Some time ago I had a dream where I was feeling really bad, and was just seat in a corner while ugly crying when Freddie Mercury in his yellow shirt and blue jeans came to me and whipped the tears out of my cheeks with a soft smile on his face. Then I asked him:
+ Am I a monster?
And he told me (using Lady Gaga’s slow voice):
- No my darling, not a monster, but a best. (Then playfully “grrr” at me) And only white people are afraid of beasts, people of color respect them and live in communion with them. It is up to you to choose how you want to live up your beast.
Anyway, this part of the movie made me very happy because it reminds me of my dreamed Freddie Gaga
Honestly, shout out to “Turning Red” for never even implying Tyler has a crush on Meilin. I think the whole “he makes fun of you because he likes you trope” needs to be beaten dead with a stick.
I think this is the first real illustration I’ve finished since like…last september??? Turning Red was just THAT good. I’ve been waiting for a movie like this my whole life
I just love the friendship that meilin has with her friends as this movie really brought back what being in middle-school was like. Too many moments I couldn’t help but feel second-hand embarrassment and laugh at the same time. It’s like Disney is really taking things a notch of making viewers cry from how issues are being addressed as generational trauma was one of them. Like first Encanto, now this movie as both are amazing and just movies that you can relate to in some way.
