HELLO and welcome to my very first video essay! And what a topic for it to be about! 🐈‍⬛ A few weeks ago we went to see CATS on tour in Vancouver (vlog linked below) and I was so inspired that I felt a calling to share every thought in my head about this show and the terrible movie adaptation. It’s deranged, it’s silly, it’s fun, and I made this hour long video about it. I hope you enjoy!

🇨🇦 Vancouver vlog: [ Ссылка ]
▶ Subscribe for more vlogs and videos! [ Ссылка ]

00:00 intro
02:18 part 1: the history of CATS
09:09 part 2: the “plot” or lack thereof
32:13 part 3: the unspeakably bad 2019 film
53:55 wrap up
55:05 breaking news !!

📚 Articles referenced/used in my research:
NYT Review of original Broadway run: [ Ссылка ]
‘Cats’ Director Tom Hooper Didn’t Finish Movie Until Hours Before World Premiere: [ Ссылка ]
Andrew Lloyd Webber bought a therapy dog because he was ‘emotionally damaged’ over Cats [ Ссылка ]
How Do Furries Feel About the New Cats Movie?: [ Ссылка ]
Cats Production Was Almost Slavery For VFX Artists [ Ссылка ]
VFX Artists Are Still Working On ‘Cats’ Even Though The Film Is Already Out In Theaters [ Ссылка ]
Cats VFX Editor Confirms the “Butthole Cut” Was Very Real, Very Terrible: [ Ссылка ]
Andrew Lloyd Webber, who wrote the original musical 'Cats,' calls movie 'ridiculous' [ Ссылка ]
The Category Is... Cats Realness, Coming to Lower Manhattan in 2024 [ Ссылка ]

🎥 Videos I watched/referenced/just good things for more discussion of this topic:
Cats the Musical Behind the Scenes [ Ссылка ]
Why is Cats? [ Ссылка ]
VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGi 7: [ Ссылка ]
How CATS (2019) Goofed - Let Me Explain [ Ссылка ]
Why the Music in Cats (2019) is Worse than you Thought [ Ссылка ]
Cats 2019 vs Cats 1998 - Film Review [ Ссылка ]
How To Achieve The Cats Look | Cats The Musical Backstage [ Ссылка ]

🩰 And while you’re at it please watch some actual good videos of Frankie Hayward performing:
Nutcracker - Sugar Plum [ Ссылка ]
Swan Lake Pas de Trois [ Ссылка ]
Giselle - Peasant Pas de Deux (with Yasmine Naghdi) [ Ссылка ]
Like Water for Chocolate (with Matty Ball) [ Ссылка ]

👚 My Greta Gerwig shirt is from SuperYaki: [ Ссылка ]
🐈‍⬛ And if you want to buy the same cat ears as me they’re here lmao [ Ссылка ]

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Find me on instagram @kaelaceleste and at kaelaceleste.com!

Thank you for watching!
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