This flattening has ethical and aesthetic consequences. Ethically, the rain-that-washes-everything-away image raises questions about stewardship. If art is communal, does unrestricted sharing democratize culture? For many, access to films—particularly from marginalized cinemas or regions with limited distribution—can be emancipatory. Yet the same torrents can undermine the structures that sustain filmmaking: revenues, rights, and the labor that transforms ideas into images. The delicate infrastructures—independent distributors, regional cinemas, festivals—risk erosion when a deluge substitutes sustained engagement with instant consumption.