Not every new Pixar film needs to be miles better then the last, I think some of us just put our expectations too high when it comes to media like this. Best to appreciate what you've gotten if anything.
Think of it like this: If an artists paints masterpieces for years, people are going to scratch their heads if the next piece of art he produced is a painted stick figure
I feel the same way. Obviously there are going to be people who don't like Luca, and that's fine, that's their opinion, but the issue I'm seeing is that people are too busy comparing Luca to Pixar's other movies instead of seeing it for what it is; a great slice of life film with themes of acceptance and not being afraid to show the world who you really are.
I will stand by this until the end of time: Luca is a better and more memorable movie than Soul. I only watched Soul once and felt nothing besides thinking the score was really good. With Luca, I already wanna rewatch it, it gave me nostalgia for Italy and made me wanna go back there as soon as possible, it made me crave for some pasta, but most importantly it gave me the feels and emotional core that Soul didn't have for me.
I felt the same way. I think Pixar movies are very subjective depending on what your tastes are. Luca felt almost like a perfect movie to me, even though it wasn't high concept like certain other pixar movies, it didn't have to be. It was going for a simple Ghibli-esque story and it executed it brilliantly. And the way they nailed the Italian seaside atmosphere in every single shot of the film was the cherry on top.
I agree and disagree, I think Luca is better than soul because I thought soul was really overrated in the first place, but I thought Luca was only okay.
I was really impressed with "Luca," especially with how they handled the Italian culture, the overall art direction and animation, and the friendship between the three kids. The way Luca, Alberto, and Giulia interacted with each other felt very genuine, whether it was by having fun or expressing conflicting ideas. Part of me still wishes to have seen both this and "Soul" on the big screen, but I'm still glad I got to see them. Hopefully, Pixar's next film "Turning Red" will also turn out well, and that it'll be released in theaters.
Here's my two cents: I don't think Soul is such a great movie. It's an okay movie. I think it has a way too much complicated worldbuilding whose explanation steals a precious 20/30 minutes from the plot and that it aims too high with the whole "what's the meaning of life?" message. I did not dislike it but, for instance, I liked Onward much better, because it looks simple and light hearted but in the end it surprises you with this very mature and deep ending that Soul simply does not have. To me Soul's ending felt like "ok, this is still a kids' movie so we cannot let the main character die even if it would be the most coherent choice, so let's just bring him back to life because it feels nice". This is not a mature ending. The fact that Luca is "simple" is not a flaw, films do not have to be ultra complicated to be good, especially children's movies. I mean Raya is a clusterfuck of a movie and I think that's its biggest mistake: wanting to get too much done in so little time. I wished animation learned from Luca that a good movie does not have to be a complicated movie that speaks about life and death and forces to make you cry at the end, but it could just be a simple coming-of-age story about a summer friendship and getting accepted for who you are (I loved Massimo and Alberto's father and son relationship btw).
@Peachy :3 yep all of them. I think my favourite is still SotS but Wolfwalkers is a close second. I'm probably so bitter about Soul 'cause it stole the Oscar from Wolkwalkers...
The plot was a bit deeper than how you described. It was a good feel good movie and though its not pixars best, it was actually pretty good for what it was. Also not every pixar movie needs a sad feel to it and its good that they don't over do that
Luca is very different from Pixar's usual output and feels very Miyazaki (being a slice of life story) It has a lot of amazing details and powerful small exchanges between characters that are only noticed on re-watch I think this movie will require people to rediscover it in a few years and then it'll be considered one their greatest works
I think it's moreso that expectations are too "specific" when it comes to Pixar movies. Pixar movies are expected to be high concept and existential, but this movie is a smaller scale friendship story. But I don't think that makes it lesser, just different. Very much like a lot of Miyazaki movies that focus on childhood and friendship - I wouldn't rate those as lesser than movies like Inside Out and Soul either.
If you watch the artwork in the credits of the movie (yes, I was so drawn to the movie that I even sat through the credits just to reminisce about the story), there is a sketch of Luca and Giulia playing with space toys while watching what I assume is the moon landing. With that said, this story might take place in the late 60's. To be fair, I was also thinking this time period might be more like the 50's or earlier 60's before I saw that sketch.
Pixar has high expectations for all their films due to them getting best animated feature multiple times and their reputation. Luca is good but I hope it doesn’t get best animated feature because I want MVM to win
@@kingkong9892 um I can agree for Luca-but there is a reason into the spiderverse is considered the best animated ANYTHING of the 2010s by many people.
