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This review was originally published on November 21, 2024.
At the97th Academy Awards,Flowwon for Best Animated Feature.
The house that the movies feline protagonist resides in looks like it was recently inhabited.
They dont talk, aside from species-specific grunts, barks, and hisses recorded from real-life critters.
But the backdrops are rendered with an oppressive prettiness that has a perverse cheapening effect.
Stuck with their own species, the animals behave in predictable patterns.
When shaken out of their instinctive habits, they work together and develop a more advanced consciousness.
Finally, a feline-led film that really is aboutthe perils of tribalism.
