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23:00 Actually, in the unadultered version of Cats, Gus didn't play "a defender cat" but a pirate. Given that is actually greatest role was "the fiend of the fell", he seemed to be good at playing bad guys.

"going to the Heaviside Layer" is not dying, it is being reborn.

Ok so we’re so going through the excursions together that’ll be good for kiddo Hester for 2029 Alaska 🤩

Im a massive fan of CATS. grew up with the 1998 version which was on VHS for half my life. Been absolutely obssessed with it. I really lied to myself about the 2019 one, trying to defend it based on my love for this show. I even saw it live in 2012. Cats stan for life, but the 2019 one is a pure disgrace. Also those who say theres "no story" are just not into existentialism and life, death and reincarnation topics.

Thank you so much for documenting this - you’re a hero.

This makes me so sad. I didn’t see Cats as a kid. I remember begging my mom for the vhs, but she never got musicals. Finding out that I’ve missed the window to be into Cats makes me want justice for my child self.

Best recap on Cats and that film-accident Kadz, to date. Thank you for the research and the best overview.

Ive only gotten into musical theater as an adult and i adore Cats, probably because i LOVE camp

Less than 400 subs is a CRIME Im your ride or die now

Tom Hooper: The make up and costumes made it hard for the actors to express themselves. Me: Tom, Tommy, Tombo, my man! Do you even know what make up and costumes were made for?!

I've never seen Cats the musical nor the 1998 movie, but I watched Cats (2019) yesterday and now I'm on a Cats deep dive because I actually liked it! Now I wanna see a stage production of Cats.

What is that cream u using after you take bandage off ? And after your laser sessions does they put Aquaphor after they do it?

I have 5 session done and my tattoos are still very dark .. I’m so depressing because of them. I need help, I don’t know if it will be removal

I've never related to a video more in my life. Cats has such a special place in my heart and I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one♥

I love watching this movie with people who’ve never seen it just so I can point out all the characters and the relationships and the theories. I love this movie so much and I hate how much people shit on it even thought they have no knowledge about it.

I just discovered your video and channel. I was also introduced to CATS at a very young age, I know the 1998 movie by heart, this show is part of me now. Everything is so clever and impressive. Only when I turned 15 I could go watch the show in Belgium with an outstanding cast ! I was so moved and happy, couldn’t stop crying and thank my parents for finally having this wonderful experience. I somehow want to thank the 2019 movie for being a massive flop because it made some people curious to discover the original show. I am glad I can still find recent videos like yours talking about CATS ! I hope this show never dies ♥️ thank you for your hard work !

Off Topic. but for a second i thought you were *LDshadowlady* when i saw the thumbnail in my recommended-

Also which laser did you use?

This video gives me so much hope 🥺 I feel like you got complete removal in such a good time frame compared to how long i hear it can take!

I saw CATS on PBS when I was like 5 and it became a life long obsession. I still love it now at 32. It's just so good. It's a simple fun spectacle. I'm obsessed.

I discovered Cats in 2018 when I saw a local production (Tampere 2017 represent!!) and was HOOKED! I saw it three times over the course of about two months. I even drew fanart for the actress who played Victoria lol (she liked it :D) My brainrot sort of faded over the last five years, but it just got reawakened last week when I watched the 1998 proshot to destress from a horrible essay and now I've done a whole set of costume designs for a hypothetical world in which my university theater society puts it on 😅 Also you're SO RIGHT ABOUT THE JELLICAL BALL it goes SO HARD when I saw it live I was TRANSPORTED I may have just watched 1998 last night but now I want to watch it again....

52:01 Lea Michele in Funny Girl?

Musical: I like how when everything's seems hopeless, the LAST cat you expect to step up and save the day is RUM TUM TUGGER by reassuring everyone that he knows this amazing magical cat who can save old Deuteronomy & giving Misto the limelight and his complete support when you would expect Tugger to make it all about him. It shows how much personality all these cats have and man is Misto awesome! The lightning wowed me as a kid.

I saw a the touring company in the late eighties, when i was seven or eight; and saw Dreamcoat the next year. Went on to go to a performing arts highschool and major in theatre in college, so... I also have a lifelong love of Edward Gorey and TS Eliot - pretty sure Old Possum is at least a little bit to blame... Ps love the cat makeup, very minimalist chic 😻

The fact that Mr. Mistoffelees' Conjuring Turn is 24 *CONSECUTIVE* pirouettes is quite impressive! :o

This made me think of my introduction of cats. A family friend built sets and was the guy who had to go over it before every show to make sure it was safe. One afternoon my Aunt had to get something off them and he brought us into the theatre and I see Deaut in the process of getting their make-up done and I was instantly fascinated, then my brother and I get to play on the set for the next half hour and it was so fun! Then as we're leaving a handful of the cast had arrived and are getting into costume. I remember thinking "I have no idea what yhis is, but its my favourite thing."