I really liked this movie. I enjoyed it all the way through, I loved the visuals and I loved the characters and I loved the story. I feel like it could have been more 'epic' than it was. But then again, why do we expect every movie to have some huge terrifying or gut-wrenching drama? It's possible for a movie to be good without kicking you in the face with emotion. I feel like it's nice to just have a rather calm movie now and then with some chuckles and some heart. Just some kids learning about the world and having fun in a beautiful setting. It's pleasant, pretty and wholesome.
I think that expectations are always to high with Pixar due to the aura of infallibility given by the early movies of the studio although (imo) it's been quite a while since a true masterpiece. Since 2010 except for Inside Out (that tbh I didn't like as much as everyone else seemed to) I don't think any of the movies could be said to be masterpieces. obviously I'm not talking about the CG and the technical stuff which is always incredible and the graphical aspect is always mesmerizing. Pixar movies nowadays are somewhat losing their edge, they are decent. Luca is decent.
"our expectations too high" is a funny way of asking whether Pixar has lost it's original spark. Sure the animation is fantastic, but non of the recent films are going to be held on the same pedestal as TS 1-3, The Incredibles, Cars, Finding Nemo, Ratatouille, Wall-e or Monsters Inc. You can kind of see Pixar going from telling the stories they felt needed to be told, and the ones Disney Higher ups ordered them to make
Not every new pixar movie needs to be the best especially since every pixar movie is a completely different story. I came in it with low expectations and i actually enjoyed it for what it was
It's actually confusing some movies comes out in theaters and some go straight into Disney+. So if I want to watch Luca I would have to get Disney+. No I'm not going to get Disney+. I'll find another way to watch the movie.
Gotta say that the art design looks like CalArts style turned 3D. Not that it's a bad thing, mind you, but I know a lot of people have gotten sick of it. Hopefully it being 3D will help temper that fury, though.
I haven't seen this yet, but I do think we expect too much out of Pixar to be amazing every time. Onward, for example. It was nowhere near amazing.... but I still found myself liking it. Enough to wanna rewatch it at least one or more times, anyway. That being said, it does disappoint me that Coco is the last Pixar movie that I felt was an outright masterpiece.
I expected Luca to be really good and I thought the movie's really solid with some flaws. I'd buy it on blu ray when it comes out and at least think it's a lot better than Raya imo.
*spoilers warning * The only thing I have to say that's somewhat negative about Luca is why were the parents so worried about Luca going up on the surface when the grandmother didn't give a single care. She went onto the surface a lot so where did the fear come from? Other than that, i loved it as it reminded me of Kiki's Delivery Service.
Were did the fear come from? The village is know for being a sea monster hunting town xD If unlucky Luca could have been killed. The grandmother was just like Luca and just tried how the surface is and discovered that it wouldn't be too dangerous if she just looked out to not touch water. But the parents only thought about the worst case senario. It's kind of like overprotecting parents xD
@@Feurigel1806 But like, the grandmother you would think could've resolved the whole problem if she'd just told them how to avoid getting caught, etc. The town was a sea monster town, yet there were two other women who ended up being sea monsters anyway. So, maybe the town wasn't as dangerous as they thought. Either way, it wouldn't be a movie if things didn't act a certain way.
