- Hey, brother! Ben, it has been a couple
weeks since "Luca" dropped, and as ever that means
it is time to figure out how it fits into the Pixar theory. And the plot certainly
thickens with "Luca" as we now starting to see the
blended existence of monsters during the time of the humans. (upbeat instrumental music)
♪ The Pixar theory ♪ ♪ The Pixar theory ♪ ♪ We're finally going to see it clearly ♪ ♪ The Pixar theory ♪ - This video will contain
spoilers for "Luca" and every Pixar movie. The Pixar theory, in case
you are somehow unfamiliar, is the idea that every
single Pixar movie exists in the same universe
on one giant timeline. It all starts in "The Good Dinosaur" when the asteroid misses the Earth and we get our first glimpse
at how other creatures on the planet could develop
human-like intelligence. It shows the rise and fall
of the humans, machines, and animals over millions of years, finally ending with "Monsters, Inc." Or "Brave," depending on
how you wanna look at it. And "Luca" is a very
interesting movie to include because whilst the stakes in
the movie are not that high, you know, just like win a promotional pasta
eating contest/triathlon, or as I like to call it, a pastathlon. I mean, I guess it also sends the message that loneliness can come from
anywhere, so there's that. But what it offers the
Pixar theory is huge. Because throughout the massive timeline that is the Pixar theory,
there are 2 huge sections that are somewhat harder pills to swallow. The first being when the
cars inherit the Earth, and the second being the
transition from humans to monsters after the Axiom returns
at the end of "Wall-E." Now that said, the explanations in place are already perfectly plausible. Don't you worry about that. But "Luca" totally
helps out by sanding off some of maybe the rougher edges
on both of these situations. But before we get into all
that, let's just first establish when in the Pixar timeline
"Luca" is actually happening. Now, despite coming out in 2021, the movie actually takes
place way before then back in the 1950-'60s era. This has actually been confirmed
by the director himself, Enrico Casarosa, who said
on Disney's Japanese Twitter that the movie takes place
in the 1950s and '60s. But I think we can go in-universe to get even further clarification. First of all, there are plenty
of posters around the town referencing classic Italian cinema, and specifically this woman
is watching a movie called "Big Deal on Madonna Street,"
which came out in in 1958, so it has to be taking place
by at least after that. Then in the credits we
can see Luca and Giulia watching the moon landing on
TV which took place in 1969, so it's also maybe just
a little bit before that. I mean, to be fair, that's a
single sketch in the credits, but either way I'm gonna
say mid to late '60s. Which is a very specific
and important decade in the Pixar theory
because it is when Supers were at their height, which to me helps explain
just a little bit more how the townsfolk at the
end of the movie came around so quickly on the idea of sea monsters. I mean, look, nothing
against the townsfolk and bravo to them for
being so open minded, but it is a lightning-fast turnaround to go from someone having a statue of someone killing a sea
monster in your town square to announcing that the winners
of your annual pastathlon are sea monsters. Pastathlon, we're gonna
have one at Castle Con. If you know, you know. But, if you were alive during a decade where things like Supers
and superpowers are a thing, then yeah, I can see you
maybe just being more open to supernatural stuff like this. And, of course, we know
everyone in the world does know about this because
of the end of "Incredibles 2" they have Supers from all over the world. But moving on. Another thing that actually
lines up really nicely with the rest of the Pixar theory, and you might not have thought of this, is the cleanliness of the water. Because in other recent Pixar movies which take place a little
closer to the present, the water is often horribly polluted if it is anywhere near humans, a sure sign of what is to come. And whilst Alberto is
certainly doing his part to litter the ocean at the
beginning of the movie, for the most part it is very clean. But actually, on that same
note, lets also talk about the fish that Luca is shepherding around because you may have also noticed that the fish in this movie are, well, they're not nearly as smart as the fish in, say, "Finding Nemo." You may recall those fish were so smart they managed to drive a truck. Yeah, that happened. Here it is. It's happening. This happened. This was real. This happened. But so, shouldn't the fish
