Marketing idea
This film is clearly a metaphor for a girl getting her first period, so Disney should sell Turning Red-themed pads at stores. They be a hit with the same girls who bought Frozen dolls in 2013.
shareHow is this movie a metaphor for a girls getting her first period? I have seen the movie and don’t know what you’re talking about.
shareThe director says the panda is a metaphor for puberty. While Ming and Meilin's friends think she has has started her periods, it does not actually say so in the film.
https://www.polygon.com/22918173/turning-red-disney-period-puberty-metaphor-domee-shi-pixar