Turning Red (2022) Movie Review

Hello guys and welcome back for another round of movie reviews with Movie Nerd, a place where you can be nerdy about movies!

So, I saw this new animated feature from Disney/Pixar a couple of days ago but, I experienced a rather tensed situation at work and because of that, it prompted me to do a review for this movie. FYI, the title of the movie is not about being angry and turning red because of your fury, it's entirely about something different.

Before I start, a little synopsis for you guys:

• Disney and Pixar’s “Turning Red” introduces Mei Lee (voice of Rosalie Chiang), a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother’s dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. Her protective, if not slightly overbearing mother, Ming (voice of Sandra Oh), is never far from her daughter—an unfortunate reality for the teenager. And as if changes to her interests, relationships and body weren’t enough, whenever she gets too excited (which is practically ALWAYS), she “poofs” into a giant red panda!

After reading that, you might ask yourself, did Pixar really just made an animated movie about the female changes that a teenage girl is experiencing, adding of course a little mystical twist into the mix? And my answer to that is yes, they definitely did!

A very interesting and very bold move, in my opinion but, seeing that, just last year, they approached a young boy's sexual orientation in Luca, I was not that really surprised that they went in this direction. I'm glad they did because it's proof that originality is still present, in some parts of Hollywood and, also, they still can expand the cultural diversity of the movie industry.

A coming of age story that is very beautifully animated, with a heart warming and humorous tale about a real life issue in the lives of teenage girls and adding a mystical twist to it, making it even more relatable to the public. Some people may think that the movie and it's main subject, disguised as a mystical tale, might be a bit inappropriate for children, especially if you are a parent and, yes, there are one or two scenes that may feel unsuitable for children, one even a bit scarier but I really don't think that is the case. It actually might be something that teenagers, especially girls, can really learn some life lessons from in a very fun and entertaining way.

The movie may not connect with some of the audience and there are some dull moments in within it's story that might feel a bit dry but I can really say that this movie is one of dearest that Pixar has made, with a subject that I really did not expect to be approached.

Overall, not the best Pixar movie but definitely not the worst and I think it can be placed exactly in the middle of the Disney/Pixar catalogue. 7.2/10

OK guys, that was my review for this one, a bit of a on the fly review but manage to get this one done as well, with this week being as hectic and intense as it turned out to be. Next review, I am not really sure when and what, at least until the 1st of April, when Morbius comes out to play.

Until then, take care, stay safe and movie nerdy and keep on reviewing!