#hands down

In parkour civilization, even rain is parkour

"When Robert Grainier died in his sleep sometime in November of 1968, his life ended as quietly as it had begun. He'd never purchased a firearm or spoken into a telephone. He had no idea who his parents might have been, and he left no heirs behind him. But on that spring day, as he misplaced all sense of up and down, he felt, at last, connected to it all."

With no exaggeration, this is the best movie of 2024. It tells the story of unlikely friends at the end of the human civilization. There is no human dialogue, but the characters are perfectly understandable. The animation and music are outstanding, making this an aesthetic treat. The story beats are honestly perfect. There is an element of enchantment that is treated as a natural part of the world. And the movie ends exactly when it needs to and not a moment sooner or later.