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.