Sandra Oh Reveals Her Favorite Turning Red Setting Detail
Star Sandra Oh reveals her favorite Turning Red setting detail. The latest Pixar movie was directed by Domee Shi, previously known for her Oscar-winning short film Bao, making it the studio's first to ever be solo-directed by a woman. Following a recent, controversial trend for Pixar releases, Turning Red dropped exclusively on Disney+ on March 11, where it found critical acclaim.
Inspired by Shi's childhood experiences, Turning Red takes place in 2002 Toronto and follows Meilin Lee, a 13-year-old Chinese Canadian girl who opens the movie fully in her element. However, Mei soon discovers that, as the result of a hereditary gift bestowed on an ancestor, she turns into a giant red panda every time she experiences a particularly strong emotion. The film then balances the storylines of her and her friends' determination to attend a concert by their favorite boy-band and waiting to perform the family ritual that will banish the panda forever — something Mei isn't sure she wants to do.
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Turning Red has been celebrated for the specificity of its storytelling, and in an interview with LA Times, Oh shares her favorite of the movie's Toronto details. Having also grown up in Canada, she points out that the corner store Mei visits, Daisy Mart, is a real chain that Oh frequented as a child. Shi's sense of detail, Oh says, allowed her to capture the powerful emotions of Mei's humiliation when her mother confronts her crush, the checkout attendant, with a drawing she had made of him. Check out Oh's quote below:
Near the start of Turning Red, Meilin starts fantasizing about this young man who works at the Daisy Mart — and I used to live around the corner from
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