Flow
Animated movies with no dialogue - so hot right now. While Robot Dreams last year accomplished that while keeping me engaged throughout, Flow is a much more ethereal, vibe-y and symbolic movie. On the one hand, there is much to dissect and gleam from such a concept film, on the other hand, it’s lack of engagement lost some points with me. Made entirely in Blender, a free software program, the animation is beautiful and unique, the characters at time appearing not fully rendered, like a watercolor painting, and it works perfectly. I alikened this to being a cat’s version of the Odyssey, like it felt like a literary epic. Utterly unique, and a fascinating watch. Great for parents and nonparents alike.
-Z
A fun and beautiful animated film, but the no dialogue aspect left my mind to wander a bit, unfortunately. I think the message here is more layered than what is on the surface. Maybe it would be a higher rating from me if I wasn’t such a well-known cat hater?
-E
