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Some movies have such good framing that they can put you in awe of how subtle they can be, yet still be pleasing to watch compared to standard viewing experiences. One such movie is "The Boy who Harnessed the Wind." It's an inspiring story of a young boy trying to save his family and community from hunger by building a windmill to pump water during drought in his district. The existence of a great story won't make a great movie; it's the reflection of the story in characters, where emotions are expressed without words, and the dots connect well. This movie just does that in a very subtle way.

A boy born in hunger and struggle, whose values are rooted, puts himself in the shoes of the whole community and brings back life to his people. The movie shows the cultural connection of human roots embedded in 'THE BOY' and how that transcends to take responsibility, with the quest for knowledge and self-discovery. Around the storyline, the movie puts the family at the centre, interlinked with the values carried by the father for the people. So, he exists in the contrast of his own struggle and the life that he is put upon. The movie's ability to show stories from multiple perspectives, drawing the boy into the plot, makes it even more worthy of a watch. Also, the movie does a great job of expressing the pain, suffering, and stress through the metaphors that the boy takes within himself, with the plot flowing smoothly, displaying the boy's ability to comprehend all these connections, drawing him into problem-solving solutions. I feel it is a feel-good experience for the viewers, trying to connect with the world suffering is more than what we could perceive.

The boy thirsts for knowledge and abilities to undertake the responsibility in a complex environment, which makes the story compelling for the viewers. It's a real-life story movie. So, I would keep it simple.

Rating: 80/100

Rating: 80/100

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I thought The Wild Robot was just going to be another cute animated movie about a robot doing robot things on an island, maybe some jokes, maybe a lesson about friendship, nothing too serious , but I was wrong, this s movie snuck up on me.

The story follows Roz, a robot who washed up on a deserted island after some kind of shipping accident, and has to figure out how to function in a place with no humans around to give her instructions, what starts off as a simple survival setup slowly turns into something way more emotional than I had expected, especially once she ends up raising Brightbill, an orphaned gosling who imprints on her because, well, she's the first thing he saw after hatching.

Watching Roz learn how to be a mother, even though she's a machine that was never programmed for anything like that, is genuinely one of the sweetest things that I have seen in an animated movie in a while, she approaches parenting the way she approaches everything else, logically, methodically, trying to follow steps and complete tasks, but slowly you watch that shift into something that actually looks like love, It is subtle, and the movie does not rush it that which I appreciated.

Visually, this movie is stunning, the animation style feels almost like a painting come to life, especially the way the island itself is drawn, with soft texture and lighting that just makes everything feel alive in a way that is hard to describe, It does not try to look hyper realistic like a lot of animated films these days, it leans into something more artistic, and it works so well for the tone of the story.

Lupita Nyong'o voicing Roz was such a good choice, she brings this calm, steady energy to the character that somehow still carries so much emotion underneath it, you believe she's a robot, but you also believe she is capable of growth, and that balance isn't easy to pull off.

What really got me though was the theme running through the whole thing about adapting to your environment, learning as you go, and figuring out who you are outside of what you were built or expected to be, Roz wasn't made to be a mother she wasn't made to live on an island, she wasn't made for any of what happens to her in this movie, and yet she becomes something beautiful out of all of it anyway, there is something really human about that, ironically, coming from a story about a robot.

The side characters add a lot too, especially Fink the fox, who brings some much needed comic relief without ever feeling like he's just there for jokes, He actually grows alongside Roz and Brightbill in his own way.

Honestly, by the end of it, I wasn't expecting to feel the way I did, The Wild Robot isn't just a kids movie with pretty visuals, It is a genuinely moving story about family, belonging, and figuring out your place in a world you weren't built for, I would watch it again.

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Rating: 85/100

There are certain movies that hit different depending on when you first saw them, and Step Up is one hundred percent that movie for me. I know exactly what critics said about it back in 2006..... "formulaic, thin plot, dialogue that wouldn't win any awards" and honestly None of that matters to me because this movie is pure unfiltered joy and I will defend it with my whole chest.

The story is simple, almost deliberately so: Tyler Gage is a rough-around-the-edges kid from the wrong side of Baltimore who ends up doing community service at the Maryland School of the Arts after a run-in with the law, and he crosses paths with Nora, a disciplined, ambitious dance student preparing for the performance that could make or break her career. When her partner gets injured, Tyler steps in, and what starts as an awkward, mismatched pairing slowly turns into something real... both on the dance floor and off it. You've seen this shape of story a hundred times. You know exactly where it's going within the first fifteen minutes. And I genuinely do not care, because the execution here just works.

