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This father is honestly the best father that Disney has made in a long time. I love that he basically adopted these two weirdos kids like "is no one going to take them? No? Alright, they are mine now then."

It's implied that Alberto's jackass father was named Bruno, and that's why he says "Silenzio, Bruno"

“i don’t know why dolphins even sound like that. You know, why don’t they just talk?” Smartest shit i’ve ever heard

"You got me off the island" as a person isolating myself because of depression and how much people around me have hurt me, that hit me hard.

I can see not shipping them (personally I'm just neutral) but there are a lot of things in the movie that can be easily seen as queer undertones. Even ignoring the relationships (platonic or otherwise) just the idea of having to hide your true self from the world because it could be dangerous, or Lucas parents finding out he went to the surface and immediately wanting to send him away to fix/protect him (ie finding out your kid was gay and sending them to conversion therapy) and the grandma at the end saying how some people will never accept him. Queer characters or not this movie hits home

while i agree this movie at surface level is a beautiful story about platonic friendships, there is UNDENIABLE queer allegory weaved throughout the entire film. whether or not it was intentional or not doesnt affect the fact that its there. the fact that people are choosing to see underlying messages about of queer acceptance does not take away from the storytelling or positive themes about loyalty and companionship, it simply adds to them.

I think this film can be a queer story while still being platonic given the age of the characters. When you’re 13 you’re developing crushes or you have a friend you’re a little too close to (who you don’t want to be friends with anyone else) but you’re not quite ready for romantic feelings

Luca is all about friendship, family, and Pasta🍝

Why are people so pressed about some headcanoning the movie as queer? If you don't see it that way that's fine, just let people find joy in things they feel like they can relate to

22:33 I felt the same way but then I started thinking, maybe the way he was acting like that was because Luca was his best friend and he didn’t want to loose him, which I think came from his father leaving.

Hey, who says Luca can't be a teen summer sleepover movie? It stars teens (at least one or two teens) and it takes place in summer! 😜😁

even on the disney wiki the vilian guy's age is said to be ''allegedly 17' so even disney is like yea hes old af. also apparently uncle ugo is voiced by sasha baron cohen

With what you said about the old ladies they are always carrying umbrellas in every scene they appear in. They are always prepared for the rain

The part that hurt the most aside from the ending, would have to be when Alberto revealed himself! The idea that he trusted Luca enough to basically out himself and just expected him to do the same, and obviously he didn't, just broke me 😭

I kind of understand why some people are saying that people are sexualising children by shipping Luca and Alberto, but people do that with Pokémon and Miraculous Ladybug and I don’t see anyone talking about that I think that if the story was about Luca and Gulia for example and people shipoed them to the extent of Luca and Alberto are, nobody would bat an eye

I relate HEAVILY to your soccer story and how little embarrassments always hang over my head for way longer than they should 😬

The other day I was singing at a coffee shop and a guy came up and was like, "I'm playing this gig today until 4 at this place: if you want, come and sing with me." It took me an hour to work up the courage to go, because I have anxiety and because it's so outside of the norm for me where I wouldn't have full control. I finally went over, looking in on the outside, and I was so tempted to turn around and go back. But I took a deep breath and said, "Silenzio Bruno." Then the guy saw me and waved me up on the stage, and I sang the last song with him (I told you I took forever to get over there, but I'm glad I finally did).

This was a surprisingly, really sweet film, reminded me a lot of Studio Ghibli films like Kiki's Delivery Service or Ponyo, just a nice slice-of-life film about friendship. Didn't need to be more than that, and I really enjoyed it for that. Glad you love this movie too :) Also, being part Italian...this movie hits a few sweet spots for me.

The animation in this movie was so good !! Everything looked so crisp and the colouring is * chefs kiss * p.s. your makeup and hair is serving 70's realness

we need to protect luca at all cost he's too pure 😢

Alberto's "I'm ok" at the end gets me everytime.

