Another day, another feed full of these dogs on this sub.

It really should just be renamed at this point.

I enjoyed the new Avatar movie, but I have to be honest- the amount of times they dropped the words “bro” and “cuz” was to the point of distraction. It was cringe-worthy.

This…suddenly makes a lot more sense.

Exactly.

And, as a gay man, generally speaking, while I love seeing representation on screen, I sometimes feel they (not just Disney) are heavy-handed in how they present it in film- almost like trying too hard (“hello fellow kids” meme comes to mind), but also simultaneously making sure things can be edited out for international markets that would otherwise refuse to screen it. I get it- it’s business- and losing out on the Chinese market in particular is crippling for box office success.

That said, I think they managed to make it feel fairly organic here. It wasn’t a defining part of his character and I liked the awkward crush element. It didn’t need to be more than than that.

The 3 legged dog was a bit of a flex, but you know what- everyone’s family looks different and I think that was kinda the point. So many people get off put by seeing things outside the “expected” frame work and it’s fascinating to me how worked up they get over it.

I actually agree. I watched it with my mother over the holidays and was surprised how much I enjoyed it. I probably won’t watch it again and it felt a little bland, but still worth watching.

The designs for the tertiary creatures felt lackluster and weird, and the narrative pacing was not great, but overall I enjoyed the story and message.

As others mentioned, it was not advertised well. It was never going to be on the level of a Frozen, but it’s definitely not as much of a bomb as others say. Definitely nowhere near Encanto though- different genre anyway.

This felt more of a Disney+ release than it did theatrical though. I will go to my grave thinking Luca (which I know is Pixar) was robbed of acclaim and deserved a theatrical release.

This. So much.

I wish I would’ve spent less time brushing my dad off before losing him unexpectedly 5 years ago. He was a good man and just wanted to relate with me, and I couldn’t be bothered.

Don’t be me.