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One of the surprise hits of 2022 is given a look by the Nostalgia Critic. Does he get into it as much as critics and audiences do? Time to check out Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is a 2022 American computer-animated adventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. The sequel to the spin-off film Puss in Boots (2011) and the sixth installment in the Shrek franchise, the film was directed by Joel Crawford and co-directed by Januel Mercado. Based on the character from Shrek 2 (2004) and inspired by the eponymous fairy tale, the film's screenplay was written by Paul Fisher and Tommy Swerdlow, with a story by Swerdlow and Tom Wheeler (the latter of whom wrote the 2011 film). The voice cast of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish includes Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek Pinault reprising their respective roles as the titular character and Kitty Softpaws, and are joined by Harvey Guillén, Florence Pugh, Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone, Samson Kayo, John Mulaney, Wagner Moura, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Anthony Mendez, who voice new characters introduced in the film. Set after Shrek Forever After (2010), the film follows Puss in Boots as he journeys to restore the first eight of his nine lives.
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Can you please review The Crow, Crow City of Angles (that poor movie suffered the same fate as Cool World) , Power Rangers 2017, and Mortal Kombat 2021?
Love your content and this is probably one of the best sequels ever made.
It was awesome! I liked it.
Can you review Escape from Tomorrow, Pinocchio live-action remake, Escape from Cluster Prime, iParty with Victorious, Meet the Robinsons, Teacher’s Pet (2004), and Spongebob movies?
Best movie of 2022 and in my top movies of all time.
Fantastic film. Saw it twice, first during the sneak peek then on actual release. So glad it got the shine it did.
The reason Puss in Boots was compared to Velma was because both feature panic attacks and someone being comforted during one. One handled the experience with maturity and was heartwarming. And the other was Velma.
Oh yeah that "Velma" comparison. Because yes totally invading someone's privacy and personal space is how you're supposed to handle anxiety.
4:00
Yeah I don’t know how he didn’t get that
Even so… DON’T BE LIKE VELMA!
Over Explaning “PANIC ATTACK’S”??? O; Velma you have “NO IDEA” just how bad you “FUCKED UP”!!!!!
Jack Horner really is an example of how to make a completely irredeemable villain in an enjoyable way. He knows he's horrible and takes pride in being the worst!
He was like the DreamWorks equivalent of The Kingpin.
And I love that
What makes him even better is that he is actually dangerous. Many funny villains are just this- funny and nothing else. Jack is both funny and threatening.
@@valentinkambushev4968, I hope the Ethical Bug got some time off to relax at the end. He SO deserves it!
“You’re not gonna shoot a puppy are you, Jack?”
“Yeah, in the face, why?”
I can’t get enough of lines like that 😂
@@robbieking4070 That and "You're horrible"
"Oh,then what took you so long?"
"Idiot"
"I'm sorry, who are you?"
"Apology accepted."
That was hilarious and badass.
Apology accepted captain needa .
Hi sorry i am death
It's technically an appropriate response, while also a vaguely threatening one.
Well played, Doug.
He had way too much fun doing that scene.
And totally something Death would say.
I think the reason why Puss didn’t realize The Wolf was Death was because he’s denied his own mortality for so long, he doesn’t acknowledge Deaths true identity until it’s almost too late. Puss knows he’s a threat, but not how much of a threat he really is
oooo thats an interesting thought
it also helps for the audience. I've seen many people, myself included, who went in blind and didn't know what the wolf was. Puss calling him a bounty hunter was enough for a lot of people to think he was just a really skilled bounty hunter. The creepy nature because he was a canine chasing a feline.
Eh, I think its much simplier than that. When death introduces himself, he does so with a bounty offer. Puss then thinks he is a bounty hunter, which....isnt too far fetched.
As viewers of the events, its easier for us to see death as he is from the get-go...But being in Puss's boots....its extremely plausible to just think its another bounty hunter.
I just assume d it was a metaphore when I got Grimm reaper vibes off him, I wasn't expecting a PG film to go that far.
@@terranceaskew3165 In my mind I just thought of him as "the Bounty Hunter." As an audience member I think they did a good job of misleading us into believing him to be some form of Boba Fett. A bar scene, a wanted poster, not to mention that you expect the Grimm Reaper to be a skeleton, not a wolf. Sure he's in black and uses scythes as a weapon but that could just be a metaphor, you know?
"i'm not going to chose being a boring miserable adult I'm going to choose to be a happy interesting kid" that's an amazing line
That’s the motto I live by. I rather be a fun and happy adult rather boring miserable one.
@@irmuusanaa4227
Same here, friends! I'm 43, still enjoying comics, videogames, and animation. It doesn't mean I'm childish or naive. (I also am a house owner, and like traveling and hiking, before someone throws in a 'living in mom's basement' stereotype). I get it from my dad. He's 91 now, but he NEVER became bitter or a know it all. I actually have some people sometimes telling me to 'act like a 40+', but I always ask, what the hell is that? Do I continously need to complain about taxes, kids these days or the government? I'd like to spend my short time on this earth by enjoying it thankyouverymuch.
@@MisterCasket Same. My dad is "only" 70 but he's the same. As am I. There's enough bad stuff happening in the world (it always is). No need to add to that by being a cynic prick all the time.
@@blackenedwritings agreed!
Why not both? “There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.” Doctor Who
"Damnit, you're Puss in Boots 2! No one's expecting you to try!" Which I feel is the most common point brought up. A movie that didn't need to try as hard as it did and the love comes across so wonderfully.
I wanna get into contact with the team and personally thank and congratulate them for going out of their way to make a movie that initially would've had little to no expectations raise the friggin bar and blow away people. I'm honest to god so proud in the work everyone put into this movie, its instantly become one of my top 10 favorite animated movies of all time
Antonio Banderas giving his all
I think I read somewhere that the animators behind The Bad Guys and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish were competing to see who could have the better animation. They pushed each other without any executive neckbreathing which helped make both movies turn out terrific.
@@austincarlson9270 Hilarious if true.
Saw this about a week before Mario came out. Damn I had such high hopes for Mario and such little expectation for Puss n Boots...best I can describe it is two similar dishes served at a restaurant and PnB is the one with a splash of hot sauce that pushes it into greatness.
One line that made me laugh and caught me off guard was what Death says after giving up on taking Puss’s last life. It translates to “Why the hell did I play with my food?!” Something about seeing a character who was so domineering and in control throughout the movie basically rage quit and scold himself was very funny to me.
Tchehehe. Yeah, that's good.
Technically if he said that then was he planning to eat puss or smt?
@@arcxtic_creations perhaps, I think some lore of Shinigami/death gods deal with eating souls
@@arcxtic_creations why are you ths fuckng stupid oh my fucking god OITS A FIGURE OF SPEECH YOU DUMBASS
@@arcxtic_creations dude... he meant playing with his food metaphorically. He wasn't going to eat him 💀
PIB2 had so many villain types, it was refreshing
Jack Horner - Irredeemable Monster
Death/Wolf - Neutral force of nature
Goldi & Bears - Sympathetic Antihero
Wouldn't Goldi be more of an anti-villain?
@@vgmaster9 Ah, good point!
Death is not a neutral force of nature, he is actively looking to kill Puss because he is vindictive and spiteful. He already has a grudge against cats, and Puss is the worst of them all, not appreciating what he had. You could argue the opening is the perfect example of this: he doesn't die fighting the giant, he dies because he's addicted to the praise and adoration of the crowd. I'd say it's even possible Death orchestrated that one too, him watching there, and nobody can see him before the finale. Maybe Death cut the rope holding the bell in place.
@@SRFriso94 Why do you think he cut it?
