Omitted ‘Smutty times 😋’and ‘POV’
Watched this with my partner, his 2 siblings, and one of his sibling’s girlfriends! 😄 Honestly didn’t know much about the movie beforehand but I liked the movie 🍿 and the experience!
Released date: June 18, 2022
Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes
Watched: June 18,2021
Star Rating (of 5): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Content warnings: Abandonment, Being hunted 😱
The set-up: Luca, and his friend Alberto are sea monsters who become human-looking. They want to own a Vespa 😍 So they need to win the Portorosso Race 🏃♂️
3-word Summary: Sea monsters race!
Representation: Italian
Thoughts 💭:
- Fascination with the human world reminded me of The Little Mermaid 🧜♀️
- The darkness in children’s media
Characters:
Luca – sea monster protagonist
Alberto – sea monster, Luca’s friend
Juliette — Underdog teammate
Ercole – Portorosso race previous winner
2 sidekicks – Portorosso race previous winner, on Ercole’s race team
Daniella – Luca’s mom
Lorenzo – Luca’s dad
Uncle Lugo of The Deep
Portorosso Cup – Main aspect of plot
Vespa – Luca and Alberto’s dream 💭😍