Culture news 2 years later, Disney changes its mind and finally releases this Pixar animated film in cinemas: it is unanimously acclaimed

Culture news 2 years later, Disney changed its mind and finally released this Pixar animated film in cinemas: it was unanimously acclaimed

While it has only been available on Disney+ for 2 years now, Red Alert is soon arriving in French cinemas. The Walt Disney Company also made a communicated for the occasion. However, you will have to be reactive since it will make a brief appearance at the cinema, being available for only one day..

Popular with Disney+ subscribers, Red Alert has never before been offered to the general public on the big screen. This will now be done next Sunday, February 18 (and only on this day) since 500 exceptional screenings spread throughout France will offer cinema spectators the opportunity to discover or rediscover Meilin’s irresistible adventure.

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Red Alert released on March 11, 2022 tells the story of Meilin Lee, a young 13-year-old teenager. She lives with her parents of Chinese origin, Ming and Jin in Toronto. Being full of confidence, however, she is torn between her image as a model little girl in the eyes of her hyper-protective mother and the chaos of adolescence. While taking care of the family temple dedicated to their ancestor Sun Yee to make her mother proud, she hides her own interests. Meilin also has a particularity, each time she is overwhelmed by her emotions, she transforms into a giant red panda.

Red Alert will be broadcast during school holidays

The choice of February 18 for the screening of the film is not trivial. “ This exceptional program comes while zones A and C will be on school holidays and is part – through its colorful and cheerful universe, but also through its sense of tradition – as an extension of the Chinese New Year festivities » specifies the press release. The feature film had also achieved the best start on the entire Disney+ platform in one week..

As for spectators, the film was warmly received. On Rotten Tomatoeshe received the very good score of 95%. On Allociné, the findings were also good with a rating of 3.5/5 out of 3,135 reviews. “ It’s a roller coaster movie that takes different turns as the story unfolds. It’s full of thrills and nostalgia while still feeling like a Pixar reinvention » declares for example Offscreen. “ A delicious surprise! It’s not only one of Pixar’s most personal stories to date… but also a great coming-of-age tale that will take you back to when you were 8 and hitting puberty » says the YouTuber Zach Pope.