Everything GREAT About Luca!

Surprised that the whole, "This is how I came into the world," moment wasn't counted as a win. Setting up the guy's missing arm, having him fake us out by saying sea monsters ate it, and then having him casually shrugging off the fact that he was born with only one arm, since it's normal for him, and then it's never brought up again, like it's not a big deal, because it's actually not. That moment stuck with me.

One more win for the reason for the dad having one arm not being a tragic backstory. He was born that way, and it's refreshing

3:59 One thing I noticed was when Alberto says his greeting and does his hand shake, Luca asks him what does it mean but Alberto glosses it over. Throughout the movie, Alberto doesn’t want to admit it when he misunderstands or doesn’t know about something. But at the end of the movie, (16:49) He says his greeting and does his handshake, Luca asks him again what does it mean, but this time responds with “No idea, go find out for me will ya?” He’s no longer afraid to admit that he doesn’t know what it means and accepts admitting it.

I love Alberto’s idea that walking is literally catching yourself before you fall. In my animation class when we talked about walk cycles, that was exactly how our teacher explained it to us

2 wins you missed:
1. Massimo didn’t have a tragic backstory for his arm. He was simply born that way.
2. Alberto started eating with one of his arms hanging at his side and he did a couple of other things as if he only had one arm. I’m guessing it’s because Massimo showed him how to do those things and so Alberto was copying his movements. Just a cute detail I noticed

The "walking is just falling" joke almost feels like an animators injoke. Cause that's pretty much how anyone gets taught how to animate a walk cycle :D

Someone said “Bruno” was the name of Alberto’s dad and it was his way of coping with abandonment, by telling his dad to not say that he was “ready to be alone” since it hurt him so much

One of the most heartbreaking scenes from this movie is Luca’s betrayal of Alberto. When Alberto left, he didn’t even try to dodge the harpoons being thrown at him. It’s almost like he didn’t care if they hit him. And when Luca found him, he didn’t lash out at Luca. He really felt that he was the cause.
That’s what made the ending so much better. When they had to part, he assured Luca that he was okay because he hadn’t been while living on that island. He was alone.

Missed win:
Daniela:”Luca? Gonna tell us where you were?”
Luca’s Grandma:”That’s my fault. I sent him to look for sea cucumbers.”
Covering for your grandson
*ding*

Its always the comically large characters with no eyes and a moustache that I feel the most for. another example being Tim from Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

my favourite thing about Alberto saying “I don’t know, go find out for me will ya?” Is that it’s the first time he’s admitted he doesn’t know something. And that’s ok! He doesn’t have to be an “expert” on everything, he’s just a kid. And now that he has a new parental figure in his life with Massimo, he can be a kid again.
… if I ever find Alberto’s biological father, it is ON SIGHT 🔫

I also really love that Massimo didn't lose his arm to a sea monster and it was shown how he was just a well-adjusted and lovable guy who was born like that

Luca's "betrayal" of Alberto is probably the most heart pounding and saddest moment of the film
Also just realized Machiavelli is missing part of his paw

Dude, that point you made about how the villain says "we're scared of you!" despite clearly not being scared, that was actually kinda mind blowing to me. I know the director didn't fully intend Luca to be an allegory for anything, but that definately added some fuel to a lot of those theories or analysyis' for me.

I like a lot of others like to view this movie through an lgbt lens. Even if it wasn’t intentional it’s still there and that makes the movie even more powerful to me. I mean… Alberto literally outs himself, tries to out Luca and then Luca keeps his true self concealed to avoid the negative outcome. It’s a similar reading you can give to the little mermaid both the Disney version and the original Hans Christian Andersen story.

