Postmodern Realities Episode 242 Friendship and Fatherhood in Pixar’s Luca

Luca is a fun, eccentric film that exudes personality and leaves room for some rumination regarding friendship and fatherhood. The notion of platonic friendships is one you don’t hear too much about. That is to say, a close, intimate relationship, much like a true friendship, but one that is not sexually charged or defined by physical intimacy. Current cultural trends seem diametrically opposed to these kinds of relationships, reading subtextual emotions and attractions into both same- and other-sex relationships. Famed twentieth-century Christian writer C. S. Lewis contended that what made Friendship (with a capital “F”) so profound was the fact that it was the most unnecessary kind of relationship needed to function in society. It was not required for survival, nor to reproduce as a species. It is unique in that it is chosen. The other type of relationship that forms a crucial part of the film’s story is the relationship between fathers and their children. As Christians, we should not turn a blind eye toward the responsibilities of the father. Luca is yet another thoughtful, earnest look at the joys of childhood and the pains of growing up. This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with Journal author Cole Burgett about his online-exclusive, “Friendship and Fatherhood in Pixar’s Luca.” https://www.equip.org/article/friendship-and-fatherhood-in-pixars-luca/Please note this article will be fully accessible by the public in the future, to get early access to read it now, please see our FAQ section on Early Access to Online-Exclusive Articles by clicking here. https://www.equip.org/early-access-to-online-exclusive-articles-faqs/We’d also like to invite you to subscribe to the Journal. To subscribe to the Journal, please click here. https://www.equip.org/product/crj-subscription/When you to subscribe to the Journal, you join the team of print subscribers whose paid subscriptions help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our ever growing database of over 1,500 articles, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast. https://www.equip.org/product/pmr-jnl-tip/Another way you can support our online articles is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10 which is the cost for some of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here Other articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring discussions around Pixar movies:Episode 228 Has Pixar Lost Its Soul ? Assessing an Animated Journey to the Afterlife and BackHas Pixar Lost Its Soul ? Assessing an Animated Journey to the Afterlife and BackEpisode 014: Finding Dory and Pixar Animation StudiosFinding Dory: A Fish Tale about Perseverance and Overcoming FearOther articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring Cole Burgett:Episode 239: No Us Without Him: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Zack Snyder’s Justice LeagueNo Us Without Him: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Zack Snyder’s Justice LeagueEpisode 234: Star Wars Happy and Glorious in The High RepublicHappy and Glorious in The High Republic: A Review of The High Republic Era beginning with Star Wars: Light of the Jedi by Charles SouleEpisode 227 Catharsis and the Power of Release in WandaVisonCatharsis and the Power of Release in WandavisonEpisode 222 Deconstructionism and the Gospel of Hope in LoganDeconstructionism and the Gospel of Hope...