I thought this film was amazing. It’s a film about growing up and discovering the world. Every time Luca daydreams, it’s about something new that he learned about the world. He imagines flying an old fashioned airplane through space, vespas as wild animals, and swimming in space with anchovies to touch the moon. When he imagines flying through the sky and seeing the world on a Vespa, he only sees islands with tiny houses because that’s all he’s seen of the world. He is creative and smart. He fixes the phonograph and realizes that they can make a Vespa with stuff from the island. If you think this movie isn’t grand, think about it from Luca’s perspective. Imagine if you’ve only lived with your family and herded fish and never seen anything. We know what Italy looks like. We know what pasta is. Since Pixar has existed, it has shown us new fantastic worlds. Porto Rosso is the new fantastic world that is unimaginable to Luca. They could have easily created emotional moments like a talk between Alberto and Julia’s father, but instead they show us. We see Julia’s father go searching for Alberto which is something his own father would have never done. We see moments like Alberto telling Luca that his parents would never come looking for him. He was alone for so long. I liked the fact that Julia’s stomach got upset from eating the pasta so she wasn’t that fast. I love the villain cause he is probably my age and still competing against children just for himself and money. Parts of it did feel like a Ghibli film, the dream sequences reminded me of The Wind Rises. Alberto had lots of abandonment issues. I want everyone to realize that before he met Luca, he was alone on the island for who knows how long. He had to grow up quick. He doesn’t have a desire to go to school. I like how they went down different paths. Alberto will be happy in a community and not be alone anymore which is what he wanted. Luca gets to learn about the world. The beginning of the movie didn’t really show us what Luca’s life was like because it was boring and small compared to the outside world. There were moments when I laughed because of how it was like The Little Mermaid. The townspeople were accepting so quickly because two old women, who probably were part of the community their whole lives, showed that they were sea monsters too. Not all of the townspeople did. Some of them were intimidated by Julia’s dad and gave up trying to kill them. Then they also saw two parents coming to hug their child and say how worried they were. It was just a family. The ending of the movie was perfect. Alberto never really wanted a Vespa. He wanted to go on adventures with Luca. Luca realizes he can’t leave Alberto alone so he gives up school. Alberto gives up the Vespa so that Luca can go to school and see the world. Alberto has a father figure, not a parent because he knows how to survive on his own and is pretty grown up. Luca assumes that Alberto is coming with him to school. Alberto was with him every step of the way as he was discovering the world. Now he has to do it on his own. The last shot of Luca looking out into the ocean and the island and all he has ever known soaked in the rain in his true form shows that he is ready to discover the world by himself as himself. The credits of the movie really showed us what everyone’s lives were like after the end of the movie. This was a Pixar masterpiece. I can’t accept any different answer.
Unpopular opinion but I think luca is my favorite pixar movie in a long time and soul was one of me least favorites in a long time. Idk, luca captivated me, soul felt like it was going off on so many tangents. In luca every transition in the story feels natural to me
Was hoping for a breezy, lower budgeted Pixar effort that would be low stakes, charming and poignant. It certainly seemed like that was the initial intent though the pacing was so painfully plotdriven and the world so half-coloured that all the childlike wonder was gradually sucked out, leaving what is very much a lesser emulation of the Pixar formula. Having it streamed for free was a brilliant choice by Disney because I don't think audiences would have tolerated its slightness had they paid full emission.
Why is everybody comparing this movie to The Good Dinosaur? This movie reminds me more of Studio Ghibli films like Kiki's Delivery Service and Ponyo than The Good Dinosaur
To answer the title, i feel people, in regards to entertainment, have set their expectations too high. Luca was an amazing movie about family, acceptance, and going out on your own. Its not anything major or powerful like Soul or Inside Out but its still a nice, sweet ride.
I respect Pixar for trying something new, but this felt like I was watching a few episodes of a TV series mashed into a movie by George Lucas. There are 2 types of movies that I like: High-stakes movies and solid comedies that hardly have any consequences. This movie tries to dive in between these 2 aspects and therefore makes both of them weak. The first interactions between Alberto and Luca feel rushed with montages, and the ending feels incomplete. Sure Luca's going to school, but the movie acts as if school is the last point of success, as if it's the end of the story. But it's not. Of course Pixar's reputation is still strong, but this movie felt bland like Onward and lifeless like The Good Dinosaur.
I thought soul was trying way too hard to be this culturally educated movie and from beginning to end it could be summed up with "character growth" Luca imo was way more fun to watch, with a better emotional story. I''ll probably rewatch it later this week, which is something I haven't done with soul, and haven't done since it's release.
Just finished watching it, I had to keep reminding myself it was a Pixar film. It's not up to their "standards" in my eyes, but it was still really cute!
First to do Luce: Paleo: Me: Now I am worried. First, I found out that Spirit Untamed may not have deserved to be in my Top 5 Most Anticipated, and now I am finding out that Luca may not have deserved to be my Number 1? Looks like My Father's Dragon and Vivo are the only hope to save the Top 5 Most Anticipated Animated Films from being put to shame. If the fail, then 2021 is going to be the most disappointing year by far for the overall anticipation.
