This is a Latvian animated film, let's say silent, as there is only grunting, barking, meowing and squawking.
The cinematographic interest of the film is the creator's vision of the world he teaches. How in hostile environments and situations that take us out of our comfort zone, it is essential to learn to trust.
This is what manages to keep the protagonist cat away from loneliness and shows us that the animals in the film are neither good nor bad.
The setting in which they live also determines their behavior, distinguishing them beyond our point of view about them.
To approach this film from an animal perspective, since all the characters are animals, is the perfect formula to make this journey much more emotional and intense.
It is known that audiences always tend to empathize more with animals and therefore showing this more subjective point of view, where you are also one of the castaways, is the key to Flow.
The conflict of Flow lies in its very premise. Each animal has a different notion of how to go about the search for acceptance and where to look.
These competing visions organically drive mutual support for each other. Although they don't know it, their most hidden emotions are what makes them evolve.
Between them, they have already formed a tribe and it is during the journey that they have found their family.
As they get to know each other, they choose to maintain more friendly or reserved postures, based on the previous notions they have about the different species.
It is in getting to know them, where the film gives us well-developed characters, who without saying a word show us that they are out of the mold, that they are more than an archetype.
We must not forget that the backdrop of Flow is an apocalyptic world. Cyclical disasters that function as warnings and force everyone to adapt to the environment, in this changing world.
As in our reality with climate change, hope and resilience is key to survival. May we be more like these animals and work together for a livable world in the future.
