honestly, this is everything i wanted the wild robot to be.
its EXTREMELY cute and charming the whole way without ever feeling "aimless" even though they are literally "going with the flow" (a HA), the score's legit breathtaking with the progressive electronic-y elements kicking in whenever theres something "transcendental" (like the crane ascension scene with the northern lights and the clouds swirling around them godDAMN) AND the handheld style emulation (which i usually find extremely gimmicky in animated movies) works extremely well here.
this has no right being THIS good
GIVE ALL THE OSCARS TO THE CUTE ANIMAL MOVIE