It may be Disney/Pixar’s edgiest film yet. « Turning Red » is a coming-of-age animated comedy that really digs into the mind of a 13-year-old girl.
NEW YORK — It may be Disney/Pixar’s edgiest film yet. « Turning Red » is a coming-of-age animated comedy that really digs into the mind of a 13-year-old girl. Meilin Lee (Mei) is a confident yet somewhat nerdy teen who has a great group of friends and doting parents, even if her mother, Ming, is a bit over-the-top at times. »I would not say that she’s overprotective. I would characterize her as hyper-vigilant, and loving, and doing her best, » said Sandra Oh, who voices Ming. « So for me to play Ming and finding the nuances and representing parents and mothers doing their best, and the difficulty of actually letting go and separating from their children when they are going through their adolescence, it’s a very, very hard time for parents as well, and to bring kind of my own sense of humor to add to her humanity I really enjoyed doing that. »Mei wants to be the perfect daughter but is also exploring what it means to grow up and become her own person.
