Motion is useful when it shows state or relationship. The useful question is not whether the idea sounds persuasive. It is whether it helps someone understand the work, make a decision, or complete a task with less friction.
What is happening
Animation added only for atmosphere can delay reading and make controls feel uncertain. The strongest motion answers a question the interface already creates.
This tends to become visible at the boundary between the organization and the person encountering it for the first time. Internal familiarity hides effort that remains obvious to a customer, reader, applicant, or collaborator.
A practical response
Use movement to show reordering, reveal a result, preserve orientation, or confirm a change. Keep duration short enough that repeat use remains comfortable.
The aim is a smaller, clearer system: one source for the record, one visible hierarchy, and one next action that behaves as expected. That approach improves the immediate page and makes later application or database work easier to add without rebuilding the public surface.