History WesternAnimation / Luck2022

* AnAesop: Bad luck matters as much as good luck.
** Just because we have bad luck, it doesn't mean we are doomed to fail or suffer.
** Never judge ourselves or others by our luck, but by our actions and choices.

''Luck'' is a 2022 animated fantasy film directed by Peggy Holmes and produced by Creator/JohnLasseter. It is the first film out of Creator/SkydanceMedia’s newly formed Skydance Animation division. It premiered on Creator/AppleTVPlus on August 5, 2022.

'''Previews:''' [[https://youtu.be/Sx_pxejch2g Teaser]], [[https://youtu.be/6W2k49xi9UI 30 second spot]], [[https://youtu.be/xSG5UX0EQVg Trailer]]

* AdvertisingByAssociation: The teaser poster makes a point that this film is “from the creative visionary behind ''Franchise/ToyStory'' and ''Franchise/{{Cars}}''”, producer Creator/JohnLasseter[[note]]Lasseter is never specifically named, however, due to his misconduct that cost him his position at Disney[[/note]].

-->'''Sam''': Okay. Okay, universe, think you're pretty tough?

* DarkIsNotEvil: The realm of Bad Luck is, at first glance, dark and foreboding, populated by roots and goblins who are responsible for creating bad luck for the human world. However, [[spoiler: the roots and goblins turn out to be cheerful and friendly once Sam gets to know them. And even their creation of bad luck turns out to be a necessary function.]]

** Simon Pegg is cast as Bob, a Scottish black cat, despite not actually being Scottish himself. [[spoiler:Turns out, neither is Bob! He’s actually an English Black cat and bad luck instead of good luck as he claimed.]]
* GoodLuckCharm: Creatures from the Land of Luck need lucky “travel pennies” while in the human world, as their natural luck doesn’t travel with them. The plot kicks off when Sam finds Bob’s travel penny and then later loses it.

* MiseryBuildsCharacter: Sam’s perpetual streak of bad luck, while keeping her from finding a family, had allowed her to grow into a resourceful, empathetic, and loyal individual. [[spoiler: Bob points this out to her during the film’s DarkestHour, and she in turn uses that lesson to talk down Babe from eliminating bad luck.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Sam gets the idea to [[spoiler: shut down the bad luck pump so nothing but good luck will be sent into the world, reasoning they can leave it off for a couple hours to help her friend and then boot it back up later. It doesn't occur to either her or Bob that bad luck will continue to be generated, causing the pump to explode because her actions have clogged it.]]

-->'''Bob''': Humans...are so weird.

* TemptingFate: In the trailer, Bob comments that a big reason the Land of Luck runs so smoothly is because humans have never set foot in it, and “with a little bit of luck, never will.” Enter Sam. A human girl.

* XDaysSince: The end of the trailer displays a sign displaying that the company has had 9,999,999,999 lucky days[[labelnote:*]]over 27 million years, for those curious[[/labelnote]] in a row. With Sam’s arrival, the sign is reset to zero.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: [[spoiler: Sam goes through a [[HeroicBsoD Heroic BsoD]] when her attempt at sending only good luck to the Human World caused the bad luck pump to explode, which sent only bad luck to the Randomizer, caused it to shut down, and took away Hazel's guaranteed chance to get adopted. Bob manages to get Sam out of it with this kind of speech. He tells her that even though she has bad luck, she's a good person because she's selfless, wants good things for others, and that Hazel is the luckiest girl in the world because she has Sam as her friend.]]

-->'''Bob''': ''You flushed my penny'' '''''down the toilet?!!'''''
-->'''Sam''': You just...talked.

-->'''Sam''': Why didn't you tell me [[spoiler:Bad Luck's]] where you'll be banished, Bob?
-->'''Bob''': You never asked.
-->'''Sam''': ''Because'' you said no more questions.

--->'''Bob''': Why didn't you tell me you could sing?
--->'''Sam''': You never asked. No questions, remember?
--->'''Bob''': Right. Because we don't need to get to know each other.

-->'''Sam''': Why didn't you tell me [Bad Luck's] where you'll be banished, Bob?

* WindsOfDestinyChange: Lucky pennies from the Land of Luck grant whoever is holding them improbably good luck. Unfortunately, that only works when the penny is kept on them. Sam stumbles upon Bob's penny, only to lose it because she sets it down and her bad luck kicks in, sending it into an automatic toilet.

* MaleGaze: [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=okzauEtBHIk As this video points out]], there's a couple moments in the film where the camera is intentionally positioned right on Sam's butt.

''Luck'' is a 2022 animated fantasy film directed by Peggy Holmes. It is the first film out of Creator/SkydanceMedia’s newly formed Skydance Animation division. It premiered on Creator/AppleTVPlus on August 5, 2022.

* TearsOfJoy: Sam starts crying after [[spoiler:Bob's [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre You Are Better Than You Think Are]] speech. Bob tells her that he didn't mean to make her cry, but Sam reassures him that it's a happy cry.]]