I understand that.
This film is definitely not for everyone.
I do not particularly enjoy watching defenseless animals being taken advantage of in any form myself. I just don't think it's fair to judge the whole film based upon that. Especially since there was no harm done to the cat.
If you dislike the rest of the film, it's just a matter of whatever floats your boat I guess.
Here's some information that might make the cat scenes a little less difficult to swallow:
"The film’s most controversial aspect was not its depiction of cruelty towards a human, but the depiction of cruelty towards the cat. When the film was released in Italy, a coalition of animal rights groups tried to set up a boycott of Australian products, alleging that the cat was tortured and smothered in the film. Director Rolf de Heer has said that none of that is true; the cat scenes were carefully filmed, with a veterinarian and animal cruelty inspector on set. Nicholas Hope, in an on-stage interview included on the dvd of the film, says there were two cats, one of which became a pet of a crew member. The other was a feral cat that was put down by a vet after filming (as with most feral cats that are caught in Australia)."
I thought the movie was hilarious, deep,sad,disgusting,gritty and absolutely remarkable. Probably on my top 10 of all time.
Corruption shall never breathe stinky upon my bicycle!
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