A Cat in Paris
By Alain Gagnol & Jean-Loup Felicioli
Alexa Gomez (G11)
A Cat in Paris is an interpretive children's movie mainly focused on the adventures of a little girl and her cat. The girl lives in a household with her mother, who is a superintendent at a police junction, her nanny, and her cat. Frequently, the cat leaves the household at night to join a local jewel thief on his expeditions outside. One night, the girl decides to leave the household and follow her cat, which leads her to discover the house of the said thief. In the midst of exploring, she accidentally stumbles into the plans of a group of gangsters, which were the same ones who killed her father. It is also revealed that the nanny is a part of this gang. They proceed to chase her down for the remainder of the movie. The local jewel thief finds out about this and begins to help the girl escape from the gang, however he gets arrested later on and is unable to protect the girl from being kidnapped. Soon after, he escapes the police, rescues the girl, and flees from the mobster that is chasing him. He is forgiven for his crimes of being a jewel thief, and he and the girl's mother get on friendly terms.
My Review: I found the art style of this movie to be quite interesting and captivating, and the shifting perspectives and interpretive lines really integrated into the theme of it. However, I did not find the plot to be exactly interesting. However gruesome the themes are on a deeper level, the target audience for this film was likely directed towards children of a younger character. I doubt that there is any depth or meaning to the plot besides what is originally presented, however I still believe that it is intended to be interpreted, not captivating. I would rate this a 4/5m simply because if the plot lacked more depth and less stereotypical scenario, it would be a fascinating movie.