Luca, new Summer 2021 Pixar Film

[Quinnmac000]

There is underlying gay subtext in that trailer. 2 boys spending the summer together hiding who they truly are in a town full of negative attitudes.

 

[Jedijax719]

There is underlying gay subtext in that trailer. 2 boys spending the summer together hiding who they truly are in a town full of negative attitudes.

Could be, but they are VERY young so while some could see that subtext, it is rather, um, awkward for it being kids.

 

[dreday3]

Could be, but they are VERY young so while some could see that subtext, it is rather, um, awkward for it being kids.

Or it could be just what it says - a celebration of friendship. Would we automatically assume two young girls hiding their sea monster identity would mean they are gay?

I know this based on a short by this same director - did the director speak of this, that's where idea is coming from? Then that makes more sense.

 

[Quinnmac000]

Could be, but they are VERY young so while some could see that subtext, it is rather, um, awkward for it being kids.

The characters are 13...not that unusual to discover attraction at that age

 

[NateD1226]

The director already stated, which I posted a while back, that Luca and Alberto are not in any romantic relationship. He said this after many people online made the correlation to Call Me By Your Name.

It's in the first two paragraphs for anyone who wants to read it

Director of Luca, Enrico Casarosa, was interviewed by Total Film and shared some fun stuff about the film. Side note: I am happy to hear that the watercolor and pastel aspects from La Luna will be translated into this film.

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[Jedijax719]

The characters are 13...not that unusual to discover attraction at that age

Really? Geez.....they seemed like 5 or 6 to me!

 

[Brer Panther]

Ya know, they could hypothetically do something with this in the Italy pavilion at EPCOT if the film does well...

 

[dreday3]

It does look good, but never underestimate the power of a Pixar teaser to show just the tip of the iceberg, and hide all the emotional / powerful aspects of the movie.

I remember thinking the first Toy Story looked silly, and even the Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc, and Up teasers giving off a "this is gonna be fun" vibe, but nothing impactful or Oscar-worthy.

I know! I still sob endlessly every time I watch Coco, so I was hoping to avoid that this time!

 

[Disneyhead'71]

 

[Tiggerish]

Does anyone else hear Suzanne Vega singing in their head?

Seriously though, I hadn't even heard of this movie before stumbling into this thread tonight. It looks really nice and enjoyable. I'm looking forward to it now.

 

[Jabbas]

This looks really good! I’m excited for this and Encanto!

 

[Fox&Hound]

Oh this looks adorable. I can't wait! It kind of gives me a Captain Underpants vibe with the animation. Not a bad thing but looks very different for Disney animation style.

 

[DCBaker]

 

[Jedijax719]

Hmmmm.......interesting.

I'm guessing that Jungle Cruise will do the same.

 

[NateD1226]

 

[NateD1226]

 

[waltography]

Oh man, I'm really sad this isn't getting a theatrical release. This animation style is so refreshing for Pixar.

 

[lazyboy97o]

How Pixar created Luca’s adorable, transforming sea monsters

An inside look.

www.theverge.com

 

[erasure fan1]

I think I've said it for almost every pixar film. The trailer is doesn't do much for me. I'm not sure why they don't make great trailers. But I'm guessing it's intentional at this point. Lol

It doesn't have that same pixar type look so that is good. Based on the trailer, I wouldn't see it in a theater but since it's on D+ I'll for sure give it a go.

 

[Jedijax719]

Having a hard time figuring out what this is about. I mean, I know it's about kids who are actually fish. But I mean REALLY about.

Like others, I'm not really getting anything from the trailers. It looks like a Pixar Indie film tbqh.