Is *TURNING RED* BETTER Than ENCANTO? First Time Watching and Movie Reaction!
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- Is TURNING RED BETTER Than ENCANTO? First Time Watching and Movie Reaction! This is my Movie Reaction and Movie Commentary For Disney's Turning Red.
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#TurningRed #Disney+ #Encanto
I would have LOVED to see MID dancing to the bootylicious song 😂
DONT TEMPT ME😂
I'd love to see billy do so 😁😁
I like that song
@@MoviesinDepth 😏
@@MoviesinDepth turning red is girl body changing going through puberty.
I watched this movie on Sunday with my mom and Younger brother now that I watched it Im here to watch your reaction to it.
Also the band 4 town the band member character TAE YOUNG was inspired by kpop idol Bts Park Jimin.
This movie was beautiful, relatable, touching,funny,cute,sad like many emotions.
The character main character red panda her emotions will be on overdrive she got to stay calm or it's red panda Time also period never asked for it why should it be a secret or why be ashamed of it ,got to live with it deal with it all is fine as long as you have those close to you be there to help.
I love how much more realistic this movie is of preteen girls. Having dumb crushes and having ur hormones go crazy and also talking about PERIODS. It’s normal and part of life yet it’s like a taboo no one talks about especially in kids media when young teens are the ones that’ll be most confused by it
I love the fact that it's enjoyable for both genders and all ages, it's def oriented to females, but I'm a male and enjoyed watching and understood it and also related to it a LOT.
Absolutely I knew alot of girls like mei and her friends in middle school.
I really want somebody to dig out their old copy of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret and turn it into a Pixar movie. It had a lot of the same vibes, with religious exploration and delving into the pros and cons and the different members of a mixed religion family, and exploration of hormones and slut shaming... tons of stuff that when I read it as a kid, wasn't talked about *anywhere* outside of that book where I grew up. Also, possibly one of THE coolest grandmas ever, although it may be that I'm biased as she reminded me of my own amazing, loving, confident, talented grandma.
I really liked this movie but im still shocked they said 'do drugs', 'sexy', 'stripper music' and 'perv' in a pixar movie HAHAHHAH
And crap!
Pixar went a little crazy with this one😂
@@MoviesinDepth i mean
With the fact Pixar loved risk and challenges
Why not do a movie that is literallt about a girl who went through puberty and periods , filled with boyband , bullies , and crushes .
Considering Hunchback Of Norte Dame is a thing, I am not surprised .
don't forget when the girls told Mei to "shake that money maker" LMAO love that line
The director for "Turning Red", Domee Shi, first directed the Pixar short "Bao".
It was smart on Pixar's part to let her make a full length movie, after so much praise and awards were given to "bao".
I'm also so glad stories like this are being told.
I've been enjoying the culture films dinsey/pixar have been putting out recently Luca, Encanto, Turning Red, all just very nice films with a very clear cultural pull and a plot that centers arounda piece of that culture
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and they're all generally like own stories, they're very personal so they feel more real and relatable
And Coco! People complain so often that "nothing is ever different" and movies like this are giving new content in spades. I cannot get enough and I love that they keep going hard. Pixar's Sparkshorts have had some great pieces as well. Loop, Bao, Out... love those small glimpses into other people's lives, especially since if you see them on disney's streaming service you can see the extras where the makers get to tell the story behind them as well, and talk about what part of their own story that particular story came from.
@@bettrhalf8006 the same woman who made bao made this movie 🥹
I love how at the beginning in the photos while she's narrating it says first 1994 and then, in the one from the present, 2002 and yet you weren't sure when the movie was set. that was so funny.
My peanut brain wouldn’t let me pick up on that🙃
@@MoviesinDepth it was that much more fun watching you rediscover Toronto and 2002. your reaction was super enjoyable!!
A lot of people missed that
@@fightingfaerie almost everyone I've seen have, yes 😅
I could figure out the time period (no pun intended heh) simply because of being a teen at that time. Tamagotchis and boy bands. Cell phones not all over the place hahaha.
As a late 90s baby, this movie was such a throwback, gushing over tamogatchis, the boybands, actual dodgeballs😂
THE ONLY DODGEBALLS I RECOGNIZE
Same here. When it showed that it took place in 2002 I had the most intense flashback.
You can’t even throw those stupid foam balls.
I’m a guy born in 1988 and raised in Toronto so I would have been in grade 9 when this takes place and it’s a very accurate representation of teen girls at that time.
"Did the red peony bloom"
"Oh good God woman! It ain't that!"
