I mean of a full movie, but that’s true!
@@PetahSonic That Bao short was honestly better than Incredibles 2
@@IcyDiamond i agree
Idk about anybody else but I’m completely sick of hearing the term “coming of age” to describe movies with a simple plot and character arcs. That being said, this movie actually pays attention to the concept and goes all out with it. Can it be obnoxious at times? Yes, but I think this is a very valuable experiment in terms of exploration for Pixar.
It's actually pretty depressing knowing that the early 2000s are now considered nostalgic
I don't personally don't mind it. In fact it makes a nice change from the constant barrege of 80s nostalgia from the past 20 years.
Despite many cringe moments (I especially hated the "gyrating" scene at the end) I absolutely adored the climax, it straight up becomes a superhero movie. I honestly hope we get a sequel with a proper supervillain. The whole transformation thing causing a sort of double jump is very my hero.
I know encantos fanbase is insane but the film itself is actually really good IMO
YOU NEED TO WATCH ENCANTO. Even if you don’t like it, I’d still love to hear your opinion. It’s actually good
Not everyone are into musical films. Its a major turn off for some people.
It's pretty mediocre
It's mediocre at best. The entire thing is a mess and poorly written. The ending is by far the worst I've ever seen for any animated film
@@minoyhoy1137 why do u think the ending is bad? just curious because a lot of ppl are praising it
I love this movie I love how they actually do in accurate depiction of a teenage girl going through puberty instead of trying to water it down and it fits the wants of conservative parents they need to make more movies like this And I’m happy that they didn’t stray from the topic of girls puberty
im a girl and am currently going through puberty myself and im glad that turning red tackled girls puberty. and they really nailed the awkwardness and discomfort of puberty.
I'm confused, how is this an "accurate depiction"? The main character has perfect control of her transformation and after 5 minutes she can summon it and send it away on demand.
How is that anything like real puberty?
@@eyjay1508 That moment was probably sort of a stretch on the plot premise, not necessarily a moment for the metaphor (if that makes sense). Though having friends to rely on does help with the emotional rollercoaster of puberty too, so there is that to kind of add onto it considering how she got her control was thinking of them. Plus the panda wasn't the only thing about puberty but the general liking boys, growing up, cringey moments, etc, and one moment meant for the story/plot progression doesn't negate the rest of the puberty stuff they DID get right.
that's just how I saw it though lol
@@potatolord8677 My issue is that this results in the movie having no stakes.
The panda literally has no consequences or stakes, personal or interpersonal. She has control of when and how she turns in and out of the form, so the puberty metaphor fails, it doesn't "take over" so its not dangerous, and there's no risk to anyone finding out because everyone already knows and nobody cares, not the students, the teachers or any authorities. In fact its not that nobody cares, its that people love her for it.
You can have one or the other but not both.
Either others accept it but she can't control it making it a personal conflict. (I.e. Having trouble finding yourself)
Or she can control it but others don't accept it, making it an interpersonal conflict because it has to stay hidden. (I.e. Being embarassed about puberty due to being ashamed and fearful of rejection from others)
Or if you want a heavier drama with stakes, she can't control it, and others don't accept it, making her life hell. (Combination of both of the above elements).
She in perfect control, she's never gonna lose control, and everyone knows and doesn't care. There's literally no stakes or conflict at all that relate to the panda itself, or its metaphor as puberty. It just fails on every level as a story.
I have to admit that I really enjoyed the movie. It was weird and really out there, and that's what I liked about it. I really enjoy when animated projects that don't shy away from family problems, teenage drama or social issues. The characters, animation and voice acting were all done very well. They did a good job of showing how scary changing and growing up can be, but it happens for a reason.
But like any other Disney movie, the problem is mostly resolved to quickly. Forgiving and moving on is important, but its not easy (like they make it seem in their movies). Ming did the exact same thing to Mei that her mother did to her - and she didn't see that? If nothing is ever going to be good enough, you shouldn't push a child to be perfect. Healing can happen...but it takes time.
(Ming shouldn't need to apologize. She may have given her mother that scar, but it was Wu's controlling and overbearing nature that caused such an act.)
People may call the portrayal of Chinese culture in this movie racist or stereotypical; but it isn't if its all fact. Most families of Asian cultures are very controlling and pass that toxic quirk to their children. Parents shouldn't push their desires onto their children, because than the children never get to live their own lives. If your kids rebel, its most likely because you're refusing to listen to them.
If there's a sequel, I seriously hope that Disney doesn't tone down the problems and issues of growing up.
