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Stel (1994)

Moebius

I was watching Cats 1998 the other day and I was focusing mainly on Bomba just to see where she was throughout the film. And I noticed that during the Macavity fight scene she takes on a very protective roll.

At the very beginning, when Macavity has just dropped the Old Deuteronomy disguise, Bomba is already holding Jemima’s hand even before she is seen on screen. You can see Jemima looking at her in the same way a scared child would look at their parent during a scary situation.

Technically, both of them are in a safe spot, out of Macavity’s immediate reach and behind Munkustrap, but Bomba looks like she’s trying to get somewhere else. The reason for this is that Etcetera is quite close to Macavity, who seems to be in a frenzy, putting her in immediately danger. Bomba wants to get to Etcetera before anything happens to her. Then, you can see Bomba trying to sneak up behind Munkustrap, never letting go of Jemima’s hand, and making her way toward Cettie. Always keeping Jemima behind her.

When both of them are finally close enough to be able to reach Cettie, Jemima extends her arm towards her, trying to call her towards them, but right then, Macavity slashes at Etcetera.

This makes Cettie roll back, giving Bombalurina a chance to get a hold of her. She desperately reaches for Etcetera many times trying to bring her close, which she is finally able to do. yay!

I love when Bomba goes auntie mode! Because she’s super chill and flirty during most of the film but she will literally END YOU if you mess with any of the kitts.

And now there’s a second part to this