Channing Tatum, in one of his earliest lead roles, has this raw, unpolished charisma that I don't think gets talked about enough. He wasn't yet the polished movie star he'd become... there's a scrappiness to his performance here, a real physicality, that makes Tyler feel lived-in rather than like a stock "bad boy with a heart of gold" archetype. And the dancing itself is genuinely great.. not overproduced, not over-edited into incomprehensible quick cuts the way a lot of modern dance movies do it. You can actually see the movement, feel the rhythm build, and by the time the final performance rolls around, it earns every bit of the payoff.

Jenna Dewan is honestly just as important to why this movie works, even if she doesn't always get equal credit. She brings this quiet intensity to Nora that keeps the character from being a flat "good girl" foil to Tyler's chaos... there's real ambition and vulnerability there, and her chemistry with Tatum feels completely genuine, which, as it turns out, might be because it very much was. Watching them fall for each other on screen hits different knowing what came after, and there's something almost sweet about catching that spark before either of them knew where it would lead.

What really gets me every time is the soundtrack and the energy of the whole thing. This movie is drenched in mid-2000s hip-hop and R&B, and it gives the entire film this specific, nostalgic texture that instantly transports me back to exactly what that era of music and dance culture felt like moving from the freestyle dance battle scenes to the underground crew culture, the way movement itself becomes a form of communication between people who otherwise can't quite find the words.... it's all so earnest, and that earnestness is exactly what makes it so rewatchable.

Is the plot predictable?.... Completely. But this was never trying to be a prestige drama and I think that's exactly the point people miss when they dismiss it. It's a movie about the specific, electric feeling of finding someone who challenges you to become better at the thing you love most... being told through some genuinely great choreography and two leads with real screen chemistry and every time I put this on, I get swept right back up in it like it's the first time.

Predictable? Sure. But it's got heart, real chemistry, and dancing that still holds up nearly twenty years later. A guilty pleasure that isn't even that guilty.

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Rating: 80/100

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This is not The Flash bad, Supergirl is just ok and this is the reason why I can still watch it and get into the adventure and the different worlds, it really takes you to other places as a good space movie should. The movie does give you a superhero to care about with a noble heart, Kara is a way more define character than Clark with less internal conflicts, in fact she does look like the older of the two when it comes to accept life but the movie buries her in a story way too small for what she is packing. Kara starts the movie angry, reckless and drinking on a red sun planet, which is basically the only place alcohol can actually have an effect on her and that detail adds about the story of her loosing Krypton and everyone else in it, that part of the story is something I have never seen before explain on a serires or movie. Milly Alcock does a great job on this movie and thats the reason for my title, she plays Kara as tired and lost instead of just mean, and you actually get to feel and believe what she is going through. My problem is the movie waits too long to give that pain any real context, the memories of Argo City and her family do not show up until after the chase is already moving, so the part of her that actually explains who she is ends up sitting outside the story that is supposed to change her, probably if they had done that at the start or middle like they did with Superman, because I get why she drinks and keeps moving, but the movie never ties that behavior to what she does later on. Alcock does what she can anyway, especially in the quiet moments where Kara just looks exhausted instead of rude and she made me want a whole separate movie built around this version of the character. Thats one of the reasons I bet many people didnt like it that much, its like you are in the middle of a good action movie and suddenly they interrupt you with some "good context" but then you ask, "why you didnt told me that before...?", she gives Kara enough to carry something bigger and the script keeps dragging her into a basic space chase that could be just any other hero action movie.

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The whole story kicks in when the villain poisons Krypto and keeps the antidote on him, giving Kara a reason to chase him across planets, but it also makes the story feel thinner the longer it goes because this pirates doesnt have any special habilities or tech, they look like some space bikerboys and still you telling me Supergirl couldnt kick their ass the first time they met??. I get the emotional logic, Krypto ties back to her last memories of Krypton, but the movie never spends real time on that bond before keeping him away, so the danger just sits there instead of hitting. Ruthie is supposed to add weight to the trip since she lost her family too and wants revenge of her own, except she never get this real bond with Kara until the very very end, she is also so damn annoying, I even mention on a Snap that it felt she was a bad version of Lyanna Mormont, where they present Ruthie as bossy but she is just annoying during the entire movie until the final scene where she helps Lobo, she ends up feeling like someone Kara has to save or lecture instead of someone who helps Kara deal with her own grief. The poison is supposed to be working against a deadline but the chase keeps stalling for fights, betrayals and side problems that make Krypto being in danger feel like an afterthought, and the dog is just feels like an excuse to move Kara around without building up the other characters around her.

