Film Theory: The Dark Secret of Jellicle Cats *CREEPY* (CATS 2019)
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I went to see CATS and it was an experience I won't soon forget. The opening song alone, well, that's everything you need to know! Jellicle songs for Jellicle cats - it makes perfect sense right? WRONG! It makes NO SENSE! What even IS a Jellicle anyway? That question has been bugging me since seeing the movie - no, since seeing the stage show years back. Today, we are solving the mystery of Jellicle cats once and for all!
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Credits:
Writer: Matthew Patrick and Schyler Martin
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This is why I love Game/Film Theory turning basic, normal stuff into dark and twisted horrors.
so trueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
agreed
This isn’t normal though
Not really turning it into something dark...just exposing it for what it is.
Did you just say that this movie was normal and basic
Wish you had of included the review of cats: "I'm not a cat person, and after seeing the film adaptation of cats, I'm not quite sure I'm a movie person either"
"Im a cat person but after seeing the film im not sure if i should say that anymore"
i am a cat person, i want to own, watch, and then watch this movie again.
Yes, by an RTÉ review. Please credit the source. I wish I could remember the source.
It’s jacksfilms
My personal favorite was “It is, with all affection, a monstrosity.”
"I guess we're all a little bit jellical now"
Seeing as barely anyone went to see it, I'd say the damage is contained
Once I heard that line spoken, I literally shouted at my screen, "DON'T SAY THAT!" Oh my gosh, so creepy!
Reversed Infinity what if you saw both the musical and the movie?
@@Evelyn_onfire Then probably more than just a *little* jellical
Than thank gosh I didn't watch it.
Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures:
Terrible box office returns
What MatPat theories usually are:
A) There's an evil killer bunny
B) The villain is the good guy
C) Maths and maths and maths and maths and maths
D) It's actually a cult
Sounds like he needs to do Donnie Darko
Why is it so true 😂
Don't forget those dead kids
@Zoe Guy True. Tho tbh, that also involves an evil killer bunny
Tpgiti&kf
Every search history can be explained by just saying
"I was writing a book."
Yeah I needed the “Gary come home” lyrics for a book
Me, who has a mouse organ search history and Wattpad Mennard search history: Yeahh... rightttt *Walks away slowly*
And always have a WIP of every topic
Yeah, still wondering when I'm going to see any of these professional singers and sports stars get around to actually publishing their sociological studies of human perversion.
@@scottposton3428 explained by saying you wanna make a fanfic.
"He's the hot one, He's seductive, He's the good singer"
You forgot that he's *Jason Derulo*
margareth michelina that fact never leaves my mind ._.
*god thank you i did not watch this movie*
I think you mean *jAsOoN dErUlOoOo*
Jason Deruloooooo
@@RmnGnzlz mr autotune
Matpat: Cats is about a cult!
Theater kids, off in the corner: Why do you think we like it? *It's relatable*
Said in unison creepy monotone
@@sephandremanticore5438 and they all turn their heads to look at you and say it at the same time
theatre kids can smell and sense each other like a gaydar
As a theatre kid, I can confirm this is true
When you were listening to dear evan hansen before you started watching
Sometimes Matpat's theories make even more sense that the original plot I was led to believe and they help me find new meanings in every movie. I know that you're supposed to interpret movies to how you understand their theme but Matpat's just seem to hit the nail right on the head everytime and I LOVE believing his theories rather than the original plot.
It’s pretty obvious even in the stage play.
it's was ALWAYS CANON even if it wasn't ALWAYS CANON
it's was ALWAYS CANON even if it wasn't ALWAYS CANON
I still think the movie's CGI was still more terrifying than the Film Theory
No matter whether you still agree or disagree with this comment
I still agree with it
You're just figuring this out now?
Back when I asked my theater teacher what the plot to the musical was, and he just said "cat cult".
he needed a lot of evidence to back up his claim, so people would actually consider it
I need to meet your theatre teacher.