Representation probably plays a larger role in this than it's initially given credit for. Queer representation to be sure, but this hits a little harder when put in the context of "dreams" versus a "future". When Luca and Alberto first meet, they develop and work on a "dream": build a Vespa, then escape the limitations of Luca's parents by going to the human village in order to maintain their freedom and independence, then enter the contest to win a REAL Vespa so that their dream to travel and see the world is no longer JUST a dream. Their viewpoint on this is slightly skewed because Alberto has been living on his own for some time, figuring out how the surface world works with little to no guidance, but hey, it's kept him alive and free so far, so why deviate from his frame of mind? While Luca, basically a kid running away from home, latches onto Alberto as a guide and mentor because he is enamored with Alberto's confidence and worldliness and "big brother" persona. They have a goal to reach together...but how feasible is it, really? Think of it in the context of migrant workers or the children of transient parents, especially when it comes to Alberto. He's abandoned by his father, without a formal education or resources (whether on land or under the sea) and it left to figure things out on his own. This happens IRL more often then we care to think about...kids with parents that are pretty much absentee, no familial support, usually from a working class background, they either find a way to get along in the world, or get swallowed up by it. Growing up, I had a friend, originally from China, who came to the US with his mother, who kind of kicked him out when he was 16. Never told me details, just said "he's got to make his own way now". He wasn't interested in school or an education or anything like that...but MAN did he want a car. He could build one from memory, though he never had the money, resources or time to make such a dream happen. To him, having a car meant freedom and a true start to his life. 200 years ago, the equivalent would be owning a horse; freedom of mobility, to choose when to come and go, one of the many gateways into manhood. My friend eventually got his car, round about the year he turned 20...and I never really saw or heard from him again. He had accomplished his goal, on his own, so as far as he was concerned, he was free and the word was at his fingertips. Alberto isn't really concerned with some of the fancier trappings of the surface world because he has his own plans, and moreover, he doesn't believe himself able to achieve such goals because the world would never accept him for who/what he REALLY is. He feels trapped, in a way, by the idea that Luca is seeing things differently, but he can't, or won't, do the same. He has a dream: achieve/unlock Vespa and the world is at his finger/fin tips. With Luca by his side, he has a partner, an enabler, to join him in his conquest of the unknown. Whatever the world holds, it doesn't matter, they'll make it up as they go along and figure it out, together. But LUCA...he's fascinated by how the world works. He's essentially a farm boy, comes from a world with a rigid work/behavior structure, with a very level, predictable life ahead of him. But after spending a week or so with Alberto and Giulia, suddenly things are not so simple anymore...and they can't be, ever again, really. Alberto gives him a taste of the world as it appears to be. Giulia gives him a mouthful of what the world IS and how there is much, much more to it. "The stars are not sardines, they are like the sun only far away. And there are more in the sky than he can imagine. And around the stars are planets...!" To Luca, the world is bigger, more fascinating and more complicated than he ever though possible. Over time, he learns that LEARNING is what he really wants. He learned a lot from Alberto, but it isn't limited by his friend, it was just a first step...and now he's interested in taking more steps, up and away and into the "future" he never new he wanted. It causes a rift between he and his friend, exacerbated by the fact that Luca has just as much to risk by "coming out" as Alberto does, perhaps more so. Ultimately though, he skirts the line between choosing between his future and his friend, but just barely. There are extremes presenting themselves on both sides...Luca's parents are SO afraid of change and the surface world they'd rather their son spend as much time as far from the surface world as possible, more or less to protect him from harm and "cure" him of his interest. But Alberto's approach is just as dangerous, exemplified in Ercole. This kid NEVER grows or changes his world view or steps into adulthood...because why would he? He has the town more or less at his beck and call, he takes advantage of younger, less experienced children to win a contest over and over again (there is a rant in there about how people in power game the system and never let ANYONE rise above their circumstances because it rocks the established order and effects the bottom line of 'the success of the few measured against the progress of the many', but I digress) he has cronies to do his bidding and believes himself above the rest of the world and always right, even though he's clearly just a narcissistic bully. Either of these paths is dangerous. Luca (and ultimately Alberto) quite literally need to slide out of their 'skin', to succeed in their goals and, thankfully, be accepted for who they are. Alberto gains a father figure, a home and perspective on how to interact with the world as a young man, ready to make decisions like one. Luca gains friendship, acceptance from his family and the townspeople, plus an education and chance to learn how the world really works. NEITHER of these boys lose their dream...but the both gain a future. My mom was a sobbing mess when she saw this, too. It's a great friendship film, ambitious in it's need to tell a story and really develop characters over promoting a brand and formula. The inconsistency with the water transformations bugs me to, but eh...it makes for some interesting visual gags. Have you ever been to Italy? Also what is the "Nobody Cares Club"? Great vid! 😊

Honestly I see the seamonster aspect as more of an allegory for being gay (being yourself, hiding yourself, "coming out" in a sense). I think that's more of a gay message than necessarily the relationship between Luca and Alberto. Is it romantic, is it platonic...I don't think it matters one way or the other, simply because whatever it is, their relationship is beautiful.

I remember watching it for the first time. Usually I’d don’t cry when it comes to movies but, the ending made me tear up so much. When Alberto learns to how to let people in his life go, (Not only that but he sold the Vespa, the thing he always *DESIRED* just to help Luca.) it hit me so much and just thinking about it makes me sad. T~T

When I heard that Luca was a "queer" film I was interested in how the story would play out. After watching it I realised why a lot of people decided to perceive it that way. However, I do love the original narrative of it being about platonic relationships more. Maybe it's just me but it's nice to see an animated movie that is just about friendship; no romance, no love triangles, no unnecessary drama stemming from a romantic place. I do think there is a bigger conversation to be had about films/stories continously revolving around the idea of a romantic relationship being a necessity, especially in children's films. Also it's nice to see two characters of the same gender able to be friends without the writers dropping a 'develop into a queer relationship' bomb, purely for the sake of marketing and their idea of representation. Edit: I'd like to say that as a queer person, yes I can definitely understand how important this movie is, especially for queer youth. A main thing I see nowadays is movies intentionally using a queer relationship development purely for the sake of the bare minimum of representation. And while Luca is not necessarily a queer film; it does have queer undertones that we can obviously see, which that in itself is very important. I really didn't want arguments to break out. Also I didn't specifically feel the need to state that I'm queer when I initially wrote this comment. After reading replies I realised people felt like I had overlooked certain aspects of the film that are important to many queer people, and that I was incapable of thinking that Luca and Alberto could indeed be queer people with a platonic relationship. I hope that cleared that up and if you haven't watched Luca go do it. You won't regret it.

i’m not ashamed to say i cried my eyes out at this movie

Uncle Ugo is played by Sacha Baron Cohen AKA King Julian from Madagascar, and Borat. Yes Borat

while the undertones of """romance""" (for the shippers, myself included) may not be really apparent, what *is* apparent is the obvious tones of bonding and friendship, you can see with our three underdogs, and it captures all the moments of happiness, fun, jealously, hurt, anger, and eventual forgiveness. and i can also understand how people are saying there are queer undertones, with luca and alberto hiding their identity, and pretending to be like everyone else, and it's also supported by the message at the end, how not everyone will accept you, but there will always be someone who will. all in all, 10/10 movie, would cry again

Alberto sounds like sokka

These are the ONLY sea monsters I’d wanna see from any ocean

Fun thing about uncle Ugo. His design is based on a female angler. Males look super different

The fact that Alberto has abandonment issues and so he started acting out when he felt that Luca was abandoning him for Giulia ✋🏻😩

I don’t often want sequels to movies, but I would really love a Luca 2, where we see Luca and Julia at school!

I literally love everything about this movie!!! The animation, the characters, the story, THE MUSIC!!!! Definitely my new favorite Disney/Pixar film

watching luca made me feel like Tadashi in big hero six when he says "you are gonna help so many people"

This movie is so nice the aesthetic the colours its just beautiful. It’s a new comfort movie I’ve been watching while studying. I hope Pixar keeps making movies like this.

I just saw this movie yesterday and it reminded me of my childhood, running around meadows, getting lost and unlost in random woods, exploring castle ruins, climbing everything there was to climb and doing other dumb fun things with other kids. Cute movie about friendships, family and tolerance.

This movie is now my comfort movie it’s just so 🥺

I don't know if anyone has noticed yet, but I would like to point this out because I find it really interesting and cute.... the first minute of the movie where Luca daydreamed to look at the boat, we don't see it clearly but I'm pretty sure that the person standing there is Alberto!! And that is hella adorable!!

The soundtrack..THE CAT 🥺❤️

I have to say before I watch this reaction/commentary video, because I will ALSO be crying soon - I LOVED Luca. I love when Pixar does a big philosophical deep dive but sometimes it’s so nice to just have a simple, beautiful story about friendship and otherness. Not everything needs to be a metaphysical meditation on life’s meaning like Soul or a devastating emotional journey like Inside Out - as much as I love those other films, the most endlessly rewatchable Pixar movies for me are the ones like Luca. EDIT - also I read that the voice actors were like, recording their parts in their respective mom’s closets lol.