@@SRFriso94death is suppose to be a neutral force....... but the arrogance and ignorance of Puss just losing life after life in sheer disrespectful ways, even Death has their limits on how many times they will be insulted. So he's now taken an active role in his job, and that's the most terrifying thing....... when you make Death have to work after you
One of Death's most badass lines IMO is "Everyone thinks they'll be the one to defeat me. But no one's escaped me yet." Such chilling foreshadowing for his true identity revealed later on in the film.
All of his lines were badass. Let's just get that fact out of the way.
It's so good! It makes you think he's just hyping himself up as a bounty hunter, but no, literally no one has escaped death.
Oh shit its quote from cave story
"Except for this one guy, about 2000 years ago... I thought I had him, but... I don't like to talk about it."
Even the devil himself dies in Christian lore. Everyone gets a ride.
Death is one of if not the best DreamWorks antagonist ever. His whistle still sends shivers up my spine. I like how, at the start, Puss was bragging about having "never been touched by a blade." So the moment Death was actually able to cut him, Puss became a scared, anxious mess. It's the moment he realized that he's not invincible after all.
Bro
I was shooketh.
It's incredibly rare to have a character bleed in a PG movie anymore.
@@disneyvillainsfan1666 Soo true. I miss that.
@@disneyvillainsfan1666 I was sitting there like “ooh, this fight scene is cool” to “oh shit” in 5 seconds
They fundamentally got trauma and it's aftermath right. You think you're safe something forces you to realize you're not and you've got to learn to live in the new reality or the fear destroys you. The majority of movies made for entirely adult audiences that try it don't handle it half as well. Masterful work on every level.
Something interesting about Jack's design. His suit isn't just purple, its PLUM.
I hate/love this amazing detail. Quite literally facepalmed
It's the little details like this that make me love the movie so much more.
I cant believe you didnt mention that one line where Jack goes "What did I do to deserve this?!... I mean like, what specificallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy..." That shit got a good laugh outta me
And apparently that scene is a parody of the end of Terminator... instead of giving a thumbs up while sinking into their demise, he gives a thumbs down
@crabman2010 it was, and brilliant. Him asking what he did to deserve it and the what specifically like he was fine if he just didn't do one of his thousand misdeeds lol....the humor was top notch
@@crabman2010 it's also a reference to the fairy tale that Jack is from
The unexpectedly great sequel.
Yes it is.
And boy,
I have such a great time watching this film in theaters.
@@jeuryrabassa4724 lucky I didn’t get to see it at theaters my mom didn’t like it
*really really REALLY great sequel
Yah the wolf was amazing and had awesome fight scenesa
The last wish was the best Avatar sequel
Another detail I noticed: when Puss is at the cat house, Death doesn't even bother to harrass him, and if the beard is any indication, he stayed there for a while. Maybe Death thought that was a good punishment, or that Puss at least started to learn to value his life more.
Death only starts haunting Puss again when he gets the map to get his wish to regain his lives, disrespecting death yet again.
It's that puss wasn't doing anything death defying. No danger no risk.
He wasn't valuing his life, he was just bowing down to fear.
My theory is that Death only appears in moments when he would have potentially died (the fight with the monster, the chase scene, the fight over the map, the wishing scene etc) and the only time outside of that was Death introducing himself to Puss for the first time.
That's what I always thought too.
Death could have easily gone after him, but living in the Cat House seemed to be enough of a punishment. That's because he Puss clearly humiliated, unhappy and unfulfilled.
@@manicoasis4200 That's also a good theory
@@manicoasis4200 He may have been drinking himself to death in the bar, since he'd gone through eight glasses already.
The fact that he's still wearing the sock he was meant to drown in is such a morbid cherry on top of a detail I love it
I didn’t even realise until he mentioned it that he was wearing a sock, I just thought it was a fun visual feature that he has a little jumper
It's also kind of a weird therapy thing. With the idea being 'Yeah, your past does still affect you, but you can change HOW it affects you'.
I didn’t realize why Goldie bullied Baby Bear so much until I remembered that in the original fairytale she takes Baby Bear’s bed, his chair, and his porridge, so of course they carry that energy over to this movie with Goldie relentlessly bullying Baby Bear 😂
I love the detail of Kitty wearing her mask at the end when she felt betrayed by Puss. She removes it, showing she is willing to trust him again. The details in this movie are such a joy to parse through.
Another detail that Doug didn't mention was the ringing of the bell. He catches the 9 glasses of cream, the last one unfinished, but the bell rings 7 times across the battle with the giant before killing him with its 8th rung.
@@justinalicea1590 Honestly there's so many easter eggs it's outstanding what people are finding every day
@@justinalicea1590 well, everyone knew about that already
@@justinalicea1590 Ringing of a bell, or tapping in rhytm on the wanted poster, can also be seen as a metaphor for a clock ticking, time passing, counting down to the inevitablility of death.
@@herremilkanter i always thought of it as a not so subtle way of him telling Puss who he is, since death has five letters and all that.
My college did a screening of this film and afterwards there was a Q and A with the films director Joel Crawford, the co-director, and I believe the films head of animation. I don't remember everything they said but there were two quotes I distinctly remember. "We didn't just want to hit the sequel button" and "I've been working in animation for over 30 years... and this has been my favorite project." I thought that was awesome.
fellow scad student? :D
@@erina3524 Yes
I never even realised that Death was standing in the crowd in the intro... take notes, ladies and gentlemen. This is how you maintain a good continuity in your story.
Dreamworks may not have a perfect track record but when they have a hit, they have a HIT.
DreamWorks > Disney
I’ll take 20 Shrek the Thirds or Shark Tales if it means we get a Prince of Egypt, HTTYD, and The Last Wish every now and again
@@nathanmcguire932 Maybe if they make a sequel to Shark Tale it'll actually be good. DreamWorks does great with sequels.
@@slycooperrocks5826 Boss Baby 2... Trolls World Tour...
@@slycooperrocks5826Hell yeah, include Rise of the Guardians too.
19:25 I believe that Perrito knows what was happening to him, seeing how he tells Goldie later when they capture him, "From one orphan to another, you've won the orphan lottery". He just doesn't want to bring himself down with those feelings because he wants to be a therapy dog :)
I feel the same way. Personally, I often play dumb when I know something shitty is happening because if there’s nothing I can do about it, sometimes it’s best just to allow yourself to move past the bad stuff. You don’t always have to acknowledge the terrible shit you’ve been through, sometimes it’s okay to act like it wasn’t a big deal and move on. I think Perrito probably knows more than he lets on, but figured why dwell when I got a nice sweater out of the deal
exactly
One detail I do like about this movie that you didn’t bring up is that none of Puss’ death’s are heroic, in the heat of battle or noble he never dies for a good cause and either dies by stupidity, ego or extreme confidence making every death ultimately pointless which would probably add even more as to why Death is pissed with him
I noticed that the map reflects their wishes. Puss, who wants to live longer, has dangerous potentially deadly things, and self reflection. Kitty, who wants to trust someone, has misery and loneliness. Goldi, who wants a family, has to view the Nostalgia of what she already has. Perrito, who just wants to help his friends, has easy solutions and a nice walk! It's SOOO clever and gives you an early insight to Kitty's wish if you connect the dots.
It feels like a defense mechanism of the forest.
Trying to assuage people to not wish for anything by telling them they have they want or to deter them with their greatest fears.
What I’m most impressed about this movie is that this movie had 3 different villains:
A sympathetic villain
An irredeemable but hilarious one
A mysterious badass one
And it nails ALL 3 of them.
Plus, the mystery one is a force of nature, not some conventional antagonist you can win against even if you can "defeat" them in a fight. After all, even if you win this time, who says you will *every* time? This is on top of the force of nature being able to test the character and their aspects, which is exactly what happens here.
