Review: Luca

 


Hello, Everybody! For I begin, today, June 18th, is my birthday and Pixar's Luca has just been released on Disney+ with no additional fee. Luca follows the story of a sea monster pre-teen in the Italian Riviera, who wishes to live on the surface rather than to tend to his farm. He then meets another sea monster named Alberto and is also an experienced human and both he and Luca dream to see the world by vespa and have the best summer ever.  

The film stars Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Marco Baricelli, Saviero Raimondo, Maya Rudolph, Jim Gaffigan, Sandy Martin, Marina Massironi, and Sacha Baron Cohen and is directed by Enrico Casarosa. 

For starters, I REALLY loved this movie, I love every Pixar movie (except Cars 2, Brave and The Good Dinosaur) including Luca! It is very tough to live up to the absolute greatness that was Soul, which was built on the premise on what the meaning of life is. Luca's message is all about the meaning of friendship and acceptance of a different culture. The people of Porto Rosso are fearful of sea monsters but by the end, they've since learned to embrace them.

The animation looks and feels like something from another country, bringing us the traditional showing of the beauty of Italy and the human to sea monster transitions. It also feels very nostalgiac and brings you back to the days of your childhood. Everything from the language and detail just feels so authentic in a way that almost doesn't feel like a Pixar movie, but more like something from Studio Ghibli, which isn't a bad thing. I would be more than happy to rewatch Kiki's Delivery Service, and speaking of which, the musical score just reminds me of Joe Hisaishi's iconic music. 

I can also guarantee that every kid is going to be saying "Silenzio, Bruno!".😂

Did it make me cry? YES. I cried a little bit almost as much as I wanted to. Every other Pixar movie has made me cry. They are known for that. 

It's also so funny that Maya Rudolph and Jim Gaffigan played Luca's parents and for people who watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Mac's mother voices Luca's grandmother while Baron Cohen voices Luca's creepy uncle. 

Luca is already a classic of its own right and one of the best movies of 2021.

One more thing. I'm very convinced that Luca and Alberto are in love with each other! Look at how they looked at each other at the end of the movie, they are ENDGAME! 

10/10

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