Except that it totally is about that. Like the whole movie is about that and going through puberty. lol.
Ikr, he talks like it's innaporiate when it's just a natural thing that happens.
@@zuri6744 yeah
@@zuri6744exactly! The reason they mentioned it is to help stop the stigma around periods. Periods are just like other body functions like bowel movements. It’s okay to talk about them. It’s not exactly appropriate to get really descriptive about them but it’s okay to talk about them
Fun fact, the reason the grandma said 4 was the worst number was beacuse in Chinese the translation for 4 in Chinese is also the name for Death.
Which is interesting beacuse in western culture. The fourth horsemen of the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse is Death.
Btw, yes it actually is about getting her period. The jokes weren't coincidental..
Gross red monster.
The way she's walking stiffly when she's in her bedroom? I can confirm that's how we walk when we're trying not to move too much to prevent...an "accident".
"Prevent any accidents."
Curling up in the fetal position because it hurts.
You can even make a case for the extreme emotions thing, cause a lot of us can attest that extreme emotions tend to make it...worse, let's say.
And the friends neutralizing the panda? A way to show that having friends around to help you through it when you have an "accident" can make it less embarrassing.
Wishing I had this movie when I was a kid
NO ITS ABOUT CUTE BIG RED PANDAS!
I'm so glad Disney's branching out into movies that have a more specific, underrepresented audience - not just culturally, but from a young teen girl's experience. I imagine a lot of people are gonna say "Tsk, this isn't made for everyone...aka, me", but considering half the population goes through this, I appreciate that Disney said "Yeah it is", lol.
@@lykan2 nno it's about crocodile on boats attacking dora and spongebob
Actually it isn't just about period though it's female puberty in general.
1:34 Fun fact: bao is directed by the same person who made this
I find it so funny that people are shocked about the period joke in a Disney movie when Disney literally produce a 10 minute short film in 1946 called The Story of Menstruation. 😂
The woman behind this was responsible for Bao (the dumpling short).
Finneas is also in the boy band. And he and his sister wrote the boy band songs.
This movie was a trip lol. I’m 21 now but I was EXACTLY like that in middle school. This movie is so honest about the middle school girl experience it’s insane.
When I watched this I actually looked to see if the actress who played the grandma was the same one who played the mom in Crazy Rich Asians. She wasn't, but that character is basically the cartoon version of her.
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Oh my gosh, I thought it was too! The voice actress, Wai Ching Ho, is a dead ringer for
Michelle Yeoh.
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To be fair, this was obviously set in the 2000s because the music that was played throughout the movie was very reminiscent of that time.
I resonated with this movie so much as a girl but also it was just so sunny and realistic and very entertaining
So... you turned into a big fluffy red panda too?
@@nicktb1999 yes, us girls do it sometimes. I personally turn into a koala, family tradition
@@nicktb1999 yes, us girls do it sometimes. I personally turn into a koala, family tradition
@@nicktb1999 I'm not a girl, but i do remember turning into a fluffy dragon at some point as a kid.
“A period joke” no the whole thing is a metaphor about periods 😭
The scene that really hit home was the powerpoint scene. That literally convinced my dad to let me do something. He knew how much I wanted something when I made a powerpoint for it and did the research nonstop.
11:02 Missing SO MANY visual and verbal references that this was in Canada 🇨🇦… Canadian Flags (at school and on stickers and patches)…multiple shots of CN Tower (not the Space Needle)… close up with voice over of Toronto Transit bus pass…voice over saying the family run one of the oldest temples in Toronto…close up of Ontario license plate…
But. You forget I have the attention span of a squirrel
That pretty cool jump is taken straight out of The Girl Who Jumped Through Time. 😉 I still can't get over how beautifully they animated the koi pond & dad's cooking. This movie is basically Pixar making an anime with the fun animation style of Sony. 😆
Factss
I just saw it yesterday and that cooking scene blew me away! Everything looked SO yummy!
Fun Fact: 4☆TOWN is actually based on the daddies...er...Kings of K-Pop BIGBANG (debuted in 2006) and 2PM (debuted 2008). They even used BIGBANG's choreography to animate their group dances. The director, Domee Shi, was a fan of them in college, and so incorporated them into the girls' ultimate boy crush band.
That’s odd because I got more of a Backstreet Boys, N*Sync and Aaron Carter vibe from 4🌟Town, which would make sense since the movie takes place in 2002, and American boy bands were still a thing (though in the beginning of a decline after the 90’s).
