SHOW NOTES: Everyone’s Turning Red At 13
From the Grounded Geeks podcast / your co-hosts Aman and Lena
If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by emotions recently, then this is the movie for you. This episode is about the latest Pixar movie called Turning Red, a delightfully adorable story about a Chinese-Canadian girl who turns into a red panda every time she feels intense emotions. We’ve all been there and at some point or another, we’ve all felt like a giant fluffy red panda in our lives. This movie has everything: Asian representation, the discussion of feminine hygiene(!), puberty, emotions, immigrant backgrounds, and of course…generational trauma. Yay!
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Some links to help you geek out EVEN MORE:
- The trailer alone for Turning Red is so cute
- This goes into that racist review of Turning Red that we mention on the episode: ‘Turning Red’ is a turning point for Asians in film. Why is it seen as unrelatable?
- Learn all about real-life red pandas here! https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/red-panda
- What Turning Red means to me as an AAPI parent
- Felt so many emotions while watching this scene 😭
- Sigh…so lame: Parents are posting negative reviews for Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’ for talking about puberty
- And just for fun: ‘Turning Red’ Easter Eggs: All the Hidden References in Pixar’s Latest
- The Asian American theater company that we were trying to remember on our episode is called East West Players and one of the founders was James Hong (who does in fact have 450 acting credits!). Read all about him here.
