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[@leto9712]

The mums panda is so big because it represents how much of herself she’s had to hide her entire life. In every woman, lies at least a part of them that they’ve been taught to squash, or ignore, to be more palatable in their own culture, or in society in general. When you go through puberty, for girls, this is when you start to realise how much the odds feel stacked against you. There’s so much pressure on young girls, especially teenage girls. To look, act and behave in certain ways. The mother daughter relationships in this movie highlight how it is a perpetual cycle, but with each generation comes a harder push to be more accepting of ones self.

[@moneylover318]

Honestly when you see how big she is it makes you love her husband even more. He knew and still stuck around and she often feels less pressure to be perfect because she has someone that loves her no matter what

[@monicacunningham6173]

i was told that it represented how heavy the woman’s flow is… i like the one you said better tho lol

[@sunflowergirl7041]

@@monicacunningham6173 I don’t know why everybody thinks the whole panda thing is a reference for periods … it was used one time in the movie🤦‍♀️ as a JOKE

[@monicacunningham6173]

@@sunflowergirl7041 ok yeah that was my thought process as well. i thought it was just one time that they referenced. not the entire reason for the movie lol

[@lillyem3037]

I was thinking it represented her frustration and anger towards her mother

[@JuJuLotz]

It’s funny because I don’t think they really got the STRONG metaphor for female puberty lol😆 Body changing, getting hairy, mood swings, noticing boys, turning RED, feeling the need to hide it and that it’s something to be embarrassed about. It’s about growing up, family, friends, and being yourself… but it’s also literally just about puberty haha

[@MonAhgasInsomniAroELF]

yep, lots of good messages in this movie! puberty is a huge part of it, but it's also very strongly about generational trauma, as well as the other things you mentioned. i appreciate seeing men react to it and really *get* it, and i love how it normalizes all the common aspects that come with growing up. i think men can surely relate to this just as much as women. the specifics of what they go through may be slightly different, but overall much of it is the same lmao

[@yorland1860]

@@MonAhgasInsomniAroELF totally agree

[@agenttheater5]

and getting smelly to - or at the least having to start using deodorant and getting worried about your under arms.

[@BlackParadeMarcher1]

Trust me, a lot of this stuff is accurate. There's a point where it's weird when you REALLY start to notice boys and the doodling: accurate. Almost every dude gets a 6 pack. And normally, you're either a Horse Girl, Mermaid Girl, or Fairy girl: Mei is a Mermaid Girl for sure. I was a horse girl for a while.

[@miriamramirezwrldendr]

I was a fairy girl!

[@dragontears]

Don't leave out us dragon girls.

[@Vulcanerd]

Yup, in the same way I know of some nerd guys who are into cat girls... we don’t know any of them at all 🙄

[@justnattnatt]

I'm still a fairy girl for sure lmao

[@user-pt5cl2ro6f]

I'm def a mermaid girl. And it's worse coz I was bi without knowing it. Those Ariel drawings weren't simple girl idoling for sure..

[@cottonhairedaesthetic2005]

Every woman over the age of 20 got whiplash watching this LOL

[@lorettabes4553]

yup

[@a.g.demada5263]

True, I had a Tamagotchi too 🤭 but what is funny is if I do the maths, I'm younger than MeiMei because I was 9 in 2002

[@strawbeare]

I’m 15 and got whiplash from this

[@mrsfahrenheit]

gurlllll I was born in 2000 and this movie made me soo nostalgic this was exactly what it was like in my childhood haha

[@Lia_430]

To answer the question about why the mom is so big. It’s because she has the most childhood trauma the grandmother was really strict way more than mei meis mom. The more bottled up feelings and stress the bigger the panda. This might also give an insight of why the mom is so strict.

[@a.g.demada5263]

Yes, I had this impression because I suffered of anxiety attacks when I was in high school and it happened because I bottled up my feelings too much too.

