The film tackles the transition from childhood to womanhood, challenges of mother-daughter relationships and generational trauma all in under two hours. While many praised the project for its normalization of these topics, some parents who watched the film felt that its themes were “too mature” for their children…
Director Domee Shi said she hopes the movie “starts those conversations and that we can eventually just normalize talking about puberty and menstruation and not feel so weird about it.”
Wish I could do witchcraft so I could get 1 star Yelp reviews
Watching Turning Red made me realise I’ve never heard periods be talked about in an animated movie before, or even many live action ones. And the fact that it wasn’t just a one-off joke, and that they showed pads onscreen and actually SAID what they were, makes me really happy.
Something I noticed on my second watch of Turning Red: look at the move Tyler makes when Mei is “keeping her mom busy” in the climax.
That is absolutely either a Kamehameha or a Hadouken. Tyler is a goddamn weeb. Unsurprising, considering the anime influences in Turning Red go all the way to to the top. Thank you Domee Shi for this blessing.
