As you may know, Pixar's open letter to Disney confirms what we already knew,

[conuly]

namely that Disney is being run either by cowards or mealy-mouthed hypocrites and homophobes.

Nevertheless, we did watch Turning Red. Despite none of us being Chinese or Canadian, and some of us not even having been alive in the relevant decade, we all found the movie pretty relatable.

There's that so-called "soft bigotry of low expectations" rearing it's ugly head again, I guess. Oh, those poor white boys, unable to relate to the challenges of adolescence!

"It is clear that I didn’t engage nearly enough with the movie, nor did I explain my point of view well, at all."

Buddy, that's not the problem. The problem isn't that you didn't explain your point of view well, the problem is that you did, and apparently still don't understand that this is the problem.

Comments

[shadowkat]

It's interesting - Turning Red did have a homosexual character in it - but he's relegated to the background and kind of snuck into it. (Now we know why and what Pixar has been fighting.)

I had mixed feelings about the movie. It's not my brand of humor - I don't like slapstick or embarrassment humor (but I'd say that about 90% of American situation comedies - so my take is hardly the universal one). That said? I did relate to it - the mother-daughter dynamic, and being your own person is very relatable and universal. I even cried at the end. I really liked the end of the movie. Also it's nice to have it be about a girl for a change, who embraces her inner beast or red panda. Plus, I liked the Chinese Folklore. And the animation was good.

[conuly]

Oh, so it's not one of the girls? Huh.

[shadowkat]

The boy who is the bully - and turns out to be a huge fan of 4 Town, and kind of into the lead singer in a romantic way? He's the one with the party. It's very subtle - but I picked up on it. Pixar sneaks it into their movies.