In a delightful sequence, we find them building and crashing janky Vespa prototypes. With a secret only spoiled if they get wet again, the boys seek out all the thrills and spills denied them in their natural habitat. Naturally, or else goodbye movie, Luca meets Alberto (Jack Dylan Grazer) who coaxes Luca to the surface, where their bodies take on human form.

They constantly warn Luca to stay away from the dangerous world above their undersea environs. You'd find yourself forgiven for immediately thinking of a certain Oscar-nominated film from a few years ago, but who would have imagined the same scenario applying to the new Pixar movie, Luca? In the battle of text and subtext, Luca finds that sweet spot between a cute family adventure and an unabashedly LGBTQIA+ budding romance.Įnrico Casarosa makes his feature directing debut, and along with co-writers Jesse Andrews and Mike Jones, gives us Luca Paguro (Jacob Tremblay), a 13-year-old sea monster who, in the 1950s, spends his days herding fish and coming home to his parents Daniela (Maya Rudolph) and Lorenzo (Jim Gaffigan). Peaches, or perhaps peach gelato, may or may not play a role. They share a strong bond, but circumstances seem fated to drive them apart. Picture a story of two young men who meet in an Italian village one fateful summer.

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