I think the missing win in this video is that Massimo is just a dude with one arm. There's no backstory to it, he was just born that way and everything's cool. I love seeing characters with disabilities just be people, and their disability doesn't matter. Also, the fact that he makes a joke is great! As a blind person, we do that all the time! It's awesome! Good job Pixar! 😀

The only and I mean *only* missed opportunity in this movie was the fact that their tears didn't reveal their scales. That seems like such a Pixar thing to do and I'm astonished it wasnt in the movie. Still in my top 3 animated movies, such an incredible and lovely experience, I'm so excited for the Luca short coming out soon

Ok can we all agree that “Lee CinemaWins” deserves a “Beautiful Beard Win”?

7:07 The subtle movements in this film amaze me every time. When the alarm clock goes off and other times he's scared, Luca's pupils constrict. They even got down Alberto's mannerisms to contrast with Luca's politeness, you can constantly see him picking at his nose and ears. The realistic skin detail impressed me too. Luca's got the pale skin and reddened features with freckles, so he's barely seen the sun. Alberto's very tan, showing he's spent a lot more time on the surface. And the color of their scales and how they shimmer in sea monster form is identical to similar-colored fish.

You did not give Massimo enough wins for being the most wholesome representation of a single dad ever!

"You got me off the island, Luca. I'm okay."
Thesis statement of the film.

Just in case anyone was curious, Luca’s last name is Paguro and Alberto’s last name is Scorfano. Paguro is the Italian word for Hermit Crab and Scorfano is a type of ugly red fish that is really tasty once you cook it.
I took this to mean that Luca has grown a bigger shell through the course of the movie and Alberto has shed his ugly exterior for the sweet friendly insides (:

11:18
Yes! I love the fact that it doesn't go along the trope of "the parents are divorced and it's a horrible thing and the kid is really sad about it" because that isn't always the reality. Yes, it can be a very hard thing to go through, especially if you are old enough to understand the implications about it, but sometimes it ends up just being a good thing. One of my closest friends travels in between houses, but she's perfectly happy with how it is. Her mom and dad are still friends, just not together romantically, and it works out for all of them! Actually, now that I think about it, I have two friends like this, where the parents who got divorced are still friends and regularly talk and see each other. It doesn't always end in tragedy or the parents "coming to their senses and realizing that they actually don't want a divorce." I love this movie for addressing that :)

Thank you for addressing LGBTQ plus themes as a possible interpretation. :) It means a lot and it would be wrong not to at least acknowledge many other interpretations that make this such a great and complex movie.

I once saw someone say that EPCOT should have a cast member dressed as Luca's mom run around the Italy section of the park dumping buckets of water on children for the authentic Luca experience, and I am all for that!

I'm gonna say it here, I love how they introduced the dad to look intimidating and comes out to be super supportive, loving his daughter and basically adopting Alberto, it also shows us more disability with him having one arm and saying "It's how I came into the world". I also love that there's another movie with both parents alive and very active in the movie instead of just showing up for 2 minutes of the moving then being left in the background for the rest.
I love Luca, watched it with my boyfriend (he had an amazing reaction towards the reveal of the old fish ladies and related with Alberto with that sad scene), probably my favorite movie out of Pixar so far

13:15 also love the little detail of the waves pushing Alberto round as he’s standing there. You see him shift his stance a couple times to rebalance himself.

I'm surprised barely anyone is talking about how when Luca first imagines looking above the sea and the area around, the sea goes with him, still blanketing him. There may be numerous reasons for that but the main one I took away from the film was that he's never been above and on land so has never actually seen what things look like without the watery filter. So, that's a win for attention to detail.

Something I noticed was that as Luca and Alberto are falling off of the scooter toward the rock, and Luca pushes the scooter, Alberto looks back with confusion and even fear, as if he is already worried about Luca pushing him away. 5:58

13:22 is my favorite scene in this movie. He grabs the lantern and walks out so matter of factly, just because he might be needed. It's so understated and the action is just allowed to speak for itself. It's the opposite of everything Alberto had from his real father summed up in about 2 seconds.
Dang it, I am getting emotional just thinking about it.

