- Starring
- Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer
- Director
- Enrico Casarosa
- Rating
- PG
- Genre
- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Release date
- June 18, 2021
In a beautiful seaside Italian town, a young sea monster named Luca forms a close friendship with another sea monster and experiences an unforgettable summer on land disguised as a human. Luca is a coming-of-age story about friendship and embracing who you are.
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James Carrick
James Carrick is a passionate film enthusiast with a degree in theater and philosophy. James approaches dramatic criticism from a philosophic foundation grounded in aesthetics and ethics, offering insight and analysis that reveals layers of cinematic narrative with a touch of irreverence and a dash of snark.
Was a bit suspect of this movie as I heard it had an agenda but did a little research and seems ok. While the film has been interpreted by some audiences and critics as an allegory for the LGBTQ+ experience, the creators have consistently described it as a story about universal themes of friendship, childhood, and the feeling of being an “outsider”.Enrico Casarosa (Director): Casarosa has publicly stated that the film is based on his own childhood experiences in Italy and his focus on “pre-romance” childhood friendship. He has noted that while he is aware of the LGBTQ+ interpretations, those were not his intentional themes during the writing process.
I am very much surprised to say that, despite Pixar burning their brand to the ground in the 2020’s, “Luca” actually turned out to be one of my favorite Pixar films of all time. I’ve never seen a story that feels simultaneously convoluted and natural. Amazing design, lovable characters, and plenty of emotional draw, I would recommend this movie to any one any day of the week.