Canon Queen

"Cats" In all terms of theatre- is beautiful purrformance. From the attentively chosen and crafted performers who resonated in a range from lively to passionate to profound, the voices, whom were a strong out source of the classic lyrics to the original musical, were more than just beautiful. As the musical itself, the wonderful lyrics, inspired and drawn straight from T.S Eliot's poems- were the show's golden stars. The lyrics varied as much as the music and performers carried them with each dainty step. Which doesn't change the fact that the choreography itself catches not just the human eye, but the feline ones to which they represent. Aside from the dainty classical ballet style, it was also energetic, spacious, and precise. The movie has a clear and symbolically resonant dramatic arc, which doesn't shy away from the fact that there is a strong allegory in the mits of all the well constructed production numbers.The story itself is stronger and more clear in comparison to the 80s musical classic. There was much more presence in the story, the characters, and sets themselves. To be clear; the story is of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night they make what is known as "the Jellicle choice" and decide which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life. This of course is all in reference to the age old wives tale that cats have many lives and each one a new. As for the C.G.I, in my strong opinion, there was nothing more they could've done to spotlight the personification of cats. To each personality to each breed- the result is indeed uncanny, yet in the most welcoming way. Yes, they could've given us simply an animated film with singing and dancing cats. Yes, they could've made the transformation of people into cats much more anthropomorphic. They could've done a lot of things, but I strongly doubt it would've come off the same. The cats musical and movie have a strong message- Cats are just like you and me. They are much like humans in the way they walk to the way they talk. The musical is self mirrors that of the original source material, that all cats have personalities and to personify all the cats through human-feline hybrids was the most ideal way. “Cats” is provocative, idiosyncratic, and surprising. It puts the power and the peculiarity of its own manipulations up front. So complain if you will, heck you might even absolutely hate how they look, but in the end the choice was made simple due to the meaning and purpose of personifying cats themselves and they did it beautifully. My strong belief that animation would have ruined this movie if given the slightest chance, remains unchanged. Animation would've caused the allegorical fantasy of giddy delight and haunting depth to be tossed around clumsily and would've been grossly mishandled. While unlike the physical performance of the living dancer, it would've come off as dry and bland in comparison. There wouldn't be enough animated talent in the world that could've given the strong and natural emotional presence the actors in the live-action brought. Which is way the box-office failure of this delightful, passionate, yet whimsical film is disheartening to say the least. Especially when such a remarkably crafted film had such phenomenal actors, who might I add felt perfect in each feline role. The story, which is as simple as it was in the musical, lead a foundation to a stronger more spirited story for the big screen. In conclusion; I hope you will give this movie a second chance. I hope you will see past the cover and read more on the inner wonders this movie has to offer. This story has a wonderful and beautiful soul to it. That will keep you deeply entertained from ears to tail.

Haven't finished the series yet, but so far I'm loving everything about it. From the wide range of not just a racially diverse cast, but the wide range in character personalities. Not to mention is has Ellen Page, an amazing actress whose amazing talent even shows in this series. Along with everyone else, the acting, writing, and just everything all around is just exactly what I look for in a series! I would recommend this wacky dysfunctional superhero family action drama to anyone, I've never been interested in the comics before now. Please watch this series I'm sure you will enjoy it!