History YMMV / Felidae

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: ''The soundtrack.'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRvTnQRcQw4 Shun the nonbeliever!]]

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: ''Felidae'' is a film noir with blood, gore, murder, sex, and a cult. Starring cats. Its look made many people think it was a Disney-type movie, but the actual content is not kid-friendly, scaring away both kid and adult audiences. The film has since gained a cult status online, however.

* OlderThanTheyThink: A series about completely non-anthropomorphic cats that is exceedingly dark and violent? It's not a new thing at all. XenofictionalLiterature thrives on NatureIsNotNice and thus violence is commonplace. A good example is ''Literature/WarriorCats''. It came out after ''Felidae'' but features ''a lot'' of FamilyUnfriendlyViolence. It's [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids even aimed at kids]]. The only unusual thing about ''Felidae'' is that it's been adapted into a movie. Most xenofiction works stay books, and books can be more violent than films (this is a large reason why works like ''Warrior Cats'' and ''Literature/TailchasersSong'' have [[TrappedInDevelopmentHell a hard time being adapted]]--they're too dark for mainstream film popularity).

* OlderThanTheyThink: A series about completely non-anthropomorphic cats that is exceedingly dark and violent? It's not a new thing at all. XenofictionLiterature thrives on NatureIsNotNice and thus violence is commonplace. A good example is ''Literature/WarriorCats''. It came out after ''Felidae'' but features ''a lot'' of FamilyUnfriendlyViolence. It's [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids even aimed at kids]]. The only unusual thing about ''Felidae'' is that it's been adapted into a movie. Most xenofiction works stay books, and books can be more violent than films (this is a large reason why works like ''Warrior Cats'' and ''Literature/TailchasersSong'' have [[StuckInDevelopmentHell a hard time being adapted]]--they're too dark for mainstream film popularity).

* AdaptationDisplacement: Yes, ''Felidae'' was based on a book.
** Also, there are actually seven books (the first one being the one made into a film). However, only the first two (and more recently, the fifth) have been translated into English.
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Claudandus.
** Even if he acknowledges during his FinalSpeech that he is evil, there is no clear indication whether he [[HeelRealization regrets being evil]] or [[IDidWhatIHadToDo or not]]; in fact, the only thing that is clearly stated is that he's a KnightTemplar.
* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Felidae is a film noir with blood, gore, murder, sex, and a cult. Starring cats. Its look made many people think it was a Disney-type movie, but the actual content is not kid-friendly, scaring away both kid and adult audiences. The film has since gained a cult status online, however.

* HoYay: More evident in the books, but the friendship between [[MayDecemberRomance Francis and Pascal]] might come off as this to some.
** Kong and Francis can give off this vibe, at least in the English movie dub. Kong even calls Francis "cutie pie."
*** He also disparages Francis and implies he's Bluebeard's gay lover.
** This is probably perfectly intentional. Cats ''aren't'' picky in mating season and homosexual behavior among them a is pretty well documented phenomenon.

* {{Shipping}}: The most popular pairing in the fandom seems to be Francis/Felicity even though [[spoiler:Felicity is decapitated only minutes after she is introduced in the film]] and [[spoiler:Francis's mate ends up being Nhozemptekh AKA "The cat who had sex with him in the movie."]]
** That's because of [[TheWoobie what]] [[IllGirl Felicity]] [[WideEyedIdealist is]]. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, she's also a SacrificialLamb who is TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth.]]
** Funny enough, Nhozemptekh is not even ''mentioned'' in the second book.
*** She ''is'' mentioned, albeit extremely briefly, towards the very end of the book. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Francis comments on [[spoiler: all the sex he's had with her.]] Francis's ship for the second book is Alcina, a wildcat. [[spoiler:She is murdered partway through the book, leaving Francis rather devastated.]]
*** Francis apparently has a fetish for undomesticated females...
*** Well, they are the ones that are most easily available, and least likely to be spayed.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Yeah, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick it's an animated movie about kitties... and gruesome murder! And surrealistic, disturbing nightmares!]]
** Cats fucking like rabbits. Or rather, like cats, which is to say, [[TheImmodestOrgasm loudly and violently]].
** There's a cult that holds ''suicide pacts''. [[DeadpanSnarker Francis]] even {{lampshades}} this- "What I was watching wasn't exactly a scene out of Disney/TheAristocats."
* TheWoobie: Felicity.

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler:If Claudandus hadn't cross the line with Felicity's murder, then he did so with Solitaire, who was pregnant at the time. It all becomes moot as shortly after, we find out that the murders have been going on for years and many victims were young or pregnant, thus crossing the line much earlier than we had expected.]]

* SignatureScene: ''WesternAnimation/{{Felidae}}'' is largely known only for the very explicit and realistic sex scene between two [[SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism minimally anthropomorphic]] ''cartoon cats.'' To a lesser extent, it's known for it's most gory scenes, such as the one with the disemboweled pregnant cat.

*** She ''is'' mentioned, albeit extremely briefly, towards the very end of the book. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Francis comments on [[spoiler: all the sex he's had with her.]] Francis's ship for the second book is Alcina, a wildcat. [[spoiler: She is murdered partway through the book, leaving Francis rather devastated.]]