You know that feeling you get when you only hear someone's voice for a few years and have an image of them constructed in your head only to find out that they look completely different than the person in your head? That feeling is strong right now.

another thing I love about the movie that didn’t get a win was that the dad was _born_ with one arm as opposed to having lost it in some way. It had no plot relevance, it just was, and I really liked that.

For me the ending works because of how it doesn't forced them to go togther to Genova, it's a more realistic pick of how we move to different paths even tho we started in the same boat

11:20 As a person who grew up with separated parents I too greatly appreciated the representation in this movie. It’s not something you see too much of in movies let alone kids movies.

The way he was cautious and self-aware about the italian pronunciation just to go ahead and totally butcher the german "Schadenfreude". I love it!

I'm so glad you addressed the LGBTQIA+ allegory in the movie. I was worried you weren't but it makes me really glad to see people even outside of the community recognising it and acknowledging it. Even if it wasn't what the writers intended, so many people related to the movie in that way and personally it got me through some tough times.
Besides all of that, Luca is a beautiful movie that should be appreciated by everyone! And the same goes for the ocean! :) #TeamSeas

13:28 I would have also added a win for Julia not being angry or anything and instead concerned for Luca's safety. Friendship win.

Fun fact! Bipedal movement is about 50% falling, since humans are somewhat top heavy, the standard striding motion of quadrupedal movement would be too difficult/energy inefficient to do to any great distance, but once you just start falling and catching yourself you spend less energy “moving” your body since gravity will do it for you

Fun fact, most of the voice actors (back ground characters like the first two in the movie but some more important like ercole too) were all italians. Only the main cast is English
Also, the scene at 6:43 shows a Scopa card, the eight of 'coppe' the meaning of the card is "to keep a secret, hide emotions or problems, being shy, and general fears", its amazing the details that went into this movie

this movie made me cry, and i almost started crying bc the scenes that made me cry were shown here
"how will i know you're okay?"
"you got me off the island luca. I'm okay."
😭😭😭😭😭😭

“Historians were perplexed by their close relationship, neither married, but lived together for 60 years solely for companionship…”
This movie can be interpreted by many ways, either for the rainbow community, Special community, community with disabilities or just random kid who feels differently.
This is why I love Luca, anyone can see themselves as Luca.

I love how this movie focuses on the adventures and friendships we make during the summer and how it basically a slice of life story

6:55 I just realized something here. After Daniela tells Luca that she knows what´s best for him and then sees the angry look in his eyes, I realized she feared that her son was going to resent her for this. So she tried making him understand that she was doing this because she loves him. If you listen closely, you can even here a slight crack in Daniela´s voice when she says:"You know I love you, right?"

Everyone keeps talking about Massimo's arm, and I love that too, but I wish more people acknowledged Alberto's line to Luca when he falls and everyone sees him transform
"you're still ok"

A few more details: the wild vespas moving a little like dolphins, again, probably the closest thing to a vespa he's seen until now, given that they're a size a sea monster could ride,
Luca becoming so good at bicycle riding so quickly because he's spent his life underwater, which is denser than air giving him stronger leg muscles than a human,
The slight Aardman look to the art style (Pixaardman)
Also, if Luca's Grandmother has been regularly sneaking up to the surface, does that mean she's friends with the two old ladies? I feel a little like there could be another story with the three of them where they chose to live on the surface and she didn't, but that their friendship has continued for decades like this

My headcanon tells me that Alberto's Dad was called Bruno, therefore inspiring the Silencio Bruno thing (canonically, not in reality)

I love that their goodbye has them in their true sea monsters form- god that just got me right in the heart😭

I love that they made the dad big and strong and being born with one arm. He didn’t lose it in a tragic accident or anything, it is just how he is. People are unique and they don’t have to be defined by what people expect them to be. Loved this movie so much

I’m glad I’m not the only one who couldn’t help but sob at the very end with the train and Alberto cheering on Luca😭😭😭 and not to mention this movie gave me such a strange but very much welcomed sense of nostalgia that added to the sobbing

Something I find interesting is how Massimo's missing arm is never brought up because it doesn't hold him back. He's had one arm his whole life so it makes sense that he can do everything a person with two arms can do.