@@salthesock1546 He is a confusing wonder
Pebble Person lmao
Mat pat traveled back to the past to be a teacher. But hey, that's just a theory... A CZcamsr theory
"Loyal theorists" you say, showering us with compliments and indicating how we should be loyal. AND then introduceing prize of being shouted out ehh...
Sure where do i sign up
Almost forgot to like my own comment
It’s where.
Cult time
Do not question the leader 🤖
Where can I sign up for the cult?
It sounds like Step 3, dangling the prize, is the one you need to be most aware of. That seems to be where the differences start between cults and regular friendships.
And regular youtube channels
Jennyanydots: *dancing and singing about her life as a jellicle cat*
Me: Ma’am this is a Wendy’s
With how plump.... um, I mean fluffy she is, I think she knows that.
Jesus, you have to give credit where it's due. Matpat took one of the worst received movies ever and made it into a serious video talking about cults and how they recruit people. Well done, seriously.
Kinda want to watch the movie because of this
they tryna cult thooooo!
I still see emoji movie as worse than this movie, and worse than that iiis definitely...uh...what was it called...food fight? I try to forget. I really do.
@@sandkitten16 I mean, you're right. That was just the most obvious cash grab, and that's why I called this movie one of the worst, and not the worst.
@@mihneazarojanu5761 ahhh yeah, I misread. Apologies. Nice to know we agree though.
this is a weird sequel to that "fifthy shades of grey" video.
I thought the same thing! Only better edited I guess
@@silvertheorist And without Cinemasins
Dang it! I was gonna say the same
But hey... Thats just a theory
*JESUS CHRIST-*
jellicles: We're just gonna give her a new life
Mat: seems kinda sus
The saddest thing about this is that Tugger and Misto were turned straight. Tragic.
Honestly tho
“I don’t know what’s worse: the idea that this poor cat is being tricked into joining a dangerous cult, or the slant rhymes that are being used in the song’s lyrics.” PREACH
ironic
Yeah Taylor Swift had literally two days to get this song together. I blame it on the cats rushed production schedule, not swift. Not my favorite song from her tho
The lyrics sound good being read or hummed in a faint tune, but I can only guess not as a song.
@@bellamartel7523 Frankly Taylor Swift had no business adding songs to a pre-existing musicals soundtrack. That's straightup creative arrogance.
No one Nowhere They even interviewed her about that song and she said something along the lines of comparing herself to T.S Elliot- “If you can’t have T.S Elliot, get T.S.” As if she can compare. So cringey... 😬
I think more people are interested in this video, than the real Cats movie.
I can't watch the movie the trailer scared me too much
I just skip the ad when I got it . Cause I just wanted to see my video than a ad :/ .
i mean, cats made less than 7 million, and a theater ticket is at least $10, and this video has almost 2 million views, so yeah. this video about Cats outperformed Cats..
I am !
I am so disgusted by the trailer, that I didn't want to click on this video cause I didn't want to have to see the cats...
There's this dude, Sideways, who made a pretty interesting video called " Why the music in Cats is much more worse than you think" if anyone wants to check it out
and Lindsey Ellis' "Why is Cats?"
This is the second time I’ve had to take notes about movies being cults
*and I’m only taking notes for wholesome family fun*
The Cats Movie Scared Everyone, Even Furrys.
Well this is I can agree upon.
As a furry who grew up listening to the songs of Cats every time my mother drove the car, I thought it was fine
As a furry...I can confirm
I agree
@@Sirake I find it hard to believe that anyone finds singing in this movie fine. I mean... compared to original,singing in this one is less than a trash.
I grew up hearing tales of the Jonestown in Guyana (My Parents are Guyanese) and I remember it shaking me down to the bones as a kid and this episode still reminds me of it. (PS the Kool-Aid Reference was a reference to the beverage Jim Jones used to commit his crime)
(not to be rude but) i think he knew that, the phrase is only common parlance _because_ of the Jonestown massacre
well, actually, they used flavor-aid, but it's like the same thing, right?