@@original__gmebvy It's a mash-up. :) If you google her, you can read the interviews where she cited them as inspirations.
You're never not on my mind, oh my, oh my
I'm never not by your side, your side, your side
I'm never gon' let you cry, oh cry, don't cry
I'll never not be your ride, or die, alright
*BTW i didn’t know, billie and finneas did the song!*
WHAT
Comparing Turning Red to Encanto is missing the mark. They are two separate films with completely different cultural backgrounds that don't even serve the same purpose. As an Asian being raised by an immigrant mother this movie did a remarkably good job making her believable; I think that a lot of people are lacking the cultural understanding behind a lot of aspects of this movie and I hope more people give it a chance.
I’ve seen other people say this and I completely agree: if you want to compare this movie with Encanto you should be comparing Mei with Isabela, not Mirabel. Mei is the golden child of the family, not an outcast.
Totally agree! I also just think that people instantly drawing comparisons between two Disney films about minority struggles as if one of them MUST reign supreme reads a little weird to me. If anything, I’d much sooner compare it to Luca which has just as much, if not more in common with this movie in terms of actual themes and the fact that they were made by the same studio. No need to pit minorities against each other, both of these movies are beautiful love letters to the cultures they’re depicting :)
I totally understand what you were saying, I think the main reason these movies are compared is that they both came out relatively at the same time. They are wildly different films. But I still think turning red is better.
These kinds of movies are so important me and my best friend at the time were both 11 when we got our periods. She got hers first, at school no less, but because her parents purposely kept her in the dark (they wouldn't even speak the words 'period' or menstruation' and they told her not to talk about it because it was disgusting) when she saw the blood in the bathroom she had a MELTDOWN because she actually believed she was DYING. I was in the stall next to her and I remember her screaming and begging me to call 911.
I was born in 2002, and as a Canadian this was funny despite it being winter still and will be cold for another month in real life lol
No way! Was born in 2001!
1:30 Creator of Turning Red actually also made that short called Bao so yup
WHAT
I feel really bad about the hate on this movie. I mean, of course people can have an opinion, but couldn’t they say it a little bit nicer? I have seen WAY too many comments comparing Turning Red to Encanto, and saying things like “Encanto was way better in every way” or saying that it has a bad message, telling kids to do what they want instead of doing what their parents tell them. But I mean… you shouldn’t always do what your parents tell you, you should be yourself. Also, people are saying it’s cringy and annoying, but come on. It’s a movie about a 13 year old girl who’s growing up. That’s the point!
And sorry for my long comment, tysm if you read the whole thing. Took me a while to write haha
As someone who doesn't feel good enough for their family I definitely felt this one but I still feel like Enconto is sadder. Because you can dive deep into each member of the Madrigal family and realize that they each have their own inner demons because of Abuela
UHM NO ENCANTO IS SO DRAMATIC. Like upbeat songs come up in sad parts. WHATS SO SAD? Someone not getting a power? Or a candle almost blew. Turning Red has a nice moral and real stuff happens that's sadder.
@@squidney4560 Envanto is dramatic. Songs are used to further ploy. When the climax happened everything got completely serious with no music.Turning reds big moments were often filled with comedy when it needed to be focused on message.
@@daelcart1947 ITS A kid's MOVIE which parts were comedy? Maybe if u search it up it is a comedy movie yet people can figure out what the theme/moral is.
@@squidney4560 you can’t accept the fact that encanto is way better than turning red; starting with how aesthetically pleasing and pretty the characters are…in turning red they’re all ugly speciallly the main character, lacks music, encanto is about family trauma which i’m guessing turning red copied…and don’t even get me started with the fact of having another pixar/disney asian movie??? we had mulan, mulan 2, raya and the last dragon abs now this…
@@itsokandres whats wrong with more asian films? Someone just killed an innocent asian girl. Encanto has too many songs and its over rated. Well we had too many white movies so shut up
I dont think they are "periods jokes", they just talk about it and its great
So many Turning Red reactions on my feed but I love it! Also, the new animation style they've been trying out in Pixar is so good. "Disney's version of the HULK!" lmaoo
Turning Red reminds me so much about my time in middle school. 8th grade seems like ages ago.
Robaire is voiced by Jordan Fisher who played Seacat in Teen Beach Movie, Seahawk in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Mark Cohen in Rent (2019) and Evan Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway he has the range and is an AMAZING singer.
