Puss In Boots: The Last Wish Destroys Modern Hollywood

Wow, who would have thought that a sequel to a not-especially-good animated Shrek spinoff from more than a decade ago, would turn out to be one of the best animated movies in years. Puss In Boots: The Last Wish is a fantastic movie that really took me by surprise, not to mention demolishing most of the awful tropes of modern Hollywood.
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[@jancukasu]

This film has: A terrifying, cold, menacing and a badass villain; Villain that is redeemable. A straight up heartless monster that is irredeemable, yet entertaining to watch. Eat your heart out, Disney

[@sanitarycockroach9038]

Dreamworks be dropping 3 awesome villians in 1 movie where Disney struggles to make 1 good villain over 10 movies.

[@alastair4839]

is "death" technically a villain? - I still can't quite decide! - IMO, he is not really a villian

[@GLJosh]

@@sanitarycockroach9038 Exactly! A well-crafted story with a fantastical plot, multiple characters that are more developed than a whole Disney + series.

[@Crichjo32]

In an era where we're starved of great animated villains, this film gave us not one but at least three awesome ones.

[@aahzmandiaz2767]

@@alastair4839 It's depending on the point of view. Like in The novel "Azrael", about a hallucinating psychic drug called Azrael. The angel of death is manifested as angel by a person in pain, who just wishes for death, and as pure demonic devil for a person, with extensive fear of death. Like a policemen, confronted on a daily basis with death.

[@lonewolf9578]

Who’d have thought a fun film targeted towards all ages, filled with good characters and villains and appealed to the fans of the series would have been so well liked?

[@fieldmarshalbaltimore1329]

Huh. Who'd have thunk lol

[@K0m30ng]

I'm more surprised that the writers managed to handle all of the characters so well knowing how absolutely crowded this movie was. Perrito was way better of a comic relief character than Olaf

[@MurrayLime]

writers don't get enough credit

[@aychazyt6987]

It's almost as if that's how entertainment media works

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

They're animals. Animals don't care about race or gender identity.

[@mrsupreme5316]

A friend of mine once compared Jack Horner to the average Twitter user. I responded that at least Jack is aware of how evil he is and doesn't pretend to be good

[@austincarlson9270]

This is funny

[@GamesRUs-bj2ut]

I agree random person on the internet

[@kyvian251]

He even has the same give me attention dyed hair and is also heavyset,You are onto something!!!

[@rumblebird9888]

An actual Twatter user never admits that their evil

[@code066funkinbird3]

Lmao

[@thekiller7994]

It’s funny how Dreamworks managed to outperform Disney

[@chasehedges6775]

It’s the best thing ever, really. Dreamworks is rising while Disney is falling

[@lonewolf9578]

It’s even funnier considering the entire Shrek franchise got started from them making jabs at Disney

[@lookeshdas455]

Well unless Disney makes some serious change in their movies, I'm afraid it might get down to oblivion in the next few years

[@TurtleChad1]

Anyone can outperform Disney at this point

[@lookeshdas455]

@Shortest Movie Rants spot on

[@ramonabdiel10]

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is a perfect example of a sequel done right that exceeds the original in every conceivable way, it had incredible characters, amazing plot, and ridiculously immaculate animation

[@K0m30ng]

I'm more surprised that the writers managed to handle all of the characters so well knowing how absolutely crowded this movie was

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

The first Puss in Boots is soo underated

[@jamescarr1265]

The animation was GORGEOUS. Reminded me of Spider-Verse.

[@K0m30ng]

@@jamescarr1265 Some of the animators of Spider Verse worked on this movie, even one of the director of Spider Verse serves as a consultant for this movie

[@onepresence9460]

Dreamworks really knows how to make great sequels. Shrek 2, Kung Fu Panda 2 and HTTYD 2 were amazing as well.

[@evgeniptolemy5570]

"A children's story that is only enjoyed by children...is a bad children's story." - CS Lewis Glad to see someone in Hollywood still gets it.

[@Mark-cd2wf]

“When you’re making a show for children, don’t patronize them. Make it interesting for adults and the kids’ll watch too.” Robin Williams, in _Mrs. Doubtfire_

[@Mark-cd2wf]

Said the brilliant author of _The Chronicles of Narnia._ I’m 64 years old and that is still the best series of books I’ve _ever_ read.

