It is no coincidence that, at the award ceremony, Gints Zilbalodis he said “We are all in the same boat“By accepting the Oscar winner for the Best animated film assigned to the film directed by him Flow And referring to the metaphor of his film in which a group of animals tries to survive a flood of biblical proportions.
Yes, because this is undoubtedly the sense of Flow – A world to save (in the original language Straum): like “the wild robot”, here is all the unexpressed calamity that has hit the world of animals, mentioned in the shots of the cities flooded totally without human activity.
The Zilbalodis film, in fact, is the story of a black cat in a world in which and where, suddenly, the water level begins to rise so much that it floods everything around the protagonist, including his home.
The plot of Flow
In a post-apocalyptic world where humanity has disappeared, Flow tells the extraordinary journey of a black cat who, after a devastating floodhe is forced to abandon his home. Only and disoriented, he soon finds company in an unlikely but close -knit group: a Labrador full of energy, a lazy capibara, a lemure with a vice of the theft and a wounded serpentarium, an African bird of prey with a proud character.
Together, aboard a sailing boat, they face the pitfalls of a now wild world, learning to trust each other and transform their diversity into force. An adventure of survival, friendship and discovery, in which each wave tests them, but also brings them closer and more.
The message of Flowthe inner world
The film is not only a reflection on self -search, but also an exploration of the human condition in the context of a world always in motion. Zilbalodis manages to talk about universal themes such as solitude, resilience and connection, without ever resorting to a traditional verbal language. The absence of dialogues allows each spectator to interpret the plot through his own emotional and cognitive lens.
In this context, the “flow” becomes a powerful metaphor. It represents the strength of life that pushes us forward, often without a clear direction, but also without stopping. The film invites us to reflect on our being trapped in a continuous flow of experiences and decisions that we cannot stop, but that we can still choose to face with awareness and determination.
And the climatic crisis
Flow It is not just a story of adventure and friendship, but one powerful metaphor of the consequences of the climatic crisis. The post-apocalyptic world in which the protagonists move, dominated by the water and emptied by the human presence, suggests a future in which environmental collapse has swept away civilization, leaving nature to recover the planet.
The flood that begins the story directly recalls the growing risk of extreme climatic climatic events: from the rise in sea level to increasingly violent hurricanes, passing through the floods that already devastate entire communities today. The journey of the small crew of animals on a sailboat can be read as one Symbolic version of climatic migrationphenomenon that involves not only humans, but also the fauna forced to move to survive.
The composition of the group is also interesting: different species, with opposite habits and contrasting characters, who learn to collaborate to cope with the difficulties. A clear message on how much the cooperation – between individuals, communities and even nations – is fundamental for face the climatic crisis.
Flow, In short, it shows us a world in which nature resists, adapts and finds new balances, but does it on a planet now uninhabited by man.
It is a powerful warning, therefore, that invites you to reflect on the choices we are making today and on the consequences that we could leave to future generations. If we do not want our future to look like that told in the film, the fight against climate change must become a priority, now.