Puss admitting he can't win the war in this sense but still refusing to let his last life go without fighting for it is what allows him to "win" by showing his character growth, admitting this won't be the end yet not giving up since he has something worth fighting for in Kitty and Perrito. He also makes it clear he knows it isn't the last time such a meeting will happen, knowing that Death comes for all.
welll the goldilocks one was ok
I'd say that Goldi isn't even a villain... Just another player chasing the same goal
Even if not villains, they were antagonist; and this movie handled then all seamlessly while giving the three main characters enough ground to grow. You heard all the time in other movies like Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Spiderman 3, etc, that they had too much antagonist fighting for the spotlight but here we got an example of how it can be done right.
@@michaelmcdoesntexist1459 Death is 100% a villain, through and through. Jack Horner is the grand definition of a villain too.
This movie proves that we need more traditional villains in animated movies.
Super Mario Bros too with Bowser. He was entertaining and also a bit intimidating at certain parts.
This movie manages to have its cake and eat it too, with the Three Bears family being sympathetic and Death just being a force of nature. Great villain characters all the way round :)
@@jeremyadler9620 Also Jack Horner being completely irredeemable and a total asshole. Everyone said having 3 villains in a movie couldn't be done after Spider-Man failed at it twice is probably eating crow after watching this film.
this movie and Mario bros also have proven that fact, Hollywood needs to get their shit correct.
@@MovieFan1912 Giving them equal screentime certainly helps, but Death did not have the same end goal as the other two. His objective was to torment Puss and then take his final life.
Something I enjoy about this film (that has been mentioned before by others) is how it manages to have the three main villain archetypes without sacrificing anything for them. Goldie is your sympathetic villain who gets redeemed, Death is the scary villain who our heroes can only run from and never defeat, and Jack is the funny villain who takes pride in how evil he is. And they all get a good amount of showtime.
Kinda reminds of Bullet Train.
Funny is the brothers. Scary is the Russian girl. Redeemable villain in the main protagonist or Bad Bunny character.
@@mychaeljones7526 I think the father is more fitting as the sympathetic one
Its man vs self, man vs man, man vs nature and man vs the supernatural. Puss and Kitty are man vs self, they are their own antagonist, Jack is the man vs man, he's evil because he wants to be. He wants power over others. Goldie is fighting the loss of her birth family, while ignoring the family she found along the way, and Death is well Death.
That's because filmmakers often forget that there's a difference between a villain and an antagonist.
More like, the villain who turns *good*, the villain who stays *neutral*, and the villain who is plain *evil*.
What I like is how instead of furrowing his eyebrows or spending the whole movie looking angry in an attempt to make him look “scary,” Death keeps opening his eyes wide open. It adds a whole new creepy factor to his grin, these straight up just red circles with tiny dots in the middle. Plus it can also be interpreted as eye-holes in a skull.
That's a great observation! You could possibly even see it the other way, by the end. At the end of their fight, Puss is the one with his eyes open and clear, and Death is narrowing his eyes in one last attempt to intimidate him.
Yes, I liked it too. It makes him look like a predator on a prowl, eyeing up a morsel.
It also makes his face look a little more skull-like
I love that when you watch the "deleted scenes" or "cut songs" of most movies you think 'oh in another world the story we could have had-' but with the last wish, this IS the best version of the story
One thing I found myself really liking about Jack Horner is that while the entire movie makes him out to be this cruel scumbag, it actually introduces him complementing the pie chefs that work for him. Not for the sake of it either. Jack genuinely thought the pies they made were delicious. That’s a really cool decision on the writer’s part.
Shows so humanity and that being evil isn't a 24/7 gig
Horner is capable of doing nice things. As long as you stay out of his way and serve him well, he won't kill you.
@Deen Well don't assume it's because he wants to be nice, he is just giving you a reason to stay alive as long as you keep him happy. It's like Mr. Burns basically.
@Vin Nguyen Not humanity just showing he enjoys perfection, if he tasted one that didn't sit right then you're dead
@@dewolf123 I think mr.burns would be taking notes instead.
I honestly always see Perrito as someone who does realize how messed up his life is but he just chooses to see the bright side of things and instead of letting those past traumas weigh him down, he uses them to keep him going in his dream to be a therapy dog
Which you can honestly say is valid, as every location in his version of the map does reinforce the same core ideas of making the most of what you have in life, and trying to stop and be grateful for what you have but it also doesn't shy away from the dark side, as every location has a darker interpretation of the meaning-
The Pocketful of Posies is a reminder to literally smell the roses, but it's also a reference to the nursery rhyme which has the creepy undertone of being based on the real life horror of the plague, as plague doctors would cover those who died from the plague in posies believing it would help stop the spread to other people, in essence, the location is a reminder that life is short, so you should savor it while it lasts.
The river of relaxation is a direct reference to Perrito's own past where he was beaten, stuffed in a sock and thrown in the bottom of a river and left to die slowly and painfully, again, overlaying the theme of life being short and to make the most of it, as Perrito only survived by clinging to life and fighting his way out, likely being relieved to just still being alive after the ordeal.
And the final location is "The Field of Quick and Easy Solutions", which I don't think we ever got to see in the movie, so we don't know what it's trials would have been, but as continuing with the dark themes, I think it's probably best that we didn't see it in the kids movie, as this would line up as an allegory for suicide, which is often what those who are severely depressed or have suicidal tendencies view as a "quick and easy solution" to suffering.
Keep in mind, Perrito's path is by no means free of dangers, it's absolutely filled with them, but you can only navigate it with the right mindset, if you don't, the world will literally eat you up and spit you out, like members of Jack's crew who got killed by the posies, the underlying message in Perrito's path, is you can either go through life suffering, kicking, and screaming, or you can try and make the most of it and be grateful for what you have, no matter how little you have, there's something worth living for in the world, no matter how small it may seem.
@@Dmobley9901 thanks for the lesson, i will keep it all in mind
I have to agree on this he just seems like he is coping rather than being oblivious
That was exactly my thought!
@@thesmilingknight4982 yea, I always wonder what would he do if he somehow met with his old "caretaker".
Jack's line "Pleasure doing ehhh." with the dismissive handwave freaking killed me. He's just a wonderfully awful villain.😂❤
I love how Jack's rhyme is "What a good boy am I" and they subvert that by making him the most evil character in the shrek universe
I’d say Fairy Godmother and Rumple might be a bit more evil, I mean Fairy Godmother was a racist planning to date r@pe drug Fiona into hooking up with her son and Rumple enslaved an entire species out of petty vengeance
Between this and The Bad Guys it was nice to see DreamWorks have such a great last year.
I agree!
Bad guys was a pleasant surprise. Plot was predictable but the film was fun
Im hoping Ruby Gillman will be atleast bad guys level, dont think it will be puss in boots quality, but i hope its good, trolls 3 is trolls 3
A great, and very furry year lol
@Miguel GC Gamer DreamWorks wants to try new styles with every movie they make. That's what made them so memorable for decades. So if Ruby Gillman isn't going for the same direction as The Bad Guys or Puss 2, it'll further show they're not afraid to experiment. And that's a better experience then them trying to 1-up themselves like other studios
Doug rightfully calling out those people, who just see animation as kid stuff that "babysit them" is just wholesome to hear. I'm glad he appreciates the hard work people put into animation. To give us fantastic stories and characters like from this movie. animation will always be as cinematic as live action movies. It deserves more respect and not to be scoffed at. Last Wish is an amazing film and definitely deserved the praise it got when it first came out.
The pairing of Ethical Bug and Big Jack Horner was just so perfect. Couldn’t help but bust a gut at Bug’s reactions to everything, all the while trying in vain to tease some goodness out of Jack, only to finally snap and give up with a solid “YOU’RE AN IRREDEEMABLE MONSTER!”