[@rejvaik00]

Wow I never knew he said that could I put this on a t-shirt?

[@jonbaxter2254]

CS Lewis knew a thing or two about making timeless classics. TLTWatW is one of my lifetime favourite books.

[@kathleenhensley5951]

I was totally shocked, after hearing of the rise of the Harry Potter books, once I started to read them.. .eh, she couldn't write real romance to save her soul, but my husband and I enjoyed the books. I still have them in my library. The final book was garbage while they were camping and I suspected she was running out of ideas, but it was bearable to read. The book with Dolores Umbridge was unbearable for me... They took me back to my years if Catholic Grammar school... Couldn't read it in one sitting. I had to skip some of it. amazing how some trauma and pain stays with us even in adult hood. Another example of that is the entire Shrek series... We loved it and watched it. The beginning of "UP" brings tears to my eyes..

[@rickyrackey7930]

Disney: “Fear me if you dare!” Dreamworks: “Fine by me.”

[@Richard_Frost]

More like: Disney: *Kicks over the box office numbers* Disney: "Pick it up. Pick. It. Up." Dreamworks: *Picks it up with a puss in boots sequel* Dreamworks: "Fear me, If you dare."

[@Jet-plane]

@@Richard_Frost Illumination: I am with you dreamworks * super Mario movie *

[@flitsertheo]

Have you noticed that Goldilocks hair buns look as Mickey Mouse ears ?

[@tjjordan4207]

Nintendo: "Hello there".

[@magnusm4]

@@Richard_Frost Disney: What's the matter? Hits flashing before your eyes? Dreamworks: No, just one. I am Puss In Boots: See me! If you dare.

[@InfiniteHorizonStudio]

So happy y'all enjoyed our hard work 😄

[@akashnagar8694]

Did you work on this film?

[@EthanMallonee]

@@akashnagar8694 IMDb says so... 👀

[@seyeolajuyin]

Great Job man!!!! Please tell those suckers in Hollywood to bring more of this stuff!!!

[@KevinM491]

The animation was without a doubt a huge reason for this films success. Thanks for your work!

[@asterperson7045]

Bro if you keep this quality of movie up then animation can be saved

[@j.mbarlow5952]

Anyone else find it kind of neat that Perrito and the Big Bad Wolf both share one thing in common: to appreciate what you have, and have no desire for this wish. These two characters are the embodiment of the truth that Puss must learn, and yet they fall on the complete opposite ends of alignment regarding Puss. On one hand you have Perrito, who is unconditionally an ally to Puss, and eternally optimistic. On the other hand, you have the literal embodiment of Death, the ultimate adversarial force of nature to any hero. Yet they both send the exact same message. Outstanding writing.

[@megabuster3940]

Also both are canines

[@vincentthendean7713]

They're also both dogs (canis lupus).

[@BowlOfHotDogs]

@@vincentthendean7713 (vulpes vulpes)

[@jonnyboi1554]

@@BowlOfHotDogs that would be a fox.

[@Anglicanism_go_brr_JLY]

And Canis familiarus

[@petersongames77]

I love how this movie, despite being a kid's movie, actually deals with real and meaningful issues. Puss' sudden mortality, Kitty's legitimate trust issues, Goldi's abandonment and yearning for a "true family". Real things that real people deal with in real life. And everything gets resolved in a way that feels earned, not "shit here's your happy ending in the most contrived way possible". Also, shoutout to John Mulaney as Big Jack, a villain in the style of Poppa Palpatine. Irredeemably and hilarious evil, and a joy to watch in an era of "all our villains are really just misunderstood and are really good guys".

[@thebatman4279]

I legitimately laughed out loud at his line 'You know the saying, can't make an omelette without losing a dozen men' after witnessing them tumbling to a horrible demise. Hilarious character.

[@hafirenggayuda]

From many comments about this movie, I feel while kids/ children like it, adults and parents love it. Not because nostalgia, but from the mature yet lighthearted theme.

[@mkocel]

Jack Horner is literally all the overprivileged karins. lol

[@themandownthehall]

​@@thebatman4279 My favorite from him was "Yeah I couldn't get this rock off it but it's still pretty cool right?". So basically the sword told him nope and he just took it rock and all. Absolutely brilliant joke..

