A city without cats

Rowena 2022-04-19 09:02:43

Text/Dream Book of Poetry

The charm of Istanbul, a thousand-year-old city, has become the aesthetic base color of "City of Cats", and through the realistic lens of the film, director Jada Torun tells the audience the story of people and cats in this city. , not only can be seen in a curious relationship of equal symbiosis between people and cats, but also the warm pen that heals the soul, which warms the heart.

"Cat raising in the cloud" is a new mode of raising pets under the Internet. However, in Istanbul, Turkey, this mode of raising cats has actually become a reality a long time ago. Cats have become elves living in this thousand-year-old ancient city. The people of Istanbul are full of goodwill towards cats. This is where "Cat Lovers" begins. Through the story of how the locals raise cats, and the story of the seven cats, it happens slowly here. A man and a cat in a city.

Through the movie, "City of Cats" shows that the biggest difference between cats in Istanbul and cats in other places is their freedom. The cats here do not belong to any household, and no one will identify which cat. As their own, they are residents of Istanbul themselves, and the film focuses on this equal relationship, a picture of the harmonious coexistence of humans and cats. The cats here are sometimes lazy, sometimes coquettish to people for food, and generous people also have infinite tolerance for cats. Istanbul in the movie seems to be a utopia for cats.

Through the relationship between people and cats, the film also vividly presents a non-imaginary love of people. Compared with cats, people in Istanbul are actually more inseparable from them. The film impresses me the most. It is also a mental patient who has found the joy of life again in the company of cats. In the movie, people draw energy from cats and gain the fetters of healing their souls. Since then, the film has not only been a story of a person's pet, but has formed a dialogue between life and life, which is also the most realistic and objective ingenious stroke of this documentary.

At the end of the movie, the process of modern urbanization has gradually reduced the habitat of cats. While showing love, the movie also has hidden worries and reflections. After all, if there is no Istanbul with cats, then this city will really lose its most precious love.

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  • Unnamed Human Resident of Istanbul: I accept death as a reality but I have difficultydealing with the longing. That's my problem with death.

  • Bülent Üstün: Any ungrateful behavior on their part is really an act of sincerity. They don't need to apologize. I guess there are people who expect that from a cat. "I gave you all that food and you won't even sit on my lap". A relationship where they expect a return on an investment.