I watched the director's previous movie 'Away' on streaming during lockdown. I liked it at the time but I've found myself thinking about it many times over the subsequent years, probably more than any other movie I've seen. It's a very simple story about a boy on a motorbike being pursued by a giant robot. No dialogue. Not much happens. But it obviously made an impact on me on some subconscious level that I wasn't aware of at the time. I watched Flow recently and thought it was fine. Will I be thinking about it in five year's time? I seriously doubt it. But my experience with Away brought something to light when we review movies that we don't and can't take into account - how we react to movies over time. I would never have thought that I would be thinking about 'Away' so much. I enjoyed it at the time, probably more so than 'Flow', but I never thought for one second that it would drift into my thoughts over the years since I saw it. Some of the dialogue-free animation movies over the last 25 years have been great - The Triplets of Belleville, The Red Turtle. The Illusionist, Robot Dreams, Away. You never know which movies will mean the most to you in the future.
Interesting. I will have to check out Away then and see if I enjoy it more. I havent seen a few of the other films you mentioned. I will add them to my list!
Because there is no dialogue in the movie, it is not simple movie. It is deep. It makes you think about what happened before and after. Empathy and fantasy are some of the feelings you seem to lack. Maybe too many games played.
@ivetavolkova3975 if you think I lack empathy you've never seen any of my other reviews. Films about compassion towards humans and animals alike are some of my favorites! For instance the recent film EO was a brilliant movie that's soul focus is empathy towards animals. The problem with this movie is its difficult to establish empathy for animals that don't look like real animals. The animation looked like a cheap video game. If that works for you then fine. But it did not work for me.
@@natesfilmreviews You're right, you've never been in my sights before. I said that there is nothing to be offended about. I expressed the same opinion about your review of my beloved movie as you did. It's always good to hear criticism, even if you don't like it, but it's everyone's choice to accept it or not, especially for public people. But I am very glad that you watched the film and after that you have an opinion about it, not before :) You seem to be very passionate about your opinion and so am I. It's ok.
@ivetavolkova3975 I was actually very disappointed not to love this movie! I have three dogs and animals are a big part of my life. So anytime films dive into that subject matter I hope they become a favorite. It unfortunately didn't work for me. But I always hope to enjoy any film I watch!
@@natesfilmreviews My opinion versus yours. I say so, don't be offended. I enjoyed the correspondence with you. It's good when people express their thoughts (even if they don't match my wishes ;))
I agree with you, based on previous review, Look Back (Takoyaka Oshiyama) is better than this one and oscar worthy, period. but Flow is winning awards everywhere
@@natesfilmreviewsI think the original comment was a tad harsher than it needed to be, that said, it is fairly evident that you stopped paying attention when the movie failed to mesh with you. Which would be perfectly fine, if it was accurately reflected in the review. Unfortunately what we actually get is an attempt at a more factual presentation. Thus you keep going on about cute animals doing cute animal things, which is just jarring to people who remember a secretary bird's wing being broken as a display of dominance or a cat almost drowning, just to name a few.
@@subtlewolf I didn't stop paying attention. You are contributing to my argument. Scenes where cute animals are in danger or die. There is nothing deeper or interesting about it. It feels like every positive review is people reaching so hard for a deeper message of comraderie, but it just feels very empty to me. Especially with the animation that feels like a cheap video game.
@@natesfilmreviews Did you notice a change in the cat's attitude towards other animals during the film, did you wonder why the water disappeared, or did you understand the meaning of the whale? It's so cheap when everything is presented in dialogue in front of you and you don't have to move your brain. Sorry, I don't mean to be harsh, but your comments did not reflect well on you.
@@natesfilmreviewsOkay, then the original comment nailed it after all and I'm the fool for looking for something deeper than a lack of empathy in your review.