4:21 I like how it sounds like he turned away to look for someone

Love how everyone in on KRplus is helping with #teamseas cause it’s about time we got together and helped the ocean.
Anyways, “everything great about Killer Bean Forever” please.

I sobbed at the ending, and I still can’t help but get tears in my eyes at the line “you got me off the island, Luca. I’m okay.”
*damn you Pixar.*

When ercole throws the harpoons at Alberto he doesn’t try to dodge - whether you interpret that as a small suicide attempt or him just being that distraught after Lucas betrayal
He also has a small slice scar on his arm we can see when in human form - given his history with fishermen and harpoons it’s safe to guess that might be a scar from a harpoon that nicked him

Also, another detail i noticed is at the start the fishermen threw a harpoon at Alberto. You can see a scar on Alberto's arm from that same harpoon later in different scenes

The absolute grip this film had on me the summer it came out was insane. Very few Pixar films really get a hold of me on the first viewing like Luca did, especially since I’m getting a bit older. Usually I stick to the older Pixar films or the ones that came out when I was younger, maybe giving the newer ones a chance but not getting super into them, but Luca was so cute it really got me hooked for a solid few months

I'm so glad that I wasn't the only one that thought the theme at the start sounded shockingly close to FFVII. It genuinely made me giddy when you brought it up. You never disappoint as "The guy that gives the score the attention it disserves."

It's crazy how much a microphone affects someone's voice. Lee sounds like two different people between the VO and the video message
Also, nice beard

Man this movie hits me so hard. I'm queer, and bro, all the allegories there are for queer community always make me cry. When Alberto feels like he's losing the one person (?) in his life that has made him feel life is so much more and then having this fight with Luca, Luca outs Alberto just to keep himself safe, people coming after them just because they're different, people who's also "different" being the only ones that stand up for them, like Massimo.
I have not lived in an environment in which homophobia is as strong but the fear is there. Fear of knowing someone may come to extreme means just to get you because you are different, like trans people being murdered because they're trans.
This movie always hits me in a way I cannot understand why it hits, but it does. And dude, I love it with my whole soul.

I'm surprised there wasn't a win for that one scene where one of Elcore's friends turned the boat to the other direction before it could completely crash into Luca, Alberto, and Giulia's boat

I think a win I would add would be the scene where Ercole punches Alberto as his goons hold him up. It's a hard scene to watch, but it's really bold to show a kid getting beat up like that without censorship, so I think it's a win for Pixar.

11:56 I’ve seen this movie four times and I never noticed Machiavelli pushing the cup off the counter and I love it 😂. Also, with Luca giving himself the high five, I think he was tagging himself in for the next part of the race after the pasta eating since he was doing the whole thing on his own

That ending shot of the island they were on, having the sun’s rays part the clouds while it’s raining is such an amazing shot, and really gives a sense of closure. Especially how it went full circle and called back to the island in the latter half of the movie. Such a beautiful looking movie, plus the score is just unbelievable. Never had I heard a score that fit a movie so perfectly.

I love this movie so much. I especially love the little details. They have canine teeth, you can seem them when the characters talk sometimes. That small detail that you wouldn't think to care about is amazing. When Alberto is in the water and the waves hit him, he moves with them, pushing him forward a bit. Luca's eyes slit when the alarm clock scares him. Alberto's expressions any time his dad is mentioned. Alberto has scars on his arms and you can see them in his fish and human form. I. LOVE. THIS. MOVIE.