[@kittydemonoverkill]

@JohnMosesBrowningVEVO the "Villains are just misunderstood good guys" actually can work if done right. For example, when you think of Demons, you probably think of evil. When you think of Satan, you probably think of evil. When you think of the Grim Reaper, you probably think of evil. But in a story I've been working on, none of them are evil. The Grim Reaper is just doing his job, helping the souls of the dead to move on to the afterlife. The Demons are just entities that just so happen to have been born in hell. They have their own lives, and their own personalities, and all of that. And then Satan is just a former angel cast out and forced to take care of the souls of the dead. But this only works if you tell it from the perspective of the misunderstood characters. It CAN work from the perspective of those not understanding them if done right, though.

[@KE-yq2eg]

One thing I love about Perrito is he doesn't play victim, no matter how hard his life was.

[@BlyGuy]

That little butt nugget provided so many great teaching moments for my son and I to discuss. What a fantastic movie.

[@zero5496]

And he’s not stupid, he know he’s been mistreated but he never let go being positive, that no delusion, that’s just great character

[@Caricanalisis]

Damn, that's a lesson.

[@Golems_victory]

@@Caricanalisis lol no that’s not a good lesson. That “lesson” u made up is bad and unhealthy. If your oppressed and mistreated you have a right to “ play the victim “ well u aren’t playing the victim you dumb nazis. Because you are. Perito would be justified because he’s a victim

[@journeyproud]

The beauty of simplicity.

[@JohnSmith-cn4cw]

I like how it had three types of villains, you had the irredeemable villain in Jack Horner, the redeemable villain in Goldilocks, and the unstoppable villain with Death. All were fleshed out, and you understood their motivations.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

I love Jack Horner is evil because he wants to after we learn his backstory

[@Legoldos]

you cant even say death is villain in traditional sense more like unstoppable force of nature

[@zigedelic3909]

@@Legoldos I disagree, Death has a personality and wanted to toy with his victim, actively enjoying Puss' fear and pain. The Wolf is a villain, not just an antagonist or opposing "force of nature"

[@danklegosi6084]

​@Zigedelic i agree,he feels like a combination of force of nature and sadistic villain

[@JohnSmith-cn4cw]

@@Legoldos Sure I can, same way that Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, and the Terminator are villains. Its the unstoppable killing machine that can't be reasoned, bargained, or negotiated with, but just keeps coming after you.

[@somejerk5662]

Disney: hasn't made a decent villain in over a decade Dreamworks: 3 in one movie

[@anasevi9456]

Sadly longer imho, Disney hasn't had a great villain in 20 years. Meanwhile DreamWorks gave us the Fairy Godmother, Lord Shen, Death and Jack Horner since then. All of them are up there with the very best top tier Disney Villans of the 1990s golden age. Heck even Captain Dubois from Madagascar 3 is arguably one of the greats too, eat your heart out T-800 and T-1000 Terminators.

[@________7811]

@@anasevi9456 Thanos??? disney owns marvel

[@pikasans2008]

Hey! Don't insult my man King Candy like that, he was pretty cool.

[@sakareeh]

@@________7811they’re obviously talking about Disney animation studio

[@dreadpiratedan4664]

@@________7811Thanos was built up after like 7-8 years but death was a one shot, same with jack horner.

[@shinigami1357]

Fun fact: For Goldilocks when she opens the book to her favourite story each letter of the first line spells out the secret to her wish (her wanting a family that's just right) y o u a l r e a d y h a v e it

[@cerebralm]

....holy moly

[@pnyhmsmx]

Didn't notice that at theaters. Guess I'll have to buy the movie

[@Armameteus]

Dammit, that actually makes me feel all mushy inside. How _dare_ you make me feel things!

[@John-Stark]

I LOVE these types of things

[@ARC5555Fives]

“Holy Frijoles”, Puss in Boots.

[@sleepy-fc6rf]

I dragged my dad along, who was apprehensive about seeing a kids' movie, but I had heard good things and we have a habit of seeing movies together to critique them and I saw him fall in love with The Last Wish in real time. We both had a blast, it's an instant classic.

[@xxxaragon]

which btw is why I kinda loathe the label of "kids'/children's movie" to begin with. imo a better label for movies like this (and this of course applies to the Disney classics as well as a good chunk of real-life films as well) is "family movies". because, essentially, that's what they are. films that are okay to watch for just about everyone in the family - with people of different ages (often) all getting different things out of it.