As an Asian who grew up with Chinese immigrant parents, this movie honestly connected with me so emotionally and I loved it so much
I can’t believe he dissed Encanto at the beginning
I watched this movie with my little sister and she's been obsessed with it. I was obviously not the target demographic, but I still did enjoy some aspects of it. Some of the jokes were pretty okay, but I was more focused on the story and the animation. The animation was very fun to look at and I love the character designs. I especially love the design of the temple. The more adult subjects that were brought up caught me very off guard. I wasn't expecting that at all, but it didn't really bother me. My sister didn't seem to care either, so I don't believe other people should freak out about it lol. Overall, the movie looks beautiful, yet very fun, goofy, and silly. I really enjoyed that combination. The story kept me interested and was a nice experience watching the movie with my sister!
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@@jimmy_os ignore the bot
I still cant get over that shot of the koi pond. Its just one shot of it for a few seconds yet its so detailed and beautiful
Personally I enjoyed EVERYTHING about this movie, I know it has some flaws but I dont know man, the cringy humor, the exagerated faces and the more adult topics worked a lot in its favor for me, if I had any complaints about it, it would be that the final climax of the movie is a bit dumb when introducing the boy band guys into it? it just felt really weird and much more surreal than the rest of the movie.
You didn’t dodge a bullet with Encanto, it’s just the toxic side of the fanbase that paints it in a bad light. It’s actually a really amazing foreign movie about generational pressure (or whatever it’s called) and showing your true self. I highly recommend it, but just ignore the toxic side of the fanbase.
It's not foreign, it's disney's interpretation of Colombia
That is foreign
One thing I really love is that once Meilin gets control of her power she constantly switches between them rather than just staying as one or the other. The scene where she runs from the ritual to go to the concert is one that comes to mind
I like the fact this takes place in the 2000s so there's no references to modern technology like phones and Facebook the twitters and dabs the ending also felt so random and out of nowhere
Huh. Oddly enough I see the artstyle less as homaging Ghibli films and more homaging other type of 80s/70s Anime like Doraemon. The round bodies alongside the big mouths, the more keyframe centred poses and the cartoony yet still grounded movements kind of give me more old school pre-shonen anime vibes
I thought it was a tween dream and as someone who grew up throughout the early 2000s, I really enjoyed it and all the references. It was adorable and super feel good.
this was definitely a teen girl experience movie, and I found myself relating WAY more than I anticipated. To the archetypes shown in the friend group, the boyband fever, the anime esque drawing in the notebooks, all of it hit home. Watch it with a girl and you'll see what I mean. Loved every second of this.
As an asian, honestly i had a blast watching this movie xD It may be cringey and awkward in other scenes but its because I relate it to so much as a teenager back in the days. The art style is not so bad, I love the color paletted backgrounds and the symbolism behind this. If you're not very overprotective over your own kids or other certain people who would watch it you would definitely enjoy watching this!
I thought the movie was pretty good especially the finale, how often have you seen a mother get so mad that she became a kaiju level threat.
Personally, I'm proud of Domee Shi for her directorial debut and Pixar is lucky to have 25 films. But I think Shi should've directed an adventure film with animals as the main characters. A mix of Kung Fu Panda and Mulan.
i only disagree for the reason that, so far, its the only decent (cartoon) rep for what its like growing up as a girl. i certainly didnt grow up thinking periods were normal and part of life. the fact that it was brought up in turning red was stellar and i wish it would happen more.
Mark...you didn't dodge a bullet with Encanto. You gotta give it a watch at some point. It's honest to god fantastic
No. No he did
@@MonaGC. cap, Encanto is the best Disney has put out in years
@@walter4180 FALSE! aladdin is the best Disney put out
I give it an 8 out of 10 because of how realistic approach the movie went into without dwelling on it for so long, the relationship between ming's mother and ming was very intimidating and I thought of a missed opportunity for the reason ming turned into a panda would be because her mom belittling her about not being responsible of her own daughter or bring her down to her lowest point that she gets upset and stressed to the point she desperately wants to prove she can be a responsible mother and have her mother be proud of her and ming having to use her daughter in the final act as an outlet of letting her feelings out by sheer anger and expressing how she was raised to be perfect or what not
Something else to mention is how accurate the boyband song is, like it genuinely sounds like something that would’ve came out around that time
when people go "THIS IS SO CRINGE" ... Do you- do you not remember the early 2000s?