The action is supposed to keep this simple story alive but at times feel like the fights are not really connected to each other and makes you think how Kara and Lobo cant defeat this bunch of idot pirates because the way she beat all this guys at the bar in a close space but she cant defeat them on a way bigger space while there is another guy helping her indirectly. A bunch of the fights keep the camera tight on people or stick Kara in the background while someone else gets the moment, which is a strange choice for a movie with her name on it. She can fly, throw heat vision and move with enormous power, yet most of these fights are small bar brawls or dusty ones where you can barely tell what is happening. The movie also keeps taking her power away through different suns, poison and kryptonite arrows coold details but feels like its constantly repeating the same fix every time makes each new danger feel smaller like they runing out of ways to keep her under control. The green sun scene has a decent idea behind it, Kara actually might die if she gets too much exposure to it but even that turns into one more stop before she powers back up again, very Goku style of story. The final fight should be the payoff and instead the effects and music work against it, the flying looks stiff and the song choice does not match the energy of the action, its like they decided to keep leaning on music like it can manufacture excitement when the action itself has small good moments but then the rest is very average, not bad though but average. A few good punches and heat vision shots are fine, but none of it makes this chase feel like anything special. Supergirl should look fast and dangerous, instead she spends a lot of this movie looking like just another person with superpowers but very little experience on fighting, feels dumb to be honest, this is why Batman is such a great character, no super powers but ton of fight experience and skills.

The people around Kara make the whole thing feel even emptier because the villain barely have any real impact except just the main pirate and Lobo, omg dont get me started how they hire Jason Momoa to play a character like does almost nothing on this movie, whas he suppose to just cameo or something?. The pirate villain is cruel because the script needs someone easy to hate, kills people, threatens Ruthie, poisons Krypto, and keeps the antidote hanging around his neck for no real reason except that the plot needs Kara to have something to chase. A better villain could have pushed Kara to question what she believes, this one just waits around to get caught, thats another problem when you get to compare Superman with Supergirl movies, this villains are nothing like Lex, like they wanted to go easy on her because she is a girl. The good thing about Logo character is that he is more fun to watch, you can tell Jason Momoa is having a great time but he still feels dropped into the movie instead of connected to it, he shows up, fights, leaves, comes back whenever the script needs a hand. His whole goal barely touches Kara or Ruthie so he never turns into a real partner or rival or problem for her, even though there was an obvious opening for him to challenge her since both of them are rude, violent, and totally fine acting like they do not care about anything. Superman has a similar issue in a smaller role, his scenes show the difference between him and Kara but the main chase would barely change without him. I hope this movie teach James Gun that recognizable characters are not enough, they need to actually affect Kara in this case and too many of these people feel like extra material stacked around a story that already needed more time to build up and develop or have some sort of impact on the main character.

Rating: 65/100

Ficha técnica: Dirigida por Nancy Meyers (1998). Con Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid y Natasha Richardson. Comedia familiar, 128 minutos.

Sinopsis: Hallie Parker, una californiana criada por su padre, y Annie James, una londinense criada por su madre, se conocen por accidente en un campamento de verano y descubren que son gemelas idénticas separadas al nacer, cuando sus padres decidieron divorciarse y repartirse a las hijas. Al enterarse de la existencia de la otra, urden un plan para intercambiar identidades, conocer al padre que nunca tuvieron y, de paso, reunir a sus padres.

Vamos a decir la verdad de una vez: esa premisa no resiste ni cinco minutos de análisis serio. Dos padres se separan y deciden, como si estuvieran repartiendo muebles, que cada uno se queda con una hija. Once años sin que ninguna de las dos supiera que tenía una gemela idéntica al otro lado del mundo. Ningún abogado de familia, ninguna abuela chismosa, ningún cumpleaños compartido por accidente. Nada. Y aun así, mientras la veía, no dejé de reírme ni un segundo.

Ahí está el truco de esta película: la lógica no importa porque la comedia la sostiene con oficio. Los gestos de Lohan diferenciando a Hallie de Annie sin caer en caricatura, el campamento de verano como escenario perfecto para el descubrimiento, la mecánica del intercambio de identidades que funciona porque la película nunca finge que es más que un cuento.

Lo que sí me parece honesto, y por eso se lo perdono todo, es que la película no intenta convencerte de que el plan de los padres tenía sentido. Simplemente te pide que aceptes la fantasía y disfrutes lo que viene después: dos niñas que se inventan un plan absurdo para arreglar lo que los adultos rompieron, y que de paso terminan entendiendo algo de sí mismas que ninguno de los padres les explicó nunca. Ahí hay una verdad pequeña escondida debajo del disparate: los hijos casi siempre terminan haciendo el trabajo emocional que los padres evitaron.

Calificación final: 7.5/10. No es una película para pensarla demasiado, es una película para pasarla bien, y en eso no falla ni un minuto.

Credits: Directed by Nancy Meyers (1998). Starring Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, and Natasha Richardson. Family comedy, 128 minutes.

Synopsis: Hallie Parker, raised by her father in California, and Annie James, raised by her mother in London, meet by accident at a summer camp and discover they are identical twins separated at birth, after their parents divorced and split the daughters between them. Once they learn of each other's existence, they hatch a plan to swap identities, meet the parent they never had, and, along the way, reunite their mother and father.

