The movie "Cats" has become another classic case of the Horror Valley theory, which is directly related to the creator's failure of the audience's psychological prediction. The most important of these is the extension of the screen that takes for granted the success of the stage version. Since the image of people playing Cats on stage can be successful, moving to the screen can definitely be successful. However, it is obvious that the director misjudged the difference between the two art forms and failed to find the connection between the difference in expression and the changes in the audience's psychology.
The star system also played a double-edged sword role in this. The movie is eager to gain attention and box office through the cast, so after announcing a large number of stars to join, it is natural to consider how to accurately output the star image on the screen. Therefore, when designing special effects, reflecting the body and facial features of the star itself has become the most important task. But the two cannot achieve perfect integration. When considering the image of "people", the authenticity of the image of "Cats" was ignored, and a monster was eventually created.
The most important reason is that the textuality of "Cats" is serious. Although it is a musical with a comedy element, the message it conveys is profound and thought-provoking. The film is committed to creating a world from the perspective of Cats, and it also needs to consider the authenticity of this world. In other words, it is not a total utopia, but an ugly part. These ugly realities, combined with the image of Cats, completely turned this movie into a horror farce.
Many viewers criticized the dull expression of the real lion version of "The Lion King", which may be compared to the ghostly horror of "Cats", and that dullness has become an advantage. The primary productive force of film development is always technology, because the technology takes off and audiences can see that films can dream bigger and bigger. To a certain extent, the failure of "Cats" represents the dark side of technology. The creator's ambition surpasses the level that can be achieved by current technology, and ignores the audience's psychology, and finally creates a "Frankenstein" style. Monster movie.
"Cats" is not a catastrophe that the audience is worried about, but the film is not good. The musical is mostly incoherent. The actors may be able to contribute trivial flash moments, but the screen experience is the feeling. This memory is the most It can be eliminated.
Although not everyone in the film can't accept the image in the film, this does not mean that this is the reason for the defense of director Tom Hooper.
The film is quite boring, but it also has its own Cats mint moment. As a holiday movie choice that everyone can watch, it may be the movie you want to watch.
The weird tacky interpretation of film director Tom Hooper is destined to become a once-in-a-lifetime embarrassing moment for great actors, and it will also become a fetter for new actors.
