The first Pixar movie that I ever cried for, maybe it was the beautiful art, the compelling story or the fact that I was being represented on tv, no I'm not a sea monster, but if you replace all of the times that "sea monster" was said in this film and instead use "gay" you'll get what I mean. Hat's off to the writers, I could go on and on about how perfect the parallels are but I'll just have to silenzio bruno!!
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It's so completely wonderful! I want to be a seamonster!
I was personally attacked the whole movie
[7.5/10] No full review for this one, since I was helping to wrangle a toddler while watching it, but I liked it! It’s certainly one of the most conventional Pixar film’s there’s been. The whole thing leads to a big race featuring our literally-titled underdog protagonist against a cartoonish jerk of villain, to the point that this could be a 1980s sports movie. But it’s cute, and more to the point, the emotions land, which is the biggest thing I ask for from these types of films.
Despite the protestations of the director, it’s hard not to read the film as an LGBT allegory. Little Luca dreams of exploring other worlds, but his family and friends are worried that he won’t be accepted for who he is given his hidden identity. But he meets someone without those connections who’s ready to test the waters (er, the land) and make their way in a different community together, managing to pass despite a few hiccups. The way the journey and new friends lead to jealousy, turning on one’s own, and ultimately self-acceptance and communal understanding, plays as heartening and real. Whether or not the creative team wants to acknowledge it, the subtext of all of this gives the film a real resonance, and boosts it above its very basic storytelling roots.
The animation is quite nice to look at, with an almost Rankin Bass approach to the look and movements of the characters, and the natural colorful beauty of an imagined beachside Italian town. Beyond the traditionalness of the tale, the only real anchor holding this one back is the villain, a cheese-stuffed meatball of an antagonist who has no depth or inner life beyond the “jerk jock” archetype. But Luca’s relationship with his best friends and his family, Alberto struggling with the sense of losing someone close yet again until finding a surrogate father, and Giulia’s pluck and understanding all make the heart of this one sound as a pound.
Luca doesn’t exactly break new ground for Pixar (though by making a few things more explicit than hinted at, it could have been), but what it does, it does well, and makes for an endearing little tale.
apparently Disney knew I needed a CMBYN x H2O crossover before I did
We all are going to have subjective levels of how we see and criticize things but this was a 10/10 Pixar movie. Usually, they create art of course but only they can get me emotional over an animated story. Prettty prettty gooood.
Calamari by your name
This was pretty much just the little mermaid with kids
In terms of Pixar’s output to date this ranks as one of their lesser efforts. Of course, as they have never made a bad movie, this isn’t a negative. The animation is great, the story is fun, and there is a sprinkling of Pixar humour. For me, however, it was a little too simplistic, and it won’t last long in my memory.
Definitely not one of pixar’s best but still a decent film with a lovely message and some beautiful effects and picture, animation is definitely improving the more time goes on.
This was just lovely! Such a heartwarming film. It's been a while since Pixar hit me in the feels, but they went full on roundhouse with this one. I highly recommend you give it a shot.
Watching all the Pixar movies, shorts and some of the series. All I have left to watch is Cars which I'm not excited about. And I just finished Up, which was more boring than expected. Luca has been my favourite by far. It was the funniest one with just the right amount of emotion. I have started walking around at 2ork shouting "silencio Bruno!".
What a wonderful movie this is!
Pixar delivers, as always. Luca is a fun movie that I've really enjoyed watching and one I will probably rewatch in the future.
But let's go in order.
Let's start with the visuals. It should surprise no one that Pixar can make beautifully stunning animations, but they really did a great work in this one. The character's animation is flawless, a joy for the eyes; their faces convey emotions as good as a real actor could and they have somewhat realistic movements, while maintaining a characteristic cartoony bounce. The town in which the story takes place is marvelous and charming, and, having been in Liguria a few times, I can say it really does capture the spirit of a small seaside town in that part of Italy. The surrounding scenery as well, it looks so mediterranean, really a wonderful job.
Finally, the water: wow! It must be the best looking water I've seen in an animated movie. The sea could almost pass for photorealistic at times. They really nailed the colors and different shades of blue, as well as the waves which look great and fluid (ok, that pun was a bit of a reach).
The story itself was nothing crazy, no incredible epic. Yet, because of its somewhat low stakes, it felt quite relatable. Really, all the characters were like that, from Luca's desire to explore to Alberto's fear of losing someone dear, I think most of us have experienced those emotions.
I also liked that the villain didn't have some kind of sad backstory to explain his evil. He was just a dick for the sake of being one. That's way more true to life than any seemingly evil person having an explanation for their evilness.
