During the ritual, as Mei's red panda form is about to be sealed, she decides to keep her powers and abandons the ritual to attend the concert at the SkyDome.
Nevertheless, MOVIEGUIDE advises extreme caution for the false theology in TURNING RED.
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But audiences don't need to be Canadian, Chinese, women, girls, or millennials to relate to and enjoy this story, because its themes and central metaphor work for everyone who has or will experience the awkward excitement of transforming from child to teen.
The color red also reflects other feelings experienced by teenagers, according to Shi, such as embarrassment or lust.
To paraphrase Sigmund Freud, sometimes a red panda is just a red panda.