Film Theory: The Dark Secret of Jellicle Cats *CREEPY* (CATS 2019) 

This is why I love Game/Film Theory turning basic, normal stuff into dark and twisted horrors.

this is a weird sequel to that "fifthy shades of grey" video.

"I guess we're all a little bit jellical now" Seeing as barely anyone went to see it, I'd say the damage is contained

What MatPat theories usually are: A) There's an evil killer bunny B) The villain is the good guy C) Maths and maths and maths and maths and maths D) It's actually a cult

Every search history can be explained by just saying "I was writing a book."

The Cats Movie Scared Everyone, Even Furrys.

Wish you had of included the review of cats: "I'm not a cat person, and after seeing the film adaptation of cats, I'm not quite sure I'm a movie person either"

Sometimes Matpat's theories make even more sense that the original plot I was led to believe and they help me find new meanings in every movie. I know that you're supposed to interpret movies to how you understand their theme but Matpat's just seem to hit the nail right on the head everytime and I LOVE believing his theories rather than the original plot.

I still think the movie's CGI was still more terrifying than the Film Theory

"He's the hot one, He's seductive, He's the good singer" You forgot that he's *Jason Derulo*

I think more people are interested in this video, than the real Cats movie.

It sounds like Step 3, dangling the prize, is the one you need to be most aware of. That seems to be where the differences start between cults and regular friendships.

Jennyanydots: *dancing and singing about her life as a jellicle cat* Me: Ma’am this is a Wendy’s

Matpat: Cats is about a cult! Theater kids, off in the corner: Why do you think we like it? *It's relatable*

"Loyal theorists" you say, showering us with compliments and indicating how we should be loyal. AND then introduceing prize of being shouted out ehh... Sure where do i sign up

There's this dude, Sideways, who made a pretty interesting video called " Why the music in Cats is much more worse than you think" if anyone wants to check it out

jellicles: We're just gonna give her a new life Mat: seems kinda sus

The Netflix show Unbreakable has an episode dedicated to Cats: The Musical and portrays it pretty well as a cult

Surprised you didn’t mention the thing jellicle cats all have in common: they’re specifically described in the song as SMALL, as in... RUNTS of the litter. The cats that would be most vulnerable early in life; more susceptible to sickness, less likely to be fed as kittens, maybe even being “abandoned” (they often need milk longer than other cats, so by the time most kittens would be separating naturally from their mothers the runts would still need them), slow development... this is the key thing that made them all perfect targets

The saddest thing about this is that Tugger and Misto were turned straight. Tragic.

This is the second time I’ve had to take notes about movies being cults *and I’m only taking notes for wholesome family fun*

You're just figuring this out now? Back when I asked my theater teacher what the plot to the musical was, and he just said "cat cult".

I grew up hearing tales of the Jonestown in Guyana (My Parents are Guyanese) and I remember it shaking me down to the bones as a kid and this episode still reminds me of it. (PS the Kool-Aid Reference was a reference to the beverage Jim Jones used to commit his crime)

something that personally scares me is that i know that im too emotionally vulnerable and gullible that i'd probably get looped into a cult without realising at some point in life

Jesus, you have to give credit where it's due. Matpat took one of the worst received movies ever and made it into a serious video talking about cults and how they recruit people. Well done, seriously.

“I don’t know what’s worse: the idea that this poor cat is being tricked into joining a dangerous cult, or the slant rhymes that are being used in the song’s lyrics.” PREACH

That laugh at the beginning is SUPER contagious 😂😂😂

16:26 him just trying to say the word while I am just going crazy because I wasn't expecting to see my home country🤣 (finland)

"wHeRe'S tAyLoR???" Sis I was wondering that the whole time

This is a weird sequel to the “fifty shades of gray” video.

I've been a huge fan of Cats since I was a kid, wearing out an old vhs of the live london cast recording. This makes so much sense I wonder if it was in Webbers' or Elliots mind whilst writing

Petition for MatPat's fourth channel to be called Stage Theory where he does theories for plays and musicals. Would love to see what this man makes out of my childhood favorites!

As a theater kid... this is literally how I explain the musical to people who don't know about it, tbh

I asked my dad: "You saw the original cats play, is the movie anything like it?" And he said: "Kiddo I fell asleep through that play and the only thing I remember is that they got taken by a spaceship at the end." And I just sat there like: O_o

Theory: Victoria died after she got thrown out and this was her brain's way of trying to "help her" with not belonging

I was one of those who really enjoyed "Cats" the Broadway Musical, but was laughed at for saying I enjoyed it when I was in High School. For that reason, I've been afraid to watch the movie because it got laughed at far beyond the original musical and i'm afraid my naturally eccentric mind would be in love with it. Then I watched this Film Theory on it and now i have to watch the dang movie bc that was EXACTLY why i loved the original Cats - the analogies! And, like, NO ONE around me got it. i just stayed silent and enjoyed it on my own. Happy you did a theory on it, to at least get the analogies out to those who wouldn't be able to enjoy the original musical. (admittedly, "eating cockroaches with human faces" does sound absolutely weird but now i'm frickin' curious Lol)

Cats: Makes a horrible movie MatPat: IT’S A CULT!!!!!!!