There was a good mix of emotional moments and funny gags. And while the pacing of the whole thing was kind of slow, it didn't bore me once, because every scene had a lot to look at.
I can definitely recommend Luca to anyone! It's not too long, only 90 minutes, and trust me, that runtime is going to fly by. This movie is like if Studio Ghibli made a Pixar's movie. And I love it!
8.5/10
This is definetely not a 10/10 for everyone, but to me it is. I loved how the movie gave characters time to breath and develop. The art style, the beautiful scenery. The way it properly showed us a child's naivety, imagination and curiosity. It brought me back to my summers. This is probably going to go down as one of my favourite movies of all time.
Luca
Definitely not one of the best pixar movies, but not the worst either. It's an enjoyable film, with excellent animation but with a story too simple to be a Pixar film (especially after their last work, Soul).
There are a lot of references to movies, music and Italian actors (the fantastic Mastroianni hanging in the Vespa they created) that symbolized the so-called "Italian Golden Age", which starts in the 50s and ends in the early 70s. In addition, the film succeeds in representing what was the Italian dream of the young people of the time: the much admired Vespa.
However, as I said at the beginning, the plot has nothing special, so it didn't keep my interest threshold too high.
[-] The plot is too simple; there is no real climax
[+] Excellent animations, nice quotes that make us dive more into the Italian 50's.
6/10
I generally think the LGBT community calls everything gay. Vampires, Gay. Werewolves, Gay. Banshees, Gay. You could make a story about a lightpost and someone would point out how perfectly that object which generates light for us to get by is a perfect metaphor for some aspect of being gay. So people saying Luca is a gay movie just waiting to happen. I shrug it off. It means nothing. Not that gay people should or do care what I think.
That said. Having seen the movie. I see it. In any one of maybe three directions this becomes an explicitly gay story. Some of the dialog choices and reveals in the end seem especially designed to cater to that. But regardless of what it may or may not stand for it's a pretty basic animated tale. A charming good time. It has great character design, excellent animation it just lacks a bit of the creative spark to elevate it to a hit as either a movie about gay boys or about boys who are friends. Thankfully even when Pixar isn't running on all cylindars they're at least extremely competent. I wouldn't even bother to get a free Funko Pop of any of these characters but I'd certainly watch it again one day.
Been there, done that. Nothing special out of Disney, despite aid from Pixar this time. Hope Disney doesn't ruin Pixar as well
While it’s simplicity is both a strength and a major weakness, there’s hardly no denying this film is another winner from Pixar
Was not expecting to end up all crying and snotty but here we are
I cried so bad to see this movie, the analogy and story are so relatable to my life
a nice relaxing family movie with a lot of italian aroma!
I truly wish this had been better. Letterboxd review here: https://boxd.it/1P7j1X
This movie is the best and I consider you watching it I have no doubt that you will love it.
it's a good movie, not to the point of deserving an Oscar nomination, but it's a good movie to enjoy with friends on a weekend.
calamari by your name
"Silenzio Bruno"
Calling Disney/Pixar's Luca a gay allegory is like calling Matrix a trans allegory. You can. You can interpret exactly that into it and also assume exactly that intention. And maybe it's true for one film and also for the other. And then exactly that is much more than okay. But this thought aside, Luca is a beautiful, colorful animation adventure that deals with friendship and courage. The story is wonderfully thought out, in part extremely profound and provides laughs and tears. I had a lot of fun watching it.
This one seemed like it took a bunch of discarded bits from other Pixar films and decided to combine them into a movie. It struck me more as a sequence of vignettes than a single whole. Even though the characters are likable enough, it was a real slog for me and it took me several nights to get through it. Of the last three Pixar films, only SOUL did a good job of hooking me right out of the gate, so I'm hoping that this trend stops and I regain my faith in the company. But for now, I'm left to wonder if someone influential and high up behind the scenes might have left the company five years or so ago since that seems to be when I started to notice a change in things.
I loved this movie. it shows how we should face our fears so we can grow!
I watched it with my little sister, it's short and sweet and fun. Made me shed a tear at the end.
I knew as soon as I saw Luca that this was the same director/artist from La Luna. Happy to see that they gave Enrico Casarosa a full movie as his short was amazing!!!
I really liked Luca but everything was so straight forward. it took more of a Disney aspect of story telling than a Pixar one. Pixar usually likes to keep you on your toes with twists and turns and not always ending with a happily ever after cliche.
such a fantastic movie. this was interesting and entertaining, very fun and emotional and maybe even a little bit scary at times. i loved the friendship between luca and alberto. this was truly a story about friendship and accepting the people you care about as they are. please just watch it. it's fantastic.
A wonderful movie about friendship. As well as not being afraid to be yourself. Though you can also look as it being afraid of coming out of the closet. If you’d be accepted.
