The movie is supposedly an allegory of writer Peter Sohn's experience of being a second-generation Korean immigrant, with the fire girl being his self-insert. Which would be fine, if the story went anywhere other than, "Boo hoo, I don't fit in."

Even the Mario movie did multi-generational immigration better with Mario's very Italian family and Mario admitting he was faking the accent because he's third-generation. That's relatable, at least.

The movie is supposedly an allegory of writer Peter Sohn's experience of being a second-generation Korean immigrant, with the fire girl being his self-insert. Which would be fine, if the story went anywhere other than, "Boo hoo, I don't fit in."

Even the Mario movie did multi-generational immigration better with Mario's very Italian family and Mario admitting he was faking the accent because he's third-generation.