Nominated for Best Animated Film
Meilin (Rosalie Chang) does her best to always be a dutiful daughter. She gets straight A's in school and helps take care of her family's temple every afternoon. But Meilin is changing, growing up, and soon discovers that when she experiences an overwhelming emotion, she transforms into a giant red panda. This is a trait passed down from her ancestor, shared by all the women in her family. There is a ceremony to lock it down but it can only be performed on the day of a red moon. The same day Meilin's favorite boy-band, 4-Town, is coming to town. She desperately wants to go to the concert with her friends but it would be seen as an act of incredible disrespect to her mother (Sandra Oh).
This makes a fun companion piece to Everything Everywhere All at Once. Like seeing the mom's perspective and then the daughter's.
It's Pixar. It's sweet, funny, beautifully animated, all the hallmarks we've come to expect from the studio. It is obviously the frontrunner for Best Animated Feature. We'll see how it goes, though. There are some heavy-hitters in this category this year. Turning Red is currently streaming on Disney+.
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