@@cameronjadewallace I think so
16:26 him just trying to say the word while I am just going crazy because I wasn't expecting to see my home country🤣 (finland)
I asked my dad:
"You saw the original cats play, is the movie anything like it?"
And he said:
"Kiddo I fell asleep through that play and the only thing I remember is that they got taken by a spaceship at the end."
And I just sat there like:
O_o
I had a family member say the same thing about it... O_o
Moopy to be fair, there’s not much of a plot. The musical was popular because the set and costumes were visually appealing and the music was fun to listen to, especially “memory”.
I fell in love with it as child. It's fantastical and weird. The dancing is phenomenal. If you want to see the real stageplay, watch the original taping. I think I disliked this movie because it took away some of the best parts: the costuming and dance for favor of CGI and big name stars.
Marlissa Cunningham yeah, I mean, I’m definitely one of those theatre kids Mat was talking about and this film made Cats weird and made them “relatable to kids because they have celebrities” but no, it made it like a cult. Yay.
...?
Teacher: why are you laughing?
Me: nothing.
My brain:
CatPat
CatPat
Lmao
Little buddy Skip
LMAO
No it's Jack's meme all over again I hate it so no
That laugh at the beginning is SUPER contagious 😂😂😂
something that personally scares me is that i know that im too emotionally vulnerable and gullible that i'd probably get looped into a cult without realising at some point in life
I have the same concerns.
Surprised you didn’t mention the thing jellicle cats all have in common: they’re specifically described in the song as SMALL, as in... RUNTS of the litter. The cats that would be most vulnerable early in life; more susceptible to sickness, less likely to be fed as kittens, maybe even being “abandoned” (they often need milk longer than other cats, so by the time most kittens would be separating naturally from their mothers the runts would still need them), slow development... this is the key thing that made them all perfect targets
YES SO SMART
Wait you have a very good point!
Wait YES-
I missed before THEY EVEN SAY JELLICLES DEVELOP SLOWER!
Lyrics I’m thinking of are from “The Jellicle Ball” btw, which emphasizes the smallness a lot actually, repeating it 5 times throughout the song.
“Jellicle Cats are rather small”,
“Jellicle Cats develop slowly”, “Jellicle Cats are not too big”,
“Jellicle Cats are of moderate size”,
“Jellicle Cats, as we said, are small”
@@Prospitfox oh my gosh thank you 😊 such a great theory!
The Netflix show Unbreakable has an episode dedicated to Cats: The Musical and portrays it pretty well as a cult
What’s the episode called
@@Wyzo69
It's called Kimmy Is Rich*!
Kimmy Schmidt is easily my favorite show on Netflix. If MatPat did a theory on it, I'd lose my mind.
@Shsbd Dbshak It's worth watching from the beginning to follow the story properly but you do you, man. There are no rules, chaos reigns supreme
I've been a huge fan of Cats since I was a kid, wearing out an old vhs of the live london cast recording. This makes so much sense I wonder if it was in Webbers' or Elliots mind whilst writing
Petition for MatPat's fourth channel to be called Stage Theory where he does theories for plays and musicals. Would love to see what this man makes out of my childhood favorites!
"wHeRe'S tAyLoR???"
Sis I was wondering that the whole time
Same lmaooo and I’m 23
She literally pops in for like the last 10 minutes; I was disappointed 😂
She’s the cat on the moon singing about Mcavity.
Screw Taylor
I said the same thing watching the Lorax
When Cult's try to recruit me: Why don't you come over to a party?
Me: Will I have to leave my house and interact with strangers?
Cult: Yes but-
Me:I'M NOT READY FOR THIS LEVEL OF COMMITMENT
Good news, there are probably online cults too
@@dustinm2717 Certainly! I can send you a Discord invite. Don't worry we are all friends there, like family, you can leave the server any time! We won't find your address, sedate you every night, and systematically replace body parts with cybernetic replacements. Not at all!
