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==Plot== ==Plot==
A mother whose child has moved out makes a dumpling that comes alive. She raises the dumpling as a child, feeding it meals. Eventually the child wishes to join with the other kids, despite his "mother's" protectionism. As her "son" ages into a teenager and a young adult, he increasingly wants independence, while his "mother" wishes for more attention from him, feeling ignored. When the dumpling introduces his new fiancée and announces his intentions to move out of his mother's house, his mother prevents this by swallowing him whole, after which she cries over what she has done. Later, the mother lies in bed, as she sees her son, and revealing to the audience the whole sequence was allegorical. The son, sharing a more humanoid appearance of the dumpling, is told to go comfort his mother as she ignores him. He enters the room, offering the same treat the mother gave the dumpling, both of them sharing it, and they both break into tears. Afterwards, it shows the son’s fiancée making another dumpling, as the whole family sits down to the table. A woman whose husband is busy at work makes a dumpling that comes alive. She raises the dumpling as a child, feeding it meals. Eventually the child wishes to join with the other kids, despite his "mother's" protectionism. As her "son" ages into a teenager and a young adult, he increasingly wants independence, while his "mother" wishes for more attention from him, feeling ignored. When the dumpling introduces his new fiancée and announces his intentions to move out of his mother's house, his mother prevents this by swallowing him whole, after which she cries over what she has done. Later, the mother lies in bed, and her real life son enters the room, and revealing to the audience the whole sequence was allegorical. The son, sharing a more humanoid appearance of the dumpling, is told to go comfort his mother by his father as she ignores him. He enters the room, offering the same treat the mother gave the dumpling, both of them sharing it, and they both break into tears. Afterwards, it shows the whole family, including son’s fiancée, making dumplings, as the whole family sits at the table watching the television.


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2018 American film
Bao
Film poster
Directed byDomee Shi
Written byDomee Shi
Produced byBecky Neiman
Music byToby Chu
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Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release date
Running time8 minutes
CountryUnited States

Bao is a 2018 computer-animated short film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It was released with Incredibles 2 on June 15, 2018. The film is about an aging and lonely Chinese mother, suffering from empty nest syndrome, who receives an unexpected second chance at motherhood when her homemade bao comes to life.

Plot

A woman whose husband is busy at work makes a dumpling that comes alive. She raises the dumpling as a child, feeding it meals. Eventually the child wishes to join with the other kids, despite his "mother's" protectionism. As her "son" ages into a teenager and a young adult, he increasingly wants independence, while his "mother" wishes for more attention from him, feeling ignored. When the dumpling introduces his new fiancée and announces his intentions to move out of his mother's house, his mother prevents this by swallowing him whole, after which she cries over what she has done. Later, the mother lies in bed, and her real life son enters the room, and revealing to the audience the whole sequence was allegorical. The son, sharing a more humanoid appearance of the dumpling, is told to go comfort his mother by his father as she ignores him. He enters the room, offering the same treat the mother gave the dumpling, both of them sharing it, and they both break into tears. Afterwards, it shows the whole family, including son’s fiancée, making dumplings, as the whole family sits at the table watching the television.

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  1. "Bao is Pixar's first film by an Asian woman". April 13, 2018 – via www.bbc.com.

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