[@TheAchilles26]

​@@xxxaragon "family" movies are their own category. The big difference is that "family" movies include double entendres to entertain the parents

[@stormhought]

My dad fell sleep on two separate occasions

[@cnrspiller3549]

My daughter persuaded me to go and watch it with her. 10 years ago we'd watch all the DreamWorks/Pixar cgi films together, and thoroughly enjoy pretty much every one of them. In hindsight since Toy Story until about 2017, there has been a golden age of family films from Hollywood's cgi animators. Latterly I have lost a bit if faith in tinseltown. I found they just couldn't resist cramming woke ideology down our necks and ruining the stories. This Puss in Boots sequel confounded my fears. We both loved it, and now she's 16, it really took us both back to a shared golden age. Well done DreamWorks, thank you and phew!

[@fearful1139]

This was the same for my parents!

[@quarkonium3795]

One of my favorite things is that they didn't do the whole ally betrayal trope with Perrito. It's become so common for animated movies to make the protagonist betray the comedic relief character who's very nice but maybe a bit clingy and make it into an "emotional moment" and reconciliation (even though it just make me see the main character as a bit of a mean person) that I was totally expecting this film to do the same with Perrito but they totally subverted the trope and made Puss actually like Perrito more and more because he proved himself to be a kind and supportive friend who could help Puss through tough times. We need more messages like this in kid's films

[@Stiffman1]

Think it was Steve Reviews or Nando v movies that mentioned there was a deleted scene that was just what you described. The director or whoever had the foresight to scrap that, probably because of what you mentioned

[@nathank2289]

I was expecting Purrito to be the overly-friendly-backstabber again but that has become so cliche I was happy he turned out to "just be the stupidly nice" character.

[@neoncat6820]

There is actually a deleted scene where at the part where the panic attack scene takes place, puss actually takes the map and goes to get the wish for himself. He then comes across a tough obstacle, and this is when perrito catches up to him. Perrito tries to argue with puss and tell him stealing the map is wrong, but puss still stands his ground on needing his lives back to become "the legend" again. He then tries to cross the obstacle but gets trapped, so there's no way for him to escape on his own. This is the real bad part about the scene which is kinda what you described. He says "you know what, on second thought, you convinced me." and he offers the map to perrito so the forest will change and free him. Perrito is happy puss came to his senses and takes the map, but then puss immediately grabs perrito and keeps running to get to the star. That's the end of the scene and it's hard to tell what would happen after that, because that is a drastic turning point in the story, and I am glad they decided against it.

[@Nopeasaurus]

If it was Disney, they would have made Perrito a twist villain. Oh, the dumb and cute sidekick? Ha, joke's on you he's actually a evil criminal mastermind bent on getting the wish for himself.

[@lastson5014]

They sorta did that with Humpty

[@thatstuffguy]

That was the calmest "go away now" I've heard in a long time. The movie truly did touch him

[@krokleur]

Agree😊

[@sonofthebearking3335]

Glad to hear the contentment and share it, rather than share the angst at usual releases these days. 😌

[@EmperorSeramir]

"Potter! Did you put your motherfucking name in the god damn Goblet of Fire?!" He said calmly.

[@McBoofus]

Perrito gave him therapy

[@Sorain1]

It's 'go away now' with satisfaction and appreciation. Truly rare things when talking about media today.

[@sphakamisozondi]

If DreamWorks continues with this trend, they will overtake Pixar by a lightyear

[@austincarlson9270]

I see what you did there

[@GanondorfsWife]

Good! Pixar can eat it.

[@HRGAMES-rw7yd]

I think the next movie that could very cement this is Kung Fu Panda 4, especially if they take a few pages from this movie.

[@hoppa_2184]

@@HRGAMES-rw7yd I pray that Kung Fu Panda 4 is a masterpiece. Loved Kung Fu Panda 2 especially. It would be great to have another great movie in that franchise.

[@onepresence9460]

I hope they do. Dreamworks pretty much does movies that Disney and Pixar aren’t able to do anymore. Dreamworks proves that animation can be for everyone not just for kids.

[@Hossak]

This movie blindsided me. I went to see it with my nieces, fully expecting to have to slog through it and was just amazed at how great it was. I came out of the theatre just incredibly happy and excited to have seen it.