[@chronosclaimsall]

I also think it was partially because of the incident with her mom (Mei-Mei's grandma). Like she's been told all this time that letting the panda out would be dangerous/bad, and then the one time she snaps and lashes out she ends up injuring her mother. The guilt from that definitely added to/validated the things her mom told her, which probably fuelled her to keep repressing everything because "Remember what happened last time? Stay in control if you don't want it to happen again" (this is to represent the mom's inner monologue, I doubt the grandmother would use the injury against her like that) Mei-Mei probably could have been in a similar situation if she had attacked her mom or one of her friends instead of Tyler. Of course she felt bad, but Tyler was kind of a bully and she didn't like him that much to begin with. If she had hurt those people she really cared about she probably would have shut down immediately and ended up like her mom.

[@moneylover318]

​@@chronosclaimsallBut apparently she was that big even as a teenager. At most, she probably scratched the mother by the tip of her fingernail when she was Godzilla's panda. And that's when she broke down And turned back into her Human side again

[@Vulcanerd]

You don’t have to be a 13 y/o Chinese-Canadian girl to understand themes of friendship, navigating school, dealing with the pressures of school life or the expectations of your parent(s) or friends, etc.

[@mrsfahrenheit]

aaaaaaand puberty of coure heheh 😏 I feel like this movie was especially awesome when you grew up in the late 90s / 2000😌😭 there were SO many things I could relate to, so many pop cultural references like twilight, tamagotchi, the teenager- magazines, being a fangirl/ -boy, boybands, drawing comics of you and your crush, of course also having your first period hahah

[@kirkdarling4120]

I agree. I'm a 70-year-old black man, and I adore this movie. I've watched it numerous times. Certainly those items you've mentioned should be relatable for anyone, but I think the movie does a good enough job showing us what those mean to Mei that we should be able to understand it well enough. I mean...hell, we related to an automated distant future trash compactor in Wall-E.

[@parappa_is_my_rapper6557]

it’s very weird seeing how non ethnic ppl reaction to ethnic family dynamics cause you can really see the cultural differences such as seeing a “villian” in the story when most of us living as a minority can immediately detect the villain being generational trauma opposed to one singular person that (on surface level) affects the protagonist most which i personally find very interesting and appreciate seeing! the first thing i thought when one of them suggesting to just tell the mom no and that it’s her life was “nonononononononono”😭

[@alexisx4368]

Yep, I feel like the common Western view of such movies like Turning Red or Coco is "This person is stopping the main character from pursuing their dreams or expressing themselves so they're the bad guy and the main character should just stand up for themselves". POC, however, will see the family dynamics and think "Oh, it's so sad that the cycle is like this. The main character should have freedom to follow their dreams, but they must also value family and community, and sacrifice when needed. The best ending is to find balance between the two while breaking the generational curse in the process."

[@elovejapan7818]

Excuse me, but as a Western white girl, I can see that too.

[@margolitapnina6716]

@@elovejapan7818 it's men then 😂

[@ohbooyourselves]

​@@elovejapan7818 "I think we ALL sing"

[@theekatspajamas]

​@elovejapan7818 yeah, but let's not pretend like most white westerners are as knowledgeable about other cultural family dynamics. At least as an American, I've met far to many people who don't know much outside of their own town, let alone knowing anything about another culture.

[@Jasmyne241]

There is no bad guy in the movie. The mother was just overly protective but not intentionally. She was just trying to live up to her mother’s standards.

[@mead0ws0vergrown]

abby is definitely the most hilarious out of all the girls, also 30:40 abby actually is korean she speaks korean at the very start of the movie too :)

[@ronweber1402]

Abby reminds me of young me. Short, chubby and totally lit.

[@DAMIENDMILLS]

14:50 "Awooga" is a general expression to mimic a siren sound, and is used when you see someone very attractive and you want them to know in a very playful manner.

[@a.g.demada5263]

Thanks for the explanation

[@Manilove223]

And I haven't heard someone use it in a LONG time

[@a.g.demada5263]

@@Manilove223 because there's really people who use this word ??? I never heard it in France, personally.

