The Vespa is the absolute protagonist of the Disney feature film set in Italy. Symbols of adventure and discovery
it was impossible for us not to write a review of Luca, the new Disney Pixar movie. Not because the story is set in a quaint fishing village on the Ligurian coast, but because Vespa Piaggio is also one of the protagonists of the film. Also in this case the two wheels are the means to reach freedom and to explore the world. As in hundreds of other films, the Vespa is a means of transport, and a means to reach a dimension of fun and joy.
In the feature film, already available to Disney + subscribers, it is the driving force that draws the protagonists into a world unknown to them.” It is the greatest invention of human beings. Get on the saddle and take you wherever you want. The Vespa is freedom” thus begins the dream of two children, Luca and Alberto, who recognize in the Italian scooter a magical machine capable of transforming space. travelling and time in experiences. Two wheels that turn life into an adventure.
There are countless actresses and actors who have ridden a Vespa, and just as many films – comedies or dramas, action or social commitment – in which the most loved scooter in the world peeps out when it doesn’t even become a character: from Caro Diario ( 1993) by Nanni Moretti, in which the protagonist is riding a 150 Sprint for the entire episode entitled, precisely, In Vespa ad Alfie (2004) in which Jude Law goes for a walk through the streets of Manhattan with his white Vespa -blue, to The Interpreter (2005) by Sydney Pollack, with Nicole Kidman taking her yellow Vespa the preferred means of transport for getting around New York’s streets.
And then still a true cult of youth cultures such as Quadrophenia, Absolute Beginners and American Graffiti, up to blockbusters such as The talent of Mr Ripley, The Charge of 102 and the most recent Transformers 5 – The Last Knight and Zoolander 2.
Vespa also boasts appearances in spectacular animated films such as Ratatouille (2007), Madagascar 3 (2012) and Big Hero 6 (2014). As well as an unforgettable appearance in the eighth season (1996) of The Simpsons. Vespa also appears in many TV series, among the most famous Romanzo Criminale and How I met your mother.
