AC3: Random Movie Review - Luca

 

You know more recently, Pixar films have been much more thought-provoking and more meaningful than ever before. Most people would think nothing of them at first, until that one film comes out that you suddenly realise that Pixar films are much more than your typical family film. They make you think about things, and they actually tackle some pretty mature themes while giving us some beautiful animation that continues to get better and better even in this day and age when CGI is all the range. Now most of us have been fortunate to be able to watch these films on Disney+ during the pandemic and strangely, we've been able to watch the new ones on the service for free even during the Premier Access period that some films got. I guess while Blue Sky have been forced to close, Pixar are doing pretty well and well enough to not need their films to make masses of money. Whatever the case, it's great to see these films and I wish Pixar returned to the cinema very soon. For now, let's take a look at their latest film featuring sea monsters and the Italian Riviera:

In the summer of 1959, a young, timid sea monster called Luca (voiced by Jacob Tremblay) is herding goatfish off the coast of an Italian town called Portorosso. His parents are not all that keen on him venturing out of the ocean, but he is encouraged to when he meets fellow sea monster Alberto (voiced by Jack Dylan Grazer) whose dad left him to his own devices. Luca's parents eventually catch wind of this and make plans to keep Luca in the ocean, forcing him to runaway with Alberto and the pair set out to buy a Vespa to travel the world, making a few friends and enemies along the way.

Many of these recent Pixar films have been inspired by the real life experiences of the people who made them, and often these make great stories with a fictional feel to make them interesting. Luca has a lot of joy and fun about it even if its a bit too safe for Pixar. It also has the look and feel of some well known Italian animated films and even a bit of Studio Ghibli too. It's a good film overall. Maybe not one of Pixar's best, but one that isn't going to be forgotten any time soon. 8/10