And Jack's mocking "Ah-hur-dur-dur took you long enough!" What a complete bastard. 😅
The wolf voice need a paid raise, its one of the best voices i have ever hear, its so good in every aspect, damm whoever cast this actor for the role, deserved a raise as well.
The best scene in the entire movie, was mama bear, been a mama bear and give happyness to her child even when that break her own heart... im not crying... im not crying!
This film just JUMPED straight into the "FUCK YEAH!" spot in my brain on a lot of things. Death was the main point but it's story, animation and characters were all I needed. Like the Critic said "Damnit, you're Puss in Boots 2! No one's expecting you to try!"
I'm guessing that those who made it must have seen the Critic's rant in this one Christmas movie. I believe it's called The Christmas Tree. In the end of the review the Critic here went into a full on rant about effort and that one should at least try. I guess the people behind Puss in Boots The Last Wish must have seen that rant and took it to heart.
This movie literally juggled and delivered the main 3 villain trope
The force of nature (Death)
The sympathetic villains (Goldie and the 3 Bears)
The classic/pure evil villain (Jack Horner)
And they were all lovely
I prefer to think of them as:
-The scary villain (death)
-The sympathetic villain (Goldie and the 3 Bears)
-The funny villain (Jack Horner)
Spider-Man 3: 😢
@@Dmitry_Kiselev which Spider-Man 3 villain falls into which villlain trope for you?
@@snaketooth0943
Scary: Venom
Sympathetic: Sandman
Silly: New Goblin. Seriously, he looks more like a hired mercenary than a goblin (and I just realized that’s a subtle call back)
What got me hooked was how death cut Puss minutes after he sang a song about never being touched by a blade. That's a great way to show what a threat he is and why Puss would be scared of him.
One thing that's neat is that every major character didn't get what they wanted, but DID get what they deserved.
Most of them are obvious, Puss getting to live his last life, Goldie appreciating her family... but it also even applies to Death, who doesn't get to kill Puss like he wanted to, but DOES get the respect due to him.
No, they did get what they wanted, just not in the way they vere expecting. No magic required.
Jack wanted to have all the magic, and he ended up literaly drowning in the most potent magic there is, but without the ability to control it.
Goldi wanted to have a real family, and she found one, maybe not one she imagined, but one that is "just right" for her
Kitty wanted someone she can trust, and she found that in Puss and Perrito
Puss wanted new lives, and he ended up starting a new life with Kitty and Perrito
Perrito, even tough he didn´t want to use the wish, admitted he would like a name of his own and a family, and he got that.
@@veronikamajerova4564 They deserved those things.
Perrito, Goldie and Kitty get basically what they want, because their desires are fair and reasonable. They deserve what they wanted, more or less.
And then there's Jack who just evil just because he wants to despite having good parents.
Death's only job isn't to end life. It's to give life meaning. What's the point of life if it's endless? Same way what's the point of being good of evil wasn't a concept?
Death wins in the end by Puss changing from an arrogant aloof legend into an actual person who values his life and lets people share in it. By forcing Puss to confront his mortality, Death in a way, *did* kill the protagonist.
If I'm being honest, hearing Death's whistle in the beginning skit actually gave me goosebumps.
You know what someone should do? Make those 10 hour videos but make it silence and a black screen. At random moments, have the death whistle appear
It's really cool and reminds me of Poseidon from Records of Ragnarok
Me: oh hell no not that wistle again xD
You know they did a good job when you shake in fear hearing that whistle. Every time I heard it, my eyes got wide and I was looking for the wolf too. It's also a scary but cool detail that the wolf was right there at the beginning when puss lost his 8th life. Right in the crowd. Some movies/ tvs shows will be like "yeah, this character was there the whole time" but when you go back, they where lying. Not this time.
@@Twinklethefox9022 exactly. He doesnt have to say anything do anything to be a threat just being there. Being seen is enough to be a "nope!" Feeling. THATS writing an antagonist right!
I'm not one to get emotional during movies, but when Perrito helped Puss I was getting misty eyed. This movie not only clearly did research for that moment, but also didn't just rip you in and out of the scene, they took their time. When Kitty said she wanted someone, anyone she could trust I was full on crying. The characters were really relatable, and nothing felt forced at all. Everything seemed to flow beautifully, and worked so well, it's definitely a movie I'm going to have be a yearly watch.
it was Perrito's back story that did me. i'm an animal lover and i find it so depressing how people can be so cruel to them. the worst part was that he was truly oblivious to the fact they were trying to get rid of him, even willing to go as far as drowning him. Kitty's reaction matched my own
@@synaesthesia2010 it’s quite similar to what happens in real life, a lot of animals are oblivious to human cruelty and don’t understand why they are being so mistreated.
Nobody touches on it, but I really enjoy the (at 22:40) scene of them dancing into the air, which is a callback to what they do during their first meeting in the first movie where they fight, and do the same move. I think its a nice touch XD
At that moment I said to my wife "YES! They're going to Tuesday Night Dance Fight them!" 😂
I like to read the scene where perrito is explaining his tragic backstory, and laughing at it, I think he may have actually understood what was going on, but he's just the kind of person that accepted it as it was and chose to preserver towards a happy life even so, because that's just who perrito is. And when you accept tragic things in your past, you laugh at them, for some people it's a necessary step in not letting your trauma define who you are. It seems to me like he processed it and left it in the past where it belongs.
There is actually a few hints that Perrito knows full well what happened to him. When he talks with Goldie and the bears when he's captured, he specifically refers to himself as an orphan. Something he wouldn't have reason to believe if he still thought he was in a hide n' seek game with his family. Or why he never seems compelled to use the Wish to "find" his family sort of like Goldi, because he knows they wouldn't take him back.
There's actually a lot of subtle hints that what characters say aren't actually what happens. Like the fact that Kitty says she never showed up at Santa Coloma either, but the movie seems to hint that she did and is lying to Puss to make him feel better after hearing how regretful he is, realizing how much he's changed. If she didn't show like she said, then why was she angry Puss didn't show and how did she know Puss didn't show?
Kitty doesn't strike me as the type to lie for the sake of others. Like she told Perrito at the river she likes to play things close to the vest like how she suggested sharing the wish with Puss without revealing that she might have already gotten what she wanted. The only times she's ever been open was when someone managed to break down her walls like how she was willing to talk about getting declawed in the first film or when she overheard Puss expressing his regrets about Santa-Coloma. My supposition is that she was trying to close herself off from Puss because she wants to quash any hopes he has of winning her back because they are technically competing to get to the Star first, which can only grant one wish and Puss has a reputation of being a lady killer. Kitty has also expressed how she's never had anyone she could really trust a couple of times and declawed cats can become more aggressive than most.
The artbook mentions twice that she didn't show up at their wedding, which makes me believe that that's what happened and the reason why she was constantly reminding him of that occasion was that she understands him well enough to know even he would be avoiding the ceremony.
Oh she definitely was telling the truth and didn't show up. I wrote a few essays on the matter so I'll keep this short with 2 main points.
1.) If she had showed up there would have been NO WAY to save the relationship. That would have been too heart breaking.
2.) Her arc is about learning to trust agai . Her wish is about trusting. If she lied to Puss there and did show up but didn't want to hurt his feelings, it would mean she couldn't trust him with HER feelings. Her heart. To tell the truth to someone is to trust them, lies are made for selfpreservation and from fear.
@@ChasehaWing Actually a very interesting perspective on the trust thing. I hadn't considered that. It would make more sense in that regard if she didn't actually show up then.
@LunaDiggory Tennant Also a fair point. I've never seen the artbook and if it's in there, it's definitely more likely that her not showing up is the truth.
