PixMinis Episode 36: Bao

In preparation for Lightyear, Arun and Patricia decide to bring
PixMinis back where they look back on a Pixar short every day
until July 12.


In this episode, they discuss about the 2017 Pixar short Bao,
which paired up with The Incredibles II. A woman is surprised to
seeing her baozi dumpling come to life as an infant and she
raises it as her own child. As time goes on, the dumpling grows
more independent and spends less and less time with his mother.
The woman becomes more and more desperate to keep the dumpling
safe and protective at all costs, even if it doesn't want
to. 


When the short premiered, it was criticized for being strange and
perplexing with its metaphors of empty nest syndrome,
independence, and family. It had received a lot of controversy
and is now one of the least liked Pixar shorts. Do Arun and
Patricia agree with the statements? Listen and find out.