It combines a hybrid of modern and classic animation in form and function as well. Then when you see their side profiles, they emulate this more revealing 2D look than trying to blend in with the 3D landscape they’re in, allowing the expressions to harken back to the early days of 20th century hand-drawn animation. I loved watching how expressive the mouth movements of the characters, who mostly share that worm-shaped mouth look in modern Western cartoons. There’s still the breathtaking attention to detail, especially when you have establishing shots of the harbor or close-ups of the sea creatures’ scales/human flesh.Īpart from the incredible production design, the film also shines through the characters’ appearances and their motions. The artists have brought this small-scaled town to life in excellent fashion and in such luscious detail, all without having to make it so photorealistic.
The fictional town of Portorosso is beautifully inspired by the various environments of Italy, and both its land and sea are an absolute marvel to look at.
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Instead of leaning toward the real, director Enrico Casarosa has Luca embracing a more vibrant art style that seemingly translates a series of Italian oil paintings of Sicilian cities and harbors into a 3D backdrop. Thankfully, Luca is that breath of fresh air. While that is fine and all, it’s been a while since they’ve done anything visually distinct and felt vastly different from the rest of their fare. They have lately emphasized on realism so much that when you take any establishing shot from Toy Story 4 or Soul, you could mistake it for a live-action film. Pixar has been the leader in state-of-the-art animation thanks to how meticulous they can be making their animated worlds so similar to ours through production design, lighting, and most importantly character designs.
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