The scene of Luca and Giulia playing I’m her room and giggling really threw me back into my childhood. This movie caught all the essence of childhood and I love it for that

I love Luca so much and now one of my fav youtubers watched it

If you're gonna be doing all those 2000s Summer teen movies, Aquamarine's a great way to go!

I can't believe you just reacted to Luca, just after I rewatched it!

I honestly don't care how people interpret the movie's message and undertones. I'm here for the nostalgic summer feeling. the music and scenery just scream nostalgia to me. the message and friendships and finding yourself and the warm colors and ice cream, they all bring me back to my earliest years of childhood. when my problems were as little as winning a race. But those problems grew, just like in the movie. alberto being abandoned again. luca wanting to go to school but the pressure of alberto and hiding as a sea monster in a world of humans. all of that is like how our worries and problems get worse and larger as we grow. that's where the nostalgia comes from. the conflict in the movie is light and simple, just like the problems we faced as kids. Of course, the main message is extremely strong and great, but all of it tied up together in one big bubble of gay italian summer friendship carefree nostalgia was just perfect. I'm glad Pixar made one of these laid back movies. taking a step back to enjoy it instead of constantly trying to jump ahead. I cried watching the movie. It's funny, isn't it? a bunch of pixels moving to an audio of voice boxes, random noises, and sounds can make you cry. Somehow, it gives you a certain feeling. Somehow, a kids movie can tug on your heartstrings. Do you think there are people who wouldn't understand the feeling? people who don't feel it at all? Do they look at us and go, "That's weird, it's just a movie and they are so worked up." They wouldn't know, would they... I felt free watching the movie. without a care in the world, a young child once more. the nostalgia can replicate the feeling of being a kid again. I have finally grown old enough to feel nostalgia on that level.

I adore this movie! I feel that since the story/premise itself was more simple, it gave them a lot of space to dig in and explore each character's growth and identities. We got to explore Luca's dreams and optimism as his world literally expanded, Giulia's perseverance and hope for finding fellow underdogs, and Alberto's growth from having to be self-reliant and being left without a role model at a crucial age. Overall, it's just a beautiful, timeless film that I think will be remembered as a classic in the future. P.S. the picture in the end credits where Luca's dad tries espresso for the first time is so funny 😂

Alberto, "I'm okay!" Sophia, "I'm not" hahahah

Luca is voiced by Jacob Tremblay and his parents are voiced by Maya Rudolph and Jim Gaffigan. About a sea monster boy who appears human when he ventures out into the outside world

Sophia: "I walked around the ball." Her brain: A core memory!

26:35 "Some people, they'll never accept him. But some will, and he seems to know how to find the good ones." I know that the LGBTQ+ representation isn't intentional but to me it feels very much there. This quote feels incredibly relatable to me in how in all of the bigotry and prejudice I managed to find friends that accepted me and were also LGBTQ+ as well.

dear lucas's mom STOP yeeting the children sincerly everyone

I enjoyed the movie, but I was a bit bothered by the language inconsistencies. Like, they can read and speak Italian; Luca understood what "Vespa e liberta" meant, but when someone says what's wrong with you stupido, he has no idea what that means?

Sophia, girl, I'm loving your hair 😍

Omg the last part when you said that your not ok, omg Sameee! That ending killed me. I’m still very hurt by it. I cried a lot in this movie. It’s just too much. 😭😭😭

Unironically the best movie I’ve seen so far this year. Literally perfect. ❤️

damn i don’t know how you’re ending up with all these sponsorships. sis is THRIVING 😭😭

Just a comment to say that Alberto is my favorite character :D Yeah, the first time I watched this movie, I was: "damn, boy! why are you like this?..." but I knew something wrong, and then, we learned he was left alone by his father, and now he had a friend, he was scared of by leaving alone again. He is the one who made me cry 3 times while watching the movie. And I only cried at these moments.

