https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo CMDA325 en-us 2020-12-09 06:29:49 UTC 2023-05-31 04:21:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f431.png aquinor1 https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001146502 Utilizing originator criticism, I will be critiquing Tom Hooper's adaptation of Cats. While doing so, I will be referencing DeWitt Parker's Logic of Aesthetic form, as mentioned in the textbook. ]]> 2020-12-09 06:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001146502 aquinor1 https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001155757 In this video, Andrew Lloyd Webber directly critiques Tom Hooper's adaptation of Cats, in which his provides his own opinion specifically to Hooper's changes to the musical. As mentioned in my essay, Webber mentions his dissatisfaction with character Bustopher Jones in this video, mentioning the changes made by Hooper and performance done by James Corden. ]]> 2020-12-09 06:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001155757 aquinor1 https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001170170 Since the release of the trailer for Cats, audiences complained how creepy and eerie the CGI characters appeared. Right before theatre release, they made CGI modifications.]]> 2020-12-09 06:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001170170 aquinor1 https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001173386 Rather than having the CGI creepy cats, most audiences preferred that the film would pay homage to its originator by having the cast in costume and makeup as they would in the Broadway production.]]> 2020-12-09 06:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001173386 aquinor1 https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001176534 Tom Hooper deeply trusted his cast and colleagues during the making of Cats. In Rebel Wilson's particular scene, she wanted to feature CGI mice as children and tap dancing cockroaches. Which in this scene, she portrays the most disturbing scene of the movie. ]]> 2020-12-09 06:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001176534 aquinor1 https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001180946 Macavity, unlike in the original Broadway production, is made out to be the film's main antagonist as he causes havoc throughout the movie. ]]> 2020-12-09 06:53:21 UTC https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001180946 aquinor1 https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001183147 Hooper made changes to one of Cats most recognizable and iconic characters, Grizabella the Glamour Cat. Rather than being a cat who had a glamourous life that turned into shambles, she is now a prostitute who's pimp is no other than Macavity. ]]> 2020-12-09 06:54:26 UTC https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001183147 aquinor1 https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001195674 2020-12-09 07:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001195674 aquinor1 https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001197917 2020-12-09 07:02:05 UTC https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001197917 aquinor1 https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001200306 2020-12-09 07:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001200306 aquinor1 https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001204805 This article explains as to why Cats really does not work as a movie in the first place due to the original writing of the Broadway musical as a concept musical. ]]> 2020-12-09 07:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001204805 aquinor1 https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001207722 This article particularly talks about James Corden and Tom Hooper's vision of character, Bustopher Jones, in comparison to Andrew Lloyd Webber's original vision.]]> 2020-12-09 07:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001207722 aquinor1 https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001211579 Here, you can find more information about Grizabella the Glamour cat and the difference between the character in the movie vs. the original Broadway show. ]]> 2020-12-09 07:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001211579 aquinor1 https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001214824 This article goes deep into T.S Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats," which is the basis of the concept musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber. ]]> 2020-12-09 07:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001214824 aquinor1 https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001304324 This article basically explains the trailer and gives background to the movie along with the characters and what to expect in the film.]]> 2020-12-09 07:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001304324 aquinor1 https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001308104 2020-12-09 07:56:31 UTC https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001308104 aquinor1 https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001311821 This article talks about how supporting actor, Idris Elba, who also plays Macavity in Cats can't really explain the plot of Cats. This goes behind my reasoning in the essay that Cats does not really have a plot due to the musical being a concept musical. ]]> 2020-12-09 07:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/aquinor1/fzm8mk6lkoxy4wbo/wish/1001311821