@@ChasehaWing I'm totally down to read your essays XD Also, yes, the whole arc Puss and Kitty go through in building up their relationship in this movie is sostantially learning how to create a bond that is more sincere and more stable, which is also why the tree scene is so important: they are now communicating honestly and openly after speaking half thruths for a long time, and have a better understanding of each other and their point of view on that whole ordeal.
When you realized none of them got their wish from the Star not only because they got it themselves... but also because every single one of them broke the rule about never talk about your wish or it won't come true
I love the running theory that Perrito is an aspect of Death sent to aide and get people comfortable with the reality of dying. This movie was an absolute surprise treat to watch and I'm honestly glad that so much love and passion went into it. I hope more movies like this happen.
First time seeing this theory. Makes sense if perrito died when thrown in the river and death saved him
@Mumfordboy Dylan that would fit with deaths character too. Maybe he was surprised by perritos humble character so decided that he could be useful as a good influence
@@amckittrick7951 However this is derailed because Death REALLY REALLY wants Puss' last life so much that he's just going to take it.
Perhaps Perrito is another facet of death. The comfort of it. The soft embrace. A balance to Death's violent and willingness to take.
Wait, that's a theory?
@@ZatchZXman I thought he was only like that because puss didn't respect his 8 lives. I think he only goes after characters in this fashion if they are coky like puss or just evil. If they actually respected their life, I'm guessing the wolf's appearance and mood would change drastically as to not upset the character that was dying.
"I don't believe you!"
"That's fine. As long as you believe in yourself."
My favorite line in the whole movie.
As someone who suffers from panic attacks, the scene where Puss has an attack, was so realistic and natural, I teared up in theaters
ffs, I teared up watching the clip of it here, and I don't even GET panic attacks.
I teared up so hard at that!
Same
I don't get panic attacks and I'm still with you. It reminded me of how my cat always hops on my lap to comfort me if I had a bad day. It was such a touching scene
Same
I compared it to velma when this movie came out because of how it portrays with dealing with anxiety/panic attacks. in Puss in boots: the last wish, it shows Purrito being a calming presence with the person and helping the sufferer slowing regain their surroundings, whereas in Velma, how Daphne helps the sufferer deal with a panic attack is to physically assault them and then sexually assault them
Yeah, they're being compared not because the stories are similar, it's just a really good example of how kids' media frequently has more genuine, actual respect for its mature themes than stuff (supposedly) aimed at adults.
Velma f'ed that up on every level, despite having sex jokes and gore aplenty it's relentlessly immature. Whereas Last Wish has two drops of blood seen in the whole movie, and felt like the more grown-up story.
@@UrpleSquirrel well Yes I could imagine there are Many reasons to compare the two, my example being the portray of anxiety and panic attacks.
people could also compare them other reasons like "respecting an existing IP", "evolving characters", "creating an unlikely group of individuals working together", "making likable characters", how to write a villain".
there are many avenues this comparison can take
What the fuck Daphne?
I compared them for a few reasons;
-came out near the same time
-spin offs to a classic franchise
-took risks on redesigns/ animation
-themes around death, and panic attacks
-how emotions/relations are portrayed
-a kids film being mature, and an adult animation acting immature
- how one exemplified the best in animation vs the worse of all time.
To me it was a matter of "you did so bad we'll compare you to the best to show you HOW AWFUL YOU ARE. AND THE BEST LITERALLY JUST CAME OUT."
Purrito's method is also Truth in Television. Petting dogs reduces stress and anxiety🥺and it seems that people who own pets live longer than those who don't!❤
The opening to this movie is one of the best I've ever seen, it's such a perfect example of how to do a well established "day in the life sequence"
I love how Goldie’s story arc is hinted at right at the beginning, when she and the bears are introduced the only words left visible on their wanted poster are “want family”.
>shows up out of nowhere
>is one of the best movies of the year
>doesn't elaborate
>leaves
I still didn't recovered from how good this movie actually is.
based movie
Honestly this might be one of my favorite animated films I’ve seen in quite sometime
One of my fav animated films of all time low key next to movies like a silent voice and Shrek 2
Same!
I love it, but it's not my favourite.
Best sequel.
@@carloslopezortega3327 ya dreamworks really know how to make the best number 2''s
7:08 Holy hell! I never noticed that. Terrifying.
Honestly, I felt like the skipped frames idea was done far better in this film than in Spiderverse. Spiderverse would add frame skips all over the place, including during comparatively mundane moments like the two spideys learning to swing, which caused me to feel like the visuals were just stuttering. Meanwhile, Puss puts them more specifically during moments of intense excitement and action when things are already being stylized to show rapid speed, causing the stutters to give more of an impression similar to looney tunes when characters snap into different poses or actions in response to other snappy actions.
I might be explaining this terribly because it's really hard for me to understand the strange feeling I have about the two examples, but I think I'm getting the point across?
Spiderverse pushes the envelope too much, and overuses it to the point of it just losing the impact it could've had, meanwhile Puss in Boots used it surgically to help make the exciting moments more impactful?
I know the panic attack scene has been exhausted to death online but I just wanna say as someone who suffers from these things, they fucking nailed exactly how it feels. The heart racing so fast where it feels like it'll burst, hearing your heartbeat loud in your ears, shortness of breath, being paralyzed with fear....just spot on.
Honestly this film is one of the few I’d consider a masterpiece. Even at its weakest points you get a lot out of it, it’s shocking how well done this was.
@breadandcircuses8127 honestly between outstanding animation, writing, acting, and setting (music, backgrounds, etc.) it’s already there, but then you look at the tropes it uses that are normally considered over used or just used poorly, they were able to make it work (e.g. modern comedy relief [Perrito]). On top of that, they manage three diverse groups of antagonists that have varying motivations and degrees of complexity that add to the journey of the story (relatable/redeemable antagonist, unredeemable antagonist, and pure antagonist [I don’t know how to describe Death as an antagonist more than the purest form of antagonist]). Throw in the fact that it balances lighthearted and deep and complex storylines so well while address an audience of any real age…I just don’t feel like I’ve seen that in so many years, I struggle to even think of another movie that does all of this so well.
15:01 this movie is awesome almost no one would notice that on there first time watching this
This movie has so many things people wouldn’t notice but they still put it in that’s incredible
What NC said could also work to explain.
23:05 Hell yeah! And if Amy Schumer really said that, at the Oscars of all places, if she tried to be funny, it didn't work.
Well yeah she can’t really make anyone laugh if her life depended on it
I’m glad this film was released now because now more than ever we need a movie like this that can show what makes animated movies so special and this one did it
And it was more adult than most recent animated films. Yeah still had stuff for kids, but man did the deeper moments hit
It shows you can hit adult themes n kids will go for it
The Last Wish is one of my favorite animated adventure movies. Funny enough, Shrek 2 is one of my favorites for both comedies and animated family movies. The Shrek franchise deserves all the praise it got in the early 2000s, and I'd like to see a Shrek 5 done with all the care and consideration of this movie (and Shrek 2 of course).
They may be "family-friendly" or "for kids" yet I still fully enjoy watching them as an adult in my mid-20s; I can't say the same about any of Disney's new animated films.
26:12 another thing for it is that this film would then have the three villain types: the redeemable one (Goldi), the pure evil one (big Jack) and the force of nature (death).
I've watched this movie almost a half dozen times and I just can't get over it. It's been more than a decade since a movie came out, that I willingly watched over and over. Easily the best movie of the 2020s so far, and the new of my top 5 of all time. Simply put, this movie is perfect.
24:32 there are also 8 characters. When death shows up, he's the 9th person who enters.
I'd argue that Perrito's path is the darkest thing in the entire movie and is completely unspoken genius, because absolutely no one notices what it means, and everyone thinks it's just surface value because of Perrito's optimistic nature, but the map seems to imply that Perrito's optimism isn't so much out of ignorance, but life experience and he may actually be the wisest and most resilient character in the whole movie, and it's ALL in the subtext and in how his path is laid out.