I like how they tackle more of the part of puberty where you start to question why you please your parents and why you can’t just be an independent person without being pushed around. That theme resonated with me as a 1st gen Asian immigrant. My parents expect a lot out of me, but I started to question that as I grew. The period mentions and dumb crushes and embarrassment are really nice to see because it depicts a young teen girl really well. Though, that is only half of what the movie focuses on. I hope more people see this message as they don’t dig deeper into the meaning of the movie. It’s about a girl who wants to be her own person as she grows while also trying to please her mom who expects too much out of her.
I’m literally obsessed with this reaction. This has got to be one of my favorite reaction of yours ever. My sister loves this movie but also, like me is a huge fan of you, J-Fish, and your CZcams channel. She even watched your Twitch stream of you, Angelina, Billy, and the other collaborators playing Mario Party 2! Amazing reaction to this movie ever!
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SAME HES SO FUNNY XD
1:39 not so dark when you think about it.
Lot of people were confused by it cause they thought she literally ate her kid.
No, all that's really happening is she's remembering him before he left to get married, through the art of Asian cooking.
She ate him... With words 😢
Also adding: Turning Red was directed by the same woman as the "Bao" short.
It is Super sad but clearly he has never seen Disney version of Little Match Girl🥺
I hate to break it to but bucket hats have been in style for the past two years 😭
Not in my world
Oh no! You missed the end credit with the dad!! It’s super short but it was cute. In the last final seconds of the movie after all the credits ended
Don’t worry I saw it and geeked out!
I was a VERY weird teen. I didn’t go through all this stuff, so the only thing I really relate to the movie was the slight rebellion to discover myself, but I didn’t explore until college because I always just wanted my parents’ approvals. I didn’t get a lot of it in childhood, so I wanted to make up for it in teenage years. So, sadly, I couldn’t relate a whole lot to this movie. That doesn’t mean it was bad, it was good, but I didn’t go through these sorts of problems. My focus was elsewhere. Still a good movie.
It was a bad movie
@@Error_-ct2vp I was trying to be nice because I think it could be good and helpful for others, it’s not all about me. HOWEVER, I agree with you that I didn’t like it much either.
@@elisakrivas i feel like if this was released by a different studio like Dreamworks or BlueSky it would’ve gotten hate
@@Error_-ct2vp true, although Dreamworks actually had some good movies.
@@elisakrivas yeah but like before 2010
I love how most of the reaction consists of you wondering what year and what town it is haha
Most of my reactions in a nutshell
I like how it was more mature then what they normally do
The mom looks so cute with red hair xD
High key
You mention Bao at the start. Same director for this, and Bao, as it turns out. And writer. A lot of Turning Red is autobiographical. Also, it is totally about the "red peony blooming". I am surprised and pleased that they got so blatent about it, actually.
if you wanna feel old, a reminder that this is taking place in the year 2002, 20 years ago.
heyyy you got it done! Glad you enjoyed it man!
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Disney hitting me with not one but 2 movies about generational trauma and growth? YES PLEASE. Alhumdulillah. Also: Oof this is cringe BUT IT'S A RELATABLE CRINGE. Puberty needed to be represented by a giant, fluffy beast that embarrasses you until you accept it, own it and grow into it. I definitely would have benefited from this and a conversation afterwards instead of randomly reading the song of the lioness series at the age of 8 ("this happens to some women, it means you're going to have a baby someday!"😊) and being completely traumatized afterwards.
Ew, I have no idea what 'the song of the lioness series' is, but I'm glad I didn't have to read that as a kid. I made it pretty clear to my parents very early on that there would be no grandkids for them from me.
@@adrianaheiler9794 girl takes her twin brother's place to secretly train and become the first female knight in their kingdom. Which means going to the capital, living in the royal palace alongside other noble sons - and going through puberty in complete secrecy. The lioness is the symbol of the deity she swears herself and her service to, if I'm remembering the story correctly
4 Town is most likely supposed to be O-Town and the Tamagatchi is a dead giveaway that it's not present day 😂
I literally watched this movie last night and I loved it not sure why it got the hate it did but I love it
Simple, it’s because Twitter exists.
Wait what, it got hate?? O.o we can't just have nice things can we? It is such a great movie
It got hate because it’s not good and subpar
@@Beatriz_MS
Exactly, and now I think that the hate it got doesn't accurately depict the quality of the movie.
For other people reading this thinking that Turning Red has done poorly, go to the Rotten Tomatoes score of Encanto and compare it to Turning Red. Even though it's still pretty early and is subjective to change, Turning Red has a score of 95% from its critics score while Encanto only has a 91%
Although this doesn't automatically make Turning Red a better movie than Encanto since they're both very good in their own ways, it just goes to show how endearing Turning Red really is when it isn't swayed by constantly angry Twitter views and hate reviews.