[@Manilove223]

@@a.g.demada5263 used to be used in america too back in the day XD

[@a.g.demada5263]

@@Manilove223 thay explain why I never heard that

[@danaekoloka9819]

I love this movie because it's about a girl going through puberty and all the body and mood changes she has to face, it's depicted in a way that it's fun but also a lot of people can relate to it. We should normalize being open about topics like this.

[@c976061]

True but shouldn't be discussed in a Disney movie to little girls that won't go through puberty in 10 more yrs

[@risachi6018]

And the friendship and stuffs part of growing up

[@taetero]

@@c976061 as a little girl I really wish I was exposed to this as a young girl. I had my period at an early age and I was petrified and I literally thought i was dying. There’s nothing wrong with educating young girls as to what’s going to happen to them in the coming years as there’s nothing sexual or wrong with it, just the human body doing it’s thing.

[@danaekoloka9819]

@@taetero exactly

[@mead0ws0vergrown]

@@c976061 dude i got my period at like 9, it never hurts to teach girls about something they're gonna experience. it makes it way less scary

[@josefinelagerstrom2643]

"My panda, my choice" is referring to the slogan "My body, my choice" which is something used by the pro choice movement, meaning it's every woman's right to decide if they want to have an abortion. 🤚❤️

[@GoldenWreck]

1000%. It's nobody else's business.

[@chelseat177]

32:00 she doesn’t speak up and it’s not hard to see why. Many first generation/minority girls get this, so much pressure on our shoulders and we must be perfect and represent our family. The boys in our family usually get more freedom, later curfews, can make mistakes. But girls need to obey, so when she finally stands up to her mom it’s a big deal. The mom wasn’t horrible, in the end she came around, this was definitely about generational trauma, like Encanto. I read some reviews that understood this, but so many called this movie “limiting” for centering around an Asian family and “unrelatable” for that reason and also focusing on female characters. I’m glad you guys enjoyed it!

[@bleachmafia226]

People actually said that? Wow. I'm Nigerian and this is film was beyond relatable to me. Anyone who said that either grew up in a healthy family with good parents or are probably just not ethnic (most likely white lol) and will never be able to relate to people who grow up in cultures that perpetuate gender roles/ utmost respect for elders / and patriarchal ideologies. Or they could just be xenophobes lol who really knows.

[@JH-jw7pu]

^^THIS!!! This is so true for so many Asian and minority families in general. I went through this and I know so many other girls who also experienced this as well!

[@chelseat177]

@@bleachmafia226 yes, mostly white men😅 and if you looked at articles about it on social media, a lot of comments from white women were negative too, especially the Disney Mom Facebook groups! They said it was horrible that it was teaching kids to talk back to their parents and sneak out. A lot of parents also didn’t allow their children to watch it because it spoke about periods and showed pads. That cartoons shouldn’t be how their kids learn about what a period is or it lead to awkward questions for parents to answer. Not their fault you haven’t had the talk with your kids about what a period is💀😂

[@jaelove.bts7]

If anything this was the most relatable disney I've watched in a while. I'm black and a lot of this with the parents, friends and feeling embarrassed about having a period etc is everything I experienced

[@crypticlish6717]

@@bleachmafia226 Definitely feel that its a white xenophobe/racist/sexist thing. I'm white and loved this and Encanto, very relatable films! We moved from Sweden to the UK and it was really tough since there's that pressure of having to be the perfect representation of your culture and family bc most will be xenophobic so you have to disprove them. Plus the shame about our bodies and what happens during puberty for girls being seen as shameful, something to hide. I found how both films conveyed generational trauma so healing. If people found the film limiting and not fun bc of that then imho they are either racist, sexist or both.