The Pocketful of Posies is a reminder to literally smell the roses, but it's also a reference to the nursery rhyme which has the creepy undertone of being based on the real life horror of the plague, as plague doctors would cover those who died from the plague to help ward off the horrible smell of the dead before they were cremated, in essence, the location is a reminder that life is short, so you should savor it while it lasts.
The river of relaxation is a direct reference to Perrito's own past where he was beaten, stuffed in a sock and thrown in the bottom of a river and left to die slowly and painfully, again, overlaying the theme of life being short and to make the most of it, as Perrito only survived by clinging to life and fighting his way out, likely being relieved to just still being alive after the ordeal.
And the final location is "The Field of Quick and Easy Solutions", which I don't think we ever got to see in the movie (or I don't remember), so we don't know what it's trials would have been, but as continuing with the dark themes, I think it's probably best that we didn't see it in the kids movie, as this would line up as an allegory for suicide, which is often what those who are severely depressed or have suicidal tendencies view as a "quick and easy solution" to suffering.
Keep in mind, Perrito's path is by no means free of dangers, it's absolutely filled with them, but you can only navigate it with the right mindset, if you don't, the world will literally eat you up and spit you out, like members of Jack's crew who got killed by the posies, the underlying message in Perrito's path, is you can either go through life suffering, kicking, and screaming, or you can try and make the most of it and be grateful for what you have, no matter how little you have, there's something worth living for in the world, no matter how small it may seem.
In my opinion, Perrito is potentially the best written character in the entire story, and acts as a direct parallel to every single character in one way or another, by either being a mirror to make them self-reflect, or from a thematic perspective for the audience, and it's fucking genius-
Jack and Perrito are complete opposites, with Perrito being an innocent, optimistic, altruistic, homeless dog who had possibly one of the absolute worst lives imaginable, and has decided to make the most of it to have a positive impact on the world. While Jack is literally a spoiled rich boy who wants to become god and tortures and kills people for fun.
But I think the most genius connection is between Perrito, and Death, and how they would have a dynamic that would be the direct opposite of Puss and Death, as we know that Death despises everything about how Puss arrogantly throws his lives away for petty things while acting like he's immortal, where as Perrito is practically Death's living thesis statement, to the point that I think you could argue that the same way Death bent the rules to chase after Puss, I think you could say he potentially bent the rules and spared Perrito in the past without him even knowing it-
But also these creators are on crack with insane attention to detail, so you wanna know what's a fascinating detail?-
The only two canine characters in the entire movie-
Are Death, who takes the form of a wolf, and Perrito-
And while Death may be the literal personification with no fancy meanings-
I think there's enough evidence to say that Death's ENTIRE spiel about how he's not "metaphorically, or rhetorically, or theoretically, or poetically" Death, but literally so-
ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE DETAIL that Perrito is ALL THOSE THINGS, but as the "personification" of Life for the movie, literally making him the voice for why life is worth living, and adding a matching, but mirrored voice to Death in pretty much every single way-
And maybe you think I'm stretching, BUT THESE PEOPLE ARE INSANE-
They literally put so much unneeded extra attention to detail in EVERY SINGLE DETAIL, I think it would be a stretch for it to NOT be intentional at this point-
It is SO good, that by default, on further analysis, I think this movie is a true modern timeless masterpiece-
And while this Death may not be my favorite depiction of Death (that still goes to Discworld).
Perrito is quite possibly, one of my favorite characters of all time, because no amount of fumbling, can possibly fuck up how perfectly tied up his character is in this movie-
Even if Shrek 5 or whatever happens next decided to destroy that and do something like say "Actually Perrito was tricking everyone all along and was evil actually", it wouldn't even put a scratch in how flawlessly flawed this character is in this movie-
The themes are positively gourmet, and I'm a sucker for that shit.
Edit: This is 3 months after originally posting this, and I wanna say thank you to everyone for the likes and great discussion in the replies, I wouldn't normally edit a comment after this long, but user @YukoValis pointed out a great detail that I couldn't leave out in good conscience.
"The map location "The Field of Quick and Easy Solutions" is very much referring to suicide. In fact the map shows it has a bunch of what are called "hangmans trees" with even a seat swinging under one of them. Even that alone could be a double entendre with the seat. young innocent plaything with a darker adult possibility."
I love how even months later, I can still learn new little details like this from other people, and I think that's a testament to how much of a detailed and thought out masterpiece this movie really is. It's not just a kids movie, it truly is a movie that's made for all audiences, which is exceptionally rare and difficult to pull off on this level.
Thank you, and have a great day, and a better life. ^-^
Well written! You've made some really interesting and illuminating points on Perrito. Thank you.
I read all of that and it was very well stated. Hats off to you.
Perrito being a personification of life is something that I thought too when I watched the movie. It makes a lot of sense and... Also you can make the pun about life being short.
Let's also add that the villains make great opposites of the heroes.: As you noted, Perrito and Jack are opposites in one being so wholesome, accepting and kind and the other being ruthless, evil and uncaring. For the others, Puss is opposite of Lobo because of life and death. For Kitty and Goldie, they both feel alone in different ways. Goldie trusts her family, but she wants something to feel like she belongs, while Kitty trusts no one, and feels alone, wanting anyone to trust, essentially both wanting family for different reasons.
@@lootcat1230 That point about Kitty and Goldie is great, I'll have to remember that one.
But also, I feel like it's unfair to call two of the antagonists "villains", as Goldie, while she and the bears are a crime family, isn't really evil, just misguided and that's what makes them such good antagonists, because they contrast and clash with the other characters while not exactly being evil.
The same with Death, whose motivation is entirely separate from everyone else going after the wish (which is, again another thing he has in common with Perrito, as they're the only ones in the main cast that don't care about the wish itself, but rather, they're both motivated by Puss), his goal is to humble Puss and shatter his ego that has made him throw so many lives away over basically nothing.
The only true evil villain in the movie is Jack, and he's the perfect foil to every other character in the movie combined, in both how he's different from them, but also similar, like Goldie, he's a crime boss, but unlike her, he doesn't care about "family" and is a spoiled rich kid, who never went through any of the hardships of life. With Death, they both serve the roles of forces of nature almost, with Death being literal, while Jack is just pure evil and cruelty chasing after an endless desire for unlimited power. And the parallel is strongest with Boots, who wasted away his lives seeking glory and never truly appreciating anything, while Jack has a much more direct version of this, as he literally throws away a dozen lives in the pursuit of his wish, because holds absolutely nothing as being more important than his pursuit of power.
And that's why it's so fitting in the end, he's the one who runs out of lives and actually falls to his literal Death.
With the reaper established as an actual entity, it makes me wish that we had some hint or after credits that whenever Jack fell, the last thing he heard was that whistle that followed Boots all movie long.
A sad moment that is unnoticed:
A small and subtle one with the brief cameo of Pinocchio - the man next to him is Geppetto, meaning this version of Pinocchio didn't have an pair of evil con-men, neither an evil puppeteer or a coachman who abused his magical nature. *It was his own father,* ignoring his son to count his money. By the time Shrek rolled around, said father willfully abandons his son under the new rules.
More unnoticed than underrated.
But yeah, THAT IS DARK
Speaking of which, the fact that this scene was a part of this movie after *3* Pinocchio movies came out is nothing short of comedic timing.
Shrek universe Gepetto sucks
The fact that Dreamworks gave us this movie even though we never asked for it shows that they care about their audience.
Something else I noticed about the scene where Death first arrives. While Puss is talking to the bartender, if you listen closely, you can here a clock begin to chime, and there’s a total of 8 chimes. And right after is when death arrives.