[@whiplash2891]

What did your nieces think about it?

[@almanac520]

It wasn’t that great. Lightyear was a way better animated film.

[@therealventures]

​@@almanac520 😬 Lightyear, huh.

[@Hossak]

@@whiplash2891 They loved it - the second time they had seen it. The wolf scenes scared one, so I had to hold her hand for a bit. Awesome experience!

[@whiplash2891]

@@Hossak Glad it was a great movie all around for grown ups and little ones too. Really look forward to seeing it

[@behzadmirmozaffari2563]

As a middle-aged man, I can't believe how a kids movie about a cat with boots displayed my own fears and regrets so perfectly. Kudos to all the people involved👏👏👏

[@olewyrdd]

And the next round is on me. Cheers, mate.

[@superglue46]

Same here, man. I really resonated with Puss in this, and that freaking wolf both terrified and inspired me. When my 8-year-old said he wanted to see this film in the theater, I was like "meh, alright, if nothing else I'll probably get a couple chuckles". I genuinely teared up a few times, especially when Perito helped Puss with his panic attack. Holy crap, what a great film.

[@liamphibia]

More mature and thoughtful than other R rated films that rely way too much on blood and language.

[@lovetrain2455]

You're telling me people will like a movie that treats their heroes and characters with respect, portray villains like the threats they are, have an interesting story, handle their themes well and doesn't talk down to their audiences, despite being mostly aimed at kids, will be a good time? Truly this is a groundbreaking discovery!

[@mollywoodshots6503]

For Disney, it's still a hypothesis because they seem like haven't heard about it.

[@MrClobbertime]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

[@Venom_1462]

​@@mollywoodshots6503 I would rather say that they have forgotten about it

[@akuhappy3246]

A rare gem these days

[@cartoonkeeper]

*Says in an automated voice* Sarcasm detected sarcasm detected

[@USMC49er]

Jack Horner is probably one of the greatest throwbacks to 80s-90s villains in a while. A guy who is evil, irredeemable, and enjoys every second of it.

[@newtpondskipper]

So we should expect a movie out next year how he's a victim of sitting in the corner? Oh wait this isn't Disney.

[@Cairo40000]

“I’m gonna bust you up plum fum and then I’m gonna wear your clothes!” “Well that was weird.”

[@s3studios597]

I wish we could go back to that. I like having villains that are just unapologetically evil. It's why I love Frieza.

[@monkaWGiga]

​@@Cairo40000 BANG!

[@TankHunter678]

He is also the one who represents Disney, trying to obtain and control all of the magic in the world like Disney had been going around absorbing every IP it could get its hands on.

[@saxon6]

I liked the metaphor of the cat lady's house. It was safety, but at the cost of a life worth living. I also appreciated Puss's relationship with Death.

[@TheRougeSky]

Agreed. I appreciated that while it would have been so easy to make Death a malicious monster of an antagonist revealing in his very nature but the writers amazingly refrained. At the end of the day Death was after Puss not out of malice or just to be evil it was in fact out of very understandable frustration and anger because Puss already had cheat codes on with 9 cat lives which death wasn't a fan of but Puss crossed a line when he showed no appreciation for all the lives he used up. I couldn't fault Death for wanting Puss's head at that point. Still it was very powerful moment when a humbled Puss did make peace with his mortality and Death begrudgingly let him go for bit with Puss accepted the fact that 1 day Death would come for him again but until that day he'd make the most of the time he had left.

[@Astrology_Pant]

Was Safety vs Life Worth Living completely opposites?

[@saxon6]

@@Astrology_Pant no, but he had to sacrifice one for the other

[@Cairo40000]

@@Astrology_Pant “so this is where my dignity goes to die.” He was safe yes but he was ultimately unhappy

[@lacyn9082]

He grew up in an orphanage...and he goes to live in a cat retirement home. And hates it. There's more than one way to die...choose to die living.

[@rajurauniyar6132]

Bug:- "You are not going to shoot a puppy, are you ? James Horner:- "Yeah. In the face. Why?" This movie pulled no punches.

[@RocketCalcutta]

Do you mean Jack Horner? James Horner was a famous movie composer lol

[@SketchTurnerZero]

@@RocketCalcutta Imagined James doing that and laughed wildly at the voice!!!!