[@madeleinereads]

That scene where Mei's mom is hiding behind the tree also happened to the director Domee Shi. In a featurette, Domee Shi said it was her first day of middle school, and she had just made a new group of friends. One of her new friends said, "Who's that lady behind the tree?" And Domee Shi looked over and saw it was her mom wearing sunglasses. 😮

[@dextiemarie]

Billie and Phineas wrote all the songs for 4town, and basically the movie is a metaphor for puberty

[@a.g.demada5263]

Yes, in particular the period what is a taboo subject now

[@gracebrowne7444]

Zuff please relax, the mom isn't evil dude. She's just ridiculously overprotective

[@marka8817]

Should be "SHE'S ASIAN MOM" 😂

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

Asian mom in a nutshell

[@Vulcanerd]

@@fajarkurniawan9434 Asian tiger mom at that. There’s even a term 😆

[@danielle3477]

Oh great, I'm not the only one. He's really overreacting. Its weird.

[@yunagfs]

he overreacts about everything it's so embarrassing to watch

[@KillDjay]

I enjoyed rob saying “I love you, girl” wayyyy too much, bahahahaha.

[@chuualwayswins]

abby is such a highlight in this movie she’s so funny fr

[@katie_cant_compute]

“My panda, my choice” is in close reference to “My body, my choice”, and having more autonomy over how you present yourself, particularly as a girl, where pressures are often high to be ‘proper’ all the time

[@promisemochi]

do y'all ever rest lmao not that i'm complaining but wow the amount of content and work you put out is impressive!! thanks for giving this movie a shot! another coming of age film i just have to toss into the ring is "stand by me" it's absolutely one of my favorites and one i think all of you would enjoy! and may even be one that rob hasn't seen lol

[@cheyennepeterson6499]

I love how it talks about puberty in away and shows the mom finally breaking the cycle of being so strict and letting her daughter make her own choices at the end because it shows that she was just hurting and wished her mom would have just said she was proud/sorry for once so to actually hear her mom say that aloud her to say the same to MayMay before it was to late and didn't let the same thing happen to her I love that no one is evil in this movie just like in encanto no one was evil just scared and hurt from their past and got overprotective which can be sufficating especially for a kid or teen girl at that.

[@laurenokeeffe4059]

Clicked because I saw Rob Laughing in the thumbnail. And that bored king is life.

[@HorrorGeek9]

Turning Red is such a relatable movie for me. Jordan Fisher is so good in 4Town person. The mom is not terrible she is just overprotective.

[@soysauce715]

Lmao she cant just do what she wants, growing up in an asian household your supposed to be obedient in every way and it’s the respectful thing to do to listen and do whatever your elders ask

[@PhysicallyAwake]

The movie also highlights how that is wrong, which is what I like about it. But a lot of people misinterpret that message.

[@lorettabes4553]

24:01 Because Mei can't imagine what the boys look like underneath the waist. I can relate to that xD.

[@larissa1770]

Considering Mei age she definitely knows, cause we all get health class way before that age. I think it’s just a weird fantasy of hers 😂 cause she also imagined 4 town as merman’s haha

[@littlesparrow303]

@@larissa1770 true but the creator said Mei is actually innocent so that’s why she sees the boys as mermaids

[@BeachedMermaid]

Guys😐 my panda my choice means, my body my choice😂

[@asnab140]

first class experience of being a teenage girl in puberty. this was totally me.

[@a.g.demada5263]

The first thought I had when I watched it for the first time was " We can see it's made by a woman ".

[@GoldenWreck]

@@a.g.demada5263 By women for women. But can be relatable to most.

[@a.g.demada5263]

@@GoldenWreck I'm a woman

[@belzvaldez19]

About Mei saying that after the concert they will all become women, in fact that does have an explanation. In my experience and that of many people I know, going to a concert by your favorite artist as a teenager DOES make you feel like you have more autonomy, i mean, you go to a place where there are only people with the same tastes as yours, you go with your friends and you are alone enjoying themselves (because most parents prefer to stay outside), where they play music that YOU like and obviously the boys who sing seem attractive to you... most of us have an "me" from before our first concert and a "me" after it, you feel more adult because since you could go to a concert on your own, your parents tend to give you more responsibilities and confidence.