The details in this movie are truly astonishing.
I can NOT express enough as someone with anxiety how much the panic attack scene meant to me. Its so accurate.
Same! That scene was wonderfully done!
20:41 I found myself tearing up the first time I saw this scene. All I could think of where the moments where my own dogs laid next to me when I was having a bad day and it made it just a bit better.
I think every dog over ever will recognize that scene, where your bud just comes to lie beside you and offers you nothing but pure companionship.
I've seen the movie several times now, yet I tear up every time at that scene cause it reminds me of my own dogs as well
Before I got a dog in 2017, my cat would be the one to recognize I was having an episode and come to comfort me. Even after we got the dog, my cat would come first, and my dog learned from him to come in my crisis moments. Five years after my cat passed, my dog has been there for me. I saw the scene before I saw the movie and damn near cried because of how well it was done.
I ended up watching the movie with like 18 other furries (yes I'm a degen myself) and it turned into a comedic moment when the host paused the movie when Puss put his paw on Perrito's head by mistake.
I think the genius of the opening song sequence is its ability to immediately hook kids into watching the movie. For the most part if you dont grab kids attention from the beginning they usually dont want to stay for the great story a movie can have. With this it immediately grabs their attention, is fun and makes them want to stay for the more adult themes and life lessons they otherwise wouldnt have had the attention span to wait for.
14:34 You forgot to mention Perrito's censored swearing, which is also pretty funny as hell!
I don’t think he forgot. He doesn’t seem too like perrito
During Puss's second fight with La Muerte Lobo he yelled at Puss: "POR QUÉ DIABLOS FUI A JUGAR CON MI COMIDA" which translates to "WHY THE HELL DID I HAVE TO PLAY WITH MY FOOD!?" I had to look this up because I do not speak Spanish. Now I repeat this line so many times because it's so funny.
Thank you. I’ve been wondering what the first part of it was for a while.
I honestly thought he said "Why must the Devil play games with me?" I probably could've figured it out but he said so quickly I couldn't hear him properly.
He actually said it in present tense, "por qué diablos voy a jugar..." implying as "why am I going to play with..."
@@aacmbirdzilla2343 as a spanish and portuguese guy i can say that you are actualy wrong and "fui a jogar con mi comida" means he was playing with its food, not going to play with it
I heard jugar and comida. Kinda pieced it together but didn't know for sure lol
I love how every fiber of your being is SCREAMING at you to expect Puss to laugh in Death's face once he's triumphed over him in the climax, yet he just stands there...stoic...staring Death in the face with all the severity of a man...err, cat...who's gone through hell and back: he ain't afraid any more...he's accepted Death as his shadow, that it will one day swallow him whole...just not today. Also, major props to this movie playing the "Maybe the REAL adventure was the friends we made along the way" card and ACTUALLY meaning it. But yeah, this is easily one of my all-time favorite films, and I genuinely feel like this will go down as an all-time classic; one viewing, much like with The Super Mario Bros. Movie, was all it took. I'm not afraid to say I started blubbering like a baby in a few scenes of the movie; it is BEAUTIFUL! Say it with me, now: "Who is your favorite fearless hero? PUSS IN BOOTS!" =^.^=
Also Puss never laughs in deaths face, even on first meeting he chuckles into his glass head down from death
@@lShadow426l Oh shoot, I never noticed that little detail. Really plays up the fact he's straight-up boasting and isn't valuing life when death's shadow bears down on him. Though, to be fair, I didn't notice Death standing in the crowd at first, so...whew...this film is REALLY good at sweating the small stuff. I love when films have those "blink and you miss it" kinda details. Makes repeat watches more enjoyable and makes you really appreciate the film more and more. :O
One little thing I noticed that’s really interesting is how different Puss acts after his encounter with Death at the bar. You’ll notice that he’s a lot more anxious and scared about things such as Jack Horner’s ruthlessness, running away from the bears at the cat home, and his worry about entering the dark forest. His mortality is constantly on his mind. Plus, the times that death reappears coincide with Puss reverting to or thinking about his past self with his legacy.
10:27 Too be fair on the twist, bounty hunters comes in all shapes and sizes. It's not uncommon for those who want to have a grim reaper-like appearance to add an extra layer of fear when they're hunting their target.
And secondly, when was there ever any indication that Death could take a physical form in any of the Shrek and/or Puss in Boots films that predated this one? Unless it's confirmed that Death is a Shapeshifter and was secretly hiding in various areas where a major character dies, (like maybe he was appearing as one of the guests during Lord Farquaad's wedding, or attending the party during the Fairy Godmother's demise, just to name a couple of examples,) Death, (as in the physical embodiment himself and not the actual force of nature,) was never seen before this movie.
He’s probably waiting for the dead anyways, just had a thing against puss bc of what puss had done before the events of this film (timeline wise at least).
If there’s one thing that DreamWorks is good at, it’s surprising us with movies that we all think would be bad. It happened in the past with the first Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon, and now, we can add Puss in Boots: The Last Wish to the list.
Puss in Boots 2 is the Majora's Mask of film animation, with its unexpected beauty, deep messages and an overall darker setting.
Truely one of its kind.
It's kind of the total opposite though.
Majora's mask was rushed out the door with mostly recycled assets in a year and a half as a follow up to one of the biggest games of its time
The Last Wish took a decade to release with a completely original style as a follow up to a very unremarkable movie most people forget about after viewing
Except that its predecessor was not exactly a masterpiece like Ocarina of Time.
@@disneyvillainsfan1666 OoT really isn't a masterpiece in modern day anymore IMO, ive played and beat it, and id re-play it buuuuutttt (probably on my homebrewed device, i wouldn't pay for it again)
And some “Phantasy Star 2” sprinkled in for good measure. With the whole “fearing mortality”/“what will I see in my last day?” thing.
@@SaitohYatate i think ive seen/heard of those games but never tried them, are they any good? (im mainly a turn-based RPG guy with a heavy focus on a games story vs. how it looks
(21:20) I do believe after she heard their talk, she decided to lie to him so that he would feel better.🤔🤷♂️
The genre is a family friendly comedy. Don’t overanalyse it.
@@elijahlivingston9477 to be fair, it’s attention to detail is far better then most recent flicks.
@@elijahlivingston9477
A strangely deep family friendly comedy, with alot of bleeps and even some scares.
This movie really is a perfect example of a film that is so much better than it has any right being.
Even if the line is overused it the movie, it really did do nearly everything "just right".
Perrito, could have been such an annoying character. But he balances out the group so well. They also knew to avoid one of the biggest mistakes with characters like him, he never ruins a moment with some cheap joke or bit. Like Puss' panic attack, they could have ruined it with Perrito doing some dumb joke or gag. But even with the comic relief character, they play it straight & respectfully. Which is why it's such a powerful moment.
I love how they avoided that cliche group break up with Goldilocks (whose design & attitude I LOVE btw) when she said she wanted to wish for her real family. Yet the Bears still supported her.
Jack Horner was also refreshing just to have an irredeemably evil person that just relishes in what a monster he is. Having Jiminy Cricket as his "conscience" get more & more fed up with him & lose his optimism of there being "good in all people" was hilarious.
And of course making Wolf Death was just a perfect choice. I love how they were able to make a whistle so haunting. It's also great how you can't straight up call him a villian. He's a great example of an "antagonist" without being a villian (like Jack).
Definitely a hidden gem of a movie.
When I went to first see Last Wish with some of my college friends, one of them said that it was his 5th time seeing the movie in theaters. They were so excited to see it that they would have left me behind had I not called them, and after seeing the movie, I can totally understand why they would because I was mesmerized by the artistry and heart put into it.
