Movies: The Cat Edition

[osprey_archer]

You know what is cuter than a swashbuckling, sword-fighting cat in boots and a feathered hat? Two swashbuckling, sword-fighting cats in boots!

Yes, I just saw the movie Puss in Boots and you guys, it is so cute! Not only are there the adorable boot-bedecked cats, but they climb up a beanstalk! and have a snowball fight in the clouds! and visit a giant's house, where they are tiny, tiny creatures surrounded by very large things!

(I have kind of an obsession for tiny creatures in an oversize world. Blame the Borrowers. The Borrowers are soooooo awesome. APPARENTLY THE MIYAZAKI VERSION WAS RELEASED IN THE US IN FEBRUARY HOW DID I NOT NOTICE THIS????)

Adorable as it is, the movie isn't only cute: it's also very funny. And Puss in Boots and Kitty Softpaws are such a good pair: they're both badass kitties, evenly matched, and when they work together they're an unstoppable juggernaut. It's how the relationship between Jack Sparrow and Angelica should have been done in On Stranger Tides.

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I also saw the first couple of episodes of the animated show Josie and the Pussycats. I think it's the kind of thing you have to grow up with to really appreciate.

Comments

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

The Miyazaki version is still in theaters--we just saw it recently (short verdict: not my favorite Studio Ghibli film, but the details of their tiny existence were great). So if you look for it, you may find it.

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

I bet there's a theater somewhere in Minneapolis still showing it...I will have to look into it.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Oh and re: Josie and the Pussycats, I'm sure you're right! (I'm sure I'd roll my eyes if I saw it now.)

[ladyherenya]

I haven't seen Puss in Boots. I was entertained by the trailers but didn't really expect it to be worth going out of my way to see. This makes me think I should watch it. (Especially if it manages to get right something On Stranger Tides did not...)

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

I really liked it; it's light and funny and cute, but not so fluffy that it doesn't have some poignant moments. The betrayal in Puss's backstory was well-portrayed, I thought (I don't want to spoil it; discovering what happened is one of the fun things in the movie).

I think the filmmakers of On Stranger Tides were more invested in Captain Jack Sparrow: unstoppable force of nature, so they felt they couldn't have him meet someone - and a girl, to boot! - who could beat him. Whereas the makers of Puss in Boots were not so much invested in his unstoppable awesomeness, so he could meet his match.