First Time Watching Turning Red | Group Movie Reaction 

About the “why didn’t the parents tell her???” That’s a real thing that happens too! My mom’s mom never explained puberty to her so when she first got her period she panicked super hard thinking she was dying. It’s a sad truth that some parents hurt their kids because they’re too afraid to talk about certain things to the point where totally normal events in their life turn traumatic.

This movie explains puberty for females soooo well. Its so creative to choose a panda as a code for periods/puberty. You get hairy (like a panda) , you bleed (red). you have mood swings like anger (like an animal), your sweat smells different (smelly like a panda), its just so creative well done pixar and you guys are great, keep up the good work :)

"How can you not prepare her for this??" Had a classmate who didn't return to class after recess so the teacher sent a couple of girls to the bathroom to see if she was okay. We found her in one of the stalls desperately dabbing herself with toilet paper and crying because she thought she had serious internal bleeding. She was 12 and had no idea what menstruation was. That was back in the 90s but you'd be surprised how many folks still don't prepare their young girls for this and it's so frustrating because this is kinda inevitable. Not talking about menstruation does not prevent menstruation; it just leaves a young girl confused and scared.

“Oh she’s blaming herself?!” Ah yes the shame that inevitably comes with becoming a woman and having mature feelings. So real.

Mei Mei's embarrassment regarding her own feelings is largely attached to the societal expectations of young girls. When you think of puberty for boys most people think "horny teens" whereas for girls it's usually "emotional/moody" etc. I feel like that's also why this movie didn't do well. Adults do NOT like to think of young girls thinking/having sexual feelings or thoughts. Even H-man (?) was like "I understand the Mom when she finds the drawings." Mei's behavior is normal - people just have a hard time accepting female sexuality because they want girls to be sweet, proper and "innocent." As this entire movie is Mei (and her friends) growing up and having hormonal reactions (including attraction) a lot of people didn't want their kids to watch it.

This movie got caught between over-controlling parents being mad because they thought the movie encouraged their kids to disrespect their parents, some grown people being weird about kids possibly learning what a period is, and this one dude’s review about how he couldn’t relate to the movie because he said it looked like the movie was made just for the director and her friends. That was basically all of the online drama, which was all very silly. It’s a really great and fun movie.

There's so much representation in this movie. The girl with the diabetes patch, the security guard with the turban, I love it

As an Asian girl who was 12 in 2002, I felt so SEEN by this movie. The music was so nostalgic to me. 😆

My mother used to pay kids at my school to report to her on what I did at school. She also was banned from school grounds for fighting with the security guard. I was also banned from interacting with kids seemed "weird" (like anime, listened to metal, etc). These were the more tame versions of that in this movie. Parents can be overprotective to the extreme and never see the issue with it. Really wish this had come out when I was a kid

I'm intersex but still went through female "growing pains" and my mother never explained it to me, I remember thinking I was bleeding out from the inside between how much blood there was and how much it hurt. Parents need to explain these things to their children, hiding it only makes it more traumatic

What I love about this movie is that the relationship between Mei and her mom is good but it’s flawed. I love that it’s not that her mom is an abuser or an absolutely horrible mother- it’s just that her experiences with her own mother and her overbearing parenting style has caused the cracks to show in their relationship but they do love each other. It’s natural for as kids to get older for relationships between children and their parents to change and need some adjusting- and it showed that even when things get messy sometimes that helps bring the family to a healthier place ❤❤

I loveeee this movie. I love how through Tyler's wording, you can tell hes a bully because hes lonely. "If you're there, everyone will come. simple as that."

My fave thing about this movie is the arc of Tyler. Even when the girls saw him at the concert they didn’t bully or mock him but embraced him and he gained some real friends who accepted him for who he is. So many bullies get ‘comeuppance’ in these films but this was a nice change.

Two things I love: 1) when Mei decides to keep the panda and runs off, everyone immediately starts bitching at Ming but the second they realize her panda is breaking free every one of them immediately panics. and 2) the photo with the band at the end, I love that Ming does the previous generation's cutesy pose for the photo. It's such a little thing but it amuses me.