Was lucky as a child in southern California. Got to see RENT, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, and a few others at a young age. Was seated right in front of the chandelier that drops in Phantom of the Opera. Didn't get to see Cats live, but owned the VHS tape. This, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal, and an addiction to Broadway (I still catch myself humming or singing songs from them randomly) shaped a fun childhood for me :)

New Cats fan, probably woulda made it my whole personality if I watched the stage recording as a kid, but I digress- The movie feels like it was done by someone who watched exactly three cat videos on UA-cam while the play and original poems were all clearly done by someone who'd had fifteen cats throughout their life that they constantly watched over. The movie cats just have no sense of presence while the cats in the play are constantly moving and translating cat movements onto human bodies. It's so weird, I watch both constantly because I always notice something new and either wrong in the movie (Tugger's feet gliding over the ground whenever he moves) or fun in the play (Skimbleshanks literally falling asleep during Gus' song)

I died watching the 2019 movie, what did they do Mr Mistoffelee?I

i honestly think the hatred towards cats, especially by other theatre kids, is tied to the hatred for furries, and the existence of cringe culture. and probably a tad bit of... idk the word, elitism? like, 'my show is smarter and has a plot and yours is just a bunch of furries' type of thing

I don’t think I’ve ever watched your videos before, but I want you to know when that clip of Betty Buckley belting “touch meeee..!” played, my cat happened to look up and me and meowed, and I nearly burst into tears.

I watched "Cats" for the first time in 2018, when I was 23, and I was ***OBSESSED*** right away. I watched it with a superfan who had been obsessed since she was 3, so maybe that helped. I'm also already a musical theatre fan and neurodivergent, so that definitely helped. My mother didn't let me watch it when I was a kid, even though the '98 version came out when I was 3 and I had already started obsessively watching musicals by that point. She absolutely detests "Cats" because she just doesn't get it. She loves other ALW musicals, but "Cats" is too abstract for her, I guess.

Im so glad more people are talking about Cats!

I have LOVED Cats since I saw the first North American tour in the late 80s. I saw it on Broadway. I was Misto in an unlicensed production. I LOVE the show. I tried to watch the 2019 film on an airplane and couldn’t get through the opening number. Still haven’t seen the rest of it. You are correct about every single thing you said bar one: they aren’t celebrating the fact that one of them dies, they’re celebrating the *rebirth* - cats have long been said to have nine lives, these cats just go about using them a little differently. It’s like they’ve been on one ride at the theme park of life, and now they get to go on a different one, and THAT is what they’re excited about. Also YES THE COSTUMES AND MAKEUP ARE INCREDIBLE!! Why torture VFX artists when Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer had stripey stockings with a garter belt and a stripey undershirt‽ Or Tugger’s little ruff that he can flip up like a mane‽ And makeup designed specifically to enhance facial expressions so they’re visible from the nosebleeds‽ ARGH

I'm pretty sure there was a person who played the same character in the theater and movie. half of the double cartwheel.

I was first introduced to Cats about 25 years ago, when I was around 15-16ish. My friend from school was having a sleepover with me at my house and she insisted that I watch this movie with her. I distinctly remember this, because this was back in the olden days when VHS movies were a thing....LONG before the modern technology we have today....but I digress. My point is, 16 yr old Keriane did not have the refined taste in movies and deep love and respect for movies that I do now, having been writing film critiques for a decade now... and while I had been exposed to other musicals, (mostly Disney and the Wizard of Oz) I really did not appreciate the subtle artistry and deep emotional story that is woven into Cats when I was a child. I found it to be boring and creepy and Macavity gave me nightmares. I didn't understand the beautiful secret that this movie was sharing with me. Now, I am 39 yrs old and have been writing film critiques for a decade and I recently watched this version of Cats because I wanted to expand the musicals section of my website and I was listening to Memory on UA-cam and Elaine Paige's performance was absolutely stunning and intrigued me to the story. It has now become one of my favorite musicals. Magical Mr. Mistoffollees and Tugger are my favorite characters...and Munkustrap and Grizabella and dear, old Gus. The emotional storytelling in this movie is both beautiful and heartfelt, but I only truly appreciated it as an adult who watched this movie on a whim one night while being candied.

