While the pair of young dreamers had hoped to win a Vespa to travel the world together, Luca finds himself dreaming more and more about Giulia's human school.
With Luca literally bursting from the sea and needing to be taught how to walk on dry land, Pixar has perhaps achieved the ultimate fish out of water narrative, both figuratively and literally.
Casarosa drew a lot of influence in his filmmaking from one of the creative icons of his childhood.
He has no known but uses a shovel as a weapon instead, which he uses to beat people with.
One of the film's more introspective characters is Luca's friend Alberto.
When Luca arrives home an entire two minutes late, his mother asks about his tardiness, asking if there was a boat that forced him to hide until it passed.