Pixar Created a Studio Ghibli Film | Luca Review 

There’s a reason why Alberto and Luca’s friendship can be sour: his father abandoned him and he doesn’t want Luca to do the same. That’s why he’s jealous of Luca having a friendship with Guilia.

Luca is proof it doesn't have to be a magical world for one to dive (ba-dum-tss) right into what's going on. The animation is absolutely stunning and really makes you feel like you're hanging out with Luca and Alberto in the Italian Riviera. I'm sure this movie will help boost Italy's tourism industry back in the right direction And the fact Studio Ghibli even influenced Pixar is proof of how incredible and influential of a studio it is

I kinda expected an 8/10 but I am glad this got a 9/10 OMG

I didn't really find Alberto's conflict with Luca confusing at all. To me it seemed that he had some serious abandonment issues after his father left him, and when Luca appeared and relied on him to learn about the human world he was suddenly important to someone again. He was no longer alone, for the first time in a long time. But then when Luca began learning about the world from Giulia, information that conflicted with Alberto's theories (I'm not sure if the things he told Luca are things he really believed himself or if they are things he made up as explanations on the spot to impress his new friend), and watched as the two grew closer he felt their friendship would threaten his own. It made him insecure that he would become obsolete to Luca and be left behind all over again. So although he does indeed act like a jerk I think the development of his bitterness is completely understandable. He's a kid who was failed by a parent who was supposed to love and care for him and though he didn't cope in the best way I think lashing out how he did when he saw that Luca was yearning to change their plans, to go off and go to human school (an idea inspired through his burgeoning friendship with Giulia), was a pretty "par for the course" reaction.

Fun Fact: Enrico Casarosa was one of the uncredited story artists on Blue Sky’s *Robots.*

The people at Pixar must have alot of ideas

This movie made me realize what makes Pixar so great, their movies have very basic plots and premises, but their strength have always been the characters they bring to life and the ideas that they make their movies around what's so great. And this movie perfectly showed that.

This is honestly my favourite Pixar movie! I love the art style, the characters (especially Luca, I love him so much) and just the happy, calm feelings this movie radiates makes me fall in love with it. After seeing some many movie that have some deeper meaning or some big spectacles, I needed this movie to come along and help give me a relaxing time. 9/10 for me.

I really want to see more slice of life films from Pixar that show off amazing places with the spectacular animation. Let's have a story in Indonesia showing off floating houses gaint amazing Buddhist temples. I honestly can't think of any other places that need love luca. Please suggest some

I think Alberto just had abandonment issue about his father leaving, so when he had a friend to hang out with, who looked up to him and needed him and admired him, he felt threatened when it looked like Luca had ANOTHER friend. He liked Luca being so innocent he followed Alberta as a "human expert", but when Luca started to feel Alberto didn't really know that much, and started listening to Guilia, Alberto got possessive. He wanted to even ruin Luca's chances of going to school just so Luca would have to stick to the Vespa plan. It's simple and naive, BUT he's a kid: I think they wanted to stick to "kid thinking"

This is definitely a fantastic movie. It was more of a mix of the little mermaid and an extremely goofy movie. And the character design are the most adorable from pixar

The characters have my heart

I watched this film with my little brother and we enjoyed it!! I really love the artistic value that Pixar has put in for their animation, and I even liked the emotion as well. I’m surprised too that we finally got a straight forward villain instead of the overused twist villains. However I do feel sorry for the Pixar staff that this film was so close to theaters as it was originally intended for, but then Disney made a decision for a streaming release instead, I hope they’ll give their next films a theatrical release soon.

You know a movie's Italian when it includes a Vespa and *S C O P A* The power of friendship...yup this movie was influenced by Japan alright. But the Vespa is nothing compared to our very own Pyeonghwa Motors

My guess is 1: Alberto has abandonment issues and seeing Luca bond with someone else made him jealous. Or 2: He declared himself an expert on humans and seeing his “knowledge” challenged hurt his pride. Just guesses

I also enjoyed Luca. The atmosphere of the town was wonderful, it made me feel like I was in Italy, and voice acting was great. What almost broke my heart was when both of the boys started to fight but I cried at the end. It was sweet and simple, and the animation reminded me of the Popeye cartoons for some reason, but I adored it 10/10.

Ercole looks like a kid version of Gaston and Victor Quartermaine.

Luca, Alberto, and Giulia are my new OT3.

When I first saw this I did expect more than just what the story is. But for the second time, I feel more appreciated in this film. And I am surprised that you gave this the animat seal of approval. And you did convenient me a bit.

It’s pretty crazy how pixar made Luca feel like a studio ghibli film than studio ghibli did recently with earwig and the witch.

This film is Amazing, A Truly masterpiece, and a Good version of Norm of the North. Thanks to Pixar, Enrico Casarosa can now depart for WildBrain for his new feature animation department. And Now, Thanks to Pixar, Lionsgate will form it's own animation unit, MGM will revive it's animation unit after the Amazon/MGM merger, and Mattel and ViacomCBS will merge.

I actually enjoyed this one! I watched it on Disney+ multiple times and to be honest, this really is one of the best animated films I’ve seen this year.

Does anyone else notice Animats style of word play when he begins and ends his videos?

I enjoyed this movie. The characters were great and might I say it had some great moments!

I shall say Luca is a mixture between Kiki's dream premise, Ponyo's idea of a fish out of water and some more stuff

This film has quite possibly Pixar's best animation (next to Inside Out). I would love to see Pixar experiment more with different art styles.

I think what makes this film a somewhat groundbreaking thing for Pixar is that it managed to be very enjoyable and a near masterpiece despite being almost the exact opposite of what we usually expect from Pixar, if you know what I mean.

I thought it was a mix of 3 Pixar movies, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, and Cars

I’m so happy Pixar has gone back to making original movies

This movie was actually fun and a very simplistic film from Pixar.

I haven't been to Italy in years, and yet the setting and backgrounds remind me so much of the seaside towns I've visited

Pixar did A unusual Movie than Usual Pixar film Lol

Alberto gets upset because Luca seeks to spend time with Giulia rather than him, and it triggers his abandonment issues his father left him with. When he learns Luca is seriously considering going to school with her, that’s when their fight and Luca unwittingly outing Alberto as a sea monster happens. It’s also because Giulia gives Luca access to books, and thus knowledge, Luca doesn’t need to go to Alberto for what he learns is incorrect knowledge, sharing said knowledge being something Alberto enjoyed doing.

One of the most common complaints I've heard about this movie is how the stakes are so low (Luca and Alberto have to win a Vespa whilst avoiding being revealed as sea monsters). Personally, I liked it; a lot of recent Pixar movies have high stakes (Cars 3 risked McQueen's career, Coco risked Miguel's life (and also Hector's after-life), Soul risked Joe's...soul, Incredibles 2 risked the representation of a group that had been oppressed for fifteen years, etc). It was nice to have a fairly low-stakes movie for once.

I really enjoyed this film. If you have not seen this film, I highly recommend that you do, you will have a good time with this

Great Review Buddy!

Did anyone notice when you have on captions when he says ercole it says air cola

Thanks for appreciating why this movie works. Most reviewers just say "the story isn't very good" and move on. They'll also usually say they enjoyed the movie, but never seem to be able to say why. But you hit the nail on the head: it's about the character's emotions and desires being the driving force, rather than a train of plot points that meet some academic standard of good narrative. After all, how often does real life check all the boxes for what a "good movie" is supposed to be?

This is like the Little Mermaid version of the creature from the Black Lagoon.

Ya that title you gave the video is accurate alright this movie is very charming

I love movies that are exciting, and dramatic, and emotional, and Pixar has plenty of those. But not every movie has to be that, and Luca was something new and different. It was just simple and charming, and had a very nostalgic feeling to it, which in a way almost made it resonate with me more than some more intense films. Everyone bases the “quality” of media on such things as how large-scale, and deep, and thought-provoking it is, but the thing is that not everything is trying to be that. You can’t fault something for being less ambitious than it’s trying to be.

Story: 6/10 Animation: 9/10 Characters: 7/10 7/10

I always predict what movies you give the seal of approval to

Awesome review

12:00 what about the dragon made of bricks from Onward or Terry from Soul?

I adore this movie. It has fabulous characters, beautiful animation, a hilarious villain, and a wonderfully charming story.

Triple great Great GREAT review Animat 😉👍👍👍

It’s funny how you mention this movie is like the little mermaid, and the kid who voiced Luca was flounder in the live action Little Mermaid movie

Luca Take Me Back to Little Mermaid in New way

My Rating Story: 10/10 Animation: 10/10 Characters: 10/10 Overall: 10/10!

"It doesn't bring you to a magical place" Are you telling me italy isn't magical?

Did they ever explain why the fish people turn into people when there in the dry land ?

ED505: or will we be throwing are harpoons instead? The kid who has a harpoon and does not like the movie: ight, time to kill

Pixar loves making their films have a tearjerker

I heard that this film was more of a passion project for the peeps who created it, which’s why they ended up being bummed out when it just got thrown into Disney+. I’m glad it’s not getting that BS “premiere access” shit thay Raya and the Last Dragon or the upcoming Black Widow movie have though, so I’ll definitely check it out whenever I can. Even if this isn’t the most complex or wild film out there, I quite enjoy even some of Ghibli’s chiller films like My Neighbor Totoro, Whisper of fhe Heart or The Wind Rises. And so if this evokes the same feeling of those films, I’ll definitely be one happy camper!

Awesome 😎👍🏼. I was waiting for you to do this movie. I love this movie. It's not like Soul or Coco but I enjoy it, love the characters. We don't have to have every Pixar Disney movie to be like Soul or even Coco. To me this is really refashion. They should do movies like this and once we have movies like a Coco or Soul we can appreciate it more but that's just me.

❤💖 Out of all the animated films of 2021, Luca was my most anticipated animated film of 2021. It looks beautiful like the animation reminds me a blend of hand drawn and stop motion done right into computer and it has a promising concept of taking inspirations of Japanese animated films like Studio Ghibli, promising all star cast, a new Pixar director and taking place in Italy 🇮🇹 and we rarely got any animated films taking place in Italy other than Pinocchio or Porco Rosso. We deserved more animated films taking place in Italy and I'm getting sick and tired and even fed up every movie taking place in New York City because it feels so cliche and done so many times before. This film feels like a Studio Ghibli film because it does have the elements of Studio Ghibli films where it has a coming of age story and child growing up and having a simple slice of life story and makes sense that Pixar loves Studio Ghibli and some of their animated films have references and influences and inspirations of Studio Ghibli films. I wouldn't be surprised if the director Erico Casarosa was a big fan of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki films to make his original animated film. Luca feels more like the Italian kid friendly version of the Road to El Dorado think about it you have the main characters as two male leads who are best friends and who have different personalities where one is curious and optimistic and the other one is smarter and street-wise going kinda like Tulio and Miguel, you have a girl character kinda like Chel but expect make her less sexy and make her younger and little girl, an animal sidekick like Altivo but which in this case a cat of course and the main villain who is like Tzekel-Khan who thinks that the leads 🤔 aren't always what they seem is real, a tall muscular man who acts like a father figure towards the leads like Chief Tannabok and replaced El Dorado with Italy and the movie has a strong themed of friendship. I do get some El Dorado vibes in this movie. I wouldn't be surprised if the director Erico Casarosa was a big fan of The Road to El Dorado and decides to make his own original animated film. I was extremely disappointed and upset that Disney removed it on its theatrical release and released it on Disney+. Why they didn't give Luca a hybrid release like both theatrical release and Disney+? I Under this whole pandemic situation I mean come on movie theaters have reopening and we are getting vaccines and the pandemic might end soon maybe around the end of 2021 or the beginning of 2022 but still come on? Luca feels more like a theatrical animated movie than a streaming service animated film. I do feel deeply sorry for the animators and the directors of Pixar for working so hard to make their original animated films good or great and they aren't happy with Disney's decision by putting them into streaming service. Hell, I would rather see Spirit Shit Tamed released on streaming service than Luca because the animaiton is lazy and cheap and feels more like a direct to DVD animaiton quality and not in theaters. Just released it on streaming service and doesn't feel comfortable for theaters. With Luca, that movie has a lot of heart, effort and soul making an animated film with a great story, likable characters, beautiful animation and emotions and themes but Spirit Shit Tamed nope this movie is a soulless lazy garbage cash grab just to make money. 😃😀😄😁😊😉 👍🏻 💖❤

I am probably the only one who hopes for a sequel where Luca and Alberto confes their feelings toward each other ☺️🏳️‍🌈

I found the movie very charming. What really drew me in were the setting and the animation: going from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea to the stereotypical Italian town. The plot isn’t as sophisticated as some other Pixar films, but it has a (fittingly) youthful charm and radiates sense of wonder.

I just realized that Pixar's Luca and Sony's The Mitchells v. The Machines are so far the only 2 best animated features of 2021, most of the other animated films were either meh or downright horrible...

I loved this movie so much!!! I already watched it twice! The story and characters make it so enjoyable to watch. There's lots of humor and emotional moments. Luca is so cute as a sea monster and a human! Definitely one of the best Pixar films right now. I think it's better than the other two Pixar movies that came out in 2020. I hope that this movie makes it to the best list on Top 5 best and worst animated films of 2021.

Talking about Ghibli, Ghibli released last year a terrible movie: Earwig and the Witch. I think it’s worthy for an Ani Mat review

My dream is that Luca will be given a chance for his show as well as for the monsters.

I am SO GLAD they set a Pixar movie in Italy because i recently watched Cars 2 and it was ABYSMAL but the backgrounds and locations are amongst the BEST PIXAR HAS EVER DONE, ESPECIALLY THE ITALIAN NEIGHBOURHOOD SCENE AND I ACTUALLY CRIED BECAUSE IT WAS IN CARS 2 AND NOT A MORE DESERVING MOVIE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

I have a question, does anyone know where the clip at 2:23 is?

Story 6/10 Animation 10/10 Characters 9/10 Overall 10/10

For some reason, Alberto reminds me a bit of Wilbur Robinson. Perhaps that’s just in terms of personality.

I've been trying to figure out how to say that this is a Ghibli movie by Pixar for ages...

Glad to hear I wasn't the only person making comparisons to Kiki's Delivery Service. It really is that type of film.

I loved this movie, it was funny, it was adorable, it was heartwarming, it was emotional, the animation is gorgeous, the water and the Italian seaside town look so beautiful and realistic, Luca, Alberto and Giulia are so fricking cute, the subplot with Luca's parents trying to find him was so hilarious, LOL, they traumatized lots of poor kids by splashing them against their will, and I like how Ercole isn't a twist villain and he's an unlikable jerk from start to finish, and he gets exactly what he deserved, and as for Giulia's dad, Massimo, well I was suprised with how much I ended up liking him, he's huge and kinda scary but he's such a big softy, he loves his daughter and he quickly developed a soft spot for the boys too, any friend of Giulia is a friend of him. I just loved this movie. This and The Mitchells Vs the Machines are easily the best movies of this year so far. :)

Hey, Mat? You think you could review this animated short film from 2011? 'The Last Belle'?

As an Italian myself, I really enjoyed this movie! Luca, Alberto and Giulia are the best trio I have ever seen in my country!

This does look cute and fun, I'll have to check it out sometime. That said, I do hope it doesn't steal Raya's thunder come awards season, because I really loved Raya and want it to get recognition.

Abridged Tea: “Friendship!”

This reminds me of that Disney Channel TV movie "The Thirteenth Year."

I need to watch this 😳

The next animated movie review is America: the motion picture

It looks cute, but yeah, some of the story concepts are not that original and sound too similar to The Little Mermaid.

For me this is the Captain Underpants and Little Mermaid of Pixar

Animat can you please make an updated version of the history of dreamworks animation pleeeeease.😁

Weird you didn’t talk much about Giulia, she was my favorite (and no I’m not biased because of my name… maybe just a little)

Luca Story 6/10 Animation 10/10 Characters 8/10 Movie 8/10 A+ 5/5

I Watched Luca Last Week And I Cried Hard At The End!

i'm checking this out tonight

Yep, Ercole ain't that much "amante"... (reference to an opera by Giovanni Battista Lulli)

I love Luca so much!!😍😍😍

I really hope someday he will review movies like Up, Monsters Inc and Cars

The shadow over innsmouth, but ghibli and made by pixar

Turn on the captions at 11:35 the villains name is now "Air Cola" lol

Portorosso sounds close to Porco Rosso, a Studio Ghibli film that takes place in Italy. I like that Enrico is a fan of Studio Ghibli movies and he took inspiration from them and incorporated them into Luca. To me, Luca doesn't feel like a Pixar movie bc the art style looks very cartoony in comparison to the previous Pixar art styles which looks more realistic in comparison (they still look cartoony of course). Not saying this is a bad thing. I can see the Ghibli vibes and it still has Pixar elements such as being emotional and touching (these elements are also part of Ghibli, too). I love this movie so much.

Alberto definitely has a crush on Luca xD

Wow!

I already know that this film is going to be on the number 1 best animated film of 2021

Me: I actually love Luca better then Soul My Pikachu: same here

For classic reviews, do “Up” next

My Piplup: oh and by the way me & my friends actually watched this movie yesterday

I'm proud of this film because is set in my region Italy great marketing and music of my region also a non modern of Italy is good

Pixar is back

does anyone else hear sokka from avatar in alberto's voice?

I’m really glad you gave it the Animat seal of approval. I loved this film.