[ENG] Turning Red: Rebelliousness at its best // Turning Red: Rebeldía a más no poder [ENG]

in Movies & TV Shows2 years ago


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Since I saw this movie with my children I have been meditating on the message it conveys to the audience, as many of us know Disney's agenda is linked to the current "progressivism", where promoting feminism and the Lgtb minority has become one of its main tasks, so this kind of movies can leave a quite negative message and in turn harmful to families. Letting your children watch these movies unsupervised is quite dangerous, as the child's mind can be easily influenced.

Turning Red presents in an "innocent" way the reality of today's youth, its plot takes place in the United States but the protagonists belong to a Chinese dynasty who live as immigrants in the American country but maintain their Asian customs.

Desde que vi esta película con mis hijos he estado meditando en el mensaje que transmite a la audiencia, como muchos sabemos la agenda de Disney va ligada al “progresismo” actual, donde promover el feminismo y la minoría Lgtb se ha convertido en una de sus principales tareas, por lo que este tipo de películas pueden dejar un mensaje bastante negativo y a su vez dañino para las familias. Dejar que tus niños vean estas películas sin supervisión es bastante peligroso, pues la mente del niño puede ser fácilmente influenciada.

Turning Red presenta de forma “inocente” la realidad de la juventud actual, su trama se desarrolla en Estados Unidos pero los protagonistas pertenecen a una dinastía china que vive como inmigrantes en el país americano pero que mantienen sus costumbres asiáticas.


Passivity and overprotection / Pasividad y sobreprotección

The film begins with the young Mei Lee as the main character, a 13-year-old girl who lives her day to day life between family chores and the high school where she studies, but inside she is not a happy girl, and this is because she has an internal conflict between obeying her mother and doing what she wants, something that is accentuated as the story unfolds. What Mei doesn't know is that she belongs to a family that is tied to an ancient tradition that leads them to become a red panda at some point in their lives, something she discovers unexpectedly and doesn't know how to control. From that moment on their life changes drastically, it is similar to when a young girl reaches the stage of puberty unexpectedly and without prior information, you can imagine the disaster and despair of such a moment.

La película comienza con la joven Mei Lee como personaje principal, una chica de 13 años que vive su día a día entre las labores familiares y el instituto donde estudia, pero dentro de si no es una niña feliz, y esto se debe a que tiene un conflicto interno entre obedecer a su madre y hacer lo que ella quiere, algo que se va acentuando a medida que se desarrolla la historia. Lo que Mei no sabe es que ella pertenece a una familia que está atada a una tradición antigua que las lleva a convertirse en un panda rojo en algún momento de su vida, algo que descubre de forma inesperada y no sabe cómo controlar. A partir de ese momento su vida cambia drásticamente, es similar a cuando una joven alcanza la etapa de la pubertad de manera imprevista y sin información previa, te imaginaras el desastre y la desesperación de tal momento.


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At this point the plot shows us the reality of Mei's problem, a passive father and an overprotective mother, two elements that combined in a home can frustrate the life of any child and bring countless family problems. The father is portrayed practically as a filler character throughout the film, what stands out the most is that he is not the one who wears the pants in the home, while Mei's mother carries the overprotection she suffered from her own mother as a child and projects it onto her daughter, making her suffer and do hidden things with her friends in class. How dangerous it is for children to do things hiddenly, that never usually ends well, and it is a problem that drags down our society today. Mei in her effort tries to hide her transformation and her liking for a young man from her mother, but in the end she is discovered and quite misunderstood.

The overprotection increases and passivity also, typical of parents who do not know how to raise, so the family conflict increases greatly, to the point that the daughter and mother physically confront each other fighting a battle for control, it is practically a struggle of ideals, "you do what I say" says the mother, "I do what I want" says the young woman, interesting, any resemblance to reality is no coincidence. Incredibly, it is Mei's grandmother who sees reflected in them her former mistake in the upbringing of her own daughter, and because of that she decides together with her other daughters to put an end to the conflict between the two.

En este punto la trama nos muestra la realidad del problema de Mei, un padre pasivo y una madre sobreprotectora, dos elementos que combinados en un hogar pueden frustrar la vida de cualquier niño y traer infinidad de problemas familiares. El padre es representado prácticamente como un personaje de relleno en toda la película, lo que más resalta es que no es el quien lleva los pantalones en el hogar, mientras que la madre de Mei arrastra la sobreprotección que sufrió por parte de su propia madre cuando era niña y la proyecta hacia su hija, haciendo que esta sufra y haga cosas escondidas con sus amigas de clases. Cuan peligroso es que los hijos hagan cosas ocultamente, eso nunca suele terminar bien, y es un problema que arrastra nuestra sociedad actual. Mei en su esfuerzo trata de esconder su transformación y su gusto por un joven a su madre, pero al final de cuentas es descubierta y bastante malinterpretada.

La sobreprotección se acrecienta y la pasividad también, típico de padres que no saben criar, por lo que el conflicto familiar aumenta sobremanera, hasta el punto en que la hija y la madre se enfrentan físicamente librando una batalla por el control, es prácticamente una lucha de ideales, “tú haces lo que yo digo” dice la mama, “yo hago lo que quiero” dice la joven, interesante, cualquier parecido con la realidad no es ninguna casualidad. De forma increíble es la abuela de Mei quien ve reflejada en ellas su error antiguo en la crianza de su propia hija, y debido a eso decide juntamente con sus demás hijas poner fin al conflicto entre las dos.


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Happy ending? / ¿Final feliz?

I would say that not in every sense of the word, Mei logically ended up doing what she wanted, but what else could she do, and at that age the subjection and respect for parents is something difficult if not cultivated from childhood, it is normal that she ended up being "free" and exalting the phrase "my panda, my decision" something that everyone here knows what it alludes to, and at the age of 13 you can imagine. Mei's mother understood her mistake and now tries not to be overprotective but to accept her daughter as she is and respect her decisions, something also negative, but what else can she do, she could not raise her correctly, she simply transmitted what she learned through her own mother, this gives us to understand or at least shows us the great responsibility of being parents, raising is not easy, but certainly our children are the result of the education and care that we provide. Finally we have Mei's father, he remained a passive man, his "perfect world" was altered only when his mother and daughter had the conflict, but once resolved all his peaceful universe returned to normal, he remained the same, without influence, invisible, living for himself and no one else.

I think that above all the superficial things that the film has shown us, it is a very powerful message for parents, Mei is the product of a bad upbringing, so simple, what do we prefer as parents, to be passive and overprotective or to influence our children? I think the second option is the right one, and I hope that if you have children you go that way and don't leave the development of your little ones to "chance", at the end of the day, they are our responsibility, and that goes beyond feeding them.

Yo diría que no en todo el sentido de la palabra, Mei de forma lógica termino haciendo lo que ella quería, pero que más podía hacer, ya a esa edad la sujeción y el respeto a los padres es algo difícil sino se cultiva desde la niñez, es normal que ella terminase siendo “libre” y exaltando la frase “mi panda, mi decisión” algo que todos acá sabemos a qué hace alusión, y a la edad de 13 años te podrás imaginar. La madre de Mei comprendió su error y ahora trata de no ser sobreprotectora sino de aceptar a su hija tal cual como ella es y respetar sus decisiones, algo también negativo, pero que más puede hacer, no pudo criarla correctamente, simplemente transmitió lo que aprendió por medio de su propia madre, esto nos da a entender o por lo menos nos muestra la gran responsabilidad de ser padres, criar no es nada sencillo, pero sin duda nuestros hijos son el resultado de la educación y cuidado que le proporcionamos. Por ultimo tenemos al padre de Mei, siguió siendo un hombre pasivo, su “mundo perfecto” se vio alterado solo cuando su madre y su hija tenían el conflicto, pero una vez resuelto todo su universo de paz volvió a la normalidad, siguió siendo el mismo, sin influencia, invisible, viviendo para sí mismo y nadie más.

