Chapter 410 - 405: Si Si’s Movie Review

Chapter 410: Chapter 405: Si Si’s Movie Review

"Hello everyone, I’m Si Si. After watching the midnight premiere of *Cat and Mouse: Lucky Rabbit Year* in theaters today, I couldn’t wait and stayed up all night to write this review."

"To be honest, from the moment the movie ended until now, my heart has been pounding with excitement. I’m still savoring every moment."

"I don’t know what your childhoods were like, but I grew up watching a bunch of forgettable domestic cartoons. Looking back now, I can only say that the domestic animation back then was absolute crap. It was painful to even watch."

"That is, until the summer of ’09, when I saw the hope for domestic animation—*Cat and Mouse*. The entire show adopted the style of a silent film, centered around episodic comedy. It combined the exaggerated body language of its 2D animal characters with what I can only call classic, inspired sound effects to portray a series of hilarious stories between the naturally adversarial cat and mouse."

"It’s no exaggeration to say that *Cat and Mouse* was my companion that summer of ’09. I’ve been a loyal fan ever since. Not only have I watched the official original version over and over, but I also haven’t missed a single episode of the regional dialect versions."

"Unfortunately, the theaters in my hometown weren’t selected for the advance screenings. So, the moment it was officially released, I rushed to see the movie, my heart pounding with excitement."

"After watching it, I just want to scream: *Cat and Mouse* is fucking awesome! Qitian Animation is fucking awesome!"

"The movie is 90 minutes long. Not too long, not too short. But for an animated film with a simple plot, it’s more than enough."

"I was completely immersed in Tom and Jerry’s nonsensical slapstick, the ridiculously exaggerated animation techniques, the humorous sound effects that perfectly blended with the atmosphere, and a musical score that can only be described as a masterpiece."

"My eyes were glued to the screen the entire time; every single second was pure gold. Watching Tom get foiled time and time again by Jerry and Tuji’s teamwork, I found myself laughing out loud along with so many others in the audience. It was a completely relaxing audio-visual feast for the senses."

"And here, I have to give some serious praise to the music in *Cat and Mouse*. A full 12 beautiful and exquisitely crafted pieces. While the audience enjoys Tom and Jerry’s comical performances, they can also lose themselves in the wonderful piano music."

"As the plot unfolds, the background music shifts from soothing and soaring to tense and low, from a magnificent, grand symphony to a light, skipping recorder solo. While you’re enjoying the animation, you’re also getting a musical experience that is in no way inferior to a performance at the Vienna Golden Hall."

"In my opinion, no other animated work has managed to surpass this. So it makes you wonder, isn’t *Cat and Mouse* also, in its own subtle way, skillfully awakening the hidden musical talent in every child who watches it?"

"Next, the story. Its imagination is boundless, its humor knows no taboos. Compared to the cliché, rigid, and nauseating ’holistic development’ educational components in most contemporary domestic animations, I feel that *Cat and Mouse* is simply the freest and healthiest paradise for a child’s growth."

"The show is full of unexpected plot twists, as if it has completely abandoned the rigid rules of the adult world. It builds a colorful kingdom of boundless imagination. Here, children face no restrictions, none of the ’must-dos’ and ’must-nots’ of the adult world, no ’formalism.’ Children are free to unleash their own imagination and sense of humor."

"Before this, I had spent some time carefully thinking about the significance of animation for different age groups."

"I believe that animation for young children should have minimal dialogue and instead excel through its background music, visuals, and plot. I’ve occasionally noticed that the cartoons broadcast by CCTV in recent years are mostly focused on cultural education. It’s not that this is bad, but I feel it’s unnecessary to drill these kinds of moral or political lessons into children when they’re so young."

"It seems like an unhealthy trend has developed where adults are increasingly competitive about how smart their children are, or how many principles they understand. I actually think that children will come to understand many of these principles on their own as they grow up. There’s no need to burden them with so many heavy concepts at an age when they should be innocent and free."

"As for those correct values, as long as parents and society provide timely guidance, sometimes what children really need is simply an excellent animation like *Cat and Mouse*—one that doesn’t preach, doesn’t lecture you, but instead uses music, visuals, and plot to purify the soul."

"Therefore, I truly envy the children growing up in this era. They get to watch high-quality animation like *Cat and Mouse* from a young age. It’s like a seed of enlightenment that offers new flavors to savor at every stage of life."

"And for adults, after a hard day’s work or a long day of studying, being able to watch such a fun cartoon and have a hearty laugh is, in itself, a very happy thing."

"Finally, I hope Qitian Animation continues to produce this family-friendly animated comedy that’s perfect for all ages. *Cat and Mouse* is the hope of domestic animation, and it is destined to lead the new wave of domestic animation in this era."

"The reason a classic becomes a classic is because a truly excellent work never fades with the passage of time. On the contrary, the longer it soaks in the river of time, the more charming it becomes. When you recall it unexpectedly, all that remains in your heart is a feeling of being deeply moved."

"Compared to the so-called ’deep’ and ’meaningful’ animations of today, *Cat and Mouse* seems even more brilliant."

"Go, Cat and Mouse!"

"This Spring Festival season!"

"Go on and claim the honor of box office champion!"

"And last but not least, I will always love *Cat and Mouse*!"

As a D Station content creator with over a hundred thousand fans, Si Si’s review went viral the moment it was published. Countless netizens commented below, "Go, Cat and Mouse!"

And many of the points she mentioned resonated deeply with netizens.

Whether for their children’s sake or for their own, watching such an outstanding animated film in theaters during the Lunar New Year holiday was an experience that could cleanse the soul.

The key thing was, Si Si’s review was just one among countless others. Fueled by the growing buzz from netizens, it attracted the attention of many who were not originally interested. As a result, the box office for the *Cat and Mouse* movie soared, breaking one domestic film record after another.