Since Luca and Alberto want to run away together. Due to Luca’s parents being strict sea monsters when it comes to him going to the surface.
Pretty good film overall. That kick from Luca's mum was hilarious though.
Great movie to watch with the kids. It's rare these days that all four of us will watch a movie together and all pay attention and actually like the movie. Nice story, great animation.
Vespa is life and life is beautiful
I enjoyed watching this so much. Love the animation. It has a lot of great message. Pixar never fails to present such awesome films!
I like this movie a lot.
可可爱爱, watched at 2021-06-19, imported from douban
I loved this, pasta bikes and vespas, wholesome and lovely animation, A+
Now this is everything I could ever have wanted in a sea-creature Disney movie. Forget arielle. This film is a hundred times better
Real friendship, innocent day dreaming, ending reigns of terror, new chances and old ladies eating gelato.
The characters are all fun and likable, the setting of a small Italian fishing village is gorgeous and lovely, and the tale being told is heartwarming, with themes of accepting others for who they are and about not being afraid to show your true self, and I love it.
Beware! Monsters are among us... ;>
Simple yet effective story. It's nothing ground breaking but the execution is very good, it lands.
Personally I prefer such slice of life movies. This story about trying to find your place in the world and finding “the good ones” who accept you as you are touched me more than any other Pixar movie. Makes me laugh and cry every time.
Telling simple, character-focused stories is definitely a wonderfully creative skill in itself and the crew did a perfect job.
Santo Mozzarella! What an amazing Pixar movie. Beautifully animated with a heartwarming and quite original story, this is a must-see for everyone. Love the characters and especially the Italian setting.
simple story but really cozy atmosphere, the summer, the sea and the best friends, you can literally smell the summer from this movie.
Great movie with great storytelling and lessons. Disney never disappoint to create stories that captivate both young and adults. It gives me some Peter Pan and Pinocchio vibes, where children are growing up and their caregivers must know how important is to let them discover the world, even though this might mean taking risks. Very beautiful movie. And also, as some people said here, not an Oscar movie maybe, but definitely a worth watching one.
7.5/10 - Well, Pixar did it, again :)
From the story/setting alone this isn't really my thing (I'd probably rate it 5/10) but as always Pixar somehow managed to make it work. The art style is beautiful in it's own way, the animations are nice, and the story has moving/heartwarming, funny, and meaningful moments. Kinda like there's a bit of something for everyone :D
Great movie. I think the main theme of this movie is 'Curiosity is what makes lives interesting'.
Gayest Disney movie I’ve ever watched
Quite a nice movie. Obviously more targeted towards kids but the morale is really nice. That everyone is loved and no matter what people say about you, you can achieve anything you want. Being an outsider is not bad.
A bit disappointing was, that there wasn’t really any noticeable soundtrack.
What a funny emotional great movie!
i really liked everything about it, mostly the animations it's really feel like you are in the movie, soundtrack was also good and the storyline
really liked it
Another great movie! Love the visuals!
71%
'LUCA' is a solid addition to the Pixar library that hits all the beats you would expect at this point with a Pixar film. The voice cast is solid along with the animation. I think that the screenplay could've done with a little bit of a tidy-up, but maybe this film is being aimed more towards the children than the adults (but still has enough in there for adults to appreciate it). Overall a solid film.
Maybe one of the worst movies from Pixar. Beautiful? Yes... but the story and the narrative is boring and not captivating. Cute but not fun.
Only the Italian accent worth to watch again. amusing but not much
:heart::heart::heart: this movie one of Pixar’s best
“The world is a very dangerous place, Luca. And if I have to send you to the bottom of the ocean to keep you safe, so be it.” – Daniela
An excellent film about growing up, experiencing life as an outsider, and overcoming your parents’ limitations and expectations.
I loved all the Italian words that were mixed in. Certain scenes are reminiscent of The Outsiders, in the best way possible. Absolutely worth watching, exceeded my expectations.
Like a bad batch of Kinder eggs: good, but no surprises.
A secret race of mer-people live their quiet lives off the Italian coast and raise their quiet children to fear the surface-dwelling monsters that sometimes pass overhead in wooden rowing machines. Luca is one such good boy, obediently spooked by what lies above, but also a little intrigued by the promise of a bigger, broader, brighter world. When he befriends another, more daring child, the two begin testing limits. Limits imposed by their parents and society, but also those within themselves. They push each other like any good, close, young friends, bolder together than they'd ever be alone, and share the pleasures of discovery that result.
