Finally! Disney just broke the menstruation taboo in its new movie Netwhich shows what the transition from childhood to puberty is like, in addition to the physical and emotional changes of said stage.
In this story we will meet Meilin Lee, a 13-year-old girl who will have to deal with the transitions of her body and her personality while trying to define her own personality and meet the expectations of her mother, who sees her as the perfect girl. Meilin will turn into a red panda every time she feels strong emotions and it is precisely this little animal that subtly symbolizes the rule. The film has just been released on the platform streaming from Disney and is already causing a stir on social networks for touching on a topic that has been taboo for years, but that already deserved to be talked about and treated with respect and normality.
Net follows the story of Meilin Lee, a 13-year-old girl torn between the pressure of being the dutiful daughter her mother wants her to be and the chaos of adolescence. Ming, her protector and demanding mother, is never separated from her, a somewhat unpleasant situation for someone who is entering adolescence. To top it off, Meilin experiences a change in her body, causing her to turn into a red panada whenever she feels strong emotions.
The film, directed by Academy Award winner Domee Shi and produced by Lindsey Collins, has been available on the Disney+ platform since March 11 and has caused a stir for touching on adolescent issues, including menstruation, which had never before been brought to the big screen in a Disney animated film.
With Netthe house of the mouse has said goodbye to the princes and dragons to show a story closer to real life, addressing issues such as menstruation, colic, hormonal changes and all the experiences a girl goes through as she passes from childhood to puberty.
The best metaphor to approach this complicated stage of life: they are furry, awkward and red animals, the color of puberty, the one that defined me at 13 years old, red with anger, shame and also because of my school crushes. In my mind, it seemed like a very funny image to imagine Mei transforming uncontrollably into a giant, red, hormonal animal.
To address a girl’s coming-of-age story without addressing the period would not really do the subject justice and would seem superficial. In fact, in one of the first scenes we created on set, Mei’s mother rushes into the bathroom with sanitary pads for her in alarm, and that scene was immediately approved by Disney executives. It seemed exemplary: it gave the humor, the tone, the honesty and the courage that the film was going to have.
— Domee Shi
So far, the film has been well received by the public and it is hoped that beyond the numbers on television, it can help thousands of girls to get to know their bodies in a better way, without taboos and with the right information.
Source: Okchicas
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