[@marianne5055]

I dont get why everyone questions the whole name of 4-town despite their being 5 of them. Maybe 2 of them come from the same hometown and therefore there are 4 towns that they come from?

[@chronosclaimsall]

My head canon is that one of the Aaron's was a late addition to the group (I just feel like if they knew from the beginning that there would be 2 Aarons they at least would have given them stage names to help differentiate, rather than just tacking on their last initials) But I also really like this theory, and it makes sense. Very cool!

[@phoebeeowens]

'hablar deux fromage' nice to know rob knows how to say 'speak two cheese' in spanish and french

[@leisa5985]

I am pretty sure he was quoting Dexter from "Dexter's Laboratory" by saying "Omelettes Du Fromage". 😂

[@a.g.demada5263]

@@leisa5985 I never understood that because I'm french

[@marahbaker8615]

@@leisa5985 he definitely was quoting that lol

[@alaasusername]

I replayed abby socking her in the face like 3 times just because of your reactions 😂

[@vickylikesthis]

lots of good explanation for the mom's panda already so i'll just add on why meimei draw robbaire as a merman: domee said she's so innocent; she really has no clue about what's going on down there in boys so she just draw them as mermans.

[@chronosclaimsall]

That's so cute T.T Also pretty interesting, since I remember learning about the below-the-belt situation at school in like 5th or 6th grade. I was well aware by the time I was 13

[@ScarlettM]

22:15 - if MeiMei would have honestly answered that question, the story would have taken a different turn. If her mom knew that she loves this band and it's a dream of her to go - she'd probably be permitted to go. But without knowing that MeiMei is a fan, this looks ridiculous from Mom's point of view. Her daughter wants to go to a concert, with music that she was not interested before (as far as mom knows) and it costs a lot of money. Plus I'm sure she would want an adult to chaperone 13 year old girls in a huge concert in a major city. That's another $200. And all of that because Mei wants to "broaden her music horizon"? For that money she can buy a stack of CDs and broaden horizons at home, safely.

[@chronosclaimsall]

I don't really think it would have made a difference. A likely reason that Mei-Mei lied in the first place is because something like this may have happened in the past, where her mom discounted or dismissed things that she likes because she doesn't like them herself or see them as good enough for her daughter to be interested in. And she said it herself. When Jin told her that maybe they could trust Mei-Mei to go to the concert, she said "It's them I don't trust. Look at those glittery delinquents". On top of the panda situation she just doesn't like them, thus she doesn't want to let Mei-Mei go see them.

[@spacebar9733]

no she wouldnt have.

[@angietoonz6605]

clearly her mom knew she liked the band. How else did she buy all the 4town stuff? lol. And if meimei apparently can afford that stuff on her own, then she could afford the tickets...her mom knew. She just doesnt approve.

[@ScarlettM]

@@angietoonz6605 Movie clearly showed that mom never saw or heard this band before (who are they? why are they named 4 town?) - ergo, she didn't know that her daughter like it.

[@chronosclaimsall]

@@angietoonz6605 she probably got them as gifts from her friends. Also, individual bits of merch like shirts are way easier to save up for and buy than an expensive ticket with like a month's notice.

[@sannaolsson9106]

She was getting her period. The perod and the panda are connected.

[@a.g.demada5263]

It's really the metaphor of the period even if she wasn't really in it. I felt lucky to not have a mother who had this attitude when I had my first period

[@ravenm6443]

As a female, girls are so weird at this age. Idk about kids today but definitely in 2002, girls were definitely like this, including myself 😅🤦‍♀️ I like Ming, but she’s overbearing. I think she felt she was doing better than her mom, but as it turned out, she continued the cycle. It was heartbreaking to see how Ming would react to her mom or even in the scene when she was young and crying. You could see how much she cares about her mom and the pain it caused her knowing that she hurt her and knowing she did that to Mai. I feel terrible for Mai. Do many moments where you want to just tell her words of support and give her advice.