10:38 I mean... at this point in the movie, Death could just as easily have been a bounty hunter that preferred to bring his bounties in dead, if given the choice. That's why Puss declared Death to be a bounty hunter when Death first pulled out the wanted poster. There are clues to his true identity throughout the scene, but considering that this is a world of fairy tales and nursery rhymes, one could assume that Death was one as well prior to the reveal.
Another interesting detail: the Perrito's map was all a grim references and probably a trial for him too. "Pocket full of posies" may be a reference to the Ring around the rosie rhyme, which is about a casualties of a bubonic plague (also posies were used by a plague doctors to hide a corpses odor, similar of how Perrito uses its positivity to hide from a crushing reality):
"Ring around the rosie
pocket full of posies
ashes, ashes
we all fall down!"
And "River of relaxation" and "Field of quick and easy solutions" is referencing to the fact that Perrito's family tried to quickly and easily drown him ln a river. Also, that trees on the "Field of quick and easy solutions" icon on the Map are apparently a Hangman trees, so this part is referring to straight up suicidal themes. All those trials were probably aimed at Perrito actually acknowledging what happened to him and putting his beliefs to the test, but we haven't seen the third trial of Perrito because the map was stolen and the forest changed, so it can be anything.
I like that Death doesn't always look threatening. At his introduction and at the end, he has a more chill appearance.
Fun Fact: In the Home Release of the film a separate small 4 minute video known as The Trident (2023) which was released which this short explains how one of Puss' previous lives was lost. While most of the film cast whose character appears in the short reprises their role (Perrito, Goldilocks, Papa and Baby Bear) aside from Mama Bear who remained silent during the short, the only exceptions are Antonio Banderas who is replaced by Eric Bauza (who previously replaced him for the The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015) TV Series) and Salma Hayek who is replaced by Margo Rey.
Oh, that's cool I didn't notice that.
I kinda did when I heard Puss’s Voice
I'd really like to see more shorts about how his other past lives. Maybe on Netflix or something
@@pizzarat3275 I'd like to learn more about Kitty's life between getting declawed and meeting Puss.
I’m gonna be brutally honest when I say this, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is my favourite movie of all time
I’ve seen many phenomenal movies from many years across many different mediums but something about this movie stuck with me personally. It’s themes were exactly what I needed at the time I watched it, I had a weird nostalgic connection to it because of my childhood love of the character and its style has inspired me creatively in so many ways. So much so that it has inspired me to learn to animate
Also, I think Doug’s point at the very end that this is ultimately a simple, well made movie is fascinating. It’s not trying to be overly clever, it’s not trying to subvert your expectations every few seconds (except for surprising you by the fact that it’s actually good movie) and it’s not trying to be anything it isn’t. It sticks by what it sets out to do and does it really really well
I think the reason why it felt nostalgic is because it treated you like an adult.
Not once did it shy away from the ugly of the world. It wasn't contrived or forced. It let you come to your own conclusions and didn't scream what its message was.
Recently I watched some old classics like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and the Wizard of Oz. Although they outright said the message and morals at the end, it didn't shy away from showing you the ugly while getting there. The greed of people, the vileness some people are, or how some people are willing to disregard advice even when shown what happens to those who don't listen or throw caution to the wind. But it also shows that there are in fact genuinely good people willing to give a hand and care for one another.
This movie has all that and a lot of what modern movies are missing.
The Good The Bad and The Ugly.
@@ZatchZXman damn, that’s a really good point. Although I do think the nostalgia I felt was mostly down to childhood love for the characters and the original movie
I loved the movie, but I still hold kung fu panda 2 as my favorite.
@@stephenlee1664 haha same I think kung-fu panda is the best franchise ever. Hope they make the 4th one also good
@@stephenlee1664 Ooh, good choice
12:04 I felt sympathy for Perrito from the beginning, when he shows his belly to Puss it is full of scars 😢
Holy sh*t I didn't notice the scars at first.
Fun Fact: The real reason Puss was so afraid of Death before he found out who the wolf really is is actually because Death is the only character to date that has managed to cut Puss with a blade.
It's just a fantastic movie. The characters. The animation. The story, while simple and not entirely new, is told so well to near-perfection. Also! Wanted to point something out since you pointed out those small details they had in the movie. Remember when they said the wish operates on "birthday wish rules?" If you tell somebody your wish, it doesn't come true. Everybody that had a wish told someone what their wish was. In the end, nobody got to make their wish. Is that not cool as all hell? Seriously, they did such an INCREDIBLE job on this movie from top-to-bottom.
Well, I think that in the end, all who touched the map got their wish, altough without the star and not in the way they envisioned.
Jack (who helds the map briefly during the fights) wants to have all the magic in the world. He ends up drowning in the most potent magic there is, but without the ability to control it
Perrito altough he said he didn´t WANT a wish, he still admitted that he would like a name of his own and family, and he got both with Puss and Kitty
Puss wanted new lives, and he ended up starting a new life with Kitty and Perrito
Kitty wanted somebody she could fully trust, and she found that in Puss and Perrito
Goldi wanted a real family, she found one, not the one she imagined, but one that is "just right" for her
I still remember loving Puss In Boots when he first appeared in Shrek 2. I was only 9 when that movie came out
That and his first movie in 2011.
I actually really like his first movie too.
So underrated.
Yeah, I was 9 as well, I remember being so hyped for the movie.
19:12 you can tell what puss & kitty are saying mentally. Puss: did he just say- kitty: yeah, he did😂
I went into this movie blind, and I didn't know the wolf was death until Puss learns it. I just thought he was a really skilled bounty hunter.
So yeah I have no issue with how long it takes him to realize this.
me and my brother watched the movie together; we kept guessing until the very end of the movie if the wolf was something only existing for puss, since no one else neither saw nor heard him whenever he appeared.
The reason why velma and Puss in Boots 2 we're compared was because of how they both handled panic attacks.
I thought it was because one was good and the other was shit.
@@nathank2289 I mean. That too, but it was mostly this.
I thought it was mostly because how Velma treated animation as a thing for kids and adults who watch animated things are idiots. But Puss in Boots proved them wrong.
@@hishamrashid5293 Velma was an R rated show though. If anything, I'd argue the difference was that PIB was confident in its belief that adults and children could both find a mature, emotional story, while Velma was so concerned with sounding adult and edgy that it alienated both kids and adults. Kids because it was too R rated, adults because it was trying so hard to be adult that it ironically came across as adolescent. Like one of those edgy 2000s Nu Metal bands made up of teens trying to sound badass but really just sounding whiny.
I agree with Arachnoid and Thunder
Best sequal ever made.
-death being so chilling and menacing with out doing much other than just existing
-jack being a perfectly irredeemable villian whos also comedic
-puss being an accurate representation of panic attacks
-perro being just sweet n a positive funny light in the dark
This was VERY well done all around
What about Bears, goldy and kitty?
Perrito is my new go-to for how to do comic/cute relief correctly. He's sweet to the point of saccharine, but everyone he's paired with is either a straight up villain or super cynical and jaded. It's perfectly in character for Perrito to want their group to be called "Team Friendship", and it's perfectly in character for Kitty to call that stupid. It's great comedic contrast.
I do love how this does have the 3 general types of villans. You have the sympathetic villan/ anti hero in Goldie and the bears, the true villan in jack and the force of nature with death. It's so damn good
The way that wolf can just come out of nowhere and just loom darkness on you just shows how good of villain he is
Out of nowhere?
Well, the point of him is................
He's always riiiiiight behind you........
.......and always two steps ahead.
One of the funniest out of left field funny lines is during the crystal palace scene when death walks in he says, "...the smell of fear is, INTOXICATING." and the drunk death Puss says, "What is?!"
I think he said “It is?” like he wants to try it too
18:32 That interpretation is so relevant today