I love how Disney is branching out and doing so many new characters with such unique backgrounds 💕

Yes, Luca is great n all but- are we gonna ignore how handsome Lee is? He gets a beautiful beard win [ding noise]

5:35 Unfortunately we cannot talk about Bruno

5:46 "don't listen to stupid Bruno"
Bruno buccarati: *"I'm gonna adopt you and raise you to learn how to Respect me"*

Fyi: the song playing whilst they are eating pasta is "Viva la Pappa col Pomodoro" which is a classic song that talk about.... tomato soup

Loved this simple yet heart warming film. The ending w/ Alberto telling Luca, "you got me off the island" hit me hard. I love that Pixar because of it's fun whimsical movies that have depth to them, and that as you grow older, the wisdom engrained in these films, gives you a deeper appreciation and yearning for more.

My favourite win was finally putting a face to
the voice behind Cinema Wins

im still heartbroken about the sheer amount of people who think that this movie is bad. i love the lower stakes because it makes for a more homey feel. the plot of this movie really feels like something my friends and i can do whenever and i love thinking of that because i would do anything to hang out with my friends more. sorry for the little rant i just really love this movie lol

this movie meant so much to me as an lgbtq+ woman. i was so excited when it came out for cinemawins to do a video on it because there’s so many small details throughout i feel deserve to be noticed and i’m so happy it’s finally come to fruition. thank you for doing this. luca is close to my heart and i want it to get all the recognition it deserves

Such a simple yet charming and impactful film. I really don't want a sequel, not that it doesnt deserve one but it deserves NOT to have a cash grab ruin it, but I do really hope that it stands as an example for the kinds of movies people can make in the future

17:24 Massimo and Alberto visiting Lucas family in the ocean, and they go visit him to call Luca together

12:45 that scene made me cry so much, I wasn't expecting that!

After two viewings, Luca became my favorite Pixar movie (I’ve now seen it over 20 times). The way the characters were written and portrayed as well as the themes and messages really spoke to me.
For example, Giulia’s family situation (split family and feeling like an outsider in a different city when going to visit your other parent) and how it was treated by not making it a big deal like it is in so many pieces of media. This is something I’ve basically been dealing with for my entire life and it felt nice to have it be recognized that not all families are perfect but that just because they’re not doesn’t mean they can’t work.
Luca’s curiosity and drive to learn more about the world around him also really resonated with me. And I see him in the end going to stay in the human world while balancing and accepting his differences as a loose metaphor for immigration. My mom and dad are German immigrants to the U.S and my step mom is a Colombian immigrant and they all still have lots of family in their respective countries. While I’m in the U.S and have to figure how to balance my cultural heritage and family with the ideas and culture of where I live.
I was also kind of the outsider/weird kid in school too and the trio friendship setup is almost the same with the friends I had in grade school (and still friends to this day) so it was nice to remember that.
The movie’s way of portraying acceptance and talking about it also helped me to do some introspection of myself and helped me to acknowledge and accept the fact that I’m asexual.
Luca may be a simple movie plot wise but the profound way it has affected me and the time it’s come at the end of a major cycle of personal growth (graduating high school, starting college, reconnecting with my mom’s side of the family and restoring a line of communication that had been broken for almost 15 years, losing several friends and family members, surviving a pandemic) has solidified it as one of my favorite movies of all time.

There are so many allegories for being part of the queer community that if I were to list them all I’d be here all day. But just to name a few:
- Luca’s mom trying to send Luca to the bottom of the ocean(conversion therapy)
- The two old ladies coming out as sea monsters because they see people being more accepting now
- Luca being too afraid of losing the safe space he’s stepped into and outing Alberto to keep himself safe
- The whole found-family dynamic between the three kids and ESPECIALLY Alberto and Massimo. The found-family trope is a favorite of a lot of queer people.
edit: some of you guys in the replies should be water boarded honestly

Additional li'l win for me: Alberto gets a tiny smile on his face when Luca explains why being called a catfish is an insult and it's adorable 😂

something i got very tired of in movies and other pieces of media is "the bigot is actually apart of the x group the whole time!" trope this was actually pretty nice to see that ericole was just a mean guy that wasn't hiding anything. i was expecting pixar to go that route when they pushed him into the fountain and I'm really happy they didn't

