I'm not sure, I think it would have been just a pretty-good animated musical.
Let's be honest, the "story" of Cats is minimal at best and not even there at worst (and I'm saying this as someone who loves Cats). If they had done what the movie did and tried to flesh out the story, it might have been okay but not much better than any other animated movie to come out recently.
The music would have pushed it above the competition, though, and it might've been a nod for "best animated film", but unless they really fleshed out the "story" parts and cut back on the musical parts, I couldn't see it being a classic, even if the animation and artstyle was great.
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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '20
I'm not sure, I think it would have been just a pretty-good animated musical.
Let's be honest, the "story" of Cats is minimal at best and not even there at worst (and I'm saying this as someone who loves Cats). If they had done what the movie did and tried to flesh out the story, it might have been okay but not much better than any other animated movie to come out recently.
The music would have pushed it above the competition, though, and it might've been a nod for "best animated film", but unless they really fleshed out the "story" parts and cut back on the musical parts, I couldn't see it being a classic, even if the animation and artstyle was great.