Flow (2024)

In what appears to be a post apocalyptic world where the water level increases to dangerous proportions, a cat struggles to survive along several other animals (a dog, a capybara, a secretary bird, a ring tailed lemur). Co-written and directed by Gints Zilbalodis. This Oscar winning film (best animated feature) from Latvia is a lovely and poignant movie. This isn't your Disney or Pixar cute animated talking animal movie. There's no dialogue whatsoever, the film's themes are dark as we travel through a surrealistic journey of what appears to be a global disaster. There are no humans in the movie and the only indication that humans live (or once lived) on the planet are the architecture still standing and there's a brief view of a sculpted human hand. If the movie has a message, it seems to be that different species can get along with the implication of then why can't humans. Emotionally tangible without being mawkish. It's a journey well worth taking.