I don't know what this movie did to me. Ever since i watched it the first time, I've been obsessed. It's refreshing and nolstalgic. It feels so familiar, but also forgien because I thought it was way more open with the culture and the (most likely romanticized) time period it was portraying than most movies. It always has me crying like a little baby at the end. I love that it isn't a big plot, something small can be super refreshing in a world where people think you need a big complicated story to be successful.
Also: Lee is very big dad energy. First in personality, and now even more so because I know what he looks like.

I kinda interpreted them riding the Vespa on the island as a metaphor for their friendship and a form of foreshadowing
They had to ride the Vespa together to get down the hill and fly through the air, but then split apart so they don’t crash into the rocks
Just like how they had to be together to go to Portorosso but split apart at the end

1:39 literally was about to say that 😂😂

I just discovered this channel, and I like the fact that he brings out the good in each movie I watched when I was younger, and it makes me feel very good. You got yourself a subscriber!

I love the hell out of this movie. It's adorable, charming, and beautiful. This is one I know I'll be rewatching for years to come.

19:15 I can’t put my finger on why, but I feel like wanting to stand close to the water while not wanting to get wet is a classic dad move lol
I love seeing live-action Lee Cinemawins promoting a good cause!

11:18 I like how you simply said ''Separated parents'' and not divorced, because some parents were never married to begin with, or they might still be together as a couple, but not living together in the same house, so i like how you used the term ''Separated'' instead of divorced ^^

I love that you’re doing this as a fundraiser, not enough content creators do this. Things like this make me view you as one of the diamonds in the youtuber rough.

When Luca makes a bubble and uses it as a mirror is that self reflection? 😂

Disney just knows how to tell a good story. Some thing I’ve grown to love as I’ve grown up and make my own videos and films

Ok you making fun of Disney for the “well they aren’t together but you know they’re together” thing with the grandmas made me laugh and cry so hard for different reasons

0:49 I legit respect that fisherman since Puccini while fishing is chef kiss

I love the team seas ad, but it has just occured to me that's the most Lee has raised his voice on the channel

the betrayal scene was so anxiety-inducing for me because i fully expected alberto to reveal luca to be a sea monster in retaliation instead, since in my mind, that's just what usually happens in scenes like these. what we got hurts a lot more, i think, and it might be one of my favorite scenes in the movie despite how sad it makes me

So many great moments, friend ship, father figures, family, if u don’t cry at the three big endings it may not have heart

I'm so happy this is finally out and of course you talk about something that nobody really talks about the musical score it's so good like yes please it's so good it felt so nice to hear someone else actually say that

One of my favorite things in this movie is how Guilia's exclamations are all different cheeses. For example "Santa mozzarella!"

I also want to talk about in the climax, as Alberto swims away and Ercole and his posse throw *literal fucking spears* at him, he doesn't panic and swim faster or try to dodge. He just lets them come because he's so heartbroken his first real friend (that we see) betrays him for the sake of another friend. Ouch.

Ahhh Alberto's "you got me off the island Luca. I'm okay" brings me to tears every, single. time.

My family was watching this movie as I was packing. When I was done I came into the TV room and sat with them as the final scenes played out. At the moment the ending arrives, with that final crescendo as Luca's train departs, I realized that I also do not know if they will see me again. We all then walked to kitchen by the exit and exchanged long hugs. I am not one to cry easily but seeing my siblings and mother cry like that stunned me. I tried to to hold my tears but as soon as I entered the car and started to drive out of the garage my little nephew walked out and waved me goodbye alongside the others....the music that starts at 16:57 started to blast in my head...I have never cried so much in my life.
Without a doubt Pixar wins this one. Talk about making a life-long impression. Thank you CinemaWins.