Finding Nemo: Gerald Marlin Nemo Hank Dory Before Mei got her power she was very close with her as we see them working together to clean and pray in the temple. Exuberant, ambitious, and over-achieving, Chinese-Canadian Meilin excels at school and at home. Along the way, Mei causes some damage to the town trying to escape. Bao: Bao, Descendants: Mal After Mei's powers emerge and she comes under stress in trying to keep them under control, her friends help her find the peace and calm she needs to do so, and she realizes that by thinking of and focusing on her friends she can keep her powers under control. Shes spunky, confident, nerdy, passionate, weird, and a little bit snooty, says director Domee Shi of her main character. She has cat-shaped ears, human-like teeth, and she has a red tail striped with white, similar to a raccoon, as well as sharp claws that are mainly hidden. After Ming finally had enough and went up to her patience limit, her kaiju-sized red panda hits Mei with her fluffy, colossal panda tail. Source, Mei-MeiVery enterprising, mildly annoying young ladyMajor weirdoOverachieving dork-narkLoyal customerGross red monsterFreakLittle quirkMama's girlPanda girlPerfect little Mei-MeiPrecious little Mei-MeiFurry ticking time bomb of awesomenessMagical bearAnimalWerewolfFluffySweetie. Mei hops onto the bed trying her best to keep on a straight face, yet desperately wishing for Ming to not look at the notebook. Mei can turn into her red panda form not only when excited, but also situations that heightens her adrenaline (Also, Mei can switch to her red panda form just as easily as she can change to her human form). She has large, white, pointed ears that are red from behind. It is shown she doesnt spend that much time with her parents. Mei is first heard at the beginning of the film, explaining the reasons you should respect your parents, describing them to be the superior beings that gave you life and worked hard to place a roof over your head. Mei then goes on that it's only obvious that you should give them everything they desire of you. Turning Red follows Meilin Mei Lee, a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian girl on the brink of adolescence. Flying to Ming and knocking her out with a headbutt to the face. When mad, her form slightly alters with her head and cheek fur pointing upwards, her eyebrows having a more pointed shape, her fangs become sharper, and her eyes become an intense, almost-dilated fiery red color. Speaking of Great Apes, The giant red pandas' power is similar to them. Zootopia: Judy Hopps Nick Wilde Clawhauser Finnick Flash Next: How Turning Red Fits In Pixar's Shared Universe Theory Subscribe to our newsletter Link copied to clipboard Up: Carl Fredricksen Dug Russell Kevin 2023 Disney and it's related entities. Pets Mei and her friends know the source to make money. WALL-E: WALL-E EVE, Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow Hector Barbossa Tia Dalma Davy Jones She is a Kansas . Jin balances out Mings fierceness with a calmer personality. Voiced by newcomer Rosalie Chiang, she is 13 years old growing up in Toronto, Canada making her Chinese and Canadian. Ming however wants to go with Mei. After her work shift, Mei goes into her room to study and then catches a trace of her sketching Devon. Mei meets with her friends with Tyler now added alongside the group. Monsters, Inc.: James P. Sullivan Boo Mike Wazowski Randall Boggs Being watched by her mother, uncontrollably transforming, being bullied, deforestation. The Nightmare Before Christmas: Jack Skellington Sally Oogie Boogie Lock, Shock, and Barrel Mayor of Halloween Town Mei firmly tells her family that she has decided to keep the panda. Watch the official clip compilation for Turning Red! Family information Mei does not know Cantonese as she had to ask Mr. Gao what her parents, grandmother and aunties were saying when performing the ritual. Mei's tail is ring-and-striped colored similarly to those seen on a raccoon's or a ring-tailed lemur's. Red pandas do this when they are scared, frightened, or aggressive. Dislikes Mei says that this is her. But theres a hitch. Mirabel and Mei both have their families on the maternal side as supporting characters, but unlike Julieta and Pepa, and like Agustn and Flix, Ming doesnt keep her maiden name. Mary Poppins: Mary Poppins Bert Jolly Holiday Mary Poppins Bolt: Bolt She may be fluffy and impossibly cute, but Red Panda Mei represents Mei at her most vulnerable, and messy, true self. Mei tucks up into a ball with her tail hiding her face when she is upset or worried about something. In Turning Red, 13-year-old Mei Lee (voiced by Rosalie Chiang) "poofs" into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited. Mei gets up to Tyler's face, shouting at him he has nothing to do with this. Her eyes grow wide and her cheeks flush red. Mei then notices Priya and Abby like her red panda form a lot. It is also a sign of the womanhood she experiences via