TurningRed's Domee Shi takes her responsibility as a trailblazer seriously: “There’s a scarcity of our stories”
, these nonhuman transformations erase and minimize the very existence of animated characters of color.Turning Red
isn’t about Mei being trapped inside the body of a red panda; it’s “a metaphor for all of the messiness inside of her that wants to come out,” she says. Mei’s ability to poof back and forth between red panda and human led her to see the value in both forms. Shi was also vigilant about creating a diverse cast of human characters to surround Mei, including her Chinese Canadian family and multicultural Asian friends.
The red panda is not only a new physical shape, but also a form of release for Mei. She grows more independent and outspoken—able to verbalize her true desires to her overbearing but loving mother, and breaking the stereotype that women from East Asian cultures are quiet and meek. At the same time, Shi warns viewers not to pass judgment on Mei’s grandmother, aunties, or mother, who “grew up in a generation in a world that was less welcoming, less accepting of that form.
Domee Shi takes her responsibility as a trailblazer very seriously. “You feel that weight and that pressure of being the first, also because there’s a scarcity of our stories in the media,” she says—even if she’s also “but one humble nerdy Chinese Canadian girl trying to tell one very specific story.
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