From what I've seen, the movie got some backlash when it came out for three main reasons. The first is people were upset about how the film talks about puberty, particularly the scene in the bathroom early on. Basically puritans and conservatives who think it's a tabboo subject that shouldn't be discussed openly, and the types of parents who'd prefer to raise their kids never telling them the things they need to know because it's "too awkward". The second reason I saw was people hated that Mei "needed the panda to be happy", which is bullshit because she was already happy to begin with. It also completely misses the point of her decision to keep it - she didn't GET the panda, she refused to give it up. The panda was always part of her, like an innate talent for music or art, and rather than shutting it away like some might do, she embraced it. The third was parents unhappy that Mei stood up to authority and rebelled against her mother without being punished. This one speaks for itself - insecure parents whose children I worry for.

I like that y'all commented on your experiences growing up as boys and being shamed for liking boy bands. It really makes me sad. Everyone should feel free to like whatever they like and I'm so glad our society is moving to a better place now!!

The father is just amazing. Just a few lines and he almost stole the movie. And his after credits scene is just hilarious.

Believe it or not, parents become OBLIVOUS to how embarrassing they can be, especially when their overprotectiveness instincts kick in

There was a lot hate on this movie because they were OUTRAGED that an animated film would dare to bring up the topic of a woman's menstrual cycle. Then they accused the movie of only being about that and not the complications of going through puberty and all that jazz.

red pandas when they're surprised throw their hands up as well which i thought was such a good detail that's so easy to miss

32:12 They run a temple. You see the cats roaming around in a lot of shots. That's where the kittens come from

24:40 That's the problem for many girls out there: our mothers never talk with us about puberty and periods until it's too late. For most girls I know, their first period felt like a very traumatizing, shameful thing that came out of nowhere.

One of the many things I love about this movie is that even though it's about a teenage girl who's very boy crazy and feels infatuated with different boys throughout the movie, it doesn't become the main focus. Like, it doesn't suddenly turn into a teen love story. Instead it's more about a girl feeling torn between two different worlds, her family and friends, and struggling to honor her family while being true to herself. It makes for a great story and adding a love interest would've been unnecessary

This movie was such an accurate representation of how I was with my Backstreet Boys fangirl friends 😂 can confirm, the concert vibe was accurate. I remember them flying over the audience on futuristic board things during Larger Than Life and I was screaming entirely too much while holding my sign that could not hold on to all the glitter I had dumped on it😂 Watched this movie with my sons (ages 5 and 9 at the time of viewing) and while it is not their favorite Pixar film, they both really loved it and even my 5 year old was able draw comparisons between myself and the ladies in the film with hormones and periods and the like (I am a very open parent with them and we have casual but clinical body talks sometimes as a means to try and normalize these things). My now 10 year old is on the cusp of those big body changes and this film was a great portal into having those conversations

You've gotta remember the mom is an exaggerated portrayal of the overbearing tiger mom. I can actually imagine my mom doing what this mom does.

The Group: yeah, we're calling all the plot beats in the first 10 minutes The plot beats: LMAO

I feel really bad that this movie didn’t get a theatrical release that it deserved.

As a Canadian, I actually never put it together that our money sounded like Loony Tunes lol 😂 I always automatically think about the pretty bird called a loon that the $1 coin was named after. But that IS pretty funny. (Not offended at all btw) the money does sound stupid when I look at it from an outside view 😂

As a Woman, I can tell the guy top left of the screen. Girls Mature faster then boys so we are into boys at 12-14. While boys, I believe, start at 14-16. 2nd, I'm glad you men all got the TOTAL mortification of the 'Drawings' and 'Pads' part. Honestly I gasped and covered my mouth in honest to God shock and horror when the Pads part came up.

this movie was beautifully done representation and portrayal of puberty for girls as well as generational trauma. it was so relatable for a lot of people, particularly poc (though generational trauma certainly exits for some caucasian families, it's more common with poc families due to their unique struggles), many mentioned how they and their parents came out of the theater crying, and for some it helped them to better connect with and understand their parents/children. :) it's a very fun movie for one with such deep and meaningful undertones, and it definitely deserves its award nominations!