in my opinion Luca was better than soul. i felt Souls plot was rushed and rather than spend time in the soul world your thrown back into the real world where Joe is nothing but cold and nasty to 22. And his "redemption" feels out of nowhere and so sudden. The message is also a bit muddled by implying/saying you passion isnt your purpose. That isnt always true. some ppls passion IS their purpose meanwhile with luca the plot flowed more smoothly building to the climax at a nice pace. The characters were all enjoyable (save the bully kid). And everyone acted they way they did for a reason (joe had no reason to be nasty to 22) And the message for Luca is clear. to love yourself as you are, stand by your friends even in hard times, and to not judge others by their looks
I thought this film was amazing. It’s a film about growing up and discovering the world. Every time Luca daydreams, it’s about something new that he learned about the world. He imagines flying an old fashioned airplane through space, vespas as wild animals, and swimming in space with anchovies to touch the moon. When he imagines flying through the sky and seeing the world on a Vespa, he only sees islands with tiny houses because that’s all he’s seen of the world. He is creative and smart. He fixes the phonograph and realizes that they can make a Vespa with stuff from the island. If you think this movie isn’t grand, think about it from Luca’s perspective. Imagine if you’ve only lived with your family and herded fish and never seen anything. We know what Italy looks like. We know what pasta is. Since Pixar has existed, it has shown us new fantastic worlds. Porto Rosso is the new fantastic world that is unimaginable to Luca. They could have easily created emotional moments like a talk between Alberto and Julia’s father, but instead they show us. We see Julia’s father go searching for Alberto which is something his own father would have never done. We see moments like Alberto telling Luca that his parents would never come looking for him. He was alone for so long. I liked the fact that Julia’s stomach got upset from eating the pasta so she wasn’t that fast. I love the villain cause he is probably my age and still competing against children just for himself and money. Parts of it did feel like a Ghibli film, the dream sequences reminded me of The Wind Rises. Alberto had lots of abandonment issues. I want everyone to realize that before he met Luca, he was alone on the island for who knows how long. He had to grow up quick. He doesn’t have a desire to go to school. I like how they went down different paths. Alberto will be happy in a community and not be alone anymore which is what he wanted. Luca gets to learn about the world. The beginning of the movie didn’t really show us what Luca’s life was like because it was boring and small compared to the outside world. There were moments when I laughed because of how it was like The Little Mermaid. The townspeople were accepting so quickly because two old women, who probably were part of the community their whole lives, showed that they were sea monsters too. Not all of the townspeople did. Some of them were intimidated by Julia’s dad and gave up trying to kill them. Then they also saw two parents coming to hug their child and say how worried they were. It was just a family. The ending of the movie was perfect. Alberto never really wanted a Vespa. He wanted to go on adventures with Luca. Luca realizes he can’t leave Alberto alone so he gives up school. Alberto gives up the Vespa so that Luca can go to school and see the world. Alberto has a father figure, not a parent because he knows how to survive on his own and is pretty grown up. Luca assumes that Alberto is coming with him to school. Alberto was with him every step of the way as he was discovering the world. Now he has to do it on his own. The last shot of Luca looking out into the ocean and the island and all he has ever known soaked in the rain in his true form shows that he is ready to discover the world by himself as himself. The credits of the movie really showed us what everyone’s lives were like after the end of the movie. This was a Pixar masterpiece. I can’t accept any different answer.
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Have you watched Luca? What did you think?
I thought it was good. Also yeah I believe it's the high expectations syndrome that the internet seem to have now a days
It’s one of the best movie I ever watched. I already watched it around 5 times and it’s still not boring, because I know what happens.
Not every new Pixar film needs to be miles better then the last, I think some of us just put our expectations too high when it comes to media like this.
Best to appreciate what you've gotten if anything.
Thank you
Think of it like this:
If an artists paints masterpieces for years, people are going to scratch their heads if the next piece of art he produced is a painted stick figure
I feel the same way. Obviously there are going to be people who don't like Luca, and that's fine, that's their opinion, but the issue I'm seeing is that people are too busy comparing Luca to Pixar's other movies instead of seeing it for what it is; a great slice of life film with themes of acceptance and not being afraid to show the world who you really are.
@@FennekinLover-ko6nd It should have good worldbuilding and villains at least
I will stand by this until the end of time: Luca is a better and more memorable movie than Soul. I only watched Soul once and felt nothing besides thinking the score was really good. With Luca, I already wanna rewatch it, it gave me nostalgia for Italy and made me wanna go back there as soon as possible, it made me crave for some pasta, but most importantly it gave me the feels and emotional core that Soul didn't have for me.
Yeah I disagree but I can see why you think that
I felt the same way. I think Pixar movies are very subjective depending on what your tastes are. Luca felt almost like a perfect movie to me, even though it wasn't high concept like certain other pixar movies, it didn't have to be. It was going for a simple Ghibli-esque story and it executed it brilliantly. And the way they nailed the Italian seaside atmosphere in every single shot of the film was the cherry on top.
I agree and disagree, I think Luca is better than soul because I thought soul was really overrated in the first place, but I thought Luca was only okay.
Same. Luca exceeded my expectations.
No way that this movie is better than soul, soul was way better, luca felt so rushed, but that’s my opinion hehe
Underwhelming? I didn't expext much and was absolutely delighted by this movie
Same!!
