***spoilers***
The Aristocats is a 1970 animated feature, the last film to be green lighted
by Disney himself. The plot follows the
ups and downs of a Paris family of cats, a mother and her three kittens. Through underhanded means the family is
dumped in the French countryside to fend for themselves. An alley cat takes pity on them and leads the
family back to Paris so that they can try to regain their former status.
Aristocats is a gentle film filled with slapstick humor and music. The characters are believable, if a bit cliché. The villain isn't intimidating and there is
never much doubt that the cats can defeat him.
The animation is standard for its era but looks dated to the modern eye.
There is no bold social commentary in Aristocats. The rich are happy in their big houses and
the working class cats are happy in their flop houses. Dump the rich into the country and they will
continue to function as the landed elite.
While the cats undertake an arduous journey they are never transformed
by it.
At heart Aristocats is a romance full of cute cats that exemplify typical
gender roles. Little girls will delight in this film and boys will enjoy the
action.
2/4 stars
2/4 stars
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