Let's be honest from the start: that premise does not survive five minutes of serious scrutiny. Two parents split up and decide, as if dividing furniture, that each one keeps one daughter. Eleven years pass without either girl knowing she has an identical twin on the other side of the world. No family lawyer, no gossiping grandmother, no accidentally shared birthday. Nothing. And still, watching it, I didn't stop laughing.

That is the trick of this film: the logic doesn't matter because the comedy carries it with real craft. Lohan's gestures telling Hallie and Annie apart without tipping into caricature, the summer camp as the perfect stage for discovery, the identity-swap mechanics that work precisely because the film never pretends to be more than a tale.

What I find honest about it, and what makes me forgive everything else, is that the film never tries to convince you the parents' plan made sense. It simply asks you to accept the fantasy and enjoy what comes after: two girls inventing an absurd scheme to fix what the adults broke, who end up understanding something about themselves that neither parent ever explained. There's a small truth hiding under the nonsense: kids usually end up doing the emotional work their parents avoided.

Final rating: 7.5/10. It's not a film meant to be overthought, it's a film meant to be enjoyed, and on that front it doesn't miss a beat.

Hello friends, good vibes to all.

Hola amigos, buenas vibras para todos.

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This isn't the first time Harlan Coben has collaborated with Netflix to adapt his suspense, mystery, and intrigue novels. This time, he's done it with a series that, beyond what I've already mentioned, is a police thriller at its finest. It's one of those miniseries that I can tell you right now you'll want to binge-watch, episode after episode, whether because the plot is truly captivating or because the episodes are short, under 45 minutes. I think this kind of thing is what Netflix does best: productions that invite you to uncover and solve things—crimes, disappearances, murders. Historically, this is the type of content that has been most successful for them, and this miniseries is proof of that.

No es la primera vez que Harlan Coben trabaja de la mano con Netflix para adaptar sus novelas de suspenso, misterio e intriga. En esta oportunidad lo hace con una que más allá de lo dicho es un thriller policial en su máxima expresión, es de esas miniseries que ya te digo vas a querer ver capítulo tras capítulo sin parar bien sea porque la trama es realmente atrapante o porque los episodios son "cortos", no sobrepasan los 45 minutos. Creo que este tipo de cosas es lo que mejor sabe hacer Netflix, las producciones que te invitan a descubrir y resolver cosas, crímenes, desapariciones, asesinatos; históricamente es el contenido con el que mejor les ha ido y esta miniserie es la prueba de ello.

A father is imprisoned (he's been in prison for five years) for the murder of his son. He maintains his innocence, but while incarcerated, he receives information not only proving his innocence but also suggesting his son might still be alive. This is the story of David Burroughs (Sam Worthington), a man who once had an ideal family, but whose life is shattered one night by the apparent death of his only son, Matthew. Everything changes when, for the first time in his five years in prison, he decides to receive visitors. Rachel (Britt Lower), his former sister-in-law and a journalist, shows him a recent photograph that seemingly shows his son, recognizable by a birthmark. This sets off a chain of events in prison that culminates in David's escape, thus beginning his search for his son.

Un padre encarcelado (5 años lleva en prisión) por el asesinato de su hijo. La cosa es que él afirma que no lo mató y estando en la cárcel le llega la información de no solo su inocencia sino de que su hijo podría estar vivo. Por todo esto es lo que está pasando David Burroughs (Sam Worthington), un hombre que tenía una familia ideal y que una noche todo se trastoca con la aparente muerte de su unico hijo, Matthew. Todo cambia cuando por primera vez en esos cinco años de prisión decide recibir visitas, es Rachel (Britt Lower), su excuñada y periodista quien le muestra una foto actual en donde aparentemente se ve a su hijo, reconocido por una marca de nacimiento. Esto detona una series de eventos en esa cárcel que termina con la fuga de David para así empezar la busqueda de su hijo.

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From here begins a desperate chase/search for clues, while David himself is being pursued by the FBI for obvious reasons. The thing is, as time goes on, we'll discover things, pieces that will gradually come together in the puzzle, so that in the end, just when we think everything is resolved, reality hits us and tells us no, there's more to uncover. That's the hook of this miniseries: the plot is full of tension at every turn as we try to figure things out, seeing the police/FBI one step behind; it's a constant sense of desperation. The fact that it's a police thriller is really cool because everything is based on that. The FBI agents are really good and contribute a lot, so they're almost on par with what David and Rachel are uncovering; hence the anguish of the chase.

A partir de acá comienza una desesperada persecución/busqueda de pistas al mismo tiempo que el propio David es perseguido por el FBI por razones obvias. La cosa es que con el pasar del tiempo iremos descubriendo cosas, piezas que van a ir armando el rompecabezas para que al final cuando pensemos que todo está resuelto la realidad golpee y nos diga que no, que hay más cosas por descubrir. El gancho de esta miniserie es eso, es la trama llena de tensión en todo momento por ir averiguando cosas, es ver a la policía/FBI a medio paso detrás; es una desesperación constante. Que sea un thriller policial es muy cool porque todo se basa en eso, los agentes del FBI son realmente buenos y aportan mucho por lo que van casi a la par de lo que David y Rachel van sacando a la luz; de ahí la angustia de la persecución.