her panda transformations. Dumbo: Dumbo Timothy Mouse Her protective, if not slightly overbearing mother, Ming (voice of Sandra Oh), is never far from her . Jin encourage Mei to stay true to herself by not pushing the panda away just because her family told her to, but to make room for it and embrace it. As seen in the trailer, Mei wore her red tuque to hide the change of color in her hair. In one instance, she turns her right arm into that of a panda's to increase the force put into throwing a ball; this gives the ball the speed a cannonball would, as well as setting the ball on fire from the speed. The Emperor's New Groove: Kuzco Kronk Pacha Yzma Yzma Kitty She then endures the temptation and turns into a red panda. Miriam (voice of Ava Morse) (pictured right) That includes her protective, if not slightly overbearing mother, Ming. Mei shouts out to her mother that all she wanted to do was go to a concert to see her idols. Luca: Luca Paguro Alberto Scorfano She also has a turquoise hairclip and sliver framed oval-shaped glasses. On February 27, 2023, it was announced that Red Panda Mei would become a meetable character in Shanghai Disneyland from March until May 2023. Mei learns the story of Sun Yee and how she gained her power. Tomboyish in nature, Miriam is always there for Mei, especially when she gets swept up in her strong feelings or the realization that she turns into a big furry animal. She is then taken home to prep for the ritual that night. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Turning Red, now streaming on Disney+. According to WHO, the average height for a 13-year-old girl is 4 feet and 8 inches. Priya, a young Indian-Canadian girl, is one of Meis best friends. When Mei undergoes the ritual to seal her panda spirit, she realizes the panda helped her to be her true self, not because of the transformation, but because it gave her the courage and confidence to be who she is and not the "perfect daughter" she was raised and expected to be and refuses to give it up, defying her mother and family's expectations. Main Street Electrical Parade: Electrical Parade Minnie Electrical Parade Tinker Bell Electrical Parade Elliott, Indiana Jones: Jin Lee (voice of Orion Lee) This calms her into her human form, Her friends are impressed by the new red color she has on her hair. I Love You", Josh Levi ("Friday Night Lights"), Grayson Villanueva and Topher Ngo. Mei gets so mad that her powers show up again. Mei then tells Ming that she is never perfect, and tells her that she is sorry that she will never be like her. Mei has been compared by many (including Domee Shi and, The fact that Mei's hair is black at the beginning of the film, but turns red after her Red Panda curse is similar to Susan Murphy the protagonist of DreamWorks Animation's 2009 film, Another similarity is Zenitsu Agatsuma from the, A third similarity is Freddy Lupin from the, Mei is also the third female Disney character to wear glasses that is from a different country/city, the second being. Pinocchio: Jiminy Cricket Pinocchio Blue Fairy Figaro Meis parents are aware that this change is set to arrive, but they react very differently. She then gets dressed in her ritual outfit and gets a horrible flashback of her red panda form harming Tyler. She has the ability to transform into a giant red panda whenever she feels a strong emotion. 4*Town Mei keeps trying to get Ming to leave as her mother tries to give her 'the talk', then begins panicking again as Ming pulls back the shower curtains to see her. Mei hugs her mother before going to karaoke with her friends. The Aristocats: Marie Both families have connections with stuff, their backstories are both related to war, and they discover the magic. A minor side effect is that Mei's hair, including her eyebrows, becomes red in her human form. Ming Lee (mother)Jin Lee (father) How Turning Red Sets Up A Sequel & Spinoffs, Pixar's Turning Red Assembles Its Own Avengers-Worthy Team, Turning Reds Post-Credits Scene Confirms Meis Most Important Parent, REVIEW: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Bane of Blastaar #1 Is a Cinematic Found Family Adventure, REVIEW: Dark Horse Comics' Under Kingdom Is a Monstrously Fun Adventure, DnD: Honor Among Thieves Arrives on On-Demand Streaming This Week, REPORT: Margot Robbie Has Been Offered a Major MCU Role, RUMOR: The MCU's Fantastic Four Film Sets Up a Silver Surfer Project. Meilin "Mei" Lee is the protagonist of DisneyPixar's 2022 animated feature film Turning Red. The Princess and the Frog: Dr. Facilier Tiana Moana: Moana Maui Pua Hei Hei Gramma Tala Tamatoa Baby Moana Te Fiti Kakamora Chief Te K When Mei pours Coca-Cola from a can in her mouth at a daydream in her presentation of 4Town. Devon (former crush)Carter Murphy-Mayhew (crush)Robaire (super main crush) Plus, there's an inconvenient twist: Mei's family has a mystical connection to red pandas. But when an ancient phenomenon throws his family into chaos, Jins quiet life