The internet had an intense allergic reaction to "Cats" yesterday. But the story and its strangeness goes far beyond one trailer and into the heart of the creative process and marketing calculations. Cats was a huge hit that seemed to run forever. Yet the investment in a major movie version of the musical looks today, after some intense online reactions, like a massive misstep. We'll take a look at the reactions, but we want to go a bit deeper because we think that's just scratching the surface (sorry). Back in January of this year, No Film School did a "most anticipated movies of 2019" round-up and I picked Cats for one of mine. Not for any reason other than the fact that I saw this reaction coming. Why? How? Because one day I googled Cats and I read the Wikipedia entry and I realized it wasn't just a play about dancing singing Cats. I mean... it was... but it was also so much weirder. Just read the plot of Cats on Wikipedia and it is like somebody tried to transcribe a dream seconds after waking up from wisdom tooth surgery. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 19 July, 2019