One thing I want to highlight is the plot twists. The story itself lends itself to these kinds of things happening; it's what I was saying before: just when we think we're close to an answer, it turns out there are still several doors to be opened. This happens a couple of times, and honestly, yes, at least for me, they ended up surprising me because I really didn't see them coming. The thing is, all of this involves the family: David's wife's past, Rachel's past, David's own past with his brother in school, David's father's past as a police officer; absolutely everything comes together and everything is connected. As you can see, it's never clear who's really behind it all; that's revealed almost in the last episode, hence the incredible intrigue that's always there.

Algo que destaco son los plot twist que hay. La historia en si misma se presta para que sucedan estas cosas, es lo que decía antes, cuando creemos que se está cerca de una respuesta resulta que quedan varias puertas por ser abiertas todavía. Esto pasa en par de ocasiones y la verdad si, por lo menos a mi me terminaron sorprendiendo porque realmente no los vi venir. El tema es que todo esto involucra a la familia, al pasado de la esposa de David, al pasado de Rachel, al pasado del propio David con el hermano en el colegio, el pasado del papá de David siendo policía; absolutamente todo se une y todo tiene que ver. Como ven nunca está claro quien está detrás de todo realmente, eso se sabe casi que el último episodio, de ahí la increíble intriga que siempre hay.

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The acting isn't really important to me because the story is what matters most. Even so, considering the cast, the quality was quite good. There are several familiar names and faces: Erin Richards, Aaron Ashmore, Chi McBride, and others. It has a bit of everything; there isn't a ton of action, although it does have a couple of good scenes, chases, and plenty of suspense. It's a decent miniseries that's quick to watch, always keeps a good pace, and is extremely entertaining. If you're looking for something to watch, I recommend it. It's not a masterpiece, but it's perfectly adequate. There are eight episodes. I've included the trailer below.

Las actuaciones para mi no son relevantes porque el peso de todo es la historia, aún así hay que decir que viendo los actores que aparecen el nivel fue bastante bueno, hay varios nombres y caras conocidas, Erin Richards, Aaron Ashmore, Chi McBride, etc. Acá hay de todo un poco, no hay tanta acción aunque si tiene un par de buenas escenas; persecuciones y mucho suspenso. Es una miniserie decente que se ve rápido, que siempre tiene ritmo y que es sumamente entretenida. Si estás buscando algo para ver te recomiendo esto, no será una joya pero cumple. Son 8 capítulos. Les dejo el tráiler por acá abajo.

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Well folks, that's all for today. I hope you enjoyed it. ¡Hugs to everyone, see you next time!

Bueno mi gente por hoy es todo, espero que les haya gustado. ¡Un abrazo a todos, nos vemos en la próxima!

Rating: 75/100

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Rating: 90/100

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To wrap things up, here's the incredible opening sequence for this anime:

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Rating: 95/100

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Hola chic@s, hoy les traigo esta película animada que me gustó bastante, desde la animación hasta la historia y la forma en que representa la cultura asiática.

¡Comencemos!

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Todo comienza con Meilin Lee, una niña muy estudiosa que siempre está preocupada por tener buenas calificaciones, hacerle caso a su mamá y ser perfecta.

Ella tiene tres mejores amigas llamadas Miriam, Priya y Abby. Cada una tiene una personalidad diferente, pero las une su amistad y, especialmente, su amor por el grupo musical 4*Town.

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Sus amigas siempre quieren salir y divertirse con Mei, pero ella debe regresar rápido a casa para ayudar a su madre en el templo familiar, un lugar que visitan muchas personas. Allí también debe ayudar con la limpieza y las visitas guiadas.

Como podrán imaginar, su madre es bastante estricta y controladora. Siempre quiere que Mei esté a su lado y sea responsable tanto en la escuela como en casa.

Una noche ocurre algo extraño y, al día siguiente, Mei despierta convertida en un enorme panda rojo. Al principio se asusta muchísimo, pero pronto descubre que puede volver a su forma normal cuando logra tranquilizarse y controlar sus emociones.

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Su madre finalmente le cuenta la verdad: una antepasada de la familia, Sun Yee, recibió el poder de convertirse en panda rojo para proteger a su familia y a su pueblo. Desde entonces, las mujeres de la familia heredan este don al llegar a cierta edad.

Mei descubre que existe una forma de sellar el panda rojo dentro de un objeto durante un ritual realizado bajo la luna roja. Mientras espera ese momento, intenta controlar sus emociones y mantener oculto su secreto.