[@garrettboles6011]

@@RocketCalcutta Would have been cool if he composed this movie if he was still alive. Similar to the Zorro films.

[@improv6132]

Not to mention the darkest scenario I've ever seen in a "kids" movie - when Perrito is talking (oh so cheerfully!) about his former family playing "hide-and-seek" with him. There's a growing look of horror on Puss and Kitty's faces as it gets worse and WORSE culminating in the story of how they tied him up in a bag and threw him in the river. It's vaguely played for laughs because it's transposed against the cheerfulness against which it's told, but frick that's a dark story.

[@hariman7727]

The funny thing is, I know people who've been through hellish abuse who are some of the most cheerful and helpful and friendly people possible.

[@drinkxyz]

But he got a great sweater out of it.

[@angmordagnithil7127]

If you have friends who have experienced trauma and abuse in their childhood, that is _exactly_ what it's like. All of their 'funny stories' make you want to cry. But I always respect them for it. If you can dismiss what happened as a humorous aside from the past, then it has no power over the present.

[@d4rrylexmachina]

amazing how the writers turned the table on such a horrifying action... definitely going to keep an eye on Tom Wheeler and Tommy Swerdlow

[@biggussdickuss6123]

Yeah I loudly said Holy Shit man in the theater

[@NocturnalCoder]

The panic attack scene was top-notch, never expected to see such a perfect depiction of it in a kids' movie.

[@DoloresLehmann]

Or in any movie, for that matter. You could literally feel the screen pounding to the beat of his heart.

[@JOHN----DOE]

Well, remember, we're now in the Age of Snowflake where kids are dropping left and right from anxiety. They need this.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

it really irks me to see people STILL refer animation as "kids' movies". You say you respect the movie, you love what it does, but then demean it by going "oh well didn't see this coming because it's a kids movie." when honey HOW many animations have featured mature themes and topics before?

[@DoloresLehmann]

@@TheRibottoStudios The thing is, most people still think that animation is a genre instead of a medium.

[@Ajn-qe5gi]

@@TheRibottoStudios while animation doesn’t necessarily mean the movie is for kids, Puss in Boots is definitely a series geared towards a younger audience. I don’t think that’s really a refutable point. Movie was great regardless.

[@snakeplissken83]

What's really poignant about this is that Antonio himself had a brush with death a couple of years ago when he had a heart attack. He said it changed his outlook a lot and made him face up to his own mortality. I wonder if he had a hand in the script? Either way it's a wonderfully personal movie for him, I expect that's why he puts in such a great, heartfelt performance.

[@OBJYN788]

He definitely had a hand in the script. I don’t remember where I saw it but I believe something was said that Banderas told the producers that he wanted this movie to be special for him and oh boy what a job they did!

[@mina_en_suiza]

Antonio Banderas is such a great actor. Even in his early Spanish films, under the direction of Pedro Amodóvar, he managed to stand out, which is rare, as in most Amodóvar's films the most memorable characters are women.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

@@OBJYN788 it’s strange that Antonio himself had a near brush with death and years later it now created the basis for not only one of the year’s best animated films but a comeback for Dreamworks too

[@LuciferArc1]

Yep. They changed the entire story because of this actually. It was never supposed to be about puss's mortality. Just supposed supposed to be another adventure with some sort of fantasy villain characters. After he gave his request, they switched up the plot and this is what we got. Honestly...it just does to show what actual thought and care put into a script can really do. It immerses your audience and makes them feel what you're trying to show them without having to force feed it through dialogue

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

@@LuciferArc1 a bunch of the ads on KZbin videos in December 2022 really marketed the film fine and especially the clip of the old flame telling Puss it’s what you make of your one life is one certain ads love using. In a way, I find it funny that Puss getting a sequel over a decade following his 2011 spinoff lined up perfectly with Shrek Forever After from 2010 because that film contained a theme of learning to appreciate your life too. Shrek in his own take on Its A Wonderful Life makes a mistake wishing for his old days which of course backfires and thus his journey gets him to reconsider his actions. Now Puss gets a similar chance minus the Jimmy Stewart film influence but similar theme of appreciating what you have is contained in there

[@Hiushisan]

Goldilocks and the bears could easily have been a one-off gag, like the Shrek franchise is known for, but instead became an incredibly deep and endearing set of characters you grow to love by the end. Marvel movies these days tend to do the opposite, taking characters people love and turning them into one-off gags. Nice one DreamWorks. Keep the film industry alive.

