

Not to mention Giulia's position as an ally and defender of the boys at several points in the film.
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And he seems to know how to find the good ones." And they're not the only potential queer characters in the movie – the two inseparable elderly women at the beginning of the story also come out as sea monsters in the climactic scene after the race. As Luca's Grandma says, "Some people, they'll never accept him. And the two boys/sea monsters go through a lot together, mirroring the finding of family that often occurs in the lives of young LGBTQ+ people. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. Young gay people often feel very different from others before such feelings develop, which can occur squarely in the age bracket the story places Luca and Alberto. This elides the fact that being gay, queer, or LGBTQ+ is not simply a matter of partners or relationships or sex. I feel like the story would be a little different in that it's slightly more complicated when romance comes in." So there's an innocence and a focus on the friendship side.

"We were quite aware that we wanted to talk about that time in life before boyfriends and girlfriends. I’m not sure if they ever made a bad film perhaps except Brave and Cars 3, nearly all of them have cleared the nearly. Streaming services and movie theatres know that the Pixar stamp carries a lot of weight with animated film fans and parents. Speaking of newcomers, how about this fabulous feature film directing debut by Enrico Casarosa. Luca is a charming film with a more relaxed Pixar style that’s made for the dreamers in all of us. preening, pompous Ercole (You can have the pleasure of watching me eat a sandwich) and the intimidating, gruff, but warm-hearted Massimo, respectively. In an interview with Screen Rant, in response to a question about queer people being able to see themselves in the story, Casarosa said: Relative screen newcomers Raimondo and Barricelli are superb as the arrogant. Luca Director Enrico Casarosa – whose youth and childhood friendship with another Alberto inspired the story – has insisted that the movie is not romantic in any way.
