A Couple Observations About "Turning Red"
I watched the latest Pixar movie “Turning Red” and loved it. Seems like a lot of people really enjoyed the movie as well (even if there is a tiny bit of ridiculous controversy). I thought that there were characters that were just lovable, a good storyline with both humor and drama, lovely animation (if nothing else you can expect great animation from Pixar), and an excellent climax. While watching and enjoying the movie I made a couple of observations. Observation #1: “Turning Red” is directed by Domee Shi. She was born in China and raised in Canada (mostly in Toronto). Her feature film debut takes place in Toronto. The previous Pixar movie “Luca” was directed by Enrico Casarosa. That movie takes place in Italy, and the director was born and raised in Italy before coming to America to strive for a career in the arts. I think it’s more than a coincidence that the past couple of Pixar movies take place in the native countries of their directors. I wonder if Pixar encourages this