Something I love in this reaction is so much your love for art in general- dance especially, but also music, costume design- shines through. There's so many moments where you get emotional and outright say it just from the dancing or the awe of the stagecraft. A lot of people would only feel particularly moved by grizzabella, and the rest is just silly fun that, even if they enjoy it, doesn't really stir them. But the image of these cats together on stage in the beginning, all their costumes and their perfectly synced vocals, is something that you paused and appreciated really deeply. There's, like, a very emotional connection to the arts here, and that's super cool? I love that! I also just appreciate a reaction video to something "weird" that isn't only "oh eww this is weird why do people like this", which is really common; you see it with Cats, you see it with Out Of Context videos and with things like Don't Hug Me I'm Scared, you see it with Lammas with Hats and other old "random and weird" videos...guess most people just can't stomach things that they don't understand, so unless they have already seen it they freak out and feel icky when something is "weird". I've never understood that personally, but maybe having autism like I do makes it less likely I'll turn out that way; since I don't really understand social rules or norms anyway. But it's possible for anyone to look past something being unusual and engage with it beyond that, and it makes me really happy when people talk about something strange and have more to say than just, "this is weird". I really like cats :3 my favorite is Mr. Mistoffolees the magical cat
Take the “Edgelord” label off of your video. It completely invalidates the entire thing. “Edgelord” is a term that shallow, and frankly stupid, millennials and Gen Z fools use. It essentially means “anyone transgressive with a brain”. You’re not “hip” by using that label. You sound like you have no clue what you’re talking about. Why don’t you just do a normal review of this genius as opposed to trying to align yourself with children?
As someone said, yes, Memory is from this musical. Elaine Paige, who plays Grizabella, she is from the original 1981 cast. For me no other person has been able perform this song like she has for she has this raw emotion to her voice. This musical did come to my city and as a Bday gift I got to see it, the performer for Grizabella was okay, but yeah no one can match Elaine Paige. I first saw this version on PBS back in the 1990s when this version came out and loved it. I got it on VHS for Christmas that year. Several years ago, I saw the "Behind the Scenes" video of this production on RU-vid and it was fun to watch.
Jacob Brent is my favorite Mr. Mistophelees. While visiting a friend in NY I got a chance to cross paths with Jacob. He was tearing down the street towards the theater while my friend and I walked by. I guess he was late for rehearsal or something. He was so cute and tiny. I remeber yelling, "Run, Jacob, run!" He had a cute little smirk on his face as he busted through the backstage entrance.
I love this musical! The stage is full of charm and corals, the songs are catchy and fun, the story has good drama, the characters are respected, the costumes are simple but colorful and pretty. The humor is good too, there's a lot of refeences to the show. My favorite is when Plankton and Krab insult each other, it's brillant 😂 One song who is not really useful is '' Chop to the top! '' Sandy could just told Spongebob to use karate to kick the rocks out of their way. No need to sing about it during a minute. She is not as emotional or entertaining as the others. '' Guess i missed you! '' and '' Bikini bottom day! '' are better plus they show us how the characters lived, feel. They have a purpose, if you remove them, the story would be weird.
I honestly love Chop to the Top. I like how SpongeBob's relationship with Sandy is just as focused here as his relationship with everyone else, because while I don't ship them anymore, they still have a really nice brother-sister bond, and her motivating him to face his fears through Kah-Rah-Tay is really wholesome. But that's just me.
The lyrics of "Cats" are actually poems by T.S. Eliot, who was awarded the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature. The choreographer of the show was Gillian Lynne (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_Lynne). The "rockstar" cat, named Rum Tum Tugger, is modeled after Mick Jagger.
Its absolutely amazing life, in the early 80’s, I had the overwhelming joy to see this live at The Winter Garden Theater in NY, the most incredible musical that I had seen ❤
love your content, having personal thoughts while highlighting the essence of the idea and theatre style in accurate and precise narrations! easy to understand while not dwelling too deep in the ideology. would look forward on your take on the other modern theatres and ideologies like surrealism, epic theatre, grotowski poor theatre, theatre of absurd etc.
You belong to TikTok. Please refrain to talk about things you absolutely don’t really feel and know. You and you’re little cliche jokes everyone uses now represent precisely the world Antonin Artaud criticized so much. Your comments and the whole video you did here is so banal and light that could offend Artaud in his grave. Just go and start uploading little tiktoks jokes for the masses . I’m sure you’ll be fine like that.
And if you feel my HONEST and GENUINE comment and critique on you and your vision of life clearly projected on this video should be erased , feel free to do so. I wouldn’t mind.
In the eyes of the cats she does though, its kind of the whole point. She is suffering so he chooses her to have a second chance. You can have any interpretation of course but the "theyre just a death cult" one gets pretty old when you try to pass it off as canon to upset people who like the "happy" ending
The cats in the musical look more like cats than the ones in the movie🤭 I agree with you - you're on such a high after watching it and it's truely a captivating experience.
You’re broadening my horizons, this is very beautiful. This man’s life is very tragic in so many ways, his own insight seems to have hurt him, but he’s truthful and beneficial to the rest of us. Sometimes there’s art that’s so explicit and daring, so expertly dissecting life in abstract ways, to somehow make it more clear, that it makes everything else look drab in comparison! Your videos are excellent! Too short maybe, but that’s meant as a compliment. You say so much in such brief videos, you make me want to see more. Thanks!
Very fascinating, and brilliant the way you vividly sum up this interesting form of theatre and film. It all looks so modern, too, even the acting style, which you describe so well. It still says something to us. The visual look, in cinema or on stage, is breathtaking. Thanks for this, and the notes to the video, which I’ll check out too!
Frankly, he seems like a weirdo but he clearly brought something different to theatre and that's commendable ! Great video with a good rythm :) Glad to see you back at it
Really! Lots of “weirdos” are indeed creatives. We all play a part in society in search of finding where we belong. The arts often welcome and provide a sense of belonging to those living on the fringe of society. In return they push it beyond its boundaries in amazing ways, which indeed is commendable! Thank you very much for your support! :)