Luca Review: A Bit Off in it’s Execution!

June 20, 2021June 28, 2021 Nguyen Dang 0 Comments Disney, Disney Plus Hotstar, Disney+ Hotstar, English Movies, Hollywood, Hollywood Movie Reviews, Hollywood Movies, Luca, Pixar

Luca is a 2021 Disney Pixar movie, streaming on the Disney+ Hotstar platform. Set in an Italian town. Luca, a sea monster with the ability to turn into a human when on land, ventured into land with his friend Alberto and the two hoped to win the race in town to buy the Vespa.

Beginning with the animation in Luca, it was pretty alright. However, itâ€™s for sure not the best from Pixar. Still, the movie looked dynamic and fresh, and the CGI of the transition of the sea monsters into a human was smooth. Itâ€™s the first time that I watched a movie about an Italian town and I found the characters were hilarious with their accents. Also, when Luca and Alberto came to land and learned about the world of humans, they used sentences at the wrong time and asked silly questions that cracked me up many times.

The story of Luca has been tried and tested several times before. Itâ€™s a tale of a character who defies their family or tradition and ventures out to the new and sometimes unforgiving world. The characters were pretty straightforward as well. Thereâ€™s nothing in the progression and ending that were unexpected or unique.

However, the friendship between Luca and Alberto was still sweet and endearing. They had fun, then conflict, and then a reunion that solidified their friendship even more. There was also a human girl who befriended both of them. But I did not invest much in the dynamic between her and the two boys.

An odd aspect of the movie was its theme and execution. Since the humans saw these sea monsters as not human, itâ€™s obvious the subject would be about inclusion and accepting the characters instead of judging the look. However, with the familiar plot and a seemingly quick ending, I felt the delivery of the theme was not convincing. It felt too optimistic and maybe even naive.

Overall, Luca still had some heart and comedy, but the story was overdone, and the execution was a bit off. Check it out if you have have nothing left to do as it’s free to watch on Disney+ Hotstar.