hi bean its me again the previous anon.. i am sorry to bother you but augggh the more i keep thinking about luca the more i want to talk about it!!! of course the absolutely gutteral line of “some people will never accept him. but some will, and he seems to find the good ones” and can we acknowledge how romantic the scene during the race was where alberto runs up the hill with the umbrella but he drops it and he’s revealed to be a sea monster and luca bikes to him knowing he’ll also be revealed and saves him from the trap and grabs his hand and lifts him onto the bike while making loving eye contact (with romantic music swelling in the background)…… WOAH
and i relate to this movie in so many ways… the main theme of not fitting in mostly. i’ve always felt like an alien, like i’m not human (or sea monster in this case lol), being gay + trans (the sea monsters of course), having adhd and autism (like guilia), and being abandoned (like alberto, which him talking about his dad leaving him absolutely ripped my heart open it felt like a personal attack) and when they boys were told they weren’t wanted there and didn’t belong there it just auuuggghhy……. so good!!! and accurate!!! and touching!!! having so many experiences and parts of me that are isolating and stop me from belonging anywhere felt so represented and were given a happy ending <3 that kind of feels like hope.
bean i think you’ve given me a new hyperfixation…… time for me to pay by clogging your inbox >:-) no i think i’m done now, much love and thank you for reading lol
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that line got me so so much!! i heard it and had to literally pause and just happy stim and maybe cry a little 🥺 this movie is literally so fucking special and everything about it just really connects w me.... also i like to think luca is also autistic!! he was sooo interested in learning about space and infodumping to alberto after learning about it and i think it also shows in his vibes of not totally understanding a lot of "normal" behavior. more in a metaphorical sense of course since he Did come from a straight up fish world and everything is new, but as someone who has difficulty w things like that but tries hard to learn i super relate!
i feel like so many characters in this movie read as super neurodivergent, even ones that arent the main 3!! like lucas dad reads as super adhd/possibly autistic to me (hyperfixated/special interest in his prize winning pets, difficulty staying on task when its not a personal interest, not rly understanding certain social cues even in his own world) and aughh this movie just makes me so happy!
this movie reads so strongly as a very neurodivergent and queer story and i connect so much w this silly little found family... giulia finally has friends like her that she can infodump with and hang around and relate to and alberto finally has family that will actually love him and luca gets to be with people that understand him and accept him 🥺 it just feels so safe and comforting and everything about this movie really hit close to home for me
anyways thank u so much for sharing!! these asks made me so so happy and ur always welcome to infodump to me!! 💕