I’m so glad you reacted to this! It’s such a cute movie and in my opinion very gay. If you want some thing from Disney that is confirmed to be LGBTQ plus you should watch the show called the owl house. it is really good and really funny. And season two is literally coming out right now so good time to start watching it

I like how you included the credits and the end scene :)

I'm so happy you made this commentary! it made me cry too ❤️

i just wanted to say, about the gay undertones in this movie, that i don’t think shipping luca and alberto is the point. i think the point is that many lgbt people see themselves in many of their experiences, and can relate very much with what they’re going through (being outed, being bullied, being discriminated against, finding your people, your found family who accepts you no matter what…). this is basically a coming out story, and i think that if you dig a little bit deeper than the “childhood friendship, accepting differences” level, that is basically the only way to read this movie.

I haven't seen Luka but my friend has so I'll watch this video after that because NO SPOILERS

Noooo not the comparison with the human version of Shrek at 7:27 😭😭😭

26:28 but they were carrying around an umrbrella on a sunny day when Alberto and Luca first met them :)

YAYY!! MY FAVORITE MOVIEE! TYSM FOR REACTING TO IT!! ❤️

This movie is a gem

"The flat earthers are seething with rage" Luca: *walks on micro-Saturn's rings Astronomers: *seething with rage*

Omg I love this movie! I'm glad you reacted to it! It's all about having friends and pasta.😍

Also yes that was a real picture on the handmade Vespa, he was a very popular Italian actor at the time for the ladies (or the lads) 1950s I believe

I been waiting for this one

The way he describes walking is actually one of the ways that is described the biomechanic action. Human bipedal walking is sometimes called a succession of controlled falls.

Been sick all weekend and just watching all your videos makes me feel so happy.

The fact The New York Times called this Calamari By Your Name

luca is such an amazing movie 😩

I LOVE THE HAIR!!!❤️❤️❤️

It is finally time for Luca!

Love is friendship

I think the skin color difference from Luca, Julia, and Alberto was due to Italy being a very diverse country in regards to Caucasian skin complexion. People from Southern Italy have darker complexions and darker hair on average than those from the north.

OMG I TOO AM OBSESSED WITH LUCA OMG

Don't know if anyones said it recently or if you just don't hear it enough in your life but you're very beautiful and I love your content. Avatar is what hooked me in and got me addicted to your reactions

I don't know if I just saw less about this movie than I thought or what, but I had no idea the boys in this movie were in any way aquatic! That first scene of the fishy hands reaching up into the boat had me actually wide-eyed! Also when human Shrek's face appeared I laughed embarrassingly loudly. That moonlit rooftop scene and the ones following it looked incredible, excited to give this movie a watch!

Luca: iam a GOOD kid My mind:iam a gay fish

So heart warming!

It's so cute to see you cry over this, I get emotional as well

21:52 that scene broke my heart completely…I’m still recovering

can I just say... your taste in movies is CRISP

Gulias school has been confirmed to be only an hours train ride away from Portorosso. They visit each other every chance they get. Naysayers, shut up.

Thank you I agree its just friendship nothing else ;D

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I know so many Brunos since its a common name here in Brasil so i Just Love how quotable "silenzio Bruno" is also...i didnt noticed that its a line um italian until watching this video here, with the English , sometimes I forget how latin based languages in general are so damn similar and it was cool to be able to tell which lines were in Italian that I couldn't tell watching in pt because of the similarities of the words so... shout out to you being a youtuber that I like and making me see a little of the English version and noticing those kind of stuff

Ngl I think this movie made many many people cry 😢😭

Oooh! Girl! That eyeshadow! 👌🏼

Hm you know this might sound weird just saying out of the blue but maybe you should react to Nightmare Before Christmas at some point. I feel like that'll be a pretty fun video to watch.

There's a really sweet short on Disney+ about Alberto and Massimo. He keeps worrying he'll screw up as Massimo's "employee" while Giulia and Luca are away, to the point that he considers "quitting" so he won't disappoint his "boss" anymore. SPOILERS: He accidentally calls him dad. (It has a really sweet ending with the message that just because parents get mad at their kids, it doesn't mean they don't love them.)

continuity errors are for the sake of comedic timing and scene importance and impact. I chose not to dwel on it and just enjoy it for what it is

Your right I wish things were as simple as we thought they would be as kids

HOLY IM SO EARLY anyways, Hi :D Luca was a fun movie, I could see where the gay 'view' came from but I do think it was just a great movie about not judging someone for being different.

This movie is so cute. Seriously.