Bao
Film20188 min

Bao

Taste attributes: animationfamilyfantasydramateenwholesomelightimaginarylinearemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeExpect a warm-hearted, otherworldly animated family film, light rather than heavy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

An aging Chinese mom suffering from empty nest syndrome gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life as a lively, giggly dumpling boy.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Daniel KailinSindy LauSharmaine YeohTim Zhang

Details

Genre
Animation
Year
2018
Runtime
8 min
Status
Released
Studio
Pixar
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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