What follows is a beautiful coming of age story, set in the lush summer of a sleepy seaside Mediterranean village during the mid-twentieth century. It embodies the awestruck sense of limitless possibility that typifies the nearing of adolescence, as well as the golden warmth and sure, steady pacing of Italian cinema. Luca isn't afraid to linger in a moment, to better appreciate its beauty, and the masters at Pixar have once again outdone themselves in this respect. It feels redundant to mention at this point, but these guys know what it takes to make the screen come alive, while also showing enough restraint to avoid overloading the senses. Just another entry in a long line of stunners. The arching storyline is similarly rich, simple and effective. There's a cocky bully-type in town, a resilient young girl tired of taking his crap and a triathlon proving ground (of sorts), plus the natural tension surrounding the transformed sea-kids' fear of discovery. Nothing groundbreaking, really, but it's all efficiently managed with a good sense of timing, a playful spirit and a whole sackful of delicious regional flavor.
I wouldn't put this one on a pedestal beside Toy Story 3 or Wall-E, but it's comfortably around the top of the next tier. Light, beautiful, warm-hearted and hopeful... just like a well-spent summer vacation.
A wonderful Pixar movie about being the underdog!
i think i found my comfort movie:sob::sob::sob::sob:
when you realize the inside things that theyre trying to tell us it makes the movie1000x good
Silenzio bruno!!!!!!!!!
[Disney+] The abundant cinematographic references also reflect a certain narrative inconsistency, as if the game were to find them instead of following the story: Gelsomina, Mastroianni, Visconti and, of course, "Porco Rosso" (1992) are there to be fished. So much so that even Luca seems to be after Luca Guadagnino and, why not, a wink to hide the true nature of the relationship between the two monsters/boys.
animation and sounds effects are just amazing! good storyline, too. loved it.
Luca is a beautiful movie, a homage to great Ghibli movies with memorable slice of life moments. Moments like gobbling up a great pasta (trenette al pesto and you can get the official recipe from Pixar's Instagram page), learning about space (a nod to director Enrico Casarosa's directorial debut La Luna), and fishing.
But taken as a whole, the movie lacks coherent narrative pull. It doesn't help that challenges easily conquered and conflicts neatly resolved. It's a good movie to curl up with your kids with popcorn on Friday night, but it's not in the same caliber as last year's Pixar greats, Onward and Soul.
It's a awesome animated movie!
I'd just like to know who f****d a fish.
I think the movie is more about over-protective parents that don’t let their children explore the world and also about the anxieties of a person not being able to fit in a new lifestyle/culture. Instead of being about gay people...
idk thought my interpretation was different than other people :man_shrugging_tone1:
The most Ghibli of Pixar´s Movies.
Nice movie but on Pixar's standards, a little light, could've used more, like literally more of the movie.
Nice watch! One of the best movie in 2021.
Thinly (thinly thinly) veiled metaphor, but it worked. So freaking CUTE! Although there was a lot of cannibalism going on and it was never addressed...
Great movies but i dont know why it felt incomplete to me as if thats it? i want more...
Luca's school life. his learning entering the whole new world
and what further Alberto doing in the town or maybe his father quest. where he is etc
i think we can get 2 more parts of this movie.
Luca is a heartwarming, stunningly animated adventure presented with all heart. An ode to a beautiful friendship between 2 sea monsters and a human kid which makes your heart skip a beat. Pixar's yet another picturesque animation combined with resonant storytelling makes it a must-watch.
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Not top tier Pixar but enjoyable nonetheless. Unlike other Pixar movies, there's not much for adult audiences.
The animation wasn't that different from the usual style. Shame.
The movie is amazing. :tada::raised_hands_tone2: Just like every Pixar movie, this has a lot of emotions.
Beautiful animated! Bringing the Italian riviera to life. Adorable characters.
Simple, elegant , effortless, Cute and enjoyable and probably one of the best Disney / Pixar films in the last few years
Luca is a heartwarming, stunningly animated adventure presented with all heart. An ode to a beautiful friendship between 2 sea monsters and a human kid which makes your heart skip a beat. Pixar's yet another picturesque animation combined with resonant storytelling makes it a must watch.
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Breathtakingly beautiful and infectiously fun, Luca is a celebration of everything "diiferent" set in the summer of a small italian town. The new animation style looks pleasing and adds to the already compelling writing. Worth the 95 mniute runtime.
Tim Lockwood looking dude is peak character design.
I loved it! I laughed, I cried and it takes a lot for me to cry... Okay not much. Lol I recommend as a family movie.
Shout by FranBlockedParent2021-06-20T22:06:51Z
So Pixar are just gonna give me a film with sea monster as allegory for being gay and expect me not to develop an insane attachment to it? This is really really a happy place for me. One day we’ll have the real thing, but for now we have Luca:green_heart: