Warning: spoilers turn red.
ending turn red This is hinted at from the beginning of the film by the color of Li Mei’s clothing. Domee Shi’s animated coming-of-age story follows 13-year-old Mei-Lin Li (voiced by Rosalie Chiang) as she navigates teenage life in Toronto while dealing with the shock of her new ability to transform into a… Big red panda emotions. Although Mei is initially uncomfortable with her panda form and attempts to hide it, she gradually comes to accept the transformation. Much to the chagrin of her overprotective mother Ming (Sandra Ng) and other female relatives who previously held the same power, Mei decides to keep the red panda at the end of the film.
The color red has special symbolic meaning throughout the film. Not only is it the color of the red panda, it’s also the color of the Canadian flag, and coupled with the film’s rather explicit metaphor for menstruation, turn red Involves multiple scenarios.Mei almost always wears red or pink clothes turn red, reflecting her inner red panda personality. Her cardigans, leggings, and even the hat she wore to cover her new red hair were all in bold colors.
Mei’s preference for red clothing suggests that she intended to keep the panda from the beginning. Her choice of crimson clothing contrasts sharply with Mei’s former red panda mother and other female relatives who wear teal and green, including her aunt and Grandma Wu (played by He Weizheng). These characters influence and advise the protagonist, with May’s green hairpin subtly indicating their influence on her thoughts and actions. Given that her overbearing mother clearly has “Be brainwashed“For her to be a high-achieving, devoted daughter, this video may well be the best representation of her influence.”
As the film progresses, Mei’s clothing and movements begin to indicate that, although she continues to wear clip-ins and conform to Ming’s expectations at home, her personality is changing. Adding a typical 1910s collar makes her look more like characters her age, such as Miriam (Ava Morse), and brings her fashion more in line with Turning Red’s 2002 setting. Although she didn’t initially wear the necklace around Ming, she couldn’t hide the rebellious “messy, loud, weird” part of herself for long, and she was seen wearing it in front of Ming as she drove home it. Taylor’s party.
Like the choker, Mei’s red panda cannot be hidden forever. Mei initially “hides” the panda away from Ming, but eventually has to “let it out.” Before the panda removal ceremony, Mei took off the green clip that tied her to Ming’s Impossible Standard and covered it with a red flower, similar to the others she wore in childhood photos at the beginning of the film The flowers are the same. The change in this accessory shows that even as Mei discovers a new side of herself during adolescence and accepts the red panda as an important part of her future, she remains true to herself.
Finally, Mei’s bold red outfit shows that she has always known her true identity and that she would embrace the panda rather than meet her mother’s impossible standards and become a teal-clad clone like the other women in the family. Although May reconciled with her mother after the 4*Town concert and wore the green hairpin again, it eventually ended. turn red Seeing May declare “My panda, my choice, mother“. She confidently declares that she will not always live up to her mother’s expectations, but will be “Messy, noisy, weirdThe red panda has always been a hallmark of her fashion sense. While still fulfilling her temple duties as a loving daughter, she chooses to make a statement by wearing a necklace and displaying her panda in front of Ming at the end of the film.