Brief Story Line
Set in the coast of Portorosso, a small city in Italy, a young sea monster named Luca (Jacob Tremblay - Good Boys, Doctor Sleep etc) was living under the sea with his very protective mother Daniela (Maya Rudolph - The Mitchells Vs. the Machines, Life of the Party etc), kind hearted father Lorenzo (Jim Gaffigan - Tesla etc) and grandmother (Sandy Martin - Napoleon Dynamite etc). Luca had always been interested in the outside world, but her mother was against it as the towns people always tried to capture sea monsters.
But, when Luca met another young sea monster named Alberto (Jack Dylan Grazer - Shazam!, We Are Who We Are TV series etc) who has been regularly going to the surface, he then decided to go to Portorosso, posing as human boys with Alberto. They befriended with a young girl named Giulia (Emma Berman) and living with her father Massimo (Marco Barricelli). The 3 of them wanted to enter a race to win prize money. However, a local bully and former champion of the race named Ercole (Saverio Raimondo) was always making life hard for them.
So how would the story conclude? Find them all in this lovely story about friendship.
End of Brief Story Line
Just like in other Pixar previous movies, this one did not disappoint at all. I have been so accustomed with their high quality films that has the characteristic of beautiful story and animations. This one was no different. Set in the lovely small town in Italy (I think in the 1960s), with a seemingly realistic surroundings, make it an interesting cultural experience. From what I read, the movie's director Enrico Casarosa was inspired by his own childhood in Genova when creating the story.
The characters in here were all really lovable. I loved everything about Luca and his family. From his loving mother to his easily distracted father, and the very funny grandmother (I think I laughed the hardest during one scene involving her). I also loved Alfredo's character and the human girl Giulia. The friendship between these three were the best in here. Ercole was the perfect "villain" in this coming of age story as he was mean and a total bully.
The story itself started off very simple, with just Luca's wish to go to the surface and met with Alfredo. But his life changing experience really kick started when they went to the city, befriended Giulia and met with lots of other humans having different characteristics. And their friendship was really tested towards the end. It was an emotional joy ride for me as there were times when I was feeling happy, or excited but there were also times when I was really touched. I am very sure if my wife watched this, she would be emotional as well.
The voice cast did their job well too. Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer and Emma Berman were wonderful in portraying their characters. Likewise with Maya Rudolph. Oh there was even the voice of Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, The Dictator etc). There were also few conversations done in Italian, to give a stronger Italian feel while watching this movie. This film was categorized for family which I think was correct. It has duration of 95 minutes, not too long for children. You can also watch some fun animation during the closing credits and there was no mid end credit scene, but It has a fun post end credit scene.
Overall this was another success from Pixar to my personal opinion. It might not have been of the highest qualities, but it was definitely entertaining and enjoyable. It was a good one for family and it did not have a truly heavy topic to contemplate. It was fun and exciting at the same time with some touching moments to complete the experience. So if you have not seen this one, give it a try as most likely you would like it.
Mike's movie moments rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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