By: Max Rekela Jasper

October 22, 2025

As we humans live in a world filled with controversy, it’s important for us to take a break from the negative aspects of our lives and focus on something else. I’d like to make a strong argument that the next time you’re feeling stressed, frustrated, or any feeling of the sort, you should watch Gints Zilbalodis’ “Flow”.

“Flow” is a film comfortable for anybody to watch, regardless of what they may think of the world.

For the first twenty minutes of “Flow”, I was completely immersed. I couldn’t take my eyes off of the beauty I was watching. It was as if I was transported into the world the incredible animation team had created. Life seemed so peaceful and painless. There were no humans, only animals. It was beautiful.

Then, the great flood happened. The flood displaced various animals depicted in the film, forcing them to work together if they want to survive.

I chose to see the flood as a work of God. I imagined the events of this film taking place during Noah’s Ark, and these animals being left behind to die. Yet, God gave them the resources to survive, and they all took it. Sure, there was some quarreling along the way, but these animals did what they could to survive.

My favorite animal in the film was undoubtedly the cat, who goes through the most amount of growth. The cat begins as a scared prey, afraid of every other animal that came its way. By the end, the cat was a predator, being able to successfully hunt fish, as well as ensure that its first true friend, the capybara, survived. The cat’s act of heroism suggests that even the smallest of creatures can have a big impact, if they choose to do so.

The weakest aspect of “Flow” was definitely its second act. To me, the second act felt slow and boring; it didn’t have nearly as big of an effect as the first act did. The third act of “Flow” definitely makes the lackluster second act worth it. However, it didn’t make me feel the same way as the first act.

Despite that, “Flow” succeeds in being a simple film anybody could enjoy, if they choose to do so. Like the cat in “Flow”, we humans need to choose growth and not remain stuck in our current environment forever.

With all that being said, I would rate “Flow” three and a half stars out of five.