is upended. Her hands have dark brown paws with small black claws in them. One morning, Mei wakes up from a nightmare to discover that she transforms into a giant red panda whenever she feels strong stress or excitement. In Turning Red, Mei's transformations serve as obvious metaphors for pubertyshe's touchy, she's stinky, she's got hair everywherebut though the film has been met with critical acclaim since. During the red panda ritual, Mei wears an outfit consisting of a plastic magenta flower with Mei's teal barrette underneath, a yellow dot at the top of her hair, and a velvet red hanfu (Chinese robe), which the front has a brown and white sash that switches palette when it ends with a thing that holds that sash, she wears a tan dress underneath and wears magenta Mary Janes. Wu tells Mei to keep Ming busy, which Mei accepts. She reluctantly agrees and then prepares for the party. She takes her math class as Miriam passes a note to Mei that reads "are you ok?" The star of Disney-Pixar's Turning Red is Meilin Lee. But when Mei transitions into teenage life, Ming clenches even tighter for control of her daughter, who she senses is changing and potentially slipping away. Until too much emotional pressure gets onto her and she transforms into a red panda. Mei then explains that she's in the eighth grade, saying she doesn't have time to mess around. 4*Town is the boy band that Mei and her friends are obsessed with, and their songs were written by Billie Eilish and Finneas OConnell. Mei then notices that Ming wants her to start the ritual over again. Mei goes out of the school and to her house as quickly as she can. Meilin (voice of Rosalie Chiang) is a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. Carter Murphy-Mayhew is a minor character who was featured in the 2022 Disney / Pixar animated feature film, Turning Red. Encanto: Mirabel Antonio Luisa Bruno Isabela Platinum Mirabel Alma Madrigal Titanic: Rose Jack, Aladdin: Aladdin Genie Jafar Jasmine Rajah Abu Mei tells Ming that she is not separating from her spirit, and Ming tells her that she will go by with her on that decision all the way through. Carter Murphy-Mayhew (love interest)Priya MangalAbby ParkTyler Nguyen-Baker4*Town. She sees Mei as the perfect daughter, and when we meet Mei, she's doing everything in her power to ensure she lives up to. Its main conflict is the excess of emotion that women suppress manifesting in ways that are familiar to even those of us who don't turn into big red pandas. Later in the day, Ming takes Mei to school, she is now wearing a beanie to hide the change. Ming tearfully apologizes to Wu, and Wu hugs her telling her she has nothing to apologize about. ", Abby, who is voiced by Hyein Park, completes Meis friend group. We have read in the Disney Fandom Wiki that Mei Lee is a 13-year-old kid. Hercules: Hercules Meg Pegasus Hades Phil Zeus Baby Pegasus The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Esmeralda Quasimodo Phoebus She has the best intentions for her daughter, but in vocalizing every little thing Mei could improve within herself, she can create an impossible image for Mei to meet. Mirabel is two years older than Mei, and Mei has a power while Mirabel doesn't. Set in early-2000s Toronto, Turning Red follows 13-year-old Mei ( Rosalie Chiang) as she navigates eighth grade, friendship, and her all-consuming boy band obsession. Priya is meticulous yet artsy, passionate yet stoic. That includes her protective, if not slightly overbearing mother, Ming. Until she breaks into tears, knowing all of this is too much for her, and 4Town's arrival might not help it. Onward: Ian Lightfoot Corey the Manticore Barley Lightfoot Abby (voice of Hyein Park) (pictured left) Then, Mei is tested to see if she can keep it in which she knows she can by the plan she has, She maintains herself and almost slips on the 3rd testing, but then keeps the thought of her friends in her mind and passes the 3rd test, and then endures the 4th one, which is a box of kitties. Turning Red And yes, they do their own singing. And yes. The Incredibles: Mr. She then sees 3 guys and makes the flirt "Are you a triangle? For the character of Ming, Oh drew from her own personal experiences, telling Looper, "I guess, for me, to represent . The Little Mermaid: Ariel Flounder Sebastian Ursula King Triton Prince Eric Wedding Ariel Vanessa Flotsam Amethyst Ursula King Triton (live-action) Ariel (live-action) Mei and her friends chill on the roof and talk about how all of them finally get to meet 4Town and get excited till Mei and her friends take notice on the radio that the 4Town tour to Toronto on the 25. Mei discovers that this phase of growing up is marked in an unexpected, totally-cant-hide-from-it, larger-than-life way whenever her emotions get the better of her, she poofs into a giant red panda! Mei then attempts to wake up Ming and bring her back into the circle. Mei then shouts at Ming "Take it mom!". Ashamed, she fails to stand up to