hmm? on Instagram: "🎬: The Garfield Movie (2024). This scene, where the kitten version of Garfield shows immense distress and self-pity, is part of the film's exploration of his origins and his eventual adoption by Jon Arbuckle. To ensure the kitten's emotions felt genuine, the animators focused on using exaggerated "sad-eye" physics and fluid tear trails, which were designed to tap directly into the audience's protective instincts. This emotional manipulation was intentionally used by the film