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12 Ships of 2025: June

I love summer. Summer by the ocean, especially. And that's why this month's featured ship is Luberto: Luca Paguro and Alberto Scorfano form Pixar's Luca.

I love Luca and Alberto because they are heartachingly pure. They become friends almost by accident, but a shared craving for adventure bond them together right away. Then, when they end up in Portorosso, a village whose favorite pastime seems to be killing sea monsters, their shared secret makes them rely on one another even more: they are both sea monsters.

I love these two as a ship because of their near-total trust and understanding for one another. Despite their young age, it's clear that they're each other's favorite person, and that bond goes deep. They're both kids, so a lot of their conflict comes from the natural tendency to have their own way, even when it isn't what the other wants. But they both grow and end up being so considerate of one another that I rarely finish the film not in tears.

It's an innocent ship, as the movie takes place in those pre-pubescent years before you question how you love someone--you just do. But one of the creators drew a beautiful (and still very innocent) example of what might be down the road for these boys, and I love it so much.

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I need to share what happened to me today

A friend of mine asked me "you know what movie you would be?" Or smth really similar, maybe "you know what movie is so you?"

And then she said "Luca." like it was nothing, looking forward in our walk

And I was like WHAT YES YES I LOVE THAT MOVIE and she told me I GIVE OFF THOSE SUMMER VIBES

Then we started talking bout luberto cause we were 4 fags walking on the street. All agreed with the stuff usually said here

Im so fucking happy someone finally sees it

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Strawman'ing here, but I really do hope that no one comes up and tries to argue that Elio (2025) is just Luca (2021) but with an alternate ending. (longpost ahead)

Like, yes, Elio and Luca both struggled between choosing their family/home versus choosing their dreams and friendship with their respective deuteragonist. Yes, both Elio and Luca (at least temporarily) chose their dreams (and the friendship they had with their respective deuteragonist) over their family/home. And, yes, both of them ended up maintaining their friendship with deuteragonist but only over a very long-distance with a promise to return.

However, the nature of Luca's issues is very, very different to that of Elio's.

Elio's entire story is about isolation and loneliness, feeling rejected and like an outcast, and the desperation to belong. That is where his desire---his dream---to become abducted by aliens and live amongst them comes from. Because if humans (Earth) doesn't accept him, then something else out there might.

Meanwhile, Luca's story is about curiosity, the pursuit of knowledge, and a strive for independence. Although Luca is a loner and an outcast amongst seafolk (because of his desire to go to the surface), his dream doesn't have any ties to the desire to be accepted. He just wants knowledge, and the surface world can provide that far more than his underwater community.

This is why, despite the shared bittersweetness, they have exact opposite endings. Luca leaves his family, his home, and Alberto---promising to be safe and stay in touch---to go to school and learn. Elio, however, leaves the Communiverse, the alien ambassadors, and Glordon---promising one day to return---to be reunited with his family and continue his life on Earth.

It's a pair of opposite endings to dissolve the exact same struggle, but when the true causes of said struggle are examined, it's made very clear that each ending was perfect for their respective stories.

Luca gets to learn; Elio gets acceptance. And, that's the way it ought to be.

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SOMEONE SAVE HIM💔💔💔💔

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In other words girl why are you working you’re like 75 & Italy’s retirement age is 67 go spend time with your wife 😭😭

OH THATS MY GIRL THATS MY DAUGHTER EVER IM SO PROUD OF HER

don’t mind the watermark I pirated it

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live action luca where at the end luca gives up on going to school and him and alberto just go back to live on the island forever and they never see massimo or giulia again👍

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OH THATS MY GIRL THATS MY DAUGHTER EVER IM SO PROUD OF HER

don’t mind the watermark I pirated it

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★彡HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE MOVIE IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!! ★彡

╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

(i feel old lol)

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Happy birthday Luca (2021)

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Quick sketch cause I got bored

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HAPPY 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY, LUCA!!

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happy 4 years to the movie that changed my life <3

i can’t believe i’ve never posted any art of luca cuz it’s literally my favorite movie ever but here’s some older underdogs i drew a little while ago

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It's cannon idgaf they're boyfriends lol

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Happy fourth anniversary to these two little monsters.

(Technically, Luca premiered on the 13th, but that was in Italy. The film wouldn't be released in the United States until five days later)

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I know they're just actors but the way Alberto gives a sign to Luca like he's leaving or something by tapping him here is really boyfriend stuff

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I was watching a Luca reaction video and noticed this cute and kinda funny detail when Ercole was throwing the spear at Luca and Alberto during the race near the end of the movie. Alberto tries to cover/protect Luca but ends up covering his eyes😭💕. Its the thought that counts!