I was really impressed with "Luca," especially with how they handled the Italian culture, the overall art direction and animation, and the friendship between the three kids. The way Luca, Alberto, and Giulia interacted with each other felt very genuine, whether it was by having fun or expressing conflicting ideas.
Part of me still wishes to have seen both this and "Soul" on the big screen, but I'm still glad I got to see them. Hopefully, Pixar's next film "Turning Red" will also turn out well, and that it'll be released in theaters.
Here's my two cents: I don't think Soul is such a great movie. It's an okay movie. I think it has a way too much complicated worldbuilding whose explanation steals a precious 20/30 minutes from the plot and that it aims too high with the whole "what's the meaning of life?" message. I did not dislike it but, for instance, I liked Onward much better, because it looks simple and light hearted but in the end it surprises you with this very mature and deep ending that Soul simply does not have. To me Soul's ending felt like "ok, this is still a kids' movie so we cannot let the main character die even if it would be the most coherent choice, so let's just bring him back to life because it feels nice". This is not a mature ending. The fact that Luca is "simple" is not a flaw, films do not have to be ultra complicated to be good, especially children's movies. I mean Raya is a clusterfuck of a movie and I think that's its biggest mistake: wanting to get too much done in so little time. I wished animation learned from Luca that a good movie does not have to be a complicated movie that speaks about life and death and forces to make you cry at the end, but it could just be a simple coming-of-age story about a summer friendship and getting accepted for who you are (I loved Massimo and Alberto's father and son relationship btw).
@Peachy :3 love your pic
@Peachy :3 I'm a big Song of the Sea fan
@Peachy :3 yep all of them. I think my favourite is still SotS but Wolfwalkers is a close second. I'm probably so bitter about Soul 'cause it stole the Oscar from Wolkwalkers...
The plot was a bit deeper than how you described. It was a good feel good movie and though its not pixars best, it was actually pretty good for what it was. Also not every pixar movie needs a sad feel to it and its good that they don't over do that
Luca is very different from Pixar's usual output and feels very Miyazaki (being a slice of life story)
It has a lot of amazing details and powerful small exchanges between characters that are only noticed on re-watch
I think this movie will require people to rediscover it in a few years and then it'll be considered one their greatest works
Great review as always, I'm also a Good Dinosaur apologist, though it's an oddly disturbing movie to me. I'm excited to check Luca out
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I think if we expect every movie to take it to 11, then 11 just becomes the new 10. Eventually 11 doesn’t feel like 11 anymore.
but what tastes do you have? Soul is just cute, Raya a useless movie. Luca is a story of friendship like those told by Miyazaki, and it's fantastic
How was Raya useless, may I ask?
@@Slo426 repetitive. zero message, zero heart, no memorable characters. moreover it is hasty in every passage of history
@@Slo426 and the biggest bug in history: the dragon can make it rain and keep monsters away, but it never does
@@EmperorGalaga God, Raya was soooooooo boring
I think it's moreso that expectations are too "specific" when it comes to Pixar movies. Pixar movies are expected to be high concept and existential, but this movie is a smaller scale friendship story. But I don't think that makes it lesser, just different. Very much like a lot of Miyazaki movies that focus on childhood and friendship - I wouldn't rate those as lesser than movies like Inside Out and Soul either.
If you watch the artwork in the credits of the movie (yes, I was so drawn to the movie that I even sat through the credits just to reminisce about the story), there is a sketch of Luca and Giulia playing with space toys while watching what I assume is the moon landing. With that said, this story might take place in the late 60's. To be fair, I was also thinking this time period might be more like the 50's or earlier 60's before I saw that sketch.
It's more of a Miyazaki feel than a high stake pixar movie.
Pixar has high expectations for all their films due to them getting best animated feature multiple times and their reputation. Luca is good but I hope it doesn’t get best animated feature because I want MVM to win
Yeah it’s not as good as Mitchell’s Vs The Machines
Yeah MVM makes into the Spider-Verse and luca look like garbage
MVM was ass compared to Luca
@@mr.banana7223 shut up
@@kingkong9892 um I can agree for Luca-but there is a reason into the spiderverse is considered the best animated ANYTHING of the 2010s by many people.
I really liked this movie. I enjoyed it all the way through, I loved the visuals and I loved the characters and I loved the story. I feel like it could have been more 'epic' than it was. But then again, why do we expect every movie to have some huge terrifying or gut-wrenching drama? It's possible for a movie to be good without kicking you in the face with emotion. I feel like it's nice to just have a rather calm movie now and then with some chuckles and some heart. Just some kids learning about the world and having fun in a beautiful setting. It's pleasant, pretty and wholesome.