And for those who think that this movie is not appropriate for children, first, it doesn't even deal directly with puberty or periods, it talks about a girl with the power of metamorphosis into a red panda. Second, I have seen cases of girls having their periods at 8 years old, I think it is necessary to start talking about this in childhood.

Her mother is what you call a Tiger Mom. Hence, the over reacting to almost everything.

From what I can tell, the mom's first transformation occurred when she was older than Mei Mei. So she really did think she had a few more years. Not that that is a good reason. You better late than never, but early is better.

The actual damage to the SkyDome was shown as one hundred million dollars on that big chart, not ten thousand as that one man said. I actually thought a hundred million seemed too high.

This actually nominated for an Oscar alongside Puss in Boots 2 and Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio (another great movie you guys should definitely peep!)

Every time I see a reaction to this movie, I am reminded of just how ridiculously good this is. The allegory, the mysticism, the awesome anime influences..... easily one of Pixar's best movies.

You guys should definitely watch the Mitchell’s vs the machines. The producers of spiderverse worked on this movie and even Alex hirch, the creator of gravity falls, and Michael rianda, the creator of the film and who worked on some of the jokes on gravity falls, are part of this film too! It’s a heartfelt family movie and it’s downright hilarious!

I wonder if you have been mixing up the red panda with the tanuki (Japanese raccoon dog). They're different animals. The giant round table with the Lazy Susan in the middle is a favored table in many Asian households. You put the food on the Lazy Susan and the guests can spin the thing to get to the food that they want. Dad is the king of...understatement. Also the understated MVP in this movie (being quietly supportive of his wife and daughter).

One reason you might have missed it it’s because it’s a Disney Pixar film but it came out straight to Disney Plus. Which is a shame it could have been a theater hit. Also Ruff is not wrong about the parent circle and the negative comments. Lots of conservative parents complained saying the movie is too inappropriate for kids to and that it’s about rebellion and not listening to your parents. Pretty dumb reasons. But I work with elementary and preschool kids. They all love this film. And I played the 4town songs for them for a couple of months. They were so into it and loved everything about the film.

yeah id suggest you guys teach your daughters slowly about it from around 10 years, and make sure youre prepared, and especially make sure the mom plans to explain, because it feels horrible starting female puberty and no one explaining and just giving you a little its gonna be ok without having prepared you in the least before it happens

As a past kid who grew up with split-up parents, strict parenting seems very wrong to me. I had one strict parent and one laid-back. Laid back but involved, kinda like how the blond girl's parents comes across in this movie. I was trying to be perfect for the strict one, but I was scared of them and honestly am still quite wary as an adult. I never know what is good enough for them and what will make them annoyed. While my other parent I trust and open up to. I'm not as scared to make mistakes either so I feel comfortable and like hanging out with them. I remember getting whiplash moving back and forth between the homes. The rules and expectations would change so much. I would accidentally break rules with the strict one, and walk around on imaginary eggshells with the laidback one. I definitely hid my period from the strict one lol I failed, of course, it's hard to hide bloody clothes. But I was just too scared to tell them. (The strict one isn't a bad person, its just my experience growing up under their parenting)

Loonies and twonies are just like a nickname for 1$ and 2$ but the actual curency is the canadian dollar (CAD)

not sure if it was confirmed, but I agree with H-Man that the size of one's panda correlates with how much of yourself you repress, hence why the mother is maaaaassive, she must have had a lot on her shoulders as a kid

haha my grandma had 14 kids so I actually thought this was a small family. also: i know you were hoping for more with the grandma but you have to remember the cultural context of the film. Sometimes there's still a barrier even when things are moving forward.

we have red pandas at my zoo and they are quite small and literally the cutest. one of my favorite animals. they really are kind of raccoon sized haha.

I’m kinda happy and proud cuz I rarely see reactors checking out the hidden messages or details while watching, until I watch this channels. Mostly they just watch watch, not thinking much of the plots or messages. You guys pointed out a lot of tiny details. *Good job!* 🏆👏

Yooooo Turning Red!! It’s kind of refreshing to see a movie with … non realistic graphics? It does feel like a young kiddo’s mind-

So the issue with the movie was that Disney opted to release it straight to Disney Plus so it had that "Direct to Video" stigma about it and didn't get as much word of mouth as if it was a theatrical release. The old CEO wanted things to make D+ "pop" but he was cutting off his nose to spite his face kinda thing where he was putting some of their best content straight to D+. Dood was an idiot lol, this movie is incredible I remember watching it and loving it!

7:43 What fell on your head!?😂 39:35 yes our coins are called Loonies and Toonies, but may i remind you that our money can go through the wash is hard to rip and tear. It's waterproof. Your money is literal paper. No matter what we call ours or it's colours, the fact that it's not easily destructible makes it better. (I know you're joking, but I have to be a proud Canadian when the moment presents itself😅🇨🇦)

Momzilla is what I called the mom in her panda form lol

I for one loved this movie when it came out and still love it now. I don’t think this movie gets enough credit in several regards including the concepts that are relatable ones.

I’m so happy that they reacted to this movie!

Turning Red is such an incredible film! You guys are really entertaining together and I appreciated your point of view and discussions.

This is like the tenth Turning Red reaction I've watched, and I loved enjoying it vicariously - again! - with you guys. As you can see from the comments, this masterpiece is acquiring thousands of new fans everyday. Awoooga!

Can you guys react to Luca? It’s also a really well animated movie just like turning red. I think you guys would love it 😁

Fun Fact: Racoon dogs are Tanuki, this is a red panda

18:24 Good guess. There is a theory that the reason Ming's panda was so big was because of all the emotions that she repressed. It just kept building and building until it was kaiju size. Depending on how much they are suppressing is how big the panada will be.

I feel luke Eric and Abby would have a great time together They are both so chaotic and energetic

Also, the movie was originally a disney plus exclusive. That'll limit visibility to ANY movie.

4 is a bad number because in Chinese it sounds to close to the word death.

I legit tear up at the mom as a teen in the bamboo forest.

That ending battle was absolutely the best part of this film!! Godzilla vs Ming when??

Not him thinking red pandas was actually that size! Lmao 🤣

50:07 the thing falling on his head lol!!

Yoo I never even notice Tyler at the end, he blended in so well with the group lol

I love this movie so much. Thankfully my mom prepared me for my period before I got it, but I know so many women whose parents didn’t. (My mom’s didn’t, and she thought she was dying, which is why she made sure I knew what would happen.) and I’ve never seen a movie capture that “fangirling” feeling. It’s such a good movie for young women.

The first time I watched this movie I did think it was a little bit cringy and over the top but then I actually thought about it. I was a little under 13 in 2002 and grew up less than an hour away from Toronto, with a somewhat controlling, high expectations family, it's pretty on point. On the note of being a Canadian I find it so funny every time some one jokes about Canada not being real and is confused by our loonies and toonies

I deadass watched this movie the other day and honestly. The music bangs “4-Town”. Is basically the representation of bts (don’t hate me for that comparison just my opinion). But Fr tho. Had this happen to one of my sisters but she was told about her time of the month but when it came she got scared and so my other sister had to explain it to her again and she relaxed because she thought she was dying and honestly that’s messed up lowkey. The movie really captures every change and emotion it’s so good. Like the saying goes “Haters Gon’ Hate.” But this movie is great not good but great. So yeah all good. Love the reaction to this movie.

I loved this movie so much. As a young Chinese girl with… I wouldn’t say controlling but a very protective and at times micromanaging mother I felt so seen. I ugly cry every time I see the scene with Mei and her mother at the portal thingy. I also cry whenever Mei looks in the mirror and says “This won’t happen again” for having romantic emotions. I relate to that. 😢 This movie was cringe as hell but it made me laugh so hard. Forever one of my favs

I just love when they make h man slightly uncomfortable it's sooo funny😂😂😂

29:32 That laugh gets me every time 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Great movie! I fit none of the demographics that the movie is directly aimed at but I still appreciated it. One note: racoon dogs (called tanuki in Japan, featured in the Studio Ghibli movie "Pom Poko") are a different species than red pandas. Though they are probably more closely related to each other than either is to a panda. And both are relatively small.

