Page One: “Luca” (2021)

Screenplay by Jesse Andrews & Mike Jones, story by Enrico Casarosa & Jesse Andrews & Simon Stephenson, story consultant Julie Lynn & Randall Green

The movie version of the opening:

Reminds me of a couple of other opening scenes from Disney movies:

In each case, a character is a “believer” in something strange about the ocean. Then the something “strange” happens directly after.

You may read the screenplay for Luca here.

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