The hate came from uncomfortable parents who don’t want to deal with their kids growing up. Ironically, they are some of the people who need this message the most.
As a Canadian it hurt when you said space needle, great video haha
I apologize for my stupidness lol
No hurt feeling just thought it was funny
This takes place during the early 2000s specifically 2002
Took me way too long to realize that
And come on! The kitten box test is outright CHEATING. Nobody could resist it! Kittens don't play by the rules!
It's true they never outright said it was 2002 but in the very beginning when it's showing the photos of Mei the one she jumps out of, representing the present, is labeled "happy new years 2002"
I made sure to watch this yesterday, cause I knew it was gonna blow up among my reactors.
Pixar is owned by Disney (and even when they weren't they only made movies for Disney) so any way you say it is correct. Think like this: every Pixar movie is a Disney movie, but not every Disney movie is a Pixar movie.
Personally for me this movie doesn't even come close to Encanto... It was by no means a bad movie, but again for me I found Encanto both more enjoyable and that movie really had a emotional punch. But hey, to each his own...
Encanto spoilers: the girl with super hearing wanted the powers destroyed. You can tell because she is the only one frowning in the final door. She wanted Isabellas fiance for her own.
3:52 a match would actually be more counter-productive if you're holding the incense in you other hand lol.
Actually everyone has asked that question, personally I can likely answer it, and its not that hard. 5 people who are from 4 different Towns, two of the group are either brothers or grew up in the same town so 5 people 4 Towns and 4 town was born.
I DIED SO MANY TIMES FOR MEI BECAUSE OF HER MOM!!!!!!
This is of my favorite Pixar movies now .. I would love to see you do The Cheetah Girls!😂
19:24 "SHES GOING TO KILL FOUR TOWN... AND J FISH!!" my favorite line lol
The calendar in the beginning told you it was 2002 lol
Abby is my spirit animal
2:14 Addy is the definition of me and my personality I love her ❤
It's kinda unfair to compare the two movies.
It terms of tone direction, I do prefer Encanto because of how tight-knit it was and how memorable the characters were.
But I love this one. It gave me cringe attacks after cringe attacks because it reminded be of my preteen self lol. Having an overbearing mom brought up memories and it feels great that there is a movie like this that exists now for preteens to relate to.
I’m so glad you fangirled over Jordan Fisher like I always do 😂😂 and THANK YOU I would know his voice anywhere too! 😂
Damn man .. if you are easily overwhelmed when you are looking to just relax, don't watch this dudes reactions, lol. I couldn't find a second of engagement to him or the scenes.. felt like my brain was moving in 20 directions with these edits and cuts . To each their own I guess.
getting into this cartoon honestly i didn't think i'd connect to it much. There's very little i remember from my childhood, but if there's one thing i remember clear as day, is this type of mother that Mei has. Unreasonably strict and annoying as fuck🤮
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Well, they need some kind of antagonist. Otherwise this movie would be incredibly boring and have no reason to exist.
@@audreyeicher4058 yeah, i'm not against her as a character, it's just that she turned out too realistic and brought up some childhood flashbacks, that's it :) means creators did a good job, actually
2:49 bucket hats are back in Belgium since 2021, everyone in Belgium wears a bucket hat because the trends from the early 2000s are back in Belgium since 2021. 😁🇧🇪
“Oh god, woman, no! We’re talking about somethin’ red it ain’t that!”
Goddamn it, you always make me laugh so hard
I like this movie waaay better than Encanto, Turning red is the total package and also very cute :'}
So they have an Indian, a Korean and a Chinese in one friend group...awesome
But I kinda think all three families would be strict on their kids to get good grades, not just the Chinese parents...
I have no idea why this movie got dumped on by so many people. Even though I was never a pre-teen girl... this movie brought back so much middle/high-school ptsd. I love that ever since Frozen really, Disney and Pixar have essentially just thrown the typical villain out the window completely. There is no villain. They have all dealt with the really vague ambiguities of our own lives. The light and dark that lives in all of us. Sometimes something scary and dark may actually be a blessing. Sometimes the other way around. Do we conform to what others want or be ourselves? Is there a balance between the extremes to find? And yes for the love of God please Pixar and Disney do an animated horror film. Like legit horror/suspense. PG-13. Do it! Good lord that would be amazing.
