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Mar 11, 2022 · At the heart of Turning Red is the relationship between Mei and her mother Ming. The two are inseparable, but the film shows how distant Mei starts to feel from her mom as puberty and adolescence set in. Crucially, Turning Red explores the generational trauma and rifts between mothers and daughters. Ming is overprotective and overbearing toward ...
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Feb 7, 2022 · From Disney and Pixar and directed by Domee Shi (who made the short Bao), the animated feature Turning Red tells the story of Mei Lee (voiced by Rosalie Chiang), a 13-year-old who’s equal parts...
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Feb 7, 2022 · In Disney and Pixar’s new film, Turning Red, the relationship between Mei (voiced by Rosalie Chiang) and her slightly overbearing mother, Ming (voiced by Sandra Oh), is, well… complicated. It’s a dynamic director Domee Shi knows firsthand—and one she was keen to explore onscreen.
The story of ‘Turning Red’ is so personal to Domee, but also to all of us making it. I was Mei growing up. I was that hormonal teenager who was struggling with her relationship with her mom.
Apr 4, 2022 · It’s a film that was made from the intention and vision of its director, Domee Shi, who talked to Teen Vogue about mother/daughter relationships, the K-pop groups that inspired 4*Town, and...
Mar 17, 2022 · Below, Vanity Fair spoke with Shi and Oh about the inspiration behind Ming’s character, as well as the implications of the film’s climactic, pivotal scene between Mei, Ming, and their family...
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Feb 8, 2022 · Aside from discovering the connection between Mei and her fursona, Turning Red also focuses on her dynamic with her three best friends as they navigate puberty together and on how her relationship with her mother Ming (Sandra Oh, Raya and the Last Dragon) changes.