her mother and come to her friends' defense, which disappoints them. This story was originally published March 18, 2022, 5:00 AM. Mei is a quirky, confident, and naive 13-year-old teenage girl who has a fantastic ability to transform into a red panda, with which her family has a deep connection. The Three Caballeros: Jos Panchito Caballero Donald But one glance at her red panda spirit (who doesn't want to be separated from her), and all the memories of her being a red panda and cherishing every bit of it, through good and bad came back to her. Ratatouille: Alfredo Linguini Remy Colette Tatou Chef Skinner When hiding the change in Mei's hair color, she is seen wearing a red tuque with light red stripes with maple leaves in between them. The Rescuers: Bernard Bianca Madame Medusa But since these events aren't the definition of exact science, it's hard to pinpoint when a child may begin to understand themselves and start to pull away from the family dynamic. Mei then whips out her math homework and pencil, beginning to work on the bus. This is because, unlike with Mei's mother, she can be herself around her friends and not have to hide who she is without fear of disapproval or judgment, as her friends love and accept Mei as she truly is as a person, as opposed to Mei having to be her mother's "perfect daughter" and living in constant fear of her disappointment, meaning that Ming is the source of Mei's anxieties and issues. This title has: Educational value Great messages 12 people found this helpful. Turning Red: Meilin Lee Red Panda Mei Abby Park Red Panda Ming Lee "Turning Red," 13-year-old Mei Lee, a confident-but-dorky teenager with a tightknit group of friends who are passionate about a boy band called 4-Town. Hes a necessary balance to his strong-willed wife Ming, and a doting and loving father to his daughter Mei. But not before Wu comes in and tells her that she has a tuft of her red panda fur, how dangerous the red panda is, and that she cannot transform too often or she will be bond with it forever and the ritual will fail. Powers and abilities Tyler then tells her that he will tell it to Ming unless she did one thing: Join Tyler's Birthday as a red panda. Sleeping Beauty: Maleficent Aurora Prince Phillip Soul: 22 Ming finally accepts Mei's decision to keep the panda in the Astral Plane. Moana: Moana Maui Tinker Bell: Silvermist Iridessa, Darkwing Duck: Darkwing Duck For Mei, it was drinking tea and for Leo, it was having something tight around his wrist to keep him accompanied. Mei Lee is not only the third Pixar protagonist who wears glasses, but the first (Pixar) female protagonist to do so. Appearance Turning Red First appearance Turning Red Last appearance Turning Red Portrayed by Sandra Oh Ming Lee is the mother of Mei in DisneyPixar 's Turning Red . Sleeping Beauty: Aurora Prince Phillip Maleficent Flora Fauna Merryweather Winter Aurora Dragon Maleficent Briar Rose Peridot Maleficent She walks closer to her reflection to be met with herself with black hair. The Little Mermaid: Ariel Ursula King Triton She hesitates a bit and then goes into the mirror with all the force she got. The Sword in the Stone: Merlin Madam Mim She also had a secret crush on Devon, the local convenience store worker, making drawings of him as a buff merman, a centaur, and many other things; Mei is embarrassed when Ming discovers them. Cars: Lightning McQueen Cruz Ramirez Jackson Storm Mater Miss Fritter When Mei leaves school she meets up with her friends and then goes to check out the store clerk Devon, who Mei isn't fond of at all at first glance. Mei is the second Disney female protagonist to wear glasses, the first being Mirabel from, Mei is the fifth female protagonist in a Pixar feature film, succeeding after Merida from, In addition to being Pixar's first female glasses-wearing protagonist, Mei is also the second Asian protagonist for Pixar (Including. RELATED:Pixar's Turning Red Assembles Its Own Avengers-Worthy Team. They all put their hands together and trill. Tron: Kevin Flynn Quorra Tron. She then asks them for one request, To go to a 4Town concert. Ming finds this repulsive, and backs away from seeing it, along with urging her to "Stop moving like that! She is settled into a circle made of chalk, and then her family sings in Cantonese. And to make matters worse, she also came to an age where a centuries-old family gift finally emerged. Meis mother Ming grows suspicious of Miriam because she thinks Miriam is a bad influence for Mei. Alice in Wonderland: Alice Mad Hatter Queen of Hearts Cheshire Cat She didn't care what people thought of her and how they treated her until she got her power. Mei's ancestors had a mystical connection with red pandas, something unwillingly passed down to her. Using that method, Mei jumps and leaps switching between human and red panda forms to get to the concert fast. Turning Red is a 2022 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.It was directed by Domee Shi (in