While I love Turning Red, it comes nowhere close to Inside Out, Coco, Luca or Encanto
Totally
Three out of four of these are Pixar films, tho.
@@victoriabell9546 ik
I love this movie so much, it really does encapsulate what puberty was like for girls around that time lmao. I got mine when I was in 6th grade though which was awful lol
The size of her mom legit snatched my wig, I was NOT ready 😂
Funny you said grandma looks like the mom from crazy rich asians because she is actually the voice actor for grandma in this movie.
I knew it in my bones
8:57 I did not see that coming after the teaser was released
Also someone may have mentioned it but I like the little detail of the grandmas dislike for number 4 since its associated with death some asian cultures (at least in japan not sure bout other asian countries.someone will probably confirm or deny)
Yes, it can be considered unlucky in Chinese culture as the words for 4 and death are homonyms.
funny thing 😂 i play Patrick Star in Spongebob Squarepants Musixal at my high school 😂 i appreciated the reference!
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Man you got the best reactions 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Fun fact - The director Domee Shi made Bao and this.
BTW If Pixar gets independent once, it will be only Pixar on beginning 😅 Its always Disney/Pixar because Disney bought Pixar around 2000 I think... So they are distributors for them but they work separatelly
I felt like this movie was made to personally attack me😭😭😭✋
Yeah like
They went too far on the teen age representation
Like even the most embarassing moment one , Pixar was like "YES . THAT HAS TO BE INCLUDED" . I really relate with the boyband part . As a kpop fan , that was pretty much me as a kpop fan .
I was kinda turned off from the most recent Pixar films (Soul and Luca). With Turning Red however, I was really invested in the story and had a lot of fun with it! Definitely one of the best Pixar films I’ve seen in a long time. And admittedly so, I like this more than Encanto.
5:03-5:15 he's one of the reasons i wanted to watch the movie 😂😂
The dumpling short was actually directed by the same person that directed turning red.
1:30 Pretty sure the person who directed that short "Bao" directed this too hahaha
omg i just realized devon is a 4 townie! 19:06
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You: Can I for once have a Pixar horror film that would be so great!
Pixar: Spoken too soon?
5:15 be honest. How long did it take you to realize this was a lo-fi girl reference?
Until now lmao
Just watched this movie almost an hour ago it's so good! Love your videos! Could you react to 2003 Peter Pan live action? I think you would like it. It’s the best Peter Pan movie ever I’ll always love the original one tho ☺️
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The dumpling short you talk about at the start - Domee Shi directed Bao, and directed Turning Red
Turning Red is so awesome, definitely in my top 5 for best Pixlar film.
Both good, but Encanto related to me more. That's why I prefer it.
For me
Both . Because this movie is pretty much teen age in a nutshell
Yeah, I feel they definitely needed to mention that this takes place in 2002 earlier in the film, lol
The very first scene says 1994 and has a picture of Meilin’s family with Mei as a little girl where she looks 4-6 years old and then she constantly talks about being 13. A little basic math sets it in the early 2000s. Not to mention all the context clues like the clothing and tamagotchi, the date on the cd of 4*Town’s 1999 tour, the calendar on the wall saying 2002, etc.
19:02 the mom literally asked that question when the commercial on the tv announced the concert.
Sad thing about Disney is they tried to suppress LGBTQ+ representation in this movie, to which Pixar tried to tell Disney in a public letter that they should allow it. This movie was made an all female mostly team for art direction, the story and visuals. Some of the people behind making Turning Red are LGBTQ+, also for that other you mentioned before called Bao, was directed by Domee Shi, who also directed this movie also.
I have to say though it's unfair to compare this movie to Encanto, it is its own masterpiece of an original story, two completely different culture representations. And yes, the red panda is a metaphor of puberty and coming of age, which is something all kids experience when they begin hit that age. It's normal for preteens to feel these weird new changes and raging hormones within themselves that they've never felt before.
Fun fact
Red pandas aren't actually pandas or even bears, scientists used to think they're in the racoon family until they found out that it was false, they're not related to any other animals, they're a unique animal family of 1 specie
I loved SpongeBob the musical too. I enjoyed your reaction video. As a life long Torontonian I am so proud of all the local references.
Mei's mom asked why the boy band was called 4 Town if there were five of them.
19:03 yes the mom asked the same question in the beginning of the movie verbatim 😂
The moment I found out this movie was set in 2002 all I could think was: “Oop I was three in 2002 😬 but this is so reminiscent to 2010… imma die 🤣”
Both are unique in their own way