Sin embargo, sus amigas terminan descubriendo lo que le ocurre. En lugar de asustarse, la apoyan y descubren que, cuando Mei está con ellas, puede sentirse tranquila y controlar mejor al panda.

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Al mismo tiempo, las cuatro se enteran de que 4*Town dará un concierto. Como sus padres no les dan permiso para asistir, deciden conseguir el dinero por su cuenta y planean hacer una fiesta de pijamas como excusa para poder ir.

Mei comienza a aprovechar su panda rojo para ganar dinero, vendiendo fotografías y otros productos relacionados con él. Pero poco antes del ritual ocurre un problema: descubren que el concierto será exactamente el mismo día.

Durante una fiesta de cumpleaños en la que Mei se presenta como panda para ganar dinero, pierde el control de sus emociones y termina lastimando al cumpleañero. Su madre se enfurece y culpa a sus amigas, provocando que las chicas se separen.

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Llega el día del ritual y toda la familia se reúne para ayudar a Mei. Sin embargo, cuando llega el momento de sellar al panda, ella se da cuenta de que no quiere deshacerse de esa parte de sí misma. El panda también representa su personalidad, su libertad y los momentos felices que vivió junto a sus amigas.

Por eso decide conservarlo y corre al concierto para reunirse con ellas.

Su madre, al descubrir lo que ha hecho, se transforma en un panda rojo gigante y va tras su hija. Allí comienza una gran batalla, mientras la familia intenta realizar nuevamente el ritual antes de que termine la luna roja.

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Finalmente, Mei y su madre logran hablar sinceramente. Mei le explica que le gusta ser quien es y que no quiere vivir intentando ser perfecta. Su madre también comprende que debe dejarla tomar sus propias decisiones y reconoce que muchas de sus exigencias vienen de la forma en que ella misma fue criada.

Al final, Mei decide conservar su panda rojo y aprende a controlarlo. Su madre comienza a darle más libertad y ambas consiguen tener una relación más sana.

Así termina la película, mostrando cómo Mei aprende a aceptar quién es y cómo su familia también debe aprender a aceptar que ella está creciendo y tomando su propio camino.

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Es una película que tiene una historia muy bonita y en algunas partes me sentí identificada con Meilin, porque en mi caso siempre me inscribían en muchos cursos y era muy responsable en clases, con buenas notas y todo.

Aquí podemos ver cómo una niña debe hacer de todo para tener contenta a su mamá, hasta el punto de volverse muy exigente consigo misma sin saber que con eso estaba perdiendo muchas cosas.

No todo en la vida es estudiar y trabajar, tener buenas notas, un buen trabajo, también debemos prestarle atención a nuestra salud mental y física. Pero sin darnos cuenta descuidamos lo que más importa.

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La madre de Meilin quería lo mejor para ella, pero no se daba cuenta de que eso no era lo que ella quería, era muy sobreprotectora y estricta con ella. No se dio cuenta que no confiaba en Mei, por eso la espiaba, quería estar siempre con ella, meterse en sus asuntos personales o hasta hacerla quedar en vergüenza con sus amigos.

Pero podemos ver que no era sólo culpa de su madre sino también de su abuela que la había criado de esa forma o aún más estricta, porque en la película podemos ver que la mamá de Meilin tenía muchos complejos de inferioridad y pensaba que nunca sería suficiente ni para su madre ni para su familia.

Creo que es toda una cadena de problemas que fueron surgiendo en cada una de las mujeres de la familia, en parte tiene mucho que ver el de ser pandas rojos, porque por esa razón es que debían ser más centradas, tranquilas y obedientes si no querían que sus pandas salieran a la luz de todos.

Fuente

Es un miedo que tuvieron que cargar por muchas generaciones porque lo veían como algo malo, pero Meilin se dio cuenta que podía controlarlo y no era algo tan malo. Aquí la película hace una comparación con lo que les pasa a las niñas cuando comienza a convertirse en adolescentes, se podría decir que empieza esa etapa donde no solo cambias físicamente sino también emocionalmente.

Es cuando empiezas a llegar a la madurez y seguramente a muchas de nosotras nos ha pasado algo similar, tenemos miedo, no sabemos cómo será el mundo de los adultos, eso es lo que nos han enseñado desde pequeñas, pero si lo analizas no es tan terrible como lo pintaron.

Crecer es una etapa más de la vida, vienen nuevas cosas sí, pero no es motivo para tenerle miedo, creo que, si desde pequeñas aprendemos sobre estos cambios hormonales y también otras cosas que serían útiles que nos enseñen sobre la pubertad y demás, sería un poco más fácil afrontarlo.

En esta película también se puede ver la sobreprotección que tienen las madres con sus hijos, yo no sé cómo se siente eso, pero imagino que también es complicado porque los ves crecer muy rápido y no quieres que el tiempo siga pasando. Pero son cosas de la naturaleza, van a terminar pasando y lo mejor sería sobrellevarlo de la mejor manera.

