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I'm gonna level with y'all right now: I don't really "get" fiction on a conceptual level.
Like here you have this platform where an author has the power, the FREEDOM, to put a talking cat into the narrative and then they HARLDY EVER DO IT!?
Like here you have this platform where an author has the power, the FREEDOM, to put a talking cat into the narrative and then they HARLDY EVER DO IT!?
Like Charlotte Bronte wrote Jane Eyre, and its almost 600 pages, and she couldn't include one single talking cat?
In 1993 Hocus Pocus won EVERY SINGLE Oscar, and Hollywood still hasn't figured out why
I'm just saying theres a reason why the Melissa Joan Hart Sabrina was widely considered to be the best show ever made.
Anyway, stan Cats Dont Dance
While I'm here though, an example of what not to do in film is include a regular cat that doesnt talk.
For example in the movie Alien (1979) there is a cat named Jonesy, and although its seems like a good little kitty, he doesnt say anything.
For example in the movie Alien (1979) there is a cat named Jonesy, and although its seems like a good little kitty, he doesnt say anything.
It's worth noting though that every sequel to Alien that hasn't included Jonesy has been critically panned.
Even if a cat doesn't talk, it still greatly increases the quality of your production.
Even if a cat doesn't talk, it still greatly increases the quality of your production.
Talking Dogs make for a compelling juxtaposition to a story, but really your bread and butter of storytelling should be the talking cat.
This why the Monomyth as characterized by Joseph Campbell is essentially total bullshit.
This why the Monomyth as characterized by Joseph Campbell is essentially total bullshit.
22 films and can you believe theres not a single talking cat in the entire FREAKING MCU!?
Theres an alien cat in Captain Marvel which is why that's the only decent superhero movie ever made.
Theres an alien cat in Captain Marvel which is why that's the only decent superhero movie ever made.
They tried to pull a fast one with this one movie Guardians of the Galaxy, but tbh audiences didn't fall for it AT ALL
I dont think it would be controversial to say that, because of the inclusion of Puss-in-boots, as brilliantly portrayed by Antonio Banderas, any individual movie in the Shrek franchise is objectively better than Citizen Kane
Another point to make:
Dragonball is one of the most popular anime of all time, and it's all thanks to the inclusion of this guy:
Puar and his semi-sentient human companion Yamcha. In a weird inversion, Yamcha actually can't talk.
Dragonball is one of the most popular anime of all time, and it's all thanks to the inclusion of this guy:
Puar and his semi-sentient human companion Yamcha. In a weird inversion, Yamcha actually can't talk.
