The award -winning cartoon film, made without dialogues and with open source software, keeps our domesticated friends fascinated
One night, shortly before the Oscar ceremony, my boyfriend decided to see FlowLatvia animation tape that would end up winning the best animated film award. Upon returning from a dinner, I discovered that the film had also captured the attention of another spectator: my dog Daisy, a mestizo corgi.
In Tiktok the videos of dogs and cats abound watching Flow next to their owners. Apparently, many recognize in this sweet story starring an adorable black kitten that must collaborate with a varied group of animals to survive the rise in sea level in a surreal landscape. This trend in social networks has become the tender brooch of one of the most comforting stories of the awards season: an independent production, without dialogues, which surpassed great studies such as Intensely 2 and The wild robotand gave Latvia his first Oscar.
See Flow In the cinema it is an enveloping experience. On a large screen, one is lost in animation: in the movement of water, in the beauty and terror of the universe that the little cat tries to navigate. Seeing her at home – devonable in Max – with a pet is equally lovely, although different. The attention is distributed between the history and the reaction of the animal that accompanies us.
For example, I tried to decipher what happened to Daisy. Surely he did not understand the allegory of climate change, but his ears stood when he saw the protagonist. He even ran to the screen when he and his ally, a capibara, fell from the ship. See – or maybe he heard – the characters in danger altered it in some way.
Matiss Kaza, producer and coguionista of Flowhe explained by email that they are probably The real sounds of animals used in production that capture the attention of pets. “We do not usually think of animals as a potential public, but we are glad Flow It has turned out to be an experience of union between spectators and their dogs or cats, ”he said.
I talked to users who shared videos of their pets watching the movie. Everyone agreed that their animals rarely pay so much attention to television.
Chayse Orion, 24, had seen Flow In Tiktok before deciding to see it. Although it seemed pretty, who was absorbed was his Fishbone cat. “I was very involved in the movie, which was weird. I had never seen him interact with television, ”he said. Orion even approached the Tower Tower to the TV to improve his view. “Yesterday I put it again while working. Without a doubt, it is now your favorite movie,” he added.
Daniel Gao, 32, published a video of his Karma cat, of appearance similar to the protagonist. “Why is it so involved in this?” He wondered. He admitted that Karma sometimes moved away when the action intensified. “I think I thought: ‘This is too afraid, I need to look away.’ I also felt the same,” he said.
Also dogs, like Daisy, participate. Celine Orosco, 29, noticed that his Golden Retriever, Samson, was more attentive than ever. “It was the first film that saw complete. He was especially excited with the farmer who joins the group of travelers. He loved that dog,” he said.
Of course, we don’t know what our pets think when seeing Flow. Are they really recognized in the characters? It’s hard to know. My boyfriend believed that Daisy was attracted to the lemur that collects Baratijas, but then thought he disturbed her. I know that she did not follow the plot – I want her, but it is not so intuitive – although she reacted to the voices and sounds, intrigued in her own way.
We love to observe our animals see Flow Because the film reminds us that subtle anthropomorphization is powerful. Their movements reflect real behaviors, but their actions are human enough to identify with them.
Would a cat, a dog, a capibara, a large bird and a lemur join to save each other before a flood? We don’t know. But as a metaphor, it is a powerful lesson about empathy.
Similarly, we believe to see human features in our pets, although we know that, to a large extent, we project our emotions on them. We want to believe they think like us. And when we see that they look Flow As we do, we feel that we are a little closer.