There are people who were introduced to cats as a kid and then there are people (like myself) who were introduced after the 2019 film and got into it because of all the video essays. The sideways video is a favorite of mine (I wish he'd start posting again😭). I'm actually thinking of going to see the new ballroom cats thing. At first I was disappointed because I never got to see the orginal live but idk maybe I'll do it

Problem with makeup artists and costumers are all unionized so they have to pay them properly and have them work human hours 🙃.

53:11 Personally I prefer the idea that Taylor Swift was sold on cat school. I believe there was an interview where she mentions being there for 4 months instead of the 3 or so days that she needed to be there for. If you ask me that seems like enough of a reason.

Old Deut is Rum Tum Tugger's and Munkostrap's dad. That's the only bit of canon lore. That and Rum Tum Tugger is definitely dating Mr. Mistoffelees.

YAY another cats musical fan!! <3 i dont remember when i first saw it but ive been obsessed ever since. its just so fun and unique, and maybe im bias bc im a furry, but its just a fantastic musical. excited to watch your infodump!!

"you miss the window if you haven't seen Cats by the time you're like 10" i'm pretty sure I became a fan at like... 19? To be fair I'm autistic so I have a different approach to suspension of disbelief AND it reminds me of L'enfant et les sortilèges a lot, and i've seen that as a kid a bunch of times

I was interested in seeing the musical version because I heard it was better than the movie. I didn’t that memory for a long time was from the musical. Now that I’ve seen it, it’s a deeper meaning.

I saw the Cats revival in 2017. I didn’t have high expectations, I just knew the song “Memory.” I was blown away!! It was so fun and exciting. They let us go onstage to meet Old Duet during intermission and it was amazing to see the set upclose. Since then I’ve been such a huge fan of the show and have been STAUNCHLY defending it lmfao. I wish this video existed back in 2017 because I truly was fighting for my liiiiiife!!!! This video is so great!! I couldn’t stop smiling and laughing.😻😻

The songs combine to tell the story. You have to pay attention to understand the thread of the plot. The movie was ruined by the creepy CGI costuming and while JHud is a fine singer, she cannot hold a candle to Elaine Paige as Grizabella.

hi, it's me, i'm the exception!!! never seen cats in my childhood, never even heard of it until the movie came out, but i didn't care about it at that time. fast forward to 2022 and i come across a video essay by sideways about how much the music in the 2019 movie sucks. i really enjoy watching video essays about stuff i know nothing about, so i had a really great time with it (it's still my fav yt video ever lmao). in the video, he spends like 20 minutes talking about the stage show and how it works, showing clips from the 1998 recording and i was MESMERIZED. stayed up that entire night to watch the 1998 movie TWICE after i finished the video and it's been my fav musical since then. realizing just how much the world hates cats without actually knowing everything about it was so hard for me bc like??? at least educate yourself before shitting on something. had a friend who's REALLY into musical theater laugh at me multiple times for enjoying the show, but she couldn't tell me ANYTHING about it except for "tHe CoStUmEs ArE sO sCaRy AnD uGlY" while i was there like "i can tell you the name of every single cat, even when they're only in the background of some super blurry bootleg and i could talk to you for HOURS about all of the different theories about the relations of the cats" like UGH just shut up

I'm so glad my current hyperfixation has such amazing video essays. This one was my favorite by far. Also, I'm 21 rn, so I feel like I've been called open-minded by an internet stranger lmao

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Would you be interested in a ballet partnering session with me in NYC and learn partnering in ballet 🩰 😊