@@gigaherz_ sounds shady... where do i join?
@@gigaherz_ can I get an invite to this please?
@@gigaherz_ omoshiroi... sign me in
I can't believe a cult analogy is what convinces me to watch a musical about literal cats
I was one of those who really enjoyed "Cats" the Broadway Musical, but was laughed at for saying I enjoyed it when I was in High School. For that reason, I've been afraid to watch the movie because it got laughed at far beyond the original musical and i'm afraid my naturally eccentric mind would be in love with it. Then I watched this Film Theory on it and now i have to watch the dang movie bc that was EXACTLY why i loved the original Cats - the analogies! And, like, NO ONE around me got it. i just stayed silent and enjoyed it on my own. Happy you did a theory on it, to at least get the analogies out to those who wouldn't be able to enjoy the original musical. (admittedly, "eating cockroaches with human faces" does sound absolutely weird but now i'm frickin' curious Lol)
Cats: Makes a horrible movie
MatPat: IT’S A CULT!!!!!!!
It is though loli
It's a Good movie, in it's own Way who would ever dare to watch it
It is....it literally is...no doubt about it
What I despise is that he lumps the original Musical in with the movie saying that it was always intended to be about a cult. What a freaking hack. >:(
@@noonenowhere877
Oh come on man
The original musical has a metric arseload of culty elements if you look deep enough into it
The TS Eliot poems however
No...there's nothing culty there at all
No sarcasm
I can guarantee that MOST fans of the original musical stage play already know that the jellicles are a cult lmao
Disgusting you are
Yeah. It's pretty obvious that it's a death cult.
I really love your profile pic
i just realised mat compared cats to charles manson
Yup, but not in a bad way
I watched Cats right after this theory because I've never seen it until now, and I gotta say, coming from a person that has been in a musical, it was actually pretty good. If you can get past the uncanny character designs (I thought old Detreuonomy's, Mungojerrie's, and Rumpleteaser's character designs were nice actually) and picture them as actual cats like the musical was suggesting (they reference several times that the humans playing the cats are supposed to be portrayed as normal cats because of things like room props being way bigger than the actors, simulating an average sized cat's perspective) it's actually really good. I liked the plot, the first song that was sung got me hooked and kept me wanting to watch more, and most of the other songs were also pretty good. I did laugh at some points at the dramatic dancing and cat like movements, but that again was to convey emotions to the viewer, that cats are elegant and proud of themselves, sleek and intelligent, agile, I think it was awesome that the actors protrayed that so well. I loved most of the actors shown, and they did amazing at their parts, I honestly might end up watching this again in the future, I was captivated by all the emotions shown through movement, and I Definently will be listening to MungoJerrie and Rumpleteaser's song for a while lol.
If you haven't seen this I'd give it a chance at least. Like I said, you have to get past how the actors look, but if you do there's so much to enjoy and admire about this musical. It's not as perfected as other well known ones, but this one deserves a chance in my book💖
the movie completely destroyed the musical on many levels XD (fault of directors/maybe writers not actors)
Have you watched the og cause its way better and makes way more sense (and still pretty cultist lol)
I too have just seen the movie (never saw the og musical though so I can't get offended for how it compares) and well, they're such good actors, dancers and singers that in the end I didn't mind their appearence, maybe because I spend way too much time observing my own cat being weird.
Though I felt like some of the plot got lost, Macavity is mean just because he wants to... Well, some cats are *ss just because they can, so it's not that weird to have the evil guy being evil because he's a cat, but he felt kinda useless in the movie? That's quite common for movie adaptations to lack off from source material so I'm trying to keep that in mind and just enjoy the movie, and I'll give a try to the musical next and maybe enjoy it even more then.
I have nothing bad to say about this video, it's amazing and Matpat and the team did such a good job. What I hate is the "animation" they used for the Jellecles, it looks like someone hopped into SFM and decided to make a full length animated movie in 30 minutes then stopped the render half way through. I'm so glad I didn't watch this movie, but I'm glad that I watched this episode
No one:
Matpat: Cats is a cult!
