"
The Lion King" and "
Felidae"
They are definitely on the opposite ends of the cat movie spectrum.
I like the setup of the movie, but I think the delivery was pretty shaky. The film's creators seem intent on sacrificing crucial details in exchange for shock value. Even when you put the XXX material aside, the story isn't told very well, which is sad because it was such a good story to begin with. The notion of a cat solving a murder of other cats is a pretty original concept. The book does a much better job of building up plot twists and exploring universal themes that seem swept over in the motion picture. One quick example: How many minutes pass between our introduction to Felicity and her death? Three? Four? Not many. In the book, she is a much more intriguing and three-dimensional character. I'm guessing most of you guys had to watch the film a second time to comprehend all the characters and be able to tie up loose ends in your mind. I know I did.
One final thought: The final scenes in both
Felidae and
The Lion King are surprisingly similar. Both are slow motion shots of two felines leaping towards each other with fire consuming everything around. Did I mention they were both released in 1994? Has to be concidence...right?