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Obviamente no es que uno se va a separar por completo de sus hijos, pero creo que a medida que van creciendo una se va convirtiendo más en guía para ellos, dándoles consejos, puntos de vista y otros elementos que nos servirán para seguir creciendo.

No estoy de acuerdo con que sólo deba importar la escuela y el trabajo, creo que uno debe pensar primero en su salud física y mental para luego realizar lo demás. Pero también se deben plantear objetivos, por qué quiero estudiar esto, por qué quiero trabajar en este lugar, sin un objetivo o fin creo que terminamos cayendo en un vacío existencial que consume toda nuestra energía vital.

Por eso creo que es importante elegir bien esas cosas y cuando ya sepas lo que quieres hacer con tu vida, meterle todas tus ganas para lograr cumplir tus sueños. Con pasión estoy segura que se logran grandes cosas.

Un concepto que siempre me gusta comentar es sobre el ikigai, es la unión entre lo que amas, con lo que el mundo necesita, con aquello en lo que eres bueno y con aquello por lo que podrían pagarte.

Se dice que cuando hallas eso es que encontraste tu razón de vivir, yo todavía estoy explorando mi propio camino, pero creo que poco a poco me estoy acercando a encontrarlo. Yo les aconsejo explorar un poco más este tema porque es súper interesante y puede ayudarles si sienten que su vida no tiene un rumbo claro.

Fuente

Creo que la madre de Meilin entendió este concepto y dejó de preocuparse tanto por ella, porque además confía en que ella sabrá elegir lo mejor, pero si no es así, ella también estará a su lado para apoyarla.

Además, su madre ya no se sentirá estresada por ser siempre perfecta en todo, porque se dio cuenta que no es lo más importante, sino ella misma como mujer y después su familia.

Otro punto importante fueron las amigas de Mei, quienes a pesar de que no eran iguales entre ellas encontraron cierta armonía, cada una, desde su propia personalidad, logró aportar para formar un bonito grupo de amigas.

Lo que más me gusta es que siempre la apoyaron, no la juzgaron por ser diferente, todo lo contrario, les terminó gustando mucho su panda, así se supone que debe ser una amistad verdadera, estar en las buenas y en las malas juntas.

Fuente

Hay muchos temas bonitos que pude rescatar de esta película, por eso me llegué a identificar mucho y seguramente muchas mujeres también podrán sentirse identificadas con ella.

La recomiendo para verla con amigas y familia.

ENGLISH VERSION

TURNING RED (2022): BETWEEN GROWING UP, BEING PERFECT, AND DISCOVERING WHO YOU ARE

Hi, everyone! Today I’m sharing this animated movie that I really liked—from the animation to the story and the way it portrays Asian culture.

Let’s get started!

SUMMARY

It all starts with Meilin Lee, a very studious girl who’s always worried about getting good grades, listening to her mom, and being perfect.

She has three best friends named Miriam, Priya, and Abby. Each has a different personality, but they’re united by their friendship and, especially, their love for the band 4*Town.

Her friends always want to go out and have fun with Mei, but she has to rush home to help her mother at the family temple, a place visited by many people. There, she also has to help with cleaning and giving guided tours.

As you can imagine, her mother is quite strict and controlling. She always wants Mei to be by her side and to be responsible both at school and at home.

One night, something strange happens, and the next day, Mei wakes up transformed into a huge red panda. At first, she’s terrified, but she soon discovers that she can return to her normal form when she manages to calm down and control her emotions.

Her mother finally tells her the truth: a female ancestor of the family, Sun Yee, was given the power to turn into a red panda to protect her family and her village. Since then, the women in the family have inherited this gift when they reach a certain age.

Mei discovers that there is a way to seal the red panda inside an object during a ritual performed under the red moon. While she waits for that moment, she tries to control her emotions and keep her secret hidden.

However, her friends end up finding out what’s happening to her. Instead of being scared, they support her and realize that, when Mei is with them, she can feel calm and better control the panda.

At the same time, the four of them learn that 4*Town is giving a concert. Since their parents won’t let them go, they decide to raise the money on their own and plan a sleepover as an excuse to attend.

Mei starts using her red panda to make money by selling photos and other panda-related merchandise. But shortly before the ritual, a problem arises: they discover that the concert will be on the exact same day.

During a birthday party where Mei dresses up as a panda to make money, she loses control of her emotions and ends up hurting the birthday boy. Her mother becomes furious and blames her friends, causing the girls to drift apart.

The day of the ritual arrives, and the whole family gathers to help Mei. However, when the time comes to seal away the panda, she realizes she doesn’t want to get rid of that part of herself. The panda also represents her personality, her freedom, and the happy moments she shared with her friends.

So she decides to keep it and runs to the concert to reunite with them.

