Luca (2021)
Luca is the latest film from Disney and Pixar, it just got released on Disney+ today and I decided to watch it. The film tells the story of a sea monster in 1950s Italy as he takes human form and goes on a self discovery journey through the summer.
THE GOOD
I really didn't care for this movie at all, it's one of the weakest Pixar films, but I will get to some things that I liked about this movie. The animation and visuals are fucking wonderful, it's what I always expect from a movie made my Disney and Pixar. The voice acting is also top notch here. The film also had a very good message for children about not being ashamed for who you are and accepting youself. This movie in no way treats children like idiots, which I appreciated.
THE BAD
Alright, here's why I didn't like this movie all that much! This film to me felt very uninspired. The story was so incredibly dull! There wasn't a single aspect of the story that kept my attention. The film never explains nor makes any attempts to explain anything about the main character, you don't know why he becomes human when he goes out of water. In fact, it felt like there was no development for any of the characters, and because of that, none of the characters were interesting. There's this girl character who comes into the movie to teach the main character how to ride this motor scooter, and that's all to her character. There's no stakes to the story, nothing really intense happens here, nothing really bad happens to them, it's just my way of saying that not much interesting happens in this movie. There are movies that come to mind when I think of a coming of age story, they're called Boyhood, Everybody Wants Some! and Dazed and Confused. They are similar to this as there's no stakes and nothing really happens in them, but those movies are great because that they knew that in order to make a movie like this interesting, you need interesting, developed and likable characters and make their lives interesting to watch. Richard Linklater (the director of all 3 of those movies) is a master at directing this kind of film. This film does none of those things. This movie also had a villain (like it really needed one) and the villain is so fucking lame! The movie was also not very funny. There was also emotional scenes that fell very flat, there's many scenes that attempt to be heartfelt and emotional but not a single one worked for me.
CONCLUSION
I'm in the minority here but I really thought this movie was boring. I know most people are really liking this movie and I'm not going to convince people not to. I just thought this movie had nothing to offer in terms or story, characters and heart. This movie is the weakest Pixar movie since Cars 3. If you want to watch any recent Pixar movie, just go back and watch Soul, that movie is worth your time!
GRADE: C-
FILM INFO
MPA rating: PG (for rude humor, language, some thematic elements and brief violence)
Run time: 95 min
Release date: June 18th, 2021
Studio: Disney, Pixar Animation Studios
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