[@ravenm6443]

Mei*

[@11ibi]

I personally did enjoy turning red more than encanto and yes I became a 4 town Stan after watching this lol I loved the animation style also

[@uhzell]

12:26 “4 seasons? 4 leaf? 4 them?” 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@karennatalia9603]

I love Bryce's voice 🥴❤️ I loved the reaction boys🥰

[@agenttheater5]

I think it's more to do with the fact that before the Panda was a blessing to protect their family and their home, but that with changing times it's no longer necessary, especially now that they're not in China anymore.

[@emmabruh]

I’d say this movie represents every young girl going through puberty at least in some way, I thought back to my puberty day and could relate to so many of the scenes it’s not even funny

[@angiecarpenter9807]

Love your guys’ reactions 🤣

[@Lilliangelsasafraz]

I think it was an illegal dodgeball throw because she aimed above the shoulders. I remember in school you’d be out of the game if you aimed or hit anyone above the shoulders… but maybe that was just my school lol

[@ShanieceManley]

Omg another favourite of mine!! So happy to see y’all react to this ♥️

[@tizzie2636]

I could literally cry rn I was having the worst day but your vids give me so much serotonin 🥲🫶

[@karennatalia9603]

aaaa I've waited so long for this 😍 I love watching it with you ❤️

[@Krisalyse]

dude this is insane I was just thinking about y'all reacting to this movie the other day lmao

[@stephendavis5530]

I was about two months late for this movie because I avoided it because of the thumbnail on Disney Plus of the four of them doing a dance in the street. I thought this would be cringe city and I would hate it, but the premise of her turning into a Red Panda was so intriguing to me, I decided to give it a watch. I blew me away. I was just in awe of how an animated movie could speak to me so much and....WAS SOOOOOO DAMN GOOD!! The humour, the subtle visual jokes, the story, the writing......so f*****g good! That ending kills me every time. I just love this movie. Easily one of Pixar's best.

[@Vulcanerd]

Push comes to shove, I say I prefer Encanto just a little more. I saw this shortly after Encanto and I didn’t think this would live up to it and so glad I enjoyed it as much as I did. Definitely a worthy Disney/Pixar movie. It’s actually one of my all time favorites along with Encanto.

[@FrolleinMiez]

Love both movies a lot! Have you seen the behind the scenes on D+ for Turning Red? Made me enjoy the movie even more.

[@Vulcanerd]

@@FrolleinMiez Ohh, man, I have not. I enjoyed it so much, I purchased a digital copy and I know it has the extras (that seem even longer than the movie itself) and I keep saying I'll watch it, but never get around to it. Thanks for this reminder.

[@lexigonick9020]

Yessssss!! I was waiting for this one

[@brendalima5292]

I can never get enough of watching this movie. It reminds me of being 14 and obsessed with the Jonas Brothers, the feeling I got when I went to my first concert after begging my mom to let me go. I get chills, so relatable 🥺 But me and my friends were never into boys from school because nobody could ever be as good as the Jonas Brothers hahaha

[@meilinlee4993]

46:56 The grandma's necklace isn't unlucky because of 4-Town. In Chinese culture, 4 is an unlucky number because in Chinese language, word for 4 and word for death are very similar.

[@bryancarson5908]

Just watched this movie two days ago since I had been meaning to since it came out so this reaction timing just feel right. Great movie

[@Dandelion4048]

*Go watch "Soul" next!!! Such a great animation!!*

[@amandadougherty6615]

I’m glad y’all enjoyed this, but at the beginning when I watched it, I was of the same mind as Zuff. When the mom took Mei Mei’s drawings to that boy, it legit made me angry at her. That was a seriously awful thing to do to a teen girl, and it made me dislike the mom so much that it took the movie down for me. I felt better at the end, but…yeah. I wish the mom hadn’t been *so* over the top overbearing at the beginning.

[@dragontears]

I loved this one so much.

[@marka8817]

Please react to EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE 😂

[@agenttheater5]

46:55 See, the word for 'four' in cantonese sounds like the word for death. So 4 is considered to be an unlucky number.......