** [[spoiler: The lynx]] from the second book. He was [[spoiler: brought to Germany from Canada with a group of other lynxes to repopulate the wild. However, since the Canadian lynx's primary food source, the snowshoe hare, was no longer available to them, some members of the group starved to death. A few others were shot by farmers after they attacked livestock in desperation, and the remaining lynxes eventually scattered.]] He's now alone, and will probably remain so for the rest of his life.

** Isaiah. He's an old cat on the verge of losing his sanity, believing himself to be Guardian of the Dead, and is utterly crushed when he feels that The Prophet ([[spoiler: who is actually Pascal/Claudandus]]) has abandoned him. [[spoiler: However, at the end of the novel, he is finally persuaded by Francis and Bluebeard to step into the light and is adopted by a bartender.]]

* FanPreferredCouple: Francis/Felicity.

* EnsembleDarkHorse: Felicity [[spoiler: only appeared for a few minutes before she got decapped and yet]] has a good fanbase (see {{Shipping}} below).

** Jesaja. He's an old cat on the verge of losing his sanity, believing himself to be Guardian of the Dead, and is utterly crushed when he feels that The Prophet ([[spoiler: who is actually Pascal/Claudandus]]) has abandoned him. [[spoiler: However, at the end of the novel, he is finally persuaded by Francis and Bluebeard to step into the light and is adopted by a bartender.]]

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The sex scene, which comes literally out of nowhere, with a character we'd ''never seen before'', and thoroughly distracts the protagonist from his hunt for the killer. [[spoiler:Her breed - an Egyptian breed he does not recognize - does get him thinking about the case eventually, though, and ultimately points him toward the real killer.]]

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The sex scene, which comes literally out of nowhere and thoroughly distracts the protagonist from his hunt for the killer. [[spoiler:It does get him thinking about the case eventually, though, and ultimately points him toward the real killer.]]

* EarWorm: "I was happy here, unfettered and free..." The main theme of the song sung by Boy George (Yes, '''that''' Boy George) is bound to get stuck in your head.

* SignatureScene: ''WesternAnimation/{{Felidae}}'' is largely known only for the very explicit an realistic sex scene between two [[SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism minimally anthropomorphic]] ''cartoon cats.'' To a lesser extent, it's known for it's most gory scenes, such as the one with the disemboweled pregnant cat.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Why did the ''[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar cat sex]]'' scene between Frances and Nhozemphtekh really have to be there? The two could have just talked with some mild flirting thrown in.

* SignatureScene: ''WesternAnimation/{{Felidae}}'' is largely known only for the very explicit, shocking, and disgusting sex scene between two [[SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism minimally anthropomorphic]] ''cartoon cats.'' To a lesser extent, it's known for it's most gory scenes, such as the one with the disemboweled pregnant cat.

* SignatureScene: ''{{Felidae}}'' is largely known only for the very explicit, shocking, and disgusting sex scene between two [[SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism minimally anthropomorphic]] ''cartoon cats.'' To a lesser extent, it's known for it's most gory scenes, such as the one with the disemboweled pregnant cat.

** Francis's narration directly denies this trope in ''Salve Roma!,'' which has a confirmed homosexual character, Antonio. Francis is shown to be homophobic when he discovers Antonio's preference, but not so much that he can't accept the other cat as a friend despite his discomfort, and he insists to the readers that the friendship is just that.

** Francis's narration directly denies this trope in ''Salve Roma!,'' which has a confirmed homosexual character, Antonio. Francis is shown to be homophobic when he discovers Antonio's preference, but not so much that he can't accept the other cat as a friend despite his discomfort, and Francis insists to the readers that the friendship is just that.

** Francis's presence under this trope becomes hilarious in ''Salve Roma!,'' which has a confirmed homosexual character, Antonio. Francis is shown to be homophobic when he discovers Antonio's preference (but not so much that he can't accept the other cat as a friend despite his discomfort).

** Francis's presence under this trope becomes hilarious in ''Salve Roma!,'' which has a confirmed homosexual character, Antonio. Francis is shown to be mildly homophobic when he discovers Antonio's preference (but not so much that he can't accept the other cat as a friend despite his discomfort).

** ''Salve Roma!'' has a confirmed homosexual character, Antonio. Francis (hilariously, given his friendships being listed under this trope) is shown to be mildly homophobic when he discovers Antonio's preference, but not so much that he can't accept the other cat as a friend despite his discomfort.

** ''Salve Roma!'' has a confirmed homosexual character, Antonio. Francis (perhaps ironically given his friendships being listed under this trope) is shown to be mildly homophobic when he discovers Antonio's preference, but not so much that he can't accept the other cat as a friend despite his discomfort.

** ''Salve Roma!'' has a confirmed homosexual character, Antonio. Heartbreakingly, he was tossed out into the street after his owner discovered him getting a bit ''too'' friendly with another male cat.
*** Francis (perhaps ironically given his friendships being listed under this trope) is shown to be mildly homophobic when he discovers Antonio's preference, but not so much that he can't accept the other cat as a friend despite his discomfort.

** ''Salve Roma!'' has a confirmed homosexual character, Antonio. Francis, perhaps ironically given his friendships being listed under this trope, is shown to be mildly homophobic, but not so much that he can't accept Antonio as a friend despite his discomfort with this one trait.

** There's a cult that holds ''suicide pacts''. [[DeadpanSnarker Francis]] even {{lampshades}} this- "What I was watching wasn't exactly a scene out of TheAristocats."