I watched the director's previous movie 'Away' on streaming during lockdown. I liked it at the time but I've found myself thinking about it many times over the subsequent years, probably more than any other movie I've seen. It's a very simple story about a boy on a motorbike being pursued by a giant robot. No dialogue. Not much happens. But it obviously made an impact on me on some subconscious level that I wasn't aware of at the time. I watched Flow recently and thought it was fine. Will I be thinking about it in five year's time? I seriously doubt it. But my experience with Away brought something to light when we review movies that we don't and can't take into account - how we react to movies over time. I would never have thought that I would be thinking about 'Away' so much. I enjoyed it at the time, probably more so than 'Flow', but I never thought for one second that it would drift into my thoughts over the years since I saw it. Some of the dialogue-free animation movies over the last 25 years have been great - The Triplets of Belleville, The Red Turtle. The Illusionist, Robot Dreams, Away. You never know which movies will mean the most to you in the future.
Interesting. I will have to check out Away then and see if I enjoy it more. I havent seen a few of the other films you mentioned. I will add them to my list!
Because there is no dialogue in the movie, it is not simple movie. It is deep. It makes you think about what happened before and after. Empathy and fantasy are some of the feelings you seem to lack. Maybe too many games played.
@ivetavolkova3975 if you think I lack empathy you've never seen any of my other reviews. Films about compassion towards humans and animals alike are some of my favorites! For instance the recent film EO was a brilliant movie that's soul focus is empathy towards animals. The problem with this movie is its difficult to establish empathy for animals that don't look like real animals. The animation looked like a cheap video game. If that works for you then fine. But it did not work for me.
@@natesfilmreviews You're right, you've never been in my sights before.
I said that there is nothing to be offended about. I expressed the same opinion about your review of my beloved movie as you did. It's always good to hear criticism, even if you don't like it, but it's everyone's choice to accept it or not, especially for public people.
But I am very glad that you watched the film and after that you have an opinion about it, not before :)
You seem to be very passionate about your opinion and so am I. It's ok.
@ivetavolkova3975 I was actually very disappointed not to love this movie! I have three dogs and animals are a big part of my life. So anytime films dive into that subject matter I hope they become a favorite. It unfortunately didn't work for me. But I always hope to enjoy any film I watch!
@@natesfilmreviews My opinion versus yours.
I say so, don't be offended. I enjoyed the correspondence with you. It's good when people express their thoughts (even if they don't match my wishes ;))
I agree with you, based on previous review, Look Back (Takoyaka Oshiyama) is better than this one and oscar worthy, period. but Flow is winning awards everywhere
Look Back is far superior for sure! Im just baffled why this is getting so much praise.
I'm not getting into too much detail but there's a reason it's having a meteoric rise. Search your feelings Luke. The force is strong with this one.
Your review reveals more about you than the movie. 👎
What did you like so much about it? I'm curious as to what people are getting out of it. I was hoping to like it!
@@natesfilmreviewsI think the original comment was a tad harsher than it needed to be, that said, it is fairly evident that you stopped paying attention when the movie failed to mesh with you.
Which would be perfectly fine, if it was accurately reflected in the review. Unfortunately what we actually get is an attempt at a more factual presentation.
Thus you keep going on about cute animals doing cute animal things, which is just jarring to people who remember a secretary bird's wing being broken as a display of dominance or a cat almost drowning, just to name a few.
@@subtlewolf I didn't stop paying attention. You are contributing to my argument. Scenes where cute animals are in danger or die. There is nothing deeper or interesting about it. It feels like every positive review is people reaching so hard for a deeper message of comraderie, but it just feels very empty to me. Especially with the animation that feels like a cheap video game.
@@natesfilmreviews Did you notice a change in the cat's attitude towards other animals during the film, did you wonder why the water disappeared, or did you understand the meaning of the whale? It's so cheap when everything is presented in dialogue in front of you and you don't have to move your brain.
Sorry, I don't mean to be harsh, but your comments did not reflect well on you.
@@natesfilmreviewsOkay, then the original comment nailed it after all and I'm the fool for looking for something deeper than a lack of empathy in your review.