Et Tu, Yeah I still Remember The Date, CATS, at My Local Cinema, December 28, 2019, Me as you See Me, And I haven't set foot in a Cinema Since. i Recognize a few of them. Oh Look it's #ComposerInIsolation That was a Fun Collab. CATS is a♉ and So is Little Joe: The Moonlight Cat. May 8, 1987. How do you get Emojis in your Title, Your Still a Tiny Tuber. I Would Say The Male Lead is Munkustrap, and The Female Lead is Grizabella, But Yeah, Since it's an Ensemble There really isn't a Lead Jellicle, Purr se. And she Just Said The Secret Word "EMERSIVE" AH________, Okay I'm done Channeling Pee-wee Herman. Uh Yeah, The Cat Returns, Studio Ghibli. Oh Yeah And There is CATS in Japan. 4 Cams were used For CATS 98 According to A.L.W When he Watched it on The Shows Must go on. It was Filmed at The Adelphi Theatre London, I Think it's 1 of Andrew's. I was 8 When I first heard about CATS, and I became Little Joe: The Moonlight Cat on The Date above At The Age of 10. I tuned 11 Shortly after. I Pounced on CATS 98, When I heard about it. Children don't Notice The Sexual Undertones, Like you said it's Like The Roof, It's over your head. The Plot is Very Simple, An Annual Gathering To Celebrate life, And to Dance by The light of The Jellicle Moon. It is a Concept Musical, It's The Concept that Matters not The Plot. Is that your Brother? Yeah I Must Admit there were Scenes in The 2019 Film That Even Made Me Cringe and ask Did I Miss Something. Victoria's Moonlit Baptism, and JENNYANYDOTS YANKING HER TAIL BEWEEN HER LEGS, SHE'S A JELLICLE, NOT A POLLICLE! Sorry, But Yeah I could do Better. 😻Rumpelteazer, The Beautiful Crowd Pleaser😻. Just Turn Edgar's Pupils to look Like a Cat Leaping and another 1 Crawling and Yeah I see it. Yes He does, it's his Jellicle Secret. Joseph: But Who This Man could be I just Don't Know. Pharaoh: JOE! Egyptians: OH! Yeah Rebel Wilson did Do Jennyanydots Dirty, Susie McKenna did a Better Job Portraying The Old Gumbie Cat. Yeah Total Cringe in CATS (2019). Sis Victoria is Obsessed With Him, Seriously her And Misto have Tugger Poster's all over The Place, Misto even took a Picture with him, and They're now an Item. It's Crazy. Old Deuteronomy is The Jellicle Moses, I mean he Shares his Name with The Last Book of Moses and He's Old so he Must Be Jellicle Moses. My Spot was second Row, Right side of Your Screen. Literally Shaking our Tails. That's Jemima/Syllabub According to a Jellicle Family Tree I Found on she's The Daughter of MaCavity and Demeter. I was the Second Headlight in front of Jemima. Next to Tumblebrutus. The music of Munk's battle with MaCavity, is The battle on The Barge. My Brother Mentor Misto. Seriously, what was up with the Incest Between Sis and Misto Tom Hooper? Well Actually According to Jacob Brent Mentor Misto, is an Awkward Teen. Yes Rum Tum Tuggoffelees is a Ship Just ask Misto and Tugger And They'll tell you That their in a Ship. Oh it's Ricky, See Misto knows who his Jellicle Choice is. It's The Magic Trick Metamorphosis. Well Actually I'm The Jellicle Lord and savior, But I'll let My Brother have This one. Yeah, So why Did Tom Hooper have Sis Touching Griz before it's Time? Another Cringe Moment in CATS (2019). Look Sis is about to Touch Griz but Jellylorum Stops The Interaction, and Sis is The First To Touch her after Memory (Reprise). So Why Did Hooper Change it? I can Adapt it, I've been thinking about it Since Before The 2019 film came out, and How I would do it. And FYI Every one on Stage does Their Own Stunts, No Wire Work unlike, Well You know. Lord of The Rings (2001-2003) is a Good Analogy. as CATS (2019) Also Used MoCap Suits and Starred Ian McKellen. Oh Hey it's Harry and Georgie, Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer. Well Technically as a Tuber, you have a Small Idea of how it Works, You Find your Angles, Point The Cam at The Subject Edit, Upload, and Boom. And FYI I think you need more Black on your Nostrils But that's just me, and it's a Better Nose than That 2019 Film. Or Make The Faces and Fur look More like The Stage Production. Why does My Brother have My Face in That Film? Jellicle Cats are Anthropomorphic and Therefore are allowed to Walk and Dance on 2 Legs Like The Cadillac Cats on Heathcliff. Oh you mean the 2019 Film. Ask Tom. Yeah Tom turned Sis into an Audience Avatar, That has a thing for our Brother, But Misto is in love with Tugger? Even A Jellicle such as Myself Found Cringe in The 2019 Film, And it takes a lot to make me Cringe. Apology To Kaela Celeste: I'm Sorry Tom Hooper Ruined Mentor Misto, and Took away his Ship, and Made him a Perv That's into Incest, INCEST IS BEST PUT OUR SISTER TO THE TEST! I'm Sorry, And I'm Sorry That Tom doesn't have The Balls to Apologize to You Himself, So I Have to I'm Sorry. Actually Sis Touches Griz Before The Song Begins, and Escorts Griz into The Egyptian Theater, It's so Cringe. Which explains the Lack of Little Joe, And why My Face is on Misto's, Bustopher Stole My shtick about Rummaging in The Trash, and Mugojerrie and Rumpelteazer have My L J Tag With an M and an R. So their Actually gonna be Dancing under The Jellicle Moon. Your gonna have to Pick Me up, and Play for My Plane Ticket Make sure it's a Preboarding Ticket. But I'd love to, Make sure it's Tugger seats. Yes Hal it's about Cats.