The show uses makeup which really helps provide depth to the entire actor. The wigs are exaggerated to help shape the actors head. The cat nose makeup helps to blend the human face with a cat face. The characters in the movie look so flat it's unsettling. There are some elements of a human that just don't jive well when being put on an animals form. Like realistic sized human teeth in Sonic the Hedgehog's mouth.
I'm not a fan of the broadway show, I have no horse in the race. But the CGI used in the movie just looks way too unnatural. It's like the actors faces are stuck on a fake body (cause they are) which is way more unsettling than the makeup in the show.
But hey, if you like the way they did it than more power to you. Most of the stills don't look terrible, but when they start talking...yikes.
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