[@DoctorXander]

Goldilocks and the bears literally were a one-off gag in the first Shrek film

[@ckl9390]

@@DoctorXander It's technically possible they're the same bears. They turned to organised crime in the power vacuum after Lord Farquard's demise, and being displaced probably didn't help.

[@BoraHorzaGobuchul]

Olivia did a magnificent job voicing mama. That was some heavy sh*t, heart-wrenching

[@r3ll282]

I never expected them to wrench my heart like that

[@memecliparchives2254]

​@@ckl9390Or the baby bear in Shrek has now grown to Papa Bear and has started his own family.

[@trinaq]

This is my favourite Dreamworks film in recent years. They handled panic attacks much better than Velma did, despite being aimed at children, and Velma supposedly for adults.

[@chasehedges6775]

Prince Of Egypt is still one of my personal favorites

[@GeraltofRivia22]

Most of Dreamworks movies, the ones that aren't cashgrabs like Boss Baby at least, are very mature, well written stories that don't shy away from tackling dark and mature themes.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@GeraltofRivia22👍👍👍. Prince Of Egypt, Megamind and How to Train Your Dragon are just a few examples

[@jamescarr1265]

In Velma, Daphne randomly kissed her. It was gross, weird and honestly stressful to sit through.

[@coffintears5821]

Just goes to show that just because something is targeted at adults doesn't exactly mean it's mature.

[@TheStorytellingDad]

I remember finding your channel and thinking “ this guy is just hilarious and he’s actually often right about his movie reviews”, now a year later I’m humbled by how well your recommendations are. I am a single father and I heavily control what my son watches and I take your word to heart. If the Drinker says Puss is good, that’s enough for me.

[@njeruArts]

Beautiful reply without a comment? Let's change that. Cheers to you and your son, sir.

[@BelBelle468]

Just be a bit careful. When I think about fictional media that terrified me as a kid, those things weren’t close to how scary the wolf is. I had anxiety issues as a kid though, so that might be why. Either way, keep your son’s age in mind. Just in case. I hope you two enjoy !

[@WalrusQuake]

I hope you love it as much as I and everyone else have

[@PerfectZeroMusic_]

@@BelBelle468 Imo if he is above 8 he should be fine. 6-7 kinda depends. Anything less than that i wouldn't recommend unless he is actively not scared of stuff children his age would find scary (That said movie is still insanely good obviously)

[@just_delta-2589]

Ehhh try not to be TOO controlling. They gotta experience some stuff in film sooner or later. I was raised to be allowed to watch anything I thought I could handle with my mom. She knew that it was better if I watched the stuff with her so she could answer questions and guide me rather than watching it somewhere else on my own or with a dumb friend. I still remember my first PG13 movie was at around 8 years old and it was Radio Flyer. It had an abusive step father and suicide messaging in it and to this day I still love the movie. My first R rated movie was Deadpool and I was around 13 or 14 then. Being with my family to watch this stuff helped me learn and understand what I was watching. Kids are gonna see this stuff eventually no matter what you do, whether at a friend's house or wherever. So instead, try to be there to guide them. Just advice, not trying to tell you how to parent.

[@undonesolid]

I can always tell how he truly feels about a movie by the tone which he says,”Go away now.” The tone in this video tells me he has hope for more movie stories like this. And so do I.

[@AlexMoffet]

*thinks of velma* GAUO AWAUY NOUW!!!!

[@shonenking3948]

You caught it too right? So heartfelt😌

[@TheDapperDragon]

Maybe it's my pessimism, but to me, it sounded more defeated. Like he said, it's a 'last hurrah', like we'll never see anything this good and thoughtful again. And it's a bloody cat cartoon.

[@s1nnocense]

You must be really smart to pick up on that.

[@petergriffin-tu6ug]

same

[@CaptGuts1945]

Yeah, I'm a 34 year old man, and I never watched Shrek but my kids wanted to watch this movie and I have to say I liked it. Death was a total badass.

[@peethan007]

yeah well im 40

[@Desecrator6]

I just hate how death just gave up... i get it's a child's movie but that really irked me about him. My son loved the movie too

[@frenchfrey65]

Death legit is terrifying! and Jack Horner is hysterical and over the top, both are breath of fresh air for villains.