Creo que por encima de todo lo superficial que la película nos ha podido mostrar, es un mensaje bastante poderoso para los padres, Mei es el producto de una mala crianza, asi de simple, ¿Qué preferimos como padres?, ¿Ser pasivos y sobreprotectores o influenciar a nuestros niños? Pienso que la segunda opción es la correcta, y espero que si tienes hijos te vayas por ese camino y no dejes a la “ventura” el desarrollo de tus pequeños, al final de todo, son nuestra responsabilidad, y eso va más allá de darles de comer.


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Gracias por el apoyo 😎

Hola!!! Esa película se me parece en esencia a otra película que creo se llama Valiente. Recuerdo que mi trabajo de grado trató acerca de la televisión y la influencia en los niños y definitivamente puede tener algo de eso pero muchos más allá es más importante la influencia de los padres en la crianza.

Exactamente amigo, y ese el punto que trato de resaltar, la influencia que como padres debemos tener en nuestros hijos. Por eso lo veo más como un llamado a los padres, de educar con responsabilidad, de forma activa y no pasiva.


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When watching the movie...I didn't even look at it from that angle...and it could be to the fact that I'm grown and was raised differently.. children of nowadays might get a different meaning to it... and that's where their parents comes in...now it's getting harder to control what your children watch because there's a likelihood that there's an hidden theme in the movies we used to think were suitable for kids to watch... the world is changing and the burden now falls on the parents (as always), to guide their children in the right part to follow...it's getting harder ..but doesn't mean it's impossible...

Thanks for sharing ❤️

Certainly my friend, education is a challenge nowadays, the world changes and so do its customs, there are subjects that are considered good and harmless when in fact they are not. The child's mind is very impressionable, they can easily get carried away by something they like without taking into account how bad it can be, but it is precisely because they are children that they do that.

It is correct what you say, previously it was a little more accessible to let children watch programs with more tranquility than nowadays.

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to read and share your opinion.

Yeah my friend.. parents would just have to be cautious and influence their children the right way till they're able to decide for themselves what's right and what isn't ..the world surely as changed. ...

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to read and share your opinion.

Sure...I totally enjoyed reading your review..❤️

Nowadays everything is criticized in social networks, even this kind of movies. The world changes, things that before were not shown in children's movies, now if they are shown, you have to adapt to the times. Dangerous messages for children, neither movies nor television are the cause of danger, that is what parents are for, to educate them. there is more danger in real life, for example children who grow up in neighborhoods full of delinquents, have high chances of consuming drugs to become delinquents. If they become rebellious it will not be because of watching Turning Red, there are other causes, only that society prefers to blame the movies, radio, television, books, internet, etc., so it has been throughout history.😊

Certainly times change, that is a reality that we cannot deny, but just because it changes does not mean that it is right. There are things that change for the better and others for the worse, we cannot adapt to everything but to what is right.

The child's foolishness is linked in his heart, there is his evil, but this kind of movies do not contribute anything good to their development, in fact they only serve to bring out that rebelliousness within them, that's why I say that it is dangerous to watch these movies without parental supervision.

However the main theme in this case is the lack of responsibility of parents in the education of their daughter, which leads her to behave that way, it is a call to responsible parenting, at least that I can perceive, although I doubt very much that this was the goal of Disney.

A mi lo que más me gusta de esta película es la originalidad que tiene para abordar ciertos temas. En lo personal la disfruté bastante y más que mis expectativas eran bastante bajas, pero vaya que me sorprendió 😎

En ese aspecto Disney siempre ha sido muy creativo, tienen un buen equipo de desarrollo para sus películas.