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Title- Luca
Creators- Enrico Casarosa, Andrea Warren
Cast- Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Maya Rudolph, Emma Berman plus ensemble cast
Genre- action, animation, family friendly
Length- 2 hours
Platform- Disney+
Rating- 4/5 stars
Plot
Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s original feature film “Luca” is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca (voice of Jacob Tremblay) shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, Alberto (voice of Jack Dylan Grazer), but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface. “Luca” is directed by Academy Award® nominee Enrico Casarosa (“La Luna”) and produced by Andrea Warren (“Lava,” “Cars 3”).
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Opinions
A friend of mine kept on telling me to watch Luca after they had enjoyed it. It was on my to watch list while we currently have Disney+ and you can never go wrong with a Disney/Pixar movie. After watching Raya and the Last Dragon, which I enjoyed but wasn't wowed by, I set my bar a bit low for this film and ended up being pleasantly surprised.
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The friendships in this film are what keep this story moving. Luca and Alberto have such a genuine friendship, with a lot of respect and fun. As the older friend, Alberto could have easily been a bully or condescending friend, he made Luca feel welcome and taught him the ways of the human world. This friendship did have it's rocky moments, with the big story moment before the final act being Luca and Alberto falling out. It had a genuine apology. I really liked this friendship. They also made an excellent trio with Gulia. I wish there could be more friendships like this in Disney/Pixar films. Not once was romance mentioned. It was just a purely platonic friendship. Very sweet.
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The setting of the Italian Riviera has made me so desperate to travel, more than I already was after such a long time of being stuck inside. Italy is on my to travel list. If COVID-19 and the pandemic hadn't happened, I would have gone inter-railing in 2020 and my plan was to spend a week or so in Italy. Now more than ever do I want to explore these tiny seaside towns with their beautiful landscapes. The animation captured the beauty of location. I've noticed that animation has come a long way since I've been watching Pixar films. The quality is stunning and makes for something truly beautiful to look at. These are pieces of art.
My only complaint, which isn't really a complaint, is that the story didn't entirely blow me away. I felt it took a bit too long to get to the central plot, which was the race around the town. I did enjoy learning about the under the sea life, but wanted to see more about Luca and Alberto's time on land. We got to see some of that in the credits, which were some of the most wonderful credits I've ever seen and make me wish that my artistic talents went further than being able to draw stickmen and badly drawn cats. Honestly, these credits were gorgeous.
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Lastly, I just want to say that the grumpy cat character was iconic and I would like to see a whole mini story about this cat as I loved it that much. That might be because I really like cats and will always gravitate towards a cat character. It was just the grumpiest icon ever. I will hear nothing against this cat.
What did you think of Luca?
