The animated film that I chose to do my long paper on is Disney’s Turning Red which was released on February 21, 2022. What really draws me to this film is how different it is from previous movies by Disney. I find it interesting how Disney didn’t hesitate to touch on “taboo” topics that teenage girls encounter and how it’s the second film to talk about generational trauma, the first movie being Encanto (2021) What I would like to research for this essay is:
- Background on who? When? Where? Why? What?
- Summary of the film, what is this movie about?
- The music and creation of a new boy group for this film’s universe. How did old 2000s songs from Backstreet Boys and Kpop group, Super Junior influence the soundtrack?
- No censoring sanitary pads? How is the mention of periods in the film go against the mindset of periods being something hidden?
- This movie is similar to many coming-of-age films where a group of boys is the protagonists, why did this movie face so much backlash even before being released?
- Turning Red is the second Disney movie that touches on the subject of generational trauma and family issues, why is it important that Disney touches on this subject?