in "Luca" also be smart? Well, surprisingly, no. Despite some animals
in the Pixar universe, like rats or dinosaurs or fish, gaining really high
levels of intelligence, that is never true for animals
that have been domesticated. You can see this with the chickens in "The Good Dinosaur"
or Buster in "Toy Story" or, yes, the fish in "Luca." Admittedly, the dogs in "Up"
are kind of an exception here, but they are also really highly trained and also are still very much dogs. - Squirrel! - All in all though,
"Luca" is very consistent with everything else that is happening in the Pixar theory timeline at that time. But speaking of allinol,
lets talk about "Cars 2." Woo, yeah! Give a like for
that segue, am I right? Do it. (crickets chirping) Okay, so Pixar theory wise,
the cars inherit the Earth after BnL forces the humans to leave. They come to life by
taking on the memories of their former owners and see the world through a carified lens. Human memories, of course,
being the main source of life for pretty much everything
else in Pixar, besides humans. And this could take on a
lot of different forms, whether its scream energy,
or your imaginary friend, or the toys coming to life,
or literally keeping you alive in some version of the
afterlife if you live in Mexico. That last one is from "Coco" where as long as someone
remembers you anywhere, you never experience what
is known as the final death. But that's the theory for
the cars come to life, and "Luca" helps drive... Eh? Killing it today. Seriously, like button. (crowd yelling) It home with the mystery
of Alberto's father. We don't know much about Alberto's father other than that he abandoned Alberto and lived above water with him
for some time away from town. But I also feel pretty
confident his name was Bruno, which is the source of Alberto's, shut up the voice in your
head, you only live once, let's drive this rickety Vespa off a cliff into the ocean and just generally
ignore gravity battle cry. - Silenzio, Bruno. - The idea here being that
his dad used to tell him not to do stuff a lot of stuff. - Alberto, you can't. Alberto, you're gonna die. Alberto, don't put that in your mouth. - But after being abandoned, Alberto rebels by refusing
to listen to any warning echo from that voice in his head. - Gravity! - But anyway, all that's
relevant because in "Cars 2" there's a car named Bruno Motoreau, the French crew chief of Raoul CaRoule. He is otherwise a very minor character, except he is almost definitely
the carified version of Alberto's father. And we don't know much about him, but everything we do know points that way. He plays the accordion, he likes romantic drives along the Seine, and his favorite movie is
"The Engine of Dr. Motoreau." "The Engine of Dr. Motoreau"
though is the carified version of the movie "The Island of Dr. Moreau," which is a movie about a man
creating human-animal hybrids, like, uh, I don't know, the sea monsters. And while the Seine is a river in France, it also has a second
meaning as fishing net, specifically the exact kind
Alberto is almost caught in at the beginning of "Luca." So, the idea is that the human Bruno caught Alberto's mother
in a seine fishing net, and then when she was above the surface, she, of course, just looked like a human. They fell in love, had
Alberto, and then she died, possibly at the hands of the townsfolk who, again, have a statue of
someone killing a sea monster in their town square. But that leaves Bruno
to raise his son alone, which, of course, he has
to do above the water because he is not a sea monster, hence why Alberto doesn't live underwater. And he almost definitely
does not live underwater, like at all, because him
and Luca have never met, which is weird because Luca
seems to know everybody in town. - Good morning, Mr. Branzino. - The point is the similarities between Bruno Motoreau's interests and the likely story of
Alberto's father are so similar that it all but proves that this is how the cars came to life. It also suggests that monsters and humans are similar enough to each
other to actually reproduce, which could offer another explanation for how after people return
to Earth from the Axiom, they start transforming into monsters from, you know, the blob people. Which to me seems perfectly possible, especially if they were able
to survive under the water the entire time the
humans were off in space and then reemerged after
the humans came back. And actually, there is some
credence to that thought because whilst there's basically
no non-carified creatures present in "Cars," there
is glaring exception: crabs. - I didn't wanna hit a crab! - We see in "Finding Dory" some crabs surviving in the pollution. But do you know how else