[@ellis9575]

zuff is a harrie bumping to as it was 😭

[@julieta8683]

Undoubtedly my favorite 2022 movie since I am a Canadian 😁💕

[@1117_]

another great video!!

[@always_ania]

4 town 4 life

[@MrEmichan]

Turning into a red panda is such a perfect metaphor for girls going through puberty, and getting her first period. Emotions all over the place, growing hair all over, boys and fantasising about them etc etc.

[@humbertollamas6719]

everything everywhere all at once next pls 👀

[@Drake844221]

I'd actually had an idea for a short story the other day where Melin uses what she's learned here in order to bring her friends to the spirit world to get their own animal connections XD It just seems like a really cute idea for a story.

[@agenttheater5]

35:45 I think that what they were saying was: “Cleanse your heart and body / Hold on to your heart / (Let your) spirit return / Swiftly to where it belongs.” I can't find the lyrics in Cantonese - but the translation depends on the pronunciation, if it's said with the wrong kind of stress on the various words it means something else.

[@bubbasvega2316]

“I don’t think so” LMAO

[@Bl00dyWh1teRabb1t]

Love the content 50% of the reason I watch is for the commentary but if I'm being honest the other 50% is cause how attractive yall are hahaha 😅

[@ThatOneGanyuMain]

I enjoyed your reactions. I like that you guys were empathetic towards Mei Mei and toward girls in general with some lf your comments. I understand the person on the left as I also felt really mad about Mei Mei's mom, at least until that scene where she was crying and I realized then that it's pointing out family cycles and how they affect generations (just like Encanto). I'm not condoning the way she treated Mei Mei (stalking her and being too over the top by reading and showing her private journal & drawings for example), but it helps to understand where the behaviour comes from. I feel that being in that spiritual place and receiving compassion from someone (both her daughter and mother) allowed her to heal at least a bit of that part of her that she internalized from her own mother. Once again I really enjoyed your reactions and thanks for sharing 😁

[@agenttheater5]

30:48 Abby IS Korean. So is Tae Young from 4Town And for the record, Tyler's half-Vietnamese, half African-Canadian. I'm not sure what ethnicity Aaron Z from 4Town is specifically, but like Tyler he's also 'Blasian', that's why he's Tyler's favourite member of the group, he identifies with Aaron Z. Jury's still out as to whether or not it's admiration, hero-worship or a crush.

[@avalynn1233]

zuff breaking out in song is the funniest thing to me 😭

[@Noshushpls]

37:52 the synchronised jaw drops 😭🤣

[@pie1o1morris46]

This movie hits so close to home for me with the overprotective /controlling mom and the generational trauma In my 20s and still living at home, so still have to have permission to go out etc. Recently got grounded from my car for a week cause I "snuck out" and gave my bio dad a ride to the ER for an infection after my mom said no cause the roads were damp

[@Stardust_7273]

Abby speaks Korean cuz she IS Korean 😉

[@sofiastafford3962]

35:27 A panda is a bear. always correcting him when its not needed lol.

[@ash222_]

NOTIFICATION GANG❤

[@AHufflepuffAndASwiftie]

"It's like the worst case scenario." Oh, it gets worse, trust me! 😂

[@astrojacks_]

i love pixar movies 🥺 if you guys haven’t watched ratatouille, please do!! it’s so underrated! luca is also another really cute pixar movie that came out last year!

[@orangeismycolor6310]

Zuff talking about how 4-Town might just casually take a stroll through the school lol

[@LowbrowDeluxe]

The mermaid thing is a thing because it's the ultimate 'safe' fantasy guy. For reasons that should be obvious if you think about it for a bit.

[@ashdrizzy]

zuff is so hilarious

[@erikaleighhh]

I’m WEAK why did zuff feel the need to spell out recipe 😂😂😂

[@kellykapoor2]

i did find this better than encanto tbh

[@goldiesunset32]

same

[@godjius6225]

Same

[@karolejnaa13]

Encanto still better imo, every character there had so much depth and I related to some aspects of everyone. I think it's my favourite animeted movie ever with Coco. But Turning Red is still amazing

[@goldiesunset32]

@@karolejnaa13 it was just boring to me honestly. the only thing good about it is the music.

