>>124437530Hey, the Italian Anonimo here, you're definitely not the only one
>but the way americans refuse to depict affection in movies still boggles my mind> Kind of weird to see a movie about italians and I can't recall Luca's parents kissing their own sonI feel that's mainly related to the American influence, there they're very bitchy and strict about their "boundaries" (if you notice, even if in some cartoon they joke about the "no touching" thing) ... if you watch some videos about USA dudes you can usually see they barely touch each other too when hugging, and if they do, they're not soft (tough macho stereotype to keep is strong there). I don't know why they're like this, maybe it is us latinx having a more sexual and touchy culture for our hotter climates and poorer lives in the past ... anyways, the sea monsters are based more on Americans/"standard" western people I read, so that may be the reason why they depicted a more traditional family for them?
> Massimo and Giulia as wellDisagree here, Massimo is pretty affectionate, takes her close on his lap and everything and calls her by an adorable name still at 13
>Where I live it's normal to greet your parents, family and friends of the opposite sex with kisses and hugs,However, I can definitely tell you that's not the case in some parts of Italy; the touchy ways are definitely more relevant in Southern/Center (Rome side) Italy, Northern Italians are arguably more cold and formal in their greetings, manners too (maybe Except for Emilia Romagna), and this is slowly reaching South too, in new generations. The film is set in Liguria, it's an hotter climate compared to other Northern areas, but it's still North, and there's also a stereotype about Ligurians being scrooges and grumpy. I'd need some Settentrionale to do the talk, or even better, a Ligurian
