Cats (1951 film): Difference between revisions

''Cats'' released in 1951 and proved to be surprisingly successful, as few audience members were aware of Loveless' book and many came to see the special effects utilized to portray the God-in-Flesh at the film's climax. The actual plot of the film was largely disregarded and dismissed by critics as secondary to the visual spectacle, and its efforts at comedy described as "listless." Several musical numbers performed by the nekomimi characters have been referred to as "disruptive to what little plot there is" and in one case "Practically pornographic."

 

 

The film remains the most successful to come out of the otherwise small Cryrian film industry, which has frequently expressed its frustration at being defined by the archaic and virulent piece even in the 21st century. At a conference in 2021, film director Alice Palmstruch reportedly commented that she "Wished that damn thing had gone straight to the ashcan next to Casper [expletive] Ulf." Most theaters and streaming services in Cryria refuse to offer the film today, and the film industry's modern efforts to sever ties between itself and the production have led to criticism of historical whitewashing and demands that the industry take responsibility for its historical role in supporting speciest ideologies in the Isles.