[@kellykapoor2]

@@karolejnaa13 yea i totally understand...i just found the songs a little boring but yea i mean it did win an oscar so...

[@symphonie1135]

9:24 Zuff randomly breaking out into song KILLED me !! 😭😭

[@tmm4195]

Overall, I think Encanto is a better movie, but Turning Red surprised me. It was cute and relatable. Inside Out would be a good Pixar movie to watch if you haven't seen it.

[@nativenewyorker3144]

I feel like comparing the two invalidates both cause we should be able to independently appreciate movies based around people of color without comparing.

[@tmm4195]

@@nativenewyorker3144 I don’t disagree with you. The movies aren’t even that similar. However, they literally titled the video “Better than Encanto”? So that’s why I made this comment.

[@nativenewyorker3144]

@@tmm4195 I was referring to the title. I just didn’t see the point in the comparison other than the fact that they’re poc based movies.

[@tmm4195]

@@nativenewyorker3144 agreed but unfortunately many movie reactors have done this with both of these movies

[@kaylakayla2880]

Please react to “Rush Hour” the movie😩😩😩

[@tiyanna4571]

Was gonna say this movie too

[@kaylakayla2880]

@@tiyanna4571 yea, I know they’re gonna be laughing their asses off

[@keisha1420]

Have you ever seen Man on Fire w/ Denzel Washington? I’ve heard the films are pretty similar but I’ve never seen RH

[@kaylakayla2880]

@@keisha1420 what😨😨you’ve never seen rush hour?? I recommend it😩it’s so funny and no I haven’t seen that movie before ..I’ll check it out tho

[@Ser_Lili]

Yes! All the Rush Hour movies!!

[@Lofiejm]

such a fantastic movie, one of my faves by pixar.

[@miss5sos192]

im new to here but whoever u are in the middle u give me the nice crazy girl vibes

[@JessIrais]

Not me watching this while wearing a 4 Town t-shirt 😂

[@badbadgilead2552]

dude on the left is angry at the mum like an actual kiddo 😭

[@heyscalefin]

The mom is not a horrible person calm down 😂

[@belpop]

It’s not even a debate if this is better than Encanto. It absolutely is. The animation is so awesome and unique to pixar. It’s so funny, so relatable, and does the generational trauma in a more authentic and serious way.

[@trinitypope3954]

21:31 this part is too funny

[@luvvvv124]

LITERALLY CRYRIJTNGG HE WAS SO SURE

[@gawddayum1565]

💀💀💀😭bro I thought it was just me he was saying the most stupid things the entire movie and the dude in the middle would just sarcastically correct him I literally can’t

[@priscillas4722]

I was singing 4town for days after watching this 😅🎤 As far as Disney movies, def recommend Coco & Moana 😊

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Zuff! Thanks, Rob! Thanks, Bryce! 🔴+🐼=⚡ #ReelTime #DomeeShi #TurningRed

[@billlupin8345]

I preferred Encanto, but I've also never been a little girl experiencing the red peony for the first time, so it wasn't quite as relatable.

[@SailorWenus]

16:25 “Yeauughh👁🫦👁”

[@staceyadams3254]

think you guys should react to the movie Dead Poets Society or Basketball Diaries 👍

[@nevaxh]

Basketball Dairies 😩

[@karolejnaa13]

Yess, both are great, but I would love to see them react to dead poets society

[@Elyse4409]

Yes!

[@Mushroomy_.-._]

Ain’t no way I got a pad commercial just as Mei’s mom was talking about periods 😭

[@giovannybellisario9892]

Need you guys to watch Luca

[@VelvetMoth]

Loved y'all's reaction 😊❤️ please put wish dragon on your polls sometime? 🙃