[@winry2357]

@@Desecrator6 the whole point though with Death is that he was pissed off that Puss would throw his lives away like they meant nothing. It was only that Puss realized that he had to fight to stay alive and that running away was no good that Death decided to spare him. It was no longer necessary to teach Puss that lesson, and it was no longer fun because Puss was no longer afraid. If you live life in fear of death, you forget to truly live.

[@JoseCuervo11]

Oh dude you gotta see Shrek. That's another one that's aimed at younger audiences but anyone can enjoy

[@ashokaayar760]

The Wolf(Death) is easily one of the most iconic character I’ve seen in a while. His presence, even for a short duration , is felt throughout the movie and after it. Everyone involved in it did a great job bringing him to life. Also, on the movie, I thought this was gonna be another cash grab, and boy was I so wrong, and I glad I am.

[@vodkavecz]

Yeah, Death was properly menacing.

[@davidmckown3590]

@@vodkavecz That’s because unlike other antagonists in the Shrek franchise and Puss in Boots spin-offs, he is depicted not as a mocking parody of fairy tale characters but a serious character which fits the movie’s theme of mortality. It would have ruined the movie if he was Death expy from Billy and Mandy.

[@RockHoward256]

something less is more

[@anubusx]

Reminded me of The NeverEnding Story.

[@visitingforgefather5997]

One of the (many) scenes i liked was puss talking to his past lives and realizing how selfish he was back then, on his own. Nobody there waging their finger at him, stating the obvious at him or using his flaws to put themselves above him morally. He realized his flaws on his own. Imagine that.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

He's talking to himself literally there?

[@jendoe9436]

“You know what? You guys are jerks! Which is very conflicting to me!” Still cracks me up because of how well it’s delivered 😂

[@isaiaholaru5013]

​@@jendoe9436 Where is that from?

[@visitingforgefather5997]

@@Thomasmemoryscentral yes but each of his lives is a bit different, displaying the mentality he was in before he died. The one thing these lives agree on is that he should do the selfish thing, wish he had nine lives again and forget about his friends. Something he at that point is steadily steering away from. I'd rather not spoil what comes after that, since it is important to the story.

[@yung_wise5861]

What? When he talks to his past lives that emboldens his drive to get the wish. They all start singing the Puss in Boots theme song and drinking then Death shows up. Then he runs. Then he has a panic attack. They more so just bully him for having lost his touch for a few minutes. He realizes he’s selfish because he’s about to take Kitty’s wish away from her again.

[@SadCrabMan23]

Death was one of the most amazing, foreboding, and horrifying villains I’ve seen. Every scene he’s in is unnerving. His introduction is powerful. Yes frightening, scary, and a force to be reckoned with. Something for the hero to face.

[@adamturner8732]

Was an awesome character perfectly voiced. You felt that whistle. Me and my 9 year old son just looked at each other like holy shiz

[@gamingforever9121]

@@adamturner8732 that’s how death should be depicted as something both terrifying and necessary. And in the end the film manages to make death itself a character .

[@danieldickson8591]

The Big Bad Wolf/Lobo/Death enters the roster of greatest animated villains of all time. Most of whom are from Disney, but classic Disney, not the sad sack the studio's become. Jack Horner should get an Honorable Mention, though.

[@casusolivas]

What a character man, I’m still shocked at how amazing the cinematography was!… all the movie you are just thinking when it might get back… the whistle was awesome sound design… and damn his animation… they could have taken him further but kept it balanced and mysterious… What a ride

[@universpro7741]

That whistle doesn't sound unsettling for me

[@Daemonarch2k6]

"Real storytelling is forever"... Words from a real genius. Well spoken

[@PlahaKumar]

This film will be remembered as a classic for years to come.

[@roberthaworth8991]

The Eleventh Doctor said, "We're all just stories in the end. Make yours a good one."

[@solmasd]

I walked into the theater with my son, fully expecting to sit through another boring, woke animation. It was so good, my boy asked to see it again the following weekend and I was happy to take him. I hope this momentum continues

[@Will_Fong]

Exactly, i was with impulse walk in with my kids, all of us enjoyed it thoroughly was so surprise.

[@emeraldviolet2001]

Taking ur son twice A+ dad move

[@dontcare5304]

