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Bao (S)

Bao

2018

Domee Shi

Animation

6.5

6,181

Animation. Drama. Fantasy An empty-nesting Chinese mom gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life. But she must come to terms with the bittersweet revelation that nothing stays cute and small forever.

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Debruge Variety	"A breath of fresh air from Pixar (...) As a metaphor for (s)motherhood, it’s a brilliant example of what Pixar does best, grounding well-timed cartoon gags (...) with well-earned emotional truths."
		Eric Kohn IndieWire	"A brilliant snapshot of what the animated short format can do entirely on its own terms."
		John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"However jarring its fairy-tale imagery of cannibalism may be (...) this is a familiar narrative, whose critique of parental possessiveness and overprotection is more cloying than most Pixar productions are allowed to be."
		Christopher Campbell Film School Rejects	"[I] have to acknowledge that what it does right as far as sharing a unique story that’s culturally unlike anything we’ve seen before, at least from this perspective, is very effective and even enlightening."

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