Nice review. Also where you get the Dazzlings looking pillow or item?
A friend bought it for me at a pony convention back in 2019.
@@PaleoSteno oh okay thanks wish I could of gotten one.
I think that expectations are always to high with Pixar due to the aura of infallibility given by the early movies of the studio although (imo) it's been quite a while since a true masterpiece. Since 2010 except for Inside Out (that tbh I didn't like as much as everyone else seemed to) I don't think any of the movies could be said to be masterpieces. obviously I'm not talking about the CG and the technical stuff which is always incredible and the graphical aspect is always mesmerizing.
Pixar movies nowadays are somewhat losing their edge, they are decent.
Luca is decent.
Luca's better than Soul in my opinion, it exceeded my low expectations, it felt experimental to me, but shows promise.
I’d put it in the middle of my Pixar list, I wouldn’t call it the best Pixar film but I wouldn’t call it the worse one either
Nice review! Glad I subbed
"our expectations too high" is a funny way of asking whether Pixar has lost it's original spark. Sure the animation is fantastic, but non of the recent films are going to be held on the same pedestal as TS 1-3, The Incredibles, Cars, Finding Nemo, Ratatouille, Wall-e or Monsters Inc. You can kind of see Pixar going from telling the stories they felt needed to be told, and the ones Disney Higher ups ordered them to make
Not every new pixar movie needs to be the best especially since every pixar movie is a completely different story. I came in it with low expectations and i actually enjoyed it for what it was
It's actually confusing some movies comes out in theaters and some go straight into Disney+. So if I want to watch Luca I would have to get Disney+. No I'm not going to get Disney+. I'll find another way to watch the movie.
You could wait until it comes out on dvd and blu ray disney already confirmed it was being released that way though you'll need to wait a few months
Um you can watch it on Movcy for free but it has ads thou but its still a good app since you can watch free movies!
Gotta say that the art design looks like CalArts style turned 3D. Not that it's a bad thing, mind you, but I know a lot of people have gotten sick of it. Hopefully it being 3D will help temper that fury, though.
First It's not cal art style. Second people need to stop complaining about cal art style because it's annoying.
When did it become a sin for Pixar not to try and do a number on us in an existentially
Do you like Soul more or less than Inside Out?
Inside Out is better in my opinion
@sage-leaves I side with you.
@sage-leaves it's like you can read my mind.
Though I love Soul, I love Inside Out more
I haven't seen this yet, but I do think we expect too much out of Pixar to be amazing every time. Onward, for example. It was nowhere near amazing.... but I still found myself liking it. Enough to wanna rewatch it at least one or more times, anyway.
That being said, it does disappoint me that Coco is the last Pixar movie that I felt was an outright masterpiece.
I expected Luca to be really good and I thought the movie's really solid with some flaws. I'd buy it on blu ray when it comes out and at least think it's a lot better than Raya imo.
Um you can watch luca at Movcy for free but it has ads thou
I think people are being too harsh on this movie, it was clearly meant to be a different style from normal Pixar movies.
*spoilers warning *
The only thing I have to say that's somewhat negative about Luca is why were the parents so worried about Luca going up on the surface when the grandmother didn't give a single care. She went onto the surface a lot so where did the fear come from? Other than that, i loved it as it reminded me of Kiki's Delivery Service.
Were did the fear come from?
The village is know for being a sea monster hunting town xD If unlucky Luca could have been killed.
The grandmother was just like Luca and just tried how the surface is and discovered that it wouldn't be too dangerous if she just looked out to not touch water.
But the parents only thought about the worst case senario. It's kind of like overprotecting parents xD
@@Feurigel1806 But like, the grandmother you would think could've resolved the whole problem if she'd just told them how to avoid getting caught, etc. The town was a sea monster town, yet there were two other women who ended up being sea monsters anyway. So, maybe the town wasn't as dangerous as they thought. Either way, it wouldn't be a movie if things didn't act a certain way.
I also really liked it. Certainly not Pixar's best, but a good movie!
The character designs reminds me of Blue Sky Studios animation style
How can *anyone* like Good Dinosaur?! 😓 I’ll never get it!
you know is weird question but is do get about luca and giulia love story after this film
I thought this film was amazing. It’s a film about growing up and discovering the world. Every time Luca daydreams, it’s about something new that he learned about the world. He imagines flying an old fashioned airplane through space, vespas as wild animals, and swimming in space with anchovies to touch the moon. When he imagines flying through the sky and seeing the world on a Vespa, he only sees islands with tiny houses because that’s all he’s seen of the world. He is creative and smart. He fixes the phonograph and realizes that they can make a Vespa with stuff from the island. If you think this movie isn’t grand, think about it from Luca’s perspective. Imagine if you’ve only lived with your family and herded fish and never seen anything. We know what Italy looks like. We know what pasta is. Since Pixar has existed, it has shown us new fantastic worlds. Porto Rosso is the new fantastic world that is unimaginable to Luca. They could have easily created emotional moments like a talk between Alberto and Julia’s father, but instead they show us. We see Julia’s father go searching for Alberto which is something his own father would have never done. We see moments like Alberto telling Luca that his parents would never come looking for him. He was alone for so long. I liked the fact that Julia’s stomach got upset from eating the pasta so she wasn’t that fast. I love the villain cause he is probably my age and still competing against children just for himself and money. Parts of it did feel like a Ghibli film, the dream sequences reminded me of The Wind Rises. Alberto had lots of abandonment issues. I want everyone to realize that before he met Luca, he was alone on the island for who knows how long. He had to grow up quick. He doesn’t have a desire to go to school. I like how they went down different paths. Alberto will be happy in a community and not be alone anymore which is what he wanted. Luca gets to learn about the world. The beginning of the movie didn’t really show us what Luca’s life was like because it was boring and small compared to the outside world. There were moments when I laughed because of how it was like The Little Mermaid. The townspeople were accepting so quickly because two old women, who probably were part of the community their whole lives, showed that they were sea monsters too. Not all of the townspeople did. Some of them were intimidated by Julia’s dad and gave up trying to kill them. Then they also saw two parents coming to hug their child and say how worried they were. It was just a family. The ending of the movie was perfect. Alberto never really wanted a Vespa. He wanted to go on adventures with Luca. Luca realizes he can’t leave Alberto alone so he gives up school. Alberto gives up the Vespa so that Luca can go to school and see the world. Alberto has a father figure, not a parent because he knows how to survive on his own and is pretty grown up. Luca assumes that Alberto is coming with him to school. Alberto was with him every step of the way as he was discovering the world. Now he has to do it on his own. The last shot of Luca looking out into the ocean and the island and all he has ever known soaked in the rain in his true form shows that he is ready to discover the world by himself as himself. The credits of the movie really showed us what everyone’s lives were like after the end of the movie. This was a Pixar masterpiece. I can’t accept any different answer.
Unpopular opinion but I think luca is my favorite pixar movie in a long time and soul was one of me least favorites in a long time. Idk, luca captivated me, soul felt like it was going off on so many tangents. In luca every transition in the story feels natural to me
His Tv Is Exactly Like Our Tv
Was hoping for a breezy, lower budgeted Pixar effort that would be low stakes, charming and poignant. It certainly seemed like that was the initial intent though the pacing was so painfully plotdriven and the world so half-coloured that all the childlike wonder was gradually sucked out, leaving what is very much a lesser emulation of the Pixar formula.
Having it streamed for free was a brilliant choice by Disney because I don't think audiences would have tolerated its slightness had they paid full emission.
Why is everybody comparing this movie to The Good Dinosaur? This movie reminds me more of Studio Ghibli films like Kiki's Delivery Service and Ponyo than The Good Dinosaur
Not sure if it's because of spoilers but I'm shocked you didn't mention the whole Vespa stuff that played a major role.
To answer the title, i feel people, in regards to entertainment, have set their expectations too high.
Luca was an amazing movie about family, acceptance, and going out on your own. Its not anything major or powerful like Soul or Inside Out but its still a nice, sweet ride.
Excellent movie. So beautiful.
I got a Luca trailer before this video
Seven reference
I'd like to point out that if you really want to visit Liguria... the locals won't actually hunt you down
Was it just me, or did Luca do the “oof” sound from roblox? I’m not even a fan of that game and I know it!!
Roblox in general is not considered a game. It is a game platform.
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is an experience to the "Metaverse".
luca design style is more like tumblr style
I actually enjoyed Luca more than Soul xD
I respect Pixar for trying something new, but this felt like I was watching a few episodes of a TV series mashed into a movie by George Lucas. There are 2 types of movies that I like: High-stakes movies and solid comedies that hardly have any consequences. This movie tries to dive in between these 2 aspects and therefore makes both of them weak. The first interactions between Alberto and Luca feel rushed with montages, and the ending feels incomplete. Sure Luca's going to school, but the movie acts as if school is the last point of success, as if it's the end of the story. But it's not. Of course Pixar's reputation is still strong, but this movie felt bland like Onward and lifeless like The Good Dinosaur.
I thought soul was trying way too hard to be this culturally educated movie and from beginning to end it could be summed up with "character growth"
Luca imo was way more fun to watch, with a better emotional story.
I''ll probably rewatch it later this week, which is something I haven't done with soul, and haven't done since it's release.
I actually like Luca more than Soul. Actually I found Soul to be a disappointment though not terrible.
Just finished watching it, I had to keep reminding myself it was a Pixar film. It's not up to their "standards" in my eyes, but it was still really cute!
First to do Luce: Paleo:
Me: Now I am worried. First, I found out that Spirit Untamed may not have deserved to be in my Top 5 Most Anticipated, and now I am finding out that Luca may not have deserved to be my Number 1? Looks like My Father's Dragon and Vivo are the only hope to save the Top 5 Most Anticipated Animated Films from being put to shame. If the fail, then 2021 is going to be the most disappointing year by far for the overall anticipation.
in my opinion Luca was better than soul.
i felt Souls plot was rushed and rather than spend time in the soul world your thrown back into the real world where Joe is nothing but cold and nasty to 22. And his "redemption" feels out of nowhere and so sudden.
The message is also a bit muddled by implying/saying you passion isnt your purpose. That isnt always true. some ppls passion IS their purpose
meanwhile with luca
the plot flowed more smoothly building to the climax at a nice pace. The characters were all enjoyable (save the bully kid). And everyone acted they way they did for a reason (joe had no reason to be nasty to 22) And the message for Luca is clear. to love yourself as you are, stand by your friends even in hard times, and to not judge others by their looks
I thought this film was amazing. It’s a film about growing up and discovering the world. Every time Luca daydreams, it’s about something new that he learned about the world. He imagines flying an old fashioned airplane through space, vespas as wild animals, and swimming in space with anchovies to touch the moon. When he imagines flying through the sky and seeing the world on a Vespa, he only sees islands with tiny houses because that’s all he’s seen of the world. He is creative and smart. He fixes the phonograph and realizes that they can make a Vespa with stuff from the island. If you think this movie isn’t grand, think about it from Luca’s perspective. Imagine if you’ve only lived with your family and herded fish and never seen anything. We know what Italy looks like. We know what pasta is. Since Pixar has existed, it has shown us new fantastic worlds. Porto Rosso is the new fantastic world that is unimaginable to Luca. They could have easily created emotional moments like a talk between Alberto and Julia’s father, but instead they show us. We see Julia’s father go searching for Alberto which is something his own father would have never done. We see moments like Alberto telling Luca that his parents would never come looking for him. He was alone for so long. I liked the fact that Julia’s stomach got upset from eating the pasta so she wasn’t that fast. I love the villain cause he is probably my age and still competing against children just for himself and money. Parts of it did feel like a Ghibli film, the dream sequences reminded me of The Wind Rises. Alberto had lots of abandonment issues. I want everyone to realize that before he met Luca, he was alone on the island for who knows how long. He had to grow up quick. He doesn’t have a desire to go to school. I like how they went down different paths. Alberto will be happy in a community and not be alone anymore which is what he wanted. Luca gets to learn about the world. The beginning of the movie didn’t really show us what Luca’s life was like because it was boring and small compared to the outside world. There were moments when I laughed because of how it was like The Little Mermaid. The townspeople were accepting so quickly because two old women, who probably were part of the community their whole lives, showed that they were sea monsters too. Not all of the townspeople did. Some of them were intimidated by Julia’s dad and gave up trying to kill them. Then they also saw two parents coming to hug their child and say how worried they were. It was just a family. The ending of the movie was perfect. Alberto never really wanted a Vespa. He wanted to go on adventures with Luca. Luca realizes he can’t leave Alberto alone so he gives up school. Alberto gives up the Vespa so that Luca can go to school and see the world. Alberto has a father figure, not a parent because he knows how to survive on his own and is pretty grown up. Luca assumes that Alberto is coming with him to school. Alberto was with him every step of the way as he was discovering the world. Now he has to do it on his own. The last shot of Luca looking out into the ocean and the island and all he has ever known soaked in the rain in his true form shows that he is ready to discover the world by himself as himself. The credits of the movie really showed us what everyone’s lives were like after the end of the movie. This was a Pixar masterpiece. I can’t accept any different answer.