Huge Turning Red Theory Explains A Major Pixar Mystery

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There’s a widely known theory about all Pixar movies living in the same universe and being connected through characters and events, and one fan theory connects Soul and Turning Red, solving a mystery of the former in the process. Pixar continues to be a powerhouse in the world of animation, and it has built a unique narrative and animation style that makes its movies stand out. In recent years, however, Pixar has been changing these formulas a little bit with projects like Soul, Luca, and Turning Red, exploring deeper and more complex topics and experimenting with different visual styles.

Pixar’s latest project, Turning Red, has been a success with critics and viewers but it has also been divisive, as it deals with topics that aren’t usually seen in Pixar movies. Turning Red introduced viewers to Meilin «Mei» Lee (Rosalie Chiang), a dorky, 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian student who one day discovers that, whenever she gets too excited or stressed, she turns into a giant red panda, but she can turn back if she becomes calm and controls her emotions. This turns out to be a curse linked to her ancestors, who have a shared history with the species, but it can be contained by performing a special ritual on one specific night. Unfortunately for Mei, that night coincides with a concert of her favorite boy band, 4*Town, and to further complicate everything, she also has to deal with her overbearing mother, Ming (Sandra Oh).

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Of course, Turning Red has a bunch of Pixar Easter eggs and references, and fans have already tried to place it within the Pixar Universe Theory, but others have found a way to explain a Pixar mystery through Turning Red. A fan theory suggests