When her mother discovers what she has done, she transforms into a giant red panda and goes after her daughter. A great battle ensues as the family tries to perform the ritual once more before the red moon sets.

Finally, Mei and her mother manage to have a heart-to-heart talk. Mei explains that she likes who she is and doesn’t want to spend her life trying to be perfect. Her mother also realizes that she must let her make her own decisions and acknowledges that many of her expectations stem from the way she herself was raised.

In the end, Mei decides to keep her red panda and learns to control it. Her mother begins to give her more freedom, and the two develop a healthier relationship.

This is how the movie ends, showing how Mei learns to accept who she is and how her family must also learn to accept that she is growing up and forging her own path.

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PERSONAL OPINION

It’s a movie with a very beautiful story, and in some parts I identified with Meilin, because in my case, I was always signed up for lots of classes and was very responsible in school—getting good grades and everything.

Here we see how a girl has to do everything she can to make her mom happy, to the point of becoming very hard on herself without realizing that, in doing so, she was missing out on a lot.

Life isn’t all about studying and working, getting good grades, or having a good job—we also need to pay attention to our mental and physical health. But without realizing it, we neglect what matters most.

Meilin’s mother wanted the best for her, but she didn’t realize that wasn’t what Meilin wanted; she was very overprotective and strict with her. She didn’t realize that she didn’t trust Mei, which is why she spied on her, always wanted to be with her, meddled in her personal affairs, and even embarrassed her in front of her friends.

But we can see that it wasn’t just her mother’s fault—it was also her grandmother’s, who had raised her that way or even more strictly. In the movie, we see that Meilin’s mother had many inferiority complexes and thought she would never be good enough for either her mother or her family.

I think it’s a whole chain of problems that arose in each of the women in the family; in part, it has a lot to do with being red pandas, because that’s why they had to be more composed, calm, and obedient if they didn’t want their red panda nature to be exposed to everyone.

It’s a fear they’ve had to carry for many generations because they saw it as something bad, but Meilin realized she could control it and that it wasn’t such a bad thing after all. Here, the movie draws a parallel to what happens to girls as they begin to enter adolescence—you could say it’s the stage where you change not only physically but also emotionally.

It’s when you start to reach maturity, and surely many of us have experienced something similar: we’re afraid, we don’t know what the adult world will be like—that’s what we’ve been taught since we were little—but if you think about it, it’s not as terrible as they made it out to be.

Growing up is just another stage of life; new things do come along, yes, but that’s no reason to be afraid of it. I think that if, from a young age, we learn about these hormonal changes—and other useful things they should teach us about puberty and so on—it would be a little easier to deal with.

In this movie, you can also see how overprotective mothers are of their children. I don’t know what that feels like, but I imagine it’s also complicated because you watch them grow up so fast and you don’t want time to keep passing. But these are just the ways of nature—they’re bound to happen—and the best thing would be to cope with them as best as we can.

Obviously, it’s not like you’re going to completely cut yourself off from your children, but I think that as they grow up, you gradually become more of a guide for them—giving them advice, different perspectives, and other insights that will help them continue to grow.

I don’t agree that school and work should be the only things that matter; I think you should prioritize your physical and mental health first and then focus on the rest. But you also need to set goals—why do I want to study this, why do I want to work at this place? Without a goal or purpose, I think we end up falling into an existential void that drains all our vital energy.

That’s why I think it’s important to choose these things wisely, and once you know what you want to do with your life, to pour all your energy into making your dreams come true. With passion, I’m sure great things can be achieved.

One concept I always like to talk about is ikigai—the intersection of what you love, what the world needs, what you’re good at, and what you could get paid for.

They say that when you find that, you’ve found your reason for living. I’m still exploring my own path, but I think I’m slowly getting closer to finding it. I encourage you to explore this topic a little more because it’s super interesting and can help you if you feel like your life lacks a clear direction.

I think Meilin’s mother understood this concept and stopped worrying about her so much; she trusts that Meilin will know how to make the best choices, but knows that if things don't go as planned, she will be right there to support her.

Furthermore, her mother will no longer feel stressed about having to be perfect at everything, as she realized that perfection isn't what matters most—what truly counts is her own well-being as a woman, followed by her family.

Another important aspect was Mei’s friends; despite their differences, they found a certain harmony. Each of them, bringing her own unique personality to the mix, contributed to forming a wonderful group of friends.

What I love most is that they always supported her and never judged her for being different—quite the opposite, in fact; they ended up really liking her panda form. That is how true friendship is supposed to be: sticking together through the good times and the bad.

There are many beautiful themes I took away from this movie; that’s why I connected with it so deeply, and I’m sure many other women will relate to it as well.

I recommend watching it with friends and family.

(Translated with DeepL)

Rating: 90/100

Rating: 70/100

Originally posted through scrobble.life/tv.