her feature directorial debut) and produced by Lindsey Collins, from a screenplay written by Shi and Julia Cho, and a story by Shi, Cho, and Sarah Streicher.The film marks the first Pixar feature film . She then takes to brushes to further calm herself down, which reverses her transformation, but gets a little too ecstatic and then transforms into a red panda again. Jin, Meis father, is voiced by Orion Lee, who has appeared in 2019's "First Cow" as well as Zack Snyders Justice League (2021) as a Stars Lab Scientist. Getting lost in her daydreams, Mei hides under her bed and shifts more pages, and makes more strokes with the pencil she has, covering the whole notebook left-right, and center with Devon. "Turning Red" makes it clear that Mei is the apple of Ming's eye. Mei receives a warning from her grandmother of the dangers of the panda. However, Mei's friends help her come to terms with her power and accept it as part of her, giving her a more positive outlook on it and allowing some of her old self to come back. Status Ming cries saying that she had hurt her mother and she was never the perfect daughter for her at all. The Rocketeer: Cliff Secord Mei then escapes going to the party. Pixar's Turning Red tells the story of Mei Lee, a teenage girl from a family where all women turn into red pandas whenever they feel intense emotions. Ratatouille: Remy Anton Ego The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad: Mr. Toad Meilin "Mei" Lee is the protagonist of Disney Pixar 's 2022 animated feature film Turning Red. Ming can be intense, but all of the crazy stuff she does is motivated by her love for her daughter.. The voices behind 4*Town include Jordan Fisher as Robaire, Finneas OConnell as Jesse, Topher Ngo as Aaron T., Grayson Villanueva as Tae Young, and Josh Levi as Aaron Z. The film followed Meilin Lee as she seemingly understood life as a happy child with a close group of friends and a daughter to Ming Lee, who saw her as a perfect kid who could do no wrong. She attempts to attack the tapestry as Ming and Jin hold her back and tell her that there is a cure for her. It is a story about the complex relationship between Mei Lee, a Chinese-Canadian teenager, and her mother Ming. Lets take a closer look at Mei and her family and friends, in advance of the films big debut this Friday: Meilin Lee (voice of Rosalie Chiang) Hercules: Hades Hercules Megara Zeus Philoctetes Mei then makes it to her school, busting in through the doors. This in turn leads to her relationship with her mother becoming strained. Contents 1 Personality 2 Appearance 3 Role in the film 4 Trivia 5 Gallery 6 External links Personality Mei takes on some real-world red panda traits while transformed: Mei being disgusted by her panda form's scent references how red pandas can release a strong, pungent smell to ward off vicious predators. This article is about the character from Turning Red. Unfortunately, those plans come to a grinding halt when Mei realizes she has begun to transform into a giant red panda, and at the most inconvenient times. But after she notices her friends agree to not want to get tickets at all. Zootopia: Judy Hopps Nick Wilde Yax Finnick Chief Bogo Clawhauser Koslov Mr. Big Bellwether, Darkwing Duck: Darkwing Duck Megavolt Quackerjack This may be a possible reference to Saiyans coming from Sadala. She wears thin silver glasses, a teal barrette on the right side of her hair and two magenta barrettes on the left, yellow star earrings (that are stickers), and a black choker. Mei taking photos with other kids to earn money for the concert. Fantasia: Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey Yen Sid Chernabog Mei apologizing to her friends for not standing up for them earlier. Mei is a middle-school force of nature. The hottest, coolest boy band of all time, the five guys of 4*Town are behind songs like Nobody Like Uthe single from their latest album thats climbing all the charts. Meilin's grandmother explains how when her daughter became a panda she had attacked her, This isn't shown, but there is still a scar on her forehead. Coming to her final decision, Mei rejects getting healed altogether and fuses into her red panda spirit, coming back as a red panda. Mei Lee She is one of Mei's best friends. Now, Mei is shown that ever since she was 13, it has been a lot, with the whole "pandapocolypse", but Mei and Ming call it "growing pains". To see Mei's journey into young adulthood, Turning Red is now streaming on Disney+. Mei then challenges Ming by showing her something that is truly crass, Mei then shakes her butt (along with hitting it towards Ming) repeatedly right in front of Ming. All of her head accessories are off, including her glasses. Mulan: Fa Mulan Li Shang Shan Yu Mushu Mei falls on the ground a lot from high heights during the concert fight sequence Ming lee falls over in her giant panda form, passing out Frightening & Intense Scenes
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