My parents didn't explain puberty to me either, I had to learn about it from the internet. I DID NOT however then twerk in my mother's face in public as a form of defiance.

Great reaction guys, also when it comes to the size your panda is, it's not connected to your feelings or how big your feelings are, it's pretty random, like with regular people you got some that are born 5'5 and they're family is usually 6'3, it's the same case in this but, on a drastic scale in the moms case, as far as I know, she's the only one in her family lineage that has ever grown that large

i remember when i first had my period i thought i injured myself so bad i panicked inside the church bathroom and used toilet paper and was too scared to tell my mom until the next day.

Best Pixar movie about puberty.

That whole rant about CDs makes him the Gabby of the four.

haha honestly I feel the mermaid sketch or riding on the unicorn would make me confident this was just fantasy doodling... and honestly that's the LEAST a parent would have to worry about seeing. haha I feel when your kid hits there teen years, the Knock before you enter thing is reallly for YOUR sake as much as theirs T___T

This movie was totally aimed at older Millennials who were young teens in 2000 and have kids just now in middle school. I'm 70 years old, but my daughter was a young teen at that time, so I'm aware of what was going on with her then. I adore this movie.

Thank you all for connecting with us boys who had to listen to boy bands in secret. Thank you SO much for making us feel seen!

Awww yiss, I watch all reactions to this film ❤️ Edit: yes it is a Thundercats reference. There are quite a few nods to popular shows in the movie. Also, the negative feedback was because it was about "puberty", it was dumb. So yeaaah. Hope you guys saw the post credits scene

Thats from the last year. hope you could see PINOCCHIO from Guillermo del Toro is the 3rd nominated

my grandma had 9 kids, Mei's family isnt THAT big

You have to watch inside out you will cry your eyes so hard cause it’s that emotional

There are also 5 people in the backstreet boys🤷‍♀️. They also came together in 93 and are still producing albums which is kinda impressive. Also, my 8 year old(it came out when she was 7) right away goes omg she's a panda she got her period. This is exactly how a backstreet boys concert was

It's such a well made movie. I laughed hard and cried harder

Partway through, and I just need to point out that red pandas and raccoon dogs (tanuki) are not the same animal, nor are they related.

A raccoon dog is a tanuki

I love when Mei meets the ancestor. Her face t he e first time was so annoyed as if she was saying, "oh great another one of my descendants refusing this amazing gift I worked so hard to give them." And then at the end she looked so happy that someone finally kept the gift 🥹

Much of the soundtrack and the Four Town songs were written by Billie Eilish and her brother Fineas. hahaha.

Oh no, you missed the after credits scene 😢

I really dont know what got this so much hate... its deftly not deserving of it. I think i head somone being offended of it dealing with "periods" but anyone giving that as a argument i would not be able to take serious. Thats just, go out side, touch some grass. Or go back to what ever 1500 century monastery you sneaked out off.

5:08 why did it take me this long to realize the names red panda statues are from the simpsons

I love that they mentioned the Backstreet Boys. I’ve loved BSB since I was 4 and I was born in 95 haha

This makes me so nostalgic lol this was me in middle school to a T. Although I am a few years younger than the girls in this movie, it applies. This is one of the only kids movies to describe adolescence and puberty so accurately, I feel like anyone from any decade can relate.

I love this movie sm it’s so cute

Since I understood that "Red" it was for period, I looked this film with an adult eye

I really liked this coming of age movie, I liked the early 2000s feeling, and I enjoyed the dynamic between the four girls 💞

I'm reading comments from people who's perents never told them what a period is but when I was younger my perents did explain it to me but I think i was too stupid to understand cause when I got my first one I just ignored it😅😂 I put on different pants, ignored the pains and I didn't tell anyone. Also a racoon dog (tanuki) and red panda are 2 different animals (just wanted to clear it up) 👍

46:06 What the heck is Toledo 🤣🤣🤣