There’s an Irish movie directed by Irish people called “Song of the Sea.” It’s honestly really good and is heavily underrated in my opinion. I don’t hear anyone ever talking about it ever which makes me really sad
i loved that movie
The Fact that the main antagonist (Not meaning that she was a villain) was a Karen is hilarious
She’s literally a Karenzilla by the end of it
fr especially at the end fight it when she let out all her true opinions
Do y’all not get why she’s like that😭
@@Darkershadeofwhite Do you get the fact that this is a joke
I always thought "Karen" were more self serving. Ming came off to me as "over protective parents". While "Karen" usually does whatever benefits and/or protects herself, and may ignore their own child if their child serves no purpose in benefiting themselves.
The way she slaps and screams at herself for disappointing her mom is so relatable I just want to give her a hug. Like how dare you have normal human emotions and needs!
You skipped out on Encanto? As someone who has watched it, I'll say that Disney actually tried with Encanto. And it worked, that movie is a masterpiece, with not many notable flaws.
Every time I see a notification from your channel i always get excited to watch the video weather if I’m sad or angry, you always bring really good content to the table!
HAHAHAHAHA I'M SO GLAD MARKIPLIER NIECE GOT A CAR SMASH INTO HER BECAUSE NOW HER DADDY WITH NO LIPS IS BACK TO WORSHIPPING TRUMP HAHAHAHAHA LOOOOLZZZ
I thought it was a good film, not one of Pixar’s greats but still a fun movie.
But now I’m wondering if Mark is going to be negative towards Sonic 2?
And The Mario Movie
@@IcyDiamond well it will be made by illumination👀😂
Wait…you haven’t seen Encanto!!?? And only because the twitter is cringe sometimes? It’s actually very very good and worthwhile. Even my most cynical friends liked it
I dont like encanto
yeah it's a good movie, and has a lot in common with Turning Red, theme wise, family trauma and overbearing expectations
I try to see every crytic about a movie before seeing it
And I swear to God this guy has the worst takes and is so goddamn picky
@@sol7476 👍🏻
It a musical film and not everyone like those type of movies.
I absolutely loved this movie, warts and all, because it mirrored my own adolescence so vividly. The awkward, obnoxious, self-confident friend group reminded me so much of my middle school friend (yes, we were all insufferable, too). I watched Mei Mei suppress her emotions for the sake of her mother, like I did my entire childhood and teen years, and I wish I had come to the conclusion she does so much sooner. It was extremely cathartic and, in my opinion, a love letter to kids who grew up loving their families but equally loving boy bands, fluffy animals, and hair barrettes. Yes, we were cringey. But equally yes, we were deserving of love.
This film is very simple and compact. It's not meant to be a big movie. The movie,in my opinion, is great for a small film.
honestly, I loved the movie. I don't often cry during movies, but somehow this one, especially the ending just made me cry. Maybe it's because I relate to the feeling of never being just perfect enough (or used to relate when I was younger) but just... the movie made me really emotional
SAME
I don’t know why I was surprised when you said you dodge a bullet by not watching enchanto
I like that this movie was a lot more bold with its jokes like even though this was a kids movie some of the jokes you would more than likely not expect to hear from a kids movie and I can respect that but that being said a lot of the same jokes were so cringey that I couldn’t help but laugh and question my sense of humor
"Dodged a bullet"?
More like dodged a pie
...that was passed to you on a plate
...and is delicious and well made
...and people are loving it
...just watch Encanto.
The movie can be hella cringe at times (I especially hate that short girl Abby) but the ending really pulls it together and gives it a good story line after the first 15 minutes or so. Overall, I would recommend watching the movie.
A giant giant panda? The timer with the moon just freezes?
@@obee7423 the giant panda was cool 😎 but tbh yeah the timer would have ran out but than again it is a Disney movie
I love this movie just because its so fun and refreshing after watching the batman
I loved it. Toronto finally has its own kaiju movie.
I am aggressively neutral on this film, it's just that the world won't allow me to ignore it.
I do recommend Encanto it's the best Disney animated film in 10 years
Hecc no sorry
I feel like I’m the only person who hated the MOVIE encanto but LOOOVED the music?
@@giuli1588 I felt the same way the movie was sorta bland
@@jasminealias2936 FINALLY IKR
Mark didn't watch encanto?
You're missing out man
I enjoyed it quite a bit. I was the same age in 2002, so it was fun to see references to the time such as the cha cha slide. That played at every party and dance back then. I also do like that the antagonists are human problems, that’s refreshing from the twist villain tropes we say throughout the last decade. I also thought I’d get tired of seeing characters change forms, but Pixar manages to keep it fresh
Im actually super obsessed with this movie. The character's are enjoyable, the humor is on point, the serious parts are on point. Sure, I physically cant relate to the 'Girl problems', but I enjoyed it all the way through. 8.5/10
I love the scene with “press esc to escape full screen”
Piracy is awesome.
Where?
