Luca and lgbtq
'Luca' director admits they 'talked about' making the leads gay but decided to focus on a 'pre-romance' friendship
Since the first trailer for Pixar's "Luca" came out and showed two boy sea monsters who befriend one another as they try to be accepted above the sea in a small Italian fishing town, it has resonated with the Diverse community.
Watching the close association the main characters Luca and Alberto have, many even went and declared it the animated version of the gay coming-of-age 2017 drama, "Call Me by Your Name," starring Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer.
Though "Luca" director Enrico Casarosa has always said while doing press that the story is based on his straight connection with his best comrade growing up in Italy, in a recent interview with The Wrap he did admit that for a moment while developing the story they wondered if Luca and Alberto should be more than just friends.
"We talked about it," Casarosa said of the two having a romance. "I think the reason probably we didn't talk about it as much and, to a certain degree, we're slightly surprised by the amount of people talking about romance, is that we were really focusing on
Luca's Gay Romance Is Finally Canon, But Should Have Been All Along
Luca is an animated production that can be interpreted in myriad ways. Director Enrico Casarosa is outspoken about the Pixar production being inspired by much of his own upbringing, while its themes of young children who can remain as either humans or sea creatures evokes themes of LGBTQ+ identity and the world’s prominent refugee crisis. Fond of many films of this ilk, your interpretation is oftentimes valid, even if not necessarily canon to the wider story, which in this case caused an uproar when it comes to two of its main characters.
Titular protagonist Luca Paguro and childhood friend Alberto Scorfano have elongated been keen to explore beyond the sea they were raised in, to discover what wonders the human nature will hold, despite the fact their true identities might never be standard. The duo interact with each other constantly throughout, growing their lifelong friendship through hardship, adversity, and new companions who call the land home. Through the film’s dialogue, themes, and even the animation, it can be effortless to read Luca as a gender non-conforming story, one where its main characters try to arrive to terms with no
Why Luca Is A Male lover Story (Despite What Pixar Says)
WARNING: The following contains SPOILERS for Luca.
Luca has arrived on Disney+ and, despite what Pixar says, the movie presents a sturdy allegory for growing up gay and finding a connection with other LGBTQ people. Luca tells the story of two boys – Luca and Alberto – who have to hide their true identities to obtain a taste of genuine life among the population of the nearest town. Pixar markets the feature as a coming-of-age tale, with the boys living the summer of a lifetime, but places the narrative at a second in the boys' being before such considerations appear into play.
Pixar, like Disney itself and other studios, has been shy on the representation front when it comes to gender non-conforming characters, only dabbling recently in depicting such people, and mostly on the sidelines and in little parts. When the first trailer and synopsis were released for Luca, many reacted with joy that the movie could be showing the lauded studio's first LGBTQ people in lead roles, exploring coming out for a childish audience the way it has explored many other serious topics. But those involved with the venture were very quick to shut that door.
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How Gay Is Pixar’s Luca?
This article discusses the termination of Pixar’s Luca.
When director Enrico Casarosa says he didn’t intend to create Luca a gay intimacy, I believe him. The first trailers for the movie—about two boys, one more worldly than the other, growing closer while sharing swims and bike rides in the Italian countryside—invited some inevitable jokes about it being a kiddie Call Me by Your Name. And these jokes were only further encouraged by the proof that the new Pixar movie shares a identify with that Oscar-winning lgbtq+ romance’s director, Luca Guadagnino.But Casarosa has insisted that the movie’s central affair is purely platonic. “I was really keen to talk about a friendship before girlfriends and boyfriends come in to complicate things,” he said at a press event. According to him, this coming-of-age story takes place in a “pre-puberty world.” The Call Me by Your Name-esque elements, he says, were based instead on his own experiences growing up with a childhood friend in Genoa. The name Luca, meanwhile, is surely another coincidence, since Luca is a very common Italian name.
OK, but isn’t it still a little bit gay? Even beyond the superficial simil
'Luca' proves Disney's Pixar wasn't brave enough to fully commit to its first queer animated film
Pixar's charming new film "Luca" breezes through gorgeous animation and a quaint story paired with a quietly powerful letter — one of acceptance that speaks to a lot of queer people.
While the implications of queerness are there, particularly in the friendship between Luca and Alberto, it's disappointing that Disney's Pixar wasn't fearless enough to fully commit to its first queer animated tale.
Alberto and Luca's relationship is laced with gay subtext
Luca is immediately taken by the free-spirited Alberto when he meets a fellow sea monster off the coast of Portorosso.
They're casually physical with each other, sleeping side by side under a star-filled sky, wrapping their arms around each other's waists, and watching the sunset together. In fact, they invest a lot of the film embracing each other — teasing that their relationship could blossom into something more.
Their relationship matures further during the termination scene, when Alberto chooses to wait behind in Portorosso while Luca gets on a drill to leave for school. Their touching farewell han