Now let's try to imagine how people who had never even heard about the musical reacted when they saw the movie. Or even just the trailer for that matter.

This is my childhood. The og 80s recording... Can u not

I can't believe a cult analogy is what convinces me to watch a musical about literal cats

I know this is mainly focusing on the new version, but I think you should also consider this: originally Old Deuteronomy is a male cat (they clearly casted Judi Dench cause she has history with the musical, and it's one of the top roles in the story) and as you said the lyrics say she has live 99 lives, but originally the song goes, "Old Deuteronomy's lived a long time He's a cat who has lived many lives in succession-" then not long after goes "Old Deuteronomy's buried nine wives And more i am tempted to say ninety-nine-" it goes with the cult theory cause there have been several accounts of cult leaders having multiple partners such as Warren Jeffs, David Koresh, and Pazuzu Algarad. -pls notice this matpai-

I heard a review for cats that went like “this movie is so bad that if they played it on an airplane I would still walk out”

“In a Theater” Oh boy..... is it sad that this gave me sad nostalgia.

I watched Cats right after this theory because I've never seen it until now, and I gotta say, coming from a person that has been in a musical, it was actually pretty good. If you can get past the uncanny character designs (I thought old Detreuonomy's, Mungojerrie's, and Rumpleteaser's character designs were nice actually) and picture them as actual cats like the musical was suggesting (they reference several times that the humans playing the cats are supposed to be portrayed as normal cats because of things like room props being way bigger than the actors, simulating an average sized cat's perspective) it's actually really good. I liked the plot, the first song that was sung got me hooked and kept me wanting to watch more, and most of the other songs were also pretty good. I did laugh at some points at the dramatic dancing and cat like movements, but that again was to convey emotions to the viewer, that cats are elegant and proud of themselves, sleek and intelligent, agile, I think it was awesome that the actors protrayed that so well. I loved most of the actors shown, and they did amazing at their parts, I honestly might end up watching this again in the future, I was captivated by all the emotions shown through movement, and I Definently will be listening to MungoJerrie and Rumpleteaser's song for a while lol. If you haven't seen this I'd give it a chance at least. Like I said, you have to get past how the actors look, but if you do there's so much to enjoy and admire about this musical. It's not as perfected as other well known ones, but this one deserves a chance in my book💖

My 5 year old brother asked at the end of the movie "Wait did that girl cat die at the end?" And I didnt even connect that until he said that

In Jonestown, a lot of the members realised just a step too late that Jim Jones was dangerous. They were trapped in Jonestown and many tried to escape but were gunned down or forced to drink the coolaid.

I have nothing bad to say about this video, it's amazing and Matpat and the team did such a good job. What I hate is the "animation" they used for the Jellecles, it looks like someone hopped into SFM and decided to make a full length animated movie in 30 minutes then stopped the render half way through. I'm so glad I didn't watch this movie, but I'm glad that I watched this episode

I've watched about 7-8 film theory videos today and matpat has already explained to me the way to make a cult three times.

Me: *Sees Video in recommended* Me: No, matpat. Don't do this to yourself.

When Cult's try to recruit me: Why don't you come over to a party? Me: Will I have to leave my house and interact with strangers? Cult: Yes but- Me:I'M NOT READY FOR THIS LEVEL OF COMMITMENT

"i think we are all a bit jelical now" Me who didnt watched the Movie knowing its terrible anyway: im 4 paralel universes ahead of you

english: u are good at norwegian matpat norwegian: du er veldig god på norsk matpat

“Classrooms”, “Graduation”? Huh, starting to wonder if my school is a cult....

Can't believe you just made me wanna watch Cats.

Fun fact: Movies today are messed up and I cannot find a good movie that doesn’t have a darker meaning and cults are real.

Title : the dark secret of cats Accompanying ad : Watch all your favourites on hbo, like cats

Teacher: why are you laughing? Me: nothing. My brain: CatPat

matt: man this movie is so bad also matt pat: BUT ITS ALSO A SACRIFICIAL CULT OF BRAINWASHED...