Me, a cat owner: *Confused screaming*
Me: I thought so........
Huh a cult not the first time that he talk about a cult "ddlc"
See Fifty Shades of Grey.
Wouldnt be surprisef
As a person owned by a cat I have no problem with his. I'm serving her faithfully.
As a theater kid... this is literally how I explain the musical to people who don't know about it, tbh
Oh, I just always referred to it as an PG-13 orgie. And to be fair to note, the ones who mat noted earlier(tugger, jenny and bustopher), actually do sing about not wanting to be the one who is picked next because they enjoy their current life so much and rather pick someone else instead. The musical is a lot less culty than the movie. Especially considering Grisabella often ends up returning in the final parts of the final song with a whole renewed glamourous outfit.
But yeah, its still fairly culty orgie like.
Just meme a funny guy, we made a meme out of a German guy from Once In A Life Time cause he always says ONT UUUUFA
Theory: Victoria died after she got thrown out and this was her brain's way of trying to "help her" with not belonging
I've watched about 7-8 film theory videos today and matpat has already explained to me the way to make a cult three times.
I know this is mainly focusing on the new version, but I think you should also consider this: originally Old Deuteronomy is a male cat (they clearly casted Judi Dench cause she has history with the musical, and it's one of the top roles in the story) and as you said the lyrics say she has live 99 lives, but originally the song goes,
"Old Deuteronomy's lived a long time
He's a cat who has lived many lives in succession-"
then not long after goes
"Old Deuteronomy's buried nine wives
And more i am tempted to say ninety-nine-"
it goes with the cult theory cause there have been several accounts of cult leaders having multiple partners such as Warren Jeffs, David Koresh, and Pazuzu Algarad.
-pls notice this matpai-
Yeah, that's a good point. I hope he does see this comment though
Hi😍
oml "matpai" x'D
@@dragon9261 Hi
No, Old Deut has just been around so long that he’s had many wives. The “99” part is an exaggeration made by Rum Tum. He’s not a cult leader, he’s just housecat mufasa
I heard a review for cats that went like “this movie is so bad that if they played it on an airplane I would still walk out”
I would walk out even if the movie wasn't playing
Rudyolf Schiermeister oof
This movie's so bad if I had to watch it or get mauled slowly and painfully to death I'd choose getting mauled.
Rudyolf Schiermeister mood
Playing this on a loop and making people watch this, will make you worse than every bad person in history ever.
“In a Theater” Oh boy..... is it sad that this gave me sad nostalgia.
"i think we are all a bit jelical now"
Me who didnt watched the Movie knowing its terrible anyway: im 4 paralel universes ahead of you
My 5 year old brother asked at the end of the movie
"Wait did that girl cat die at the end?"
And I didnt even connect that until he said that
I know one of them does by watching the on-stage musical.
Lol, is he a psychic
I think your bother is gonna be a detective when he grows up
I mean if you... I hesitate to say "watched" because even the theatre community mostly hates Cats, but if you like/enjoy the musical, then it's not a surprise. Honestly I thought it was pretty obvious since in the majority of the songs, the characters sing about cats having numerous lives, and that the Jellicle Ball is for the expressed purpose of a cat being chosen to be reborn-- since the old wives tale is that cats have nine lives.
@@cannibalisticrequiem Yeah Im kinda stupid
Me: *Sees Video in recommended*
Me: No, matpat. Don't do this to yourself.
In a way it is like we know there is something wrong with the movie subconsciously.
@@MaximillianRobesphere yes
He took the money, so now he has to.
He has lost his sanity
Title : the dark secret of cats
Accompanying ad : Watch all your favourites on hbo, like cats
english: u are good at norwegian matpat
norwegian: du er veldig god på norsk matpat
Now let's try to imagine how people who had never even heard about the musical reacted when they saw the movie. Or even just the trailer for that matter.