you might be surviving? By being domesticated. And do you know who domesticates crabs? The sea monsters! I mean, honestly, there's
almost no greater way to ensure your survival as a species than to be domesticated by humans, or I guess in this case creatures of human-level intelligence? But if sea monsters survived underwater for the entire 700 years that
humans were missing in space, then chances are their population
is actually a lot greater than what returns on the Axiom. Like, maybe enough to fully
convert the entire species. I mean, we do know for sure
that there are some versions of monsters that live
specifically under water. But the question is, where did
the sea monsters come from? Well, I have two options for you. First, we mentioned earlier
that "Luca" takes place during the same time period
as "The Incredibles," and we know some Supers power is literally just to change forms. So it's possible the very first
sea monster was just a Super who had the ability to change
into an underwater creature and he passed that ability on so much that eventually there was
just an entire community of sea monsters. Which I think would be a
pretty interesting take because it would mean the sea monsters were all actually humans
first and sea monsters second. They just fully adapted to
the sea monster side of things and decided to live underwater. Which would still add up because, indeed, Supers were driven
underground for a while. Or I guess in this case underwater. - [Narrator] They are living among us, average citizens, average heroes. - The other option though, and I kinda like this
one a little bit better, is that the earliest
sea monster was actually a banished monster. And the reason I like
this idea a little more is because we actually already know of a banished sea monster. - Loch Ness, Bigfoot,
the Abominable Snowman, they all got one thing in
common, pal, banishment. - Now granted, Loch Ness
is in Scotland, not Italy, but I don't really see
that as much of an issue 'cause they can just be banish monsters to more than one location, which is for sure a fact because Mike and Sully get
banished to the Himalayas, which is very, very
not a lake in Scotland. It is where the Abominable
Snowman is banished, though. - Welcome to the Himalayas! - Meaning the monsters are
happy to reuse the same door for this exact purpose, which could explain the
large number of inhabitants living off of the coast of this town. But even so, you might be thinking, "But gosh, that is a lot
of banished sea monsters. "Like, why are so many of
them breaking the rules "and getting exiled?" But the reason for their banishment I think is actually pretty obvious, and maybe banishment
is just the wrong word. Its more like relocation. But they need to be relocated because if they ever come above the water, they look like humans. And you may have noticed
this about the monsters, but they are like, uh,
super afraid of humans. - 2319! We have a 2319! (monster gasping) - Heck, that would even
explain the setting of the Italian Riviera. I mean if they are gonna relocate you from your home time period, the least they can do is
put you up somewhere nice, am I right? That would mean, however, though, that the monsters are actually responsible for their own creation
because they're the ones that send the monster back
in time to begin with. Which would mean then that the
future had already happened and was somehow fixed, like on a loop. Oh, that does sound familiar though. What did we say about
human memory earlier? That as long as someone
remembers you anywhere you can never experience the final death? Right, yes, so in order then to make sure that someone never truly dies, you would have to find a way to create a permanent memory of them. Which, which, you could
do if you found a way to live in the past and remember
something from the future that had not happened yet, right? Then, from the past, you
could set events in motion that would ensure you
always eventually remembered the same person again
so they would never die. And if that's ringing a bell somewhere in the distant memory of
your mind, it should be because it's exactly what Boo,
a.k.a. the Witch, is doing to make sure that Sully is never forgotten and never has to
experience the final death. Poof! ♪ Everything is part of the Pixar theory ♪ But there you go, guys, that is how "Luca" fits into the Pixar theory. I'm curious, what do you think? Is it more likely that the
sea monsters are Supers or that it's a monster being
banished from the future? Let me know your thoughts in
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