Legend has it that Mark is becoming a red panda animatronic as we speak…
HAHAHAHAHA I'M SO GLAD MARKIPLIER NIECE GOT A CAR SMASH INTO HER BECAUSE NOW HER DADDY WITH NO LIPS IS BACK TO WORSHIPPING TRUMP HAHAHAHAHA LOOOOLZZZ
Aw hell no he assumed Encanto was bad not giving it a shot and then mispronounced it. but good review anyways.
Pixar is definitely starting to go in the "just for fun movie" route, and thats not necessary a bad thing
Hate how Twitter can ruin a movie for you before it comes outs even tho we already know not to listen to it
Mark: *Likes a newly released animated movie*
Me: _Wait, that's illegal..._
To me this movie is more good than bad.
I mean I really loved Mei Lee, her mom and Dad, her friends and everyone in the movie were so charming and cute. I’m also glad that Mei decided to keep the red panda inside of her, without it, then she and her friends wouldn’t have gained a lot of love and attention from the people or achieved on following their dreams with the 4 Tone concert boys.
As for Mei’s mom, Ming, her character was so Interesting, and of course not only being an overprotective mother, but also a karen, like look at her how she exposed Mei by showing the drawing of a boy as a merman that Mei drew to get the entire public to laugh and make a fool out of her, especially that bully, Tyler, and Ming spying on her own daughter outside at the school with a pair of binoculars legitimately embarrassing Mei as she’s having anxiety problems when her mom is around, how she responded and treated the security guard right there gave me all the information that she was indeed a Karen woman lol
Also, that sad emotional scene with Ming when she was young, man I couldn’t help but sympathize for her because of what she did to grandma to hurt her which explains how she got that scar on her face. Man, that scene was so phenomenal and my tears shed and made me appreciate her more l, because she gave us the reasons why she was so overprotective of Mei and didn’t want to let the same thing happen to her own daughter. That scene was so heartwarming and satisfying🥲
Actually, Encanto is pretty good.
Just watched it with my kids....they loved it....i enjoyed it....was it ground breaking? no...but not every animated film has to break new ground....or any film for that matter....it's a well delivered coming of age story.
Listen, as someone who didn't watch the movie but has stalked it vicariously online through clips, it makes me nervous. I live in a family where I'm worried I won't be accepted if I let out all my true feelings and colors. I feel watching this movie with my mom would strike up the exact opposite kind of conversation this movie should strike. My mom never learns her lessons from what she watches and reads. She's more likely to consider Mei "disrespectful" and a "brat" (and probably "promiscuous" for the twerking bit near the end) and then be harder on me for having my own life outside the family circle. I really don't want that freedom being taken away, and she already talks about wanting to watch this movie I am terrified that she wants to see it. It's so annoying that I'm already an adult but I still have to live with her and live in this constant fear of still being treated LIKE I'm Mei's age!!
I’m gonna be honest and say I don’t think many of like, movie reviewers on yt who aren’t a girl or isn’t young won’t get much of a watch out of this. It’s more to the young female audience and as I watched it I adored it due to how relatable it all was. The way everyone talked and acted felt so nice I really enjoyed it. The animation was also great in my opinion, very expressive and nice and that one still image is funny to me :]. I enjoyed it because I think it was made for people like me unlike most movies and it did it wonderfully! It’s ok if you didn’t get much out of it, you can’t like everything.
absolutely agree, my niece loved it, It was okay for me. I am glad others are loving it.
You know, I’m usually not a fan of the whole “you won’t like it unless your ____” but I think you’re right with this one. This movie struck me to the core as a teenage girl. It was funny, sad, and really wholesome. And because it has so much to do with being a young woman, I think some men (not all) won’t really understand it. Again this is just my opinion don’t come for me lollll
Not a girl but a SEA dude, but I honestly found it relatable. I cant relate to growing pains girls went through puberty, but I did relate to the generation trauma Mei Mei had to go through because of the older generation. Its taxing when growing up in Asian households, you have to be perfectly pristine, especially towards your grades in school, it sucks that while they do care for you, families can be overprotective to the point where their tight grip can choke you to the point its hard to express yourselves to them.
@@crestren5996 you can relate to it! I’m just saying most of the other older guys won’t understand. That stuff is amazing that it touched you and it’s good that the movie reached out to more people! All of those parts in the movie honestly were really well done because I sorta came from a family that pressured me to be something. I’m just saying some of the humor ( period jokes) and a few experiences mei had and some of the themes won’t hit that audience the same way it hit the younger teens like myself
@@crestren5996 but relating to it is amazing like I said, it’s good that a movie also hits more people with it’s relatability and it’s themes more then it’s ( I think) target audience