I haven't seen the movie nor the musical. When I first saw the trailer, I thought it was kinda okay. I like the snipets of songs they sang. The CG was weird but not weird enough for me apparently, as minutes later I saw the like:dislike ratio and the number of comments about it. Though when I read the plot of the musical, I thought it was kinda fishy. Like something is off.. This theory might be it, it might not be. XD
When I first saw the trailer, I thought it was gonna be some kind of adult comedy for furries or something. I'd heard of the musical but didn't make the connection at the time.
i was one of them, and i just thought “freaking furries”
Never knew about the musical. Wanted to watch it after the memes. Went drunk with friends, was the best experience I ever had. 10/10.
Me: music YES animation uuh concept sure
In Jonestown, a lot of the members realised just a step too late that Jim Jones was dangerous. They were trapped in Jonestown and many tried to escape but were gunned down or forced to drink the coolaid.
Cool aid as in poison?
@@nutpeg6915 the poison was in the coolaid, hence the phrase drinking the coolaid
Fun fact: they drank flavor-aid, not koolaid. But koolaid is a more popular brand so the phrase morphed.
Or they were injected with the poison (like many of the babies and toddlers in the cult).
Kool-Aid***
This is my childhood. The og 80s recording... Can u not
Fun fact: Movies today are messed up and I cannot find a good movie that doesn’t have a darker meaning and cults are real.
matt: man this movie is so bad
also matt pat: BUT ITS ALSO A SACRIFICIAL CULT OF BRAINWASHED...
It wasn’t really a secret.
This is a weird sequel to the “fifty shades of gray” video.
I was gonna say, are we just going to forget that video happened?
This movie series is getting out of hand
i like that in that one it focused on the cult from the perspective of the leader/ new recruit aspect. this one focused more on how the rest of the cult influences the new recruit in supplication to the leader
Oh God yes!
i swear to god this theory on ''why cats the movie is actully about a cult'' give more and clearer info on cults than a netflix documentary
Another interesting thing to consider is EVERY TIME that Victoria gets separated from the Jellicles (like in the beginning after the first song when she meets Macavity. She COULD HAVE run away, but Mr. Mistoffelees calls her back and brings her back to the other cats where the immediately go into the name song. Then again, when we see Macavity after Bustopher Jones' song....they see Macavity, the cats scatter....BOOM. Victoria is immediately picked up by the Calico twins and then rescued by Mistoffelees AGAIN and brought back to the other cats. The third time when Victoria is outside singing....Lady Deuteronomy watches her and then asks her to come back in AGAIN (even though Victoria confesses she is NOT a Jellicle) to watch her "make the Jellicle choice". And she even brings Lady D a new recruit in Grizabella. In the original version, Victoria IS here in this moment...but only AFTER Grizabella comes before Old Deuteronomy to sing Memory.
“Classrooms”, “Graduation”? Huh, starting to wonder if my school is a cult....
and if you're home schooled, you're looked upon differently and shunned by society
Coincidence I think not
120th like and😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Shhhhhhhhh they might find you is you spill the beans...
It is
Can't believe you just made me wanna watch Cats.
Meee Toooo! Lolol
I haven't seen it in the theatres, but I want to get a copy on video.
Goodness, me, too. ._.
I can ruin that urge to see Cats with 2 words:
Rule Thirty-Four
@@cloaker7237 What's wrong with that?
2:38, oh, it's a zigzag. Is it an aesthetic square, or is it a significant path?
I have been obsessed with the original London production of cats for YEARS - and now I can't see it any other way
4:47 "Nicknames bestowed by the cult"
"Henceforth, you will now be known as: Sharkbait!"
NO!!!!! NEMO!!!!!!!
I hate you for that
Madeline Zmoos Enough with the Sharkbait.
@@TF2Fan101 SHARKBAIT HOO HA... oh
Kyler Belshaw It actually goes...
SHARKBAIT, OOH... Buh buh doo...