Mat pat: the guy that has the ability to make something that’s a sin more of a sin

when i saw the thum nail photo I was like .... " yeah he's going crazy"

I can guarantee that MOST fans of the original musical stage play already know that the jellicles are a cult lmao

Frankly, this movie is almost nothing like the musical. For one thing the musical doesn't even follow the kidnapping of cats, the only kidnapped cat is Deuteronomy and thats only for one moment as Mistoffeles brings him back immediately

I find it hilarious that even the furries didn't like this movie

I have been obsessed with the original London production of cats for YEARS - and now I can't see it any other way

This honestly makes the most sense, I left the movie confused and a little mortified by how they killed that cat like it was a good desirable thing

The whole movie I felt like the cats needed a censor bar.

i swear to god this theory on ''why cats the movie is actully about a cult'' give more and clearer info on cults than a netflix documentary

I’m pretty sure this RU-vid video made more money than the actually movie

4:47 "Nicknames bestowed by the cult" "Henceforth, you will now be known as: Sharkbait!"

The dark secret of cats: it’s a weird movie about perverted cats dancing around naked

Cats is my favorite musical, I grew up on it and watched the DVD every weekend. Movie cats is like a fever dream that I’d never want to experience again

Another interesting thing to consider is EVERY TIME that Victoria gets separated from the Jellicles (like in the beginning after the first song when she meets Macavity. She COULD HAVE run away, but Mr. Mistoffelees calls her back and brings her back to the other cats where the immediately go into the name song. Then again, when we see Macavity after Bustopher Jones' song....they see Macavity, the cats scatter....BOOM. Victoria is immediately picked up by the Calico twins and then rescued by Mistoffelees AGAIN and brought back to the other cats. The third time when Victoria is outside singing....Lady Deuteronomy watches her and then asks her to come back in AGAIN (even though Victoria confesses she is NOT a Jellicle) to watch her "make the Jellicle choice". And she even brings Lady D a new recruit in Grizabella. In the original version, Victoria IS here in this moment...but only AFTER Grizabella comes before Old Deuteronomy to sing Memory.

“Put that Dear Evan Hansen playlist on pause” Me: *N E V E R*

50 Shades of Grey: Cult Five Nights at Freddy’s: Cult Cats: Cult

2:38, oh, it's a zigzag. Is it an aesthetic square, or is it a significant path?

I first saw this show in middle school and I was completely in love with it for years and it never occurred to me that they were sacrificing someone

" Pause your Dear Evan Hansen playlist." ....... But I haven't even started yet!

"Pause your 'Dear Evan Hansen' playlist" I feel called out

9:15 is this why so many shooters have cultists as enemies? They're in too deep, they can never be deprogramed, gunning them all down is a mercy and to make sure the cult never restarts you must leave no survivors.

Ok, A, no one has heard of these brands (the ones that he says to put to the side) but B, can you just let us appreciate MatPat laughing for the first time?

How do we warn adults about cults?: Cats 2019 How do we warn kids about strangers?: three little pigs

Little Theory (goes with this theory): How does the leader of the Jellicle cats have so many lives maybe because when they sacrifice the cat the Jellicle Cat leader gets there life as a extra one..... Edit: I didnt think my comment would get noticed

I remember around two years ago, I watched this in the background without really knowing anything about it, and now that I am quite actually interested in cats the musical (as in the 1998 verson, of course. I'm not a monster), I like this theory... for the movie. In the original play and with the original characters, I don't think this is as true, although it has it's good points, but for the movie which I believe to not be anywhere near the play, I think that it works really well.

When he was laughing I laughed too What did you do know matt

*looks at the fifty shades theory* "Come here often?"

Cats the movie: about Victoria becoming a jellical cat Cats the musical: about Victoria going into heat for the first time

"My eyes are burning. Oh God, my eyes."

I know this is about Cats, but the cult thing got me thinking about The Owl House. Lillith joining the Emperor’s coven (the most shown example) is pretty much an exact match for most of these steps.

Fun Fact: It wasn’t Kool-Aid at Jonestown, it was Flavor-Aid. They couldn’t even spring for the good stuff with their cyanide.

Let’s be real, Matpat is a former theatre kid so this theory has brewing for years

Me watching this: *WAIT. Wasn't this the EXACT way I've been recruiting members for my discord server*

Thank you for this for this info matpat

Matpat: talks about a cult Me, who was in a production of Cats: yes

Me watching - ooooh Matpat - The Jellicle Cats is a Jellicle Cul- Ad - WELCOME TO HOW TO GET YOUR CATS TO STOP MEOWING!! Me - Oh shizzle, they got him!!

i always find myself watching this video over and over again

Unrelated, I've always loved that the Cats eyes' pupils are dancing figures.

No one: Matpat: Cats is a cult! Me, a cat owner: *Confused screaming*

He made the terrifying movie more terrifying

I love how at the end of every episode he shows us a meme tied to the movie/show

"My eyes are burning oh god my eyes."😂