Both 'Turning Red' and 'Brave' explore the mother-daughter dynamic, but one is a more deft commentary than the other.
If I had a nickel for every Pixar movie that depicted a mother-daughter story where at least one of the characters turns into a bear, I'd have two nickels, which is not a lot, but it is weird that it has happened twice.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Thematically, both films use the literal transformative aspect of changing into a bear as a story device to explore their relationships and core theme of change. Queen Elinor's grizzly transformation gave her the opportunity to better understand Merida, while the “inner panda” of Mei’s family is analogous to the natural changes of maturity and emotional awareness that Mei learns to live with.
The dilemma Mei faced with her mother is a more universally recognizable one than Merida’s. Metaphorical to the advent of puberty, the changes Mei faced at her age, panda or otherwise, were not ones that she actively wanted like Merida or even expected. Mei’s changes were a surprise to her and would happen whether she was in control of them.
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