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a b c Travis, Ben (January 18, 2021). "Luca: The Inspiration Behind Pixar's Mythical Coming-Of-Age Adventure – Exclusive Image". Empire. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021 . Retrieved February 11, 2021. Don Kaye (April 28, 2021). "How Luca Became the First Pixar Movie Made at Home". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021 . Retrieved May 15, 2021. Casarosa has stated that some people have interpreted the story as being a metaphor for refugees and immigrants as well. While he admitted that this was unintentional too, he was welcome to all interpretations: "We were aware making the movie that this was a wonderful journey of owning your own identity, and coming out with it – whichever that identity is. I thought that everyone would bring their own identity to it." [48]

Ridgely, Charlie (June 17, 2021). "Luca's Jim Gaffigan Explains How His Experiences as a Parent Influenced His New Pixar Character". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021 . Retrieved June 20, 2020. Awards". Georgia Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022 . Retrieved January 7, 2022. West Side Story Leads the 2021 Chicago Critics Nominees". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021 . Retrieved December 14, 2021. Ercole chases after the two of them while Giulia catches up to them. As they near the end of the finish line, Giulia crashes her bike into Ercole as Luca and Alberto stop and rush over to help her up. The townsfolk and Ercole surround Luca and Alberto to kill them, but Massimo stops them. Seeing that they were trying to help Giulia, he tells everyone that the "monsters" are Luca and Alberto and defends them. He further points out that they won the race (their bikes made it across the finish line) and thus finally defeated Ercole. A majority of the town gives up hunting the monsters and accepts them, and Ciccio and Guido turn on Ercole and toss him (and his wool sweater) into the fountain after they became fed up with his abuse.Is Luca Pixar's first gay movie? How the Disney+ film's 'deeper story' and animation design came together, with a little help from Renaissance maps and sea iguanas". South China Morning Post. June 22, 2021. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021 . Retrieved June 23, 2021.

a b c "Inspired: Deanna Marsigliese, The Art of the Pivot". Inside Pixar. Season 1. Episode 2. 2020. Disney+. Luca draws inspiration from Casarosa's childhood in Genoa, Italy. Several Pixar artists were sent to the Italian Riviera gathering research from Italian culture and environment to create Portorosso, the primary setting. The sea monsters, a "metaphor for feeling different", were loosely based on old Italian regional myths and folklore. [3] [4] As with La Luna (2011), the design and animation were inspired by hand-drawn and stop motion works and Hayao Miyazaki's style. Casarosa described the result as a film that "pays homage to Federico Fellini and other classic Italian filmmakers, with a dash of Miyazaki in the mix too". [5] Development on Luca lasted for five years, with production being done remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dan Romer composed the film's musical score. Christian Saclao (May 7, 2021). "Mattel unveils Luca action figures ahead of the film's Disney+ premiere". geekspin.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021 . Retrieved May 18, 2021. I personaggi principali del film Disney Pixar "Luca" e le voci italiane". TeamWorld (in Italian). June 17, 2021. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021 . Retrieved June 18, 2021.

Saverio Raimondo racconta "Luca", il nuovo film Disney Pixar: "Un invito a saper andare oltre gli ostacoli" ". VelvetMag (in Italian). June 17, 2021. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021 . Retrieved July 16, 2021. In the summer circa 1959, [12] timid sea monster child Luca Paguro herds goatfish off the coast of the Italian town of Portorosso. His parents forbid him to approach the surface, fearing that he might be hunted by humans. One day, Luca meets Alberto Scorfano, a fellow sea monster child who lives alone in an abandoned tower on land. Alberto teaches Luca that sea monsters can turn into humans, as long as they stay dry. Luca begins sneaking out to meet Alberto, and they become friends, wishing to own a Vespa and travel around the world. Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera (Liguria), Disney and Pixar's original feature film Luca is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta, and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water's surface. [5] Plot According to Casarosa, the result is a film that "pays homage to Federico Fellini and other classic Italian filmmakers, with a dash of Miyazaki in the mix too". [5] In addition of Fellini and Miyazaki's works, the films La Terra Trema (1948), Stromboli (1950) and Stand by Me (1986) were also cited as source of inspiration, [34] and Aardman Animations and Wes Anderson's stop-motion films influenced Casarosa's artistic sensibilities. [35] At one point, Luca and Giulia are seen reading Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio. During an imaginary sequence, versions of Pinocchio, the Fox and the Cat can be seen.