Me watching - ooooh
Matpat - The Jellicle Cats is a Jellicle Cul-
Ad - WELCOME TO HOW TO GET YOUR CATS TO STOP MEOWING!!
Me - Oh shizzle, they got him!!
Why would you want your cats to stop meowing? I think it's a pleasant sound.
@@WhiteTiger950 Idk, but that ad like... Must've kidnapped matpat
Ad: aLL Of mY CaTs aRE SiLeNT!!
when i saw the thum nail photo I was like .... " yeah he's going crazy"
Cats is my favorite musical, I grew up on it and watched the DVD every weekend. Movie cats is like a fever dream that I’d never want to experience again
50 Shades of Grey: Cult
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Cult
Cats: Cult
Rubix and Quinndly: cult
CZcams: cult
Potato:cult
Joe mama: cult
Let's just be honest, it's cults all the way down.
How do we warn adults about cults?: Cats 2019
How do we warn kids about strangers?: three little pigs
We also use Hansel and Gretel to warn kids not to trust people (sometimes even parents) and the story of the tooth fairy to teach kids that that they aren't worthless (no matter how much they think they are)
LittleRedRhuari RRR no, you can sell their teeth and organs and make millions
don't forget about that rescue rangers' cola cult episode
I know this is about Cats, but the cult thing got me thinking about The Owl House. Lillith joining the Emperor’s coven (the most shown example) is pretty much an exact match for most of these steps.
I first saw this show in middle school and I was completely in love with it for years and it never occurred to me that they were sacrificing someone
I agree but the movie version 2019 gives me cult vibes.
Cats the movie: about Victoria becoming a jellical cat
Cats the musical: about Victoria going into heat for the first time
I'm sorry WhAt?
@@cakes4494 yeaaaah in the musical there was 3 ish storylines but the one about victoria is just basically that . Its a beautiful musical tho
Definitely would have been more fun to watch
@@johnncat2277 I wouldn't say it's a "storyline", but something that just happens. I was also going to say that it's not the first time Victoria goes into heat, but I'm not quite sure since I *think* she's supposed to be a kitten since she hangs out with Jemima, Ecetera, Electra, Tumblebrutus, Pouncival, etc. But then she's also shown interacting with the older cats, with some of the toms (Alonzo, Plato, and Quaxo/Mistoffolees) pursuing her.
@@cannibalisticrequiem Oh true, my friend told me it was her first time (but not sure of course), during that scene/song, where everyone's in a circle and she and another cat is in the middle and she gets lifted up?
Frankly, this movie is almost nothing like the musical. For one thing the musical doesn't even follow the kidnapping of cats, the only kidnapped cat is Deuteronomy and thats only for one moment as Mistoffeles brings him back immediately
Yea, the movie completely warped the whole structure and characters of the original stage show (which was lowkey kinda good if you dig into it)
@@Clammychow The stage show is high key amazing dunno what planet you live on lmao
i think macavity kidnaps some of the kittens but it's not because he wants the prize or anything, it's just cause he's evil and he wants to
@@erinium19 said no one ever ... Possibly literally .. 😅
@@silasfrisenette9226 Yeah no, you're wrong.
The musical is one of the most beloved musicals out there, it's just the movie that is terrible.
I remember around two years ago, I watched this in the background without really knowing anything about it, and now that I am quite actually interested in cats the musical (as in the 1998 verson, of course. I'm not a monster), I like this theory... for the movie. In the original play and with the original characters, I don't think this is as true, although it has it's good points, but for the movie which I believe to not be anywhere near the play, I think that it works really well.
Thank you for this for this info matpat
The dark secret of cats: it’s a weird movie about perverted cats dancing around naked
bro this has 69 likes
@@olivereatskids nope! it's actually 110 UvU
That's no secret
its secretly rated R, I've seen it. The movie warned me before watching its explicit scenes.
"Pause your 'Dear Evan Hansen' playlist"
I feel called out
Currently its the Beetlejuice playlist for me, but Dear Even Hansen is always a fallback, along with Wicked and Hamilton
Nivan Jeffries are you my sister lol
@@grommc I mean, I'm a guy, so probably not 😆
Hadestown playlist raise your glass
@@torazely
Beetlejuice is sexy-
Ok, A, no one has heard of these brands (the ones that he says to put to the side) but B, can you just let us appreciate MatPat laughing for the first time?
Mat pat: the guy that has the ability to make something that’s a sin more of a sin
" Pause your Dear Evan Hansen playlist."
.......
But I haven't even started yet!
Same along with Hamilton
@@sarahadair7320 and heathers
Don’t forget Beetlejucie
Aaand Be More Chill
I RELATE TO AN UNHEALTHY LEVEL TO THIS 💚
“Put that Dear Evan Hansen playlist on pause”
Me: *N E V E R*
I just got to see it today
It shall play for forever
I want to see deh
Me: whats that? Is it pg13?
Kk Books it’s a Broadway musical
I find it hilarious that even the furries didn't like this movie
When he was laughing
I laughed too
What did you do know matt
Mat: it’s a cult
Theatre kids: um... took you long enough.
I was genuinely expecting this video to be about the musical, because it doesn't hide that it's a cult. You ever think that Mac Cavity (I think that's how you spell it? I'll Google it) was actually trying to get someone out of the cult? And the leaders were villianising when really he was the good guy?
666 likes 🤨.
It’s an allegory for the struggles of the lgbtq+ community “theatre kids” know it’s not a cults. it’s just mats interpretation which is fine and an interesting take on the musical
Matpat: talks about a cult
Me, who was in a production of Cats: yes
Was in Cats in what way?
@@itsmejejune128 ;)
@@ashishere771 **gags**
how where you in cats what do you mean
Lavender Nomad Probably a school or community theater Production. I was in it in my high school’s production a few years ago. It was a weird musical...
9:15 is this why so many shooters have cultists as enemies?
They're in too deep, they can never be deprogramed, gunning them all down is a mercy and to make sure the cult never restarts you must leave no survivors.
New Movie:*comes out*
Matpat:let me make a theory that ruins the movie for everyone
I love this channel
Or in this case, makes the bad movie look even worse.
Everyone: You can't make me hate Cats more
Matpat: Hold my jellicle.
That sounds wrong... ;-;
that sounds like an innuendo 😂
This honestly makes the most sense, I left the movie confused and a little mortified by how they killed that cat like it was a good desirable thing
This is what the story is. If you read the original this is it.
Thanks for the theory matpat, it's great!
Had to do this play in primary school 😓 this just brings back the nightmare.
"Cats: the worst thing happened to cats since dogs". Best quote ever!!!
orenji12341 I was gonna comment this but you beat me to it
The whole movie I felt like the cats needed a censor bar.
Miraculous Critique r/youngpeopleyoutube
@@TheWeekndGaming r/ihavereddit
censor, like blurred out? I am pretty sure they used the "smoothing" technique, that's why you couldn't see any of the male actors bulges; but yea if meant their faces you could have just poked your eyes out; but honestly you actually went to see it (hopefully cuz you had to review it for your channel, or IRL job; I feel sorry for you if that's the case. My understanding is that ALW wrote the musical as spectacle, a job for the costume and set designers; that the plot was always sorta dumb because he based it off those silly poems about cats by TS Eliot)?
But the furry audience needs to stay...
@@thorondor1593 ...Dead
I’m pretty sure this CZcams video made more money than the actually movie
Me watching this: *WAIT. Wasn't this the EXACT way I've been recruiting members for my discord server*
Let’s be real, Matpat is a former theatre kid so this theory has brewing for years
*looks at the fifty shades theory*
"Come here often?"
*The Jellicles getting busted for being a cult*
Christian grey right next to it: "First Time?"
This is why he is the best he turns anything into a horror man i love these channels
The opening and introduction of this theory had me in tears...this is the most I have laughed at a youtube video in months 😂