turns red It is a coming-of-age story about 13-year-old Chinese Canadian Mei Li who transforms into a giant red panda when overwhelmed by emotion. Although the movie is suitable for children under 6 years old, many (American) parents are concerned that their children are exposed to “uncomfortable” subjects while watching the movie. For example, Mei’s mother (Sandra Oh) runs to the bathroom with a pile of sanitary towels when her daughter refuses to go outside after turning into a panda for the first time, an obvious metaphor for her just-breaking adulthood. you did not According to some parents.

Both on Twitter and on the review site Rotten Tomatoes, where turns red With a near-perfect score of 95 percent, discussion erupted. For example, critical parents called the film “extremely disturbing” because it “touches on inappropriate and sensitive themes for many of its very young audience.” One of them even wrote, “Let the children be children and let the parents handle the growth.”

Director Dom Shi previously spoke to the media about the film, saying the inspiration came from her own experience growing up in the early 2000s. And hungry all the time.” “I was in a hormonal mess and I would fight every day with my mother. Producing this movie was my chance to go back in time and understand and explore what happened there.”

Producer Lindsey Collins provided a similar answer previously. “Everyone on the crew encouraged us to have these conversations about menstruation and other moments in young girls’ lives,” she told the site. ribbed† “The hope is that people will feel a little embarrassed as well as laugh and see it as completely normal.”

turns red It’s now streaming on Disney+, where it’s a hit incanto Visible. The film featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda songs focuses on Latin culture.