Rosso11
Well-Known Member
I do believe Luca has a much larger fan base than people realize. Unfortunately without its theatrical release, due to covid, and Disney releasing such little viewership data it’s hard to judge. But with the little bit of viewership data we do know it was the number one streamed movie on Disney+ in 2021 and stayed in the top 10 in 2022.If Luca had been more popular, I could see that...
As to Luca vs Pinocchio, Pinocchio is probably the most famous Italian fairytale world wide and very much cherished within Italy. However for whatever reason Disney’s version went very German heavy. Especially in the architecture. Luca is oozing Italian culture so it might be the better fit.
Then back to Luca’s popularity, this is only anecdotal of course but having a young toddler myself, Luca is probably his favorite Disney movie for him and his friends. I believe it has to do with it being a pretty simple story that very young kids can follow.
It’s also interesting Luca shot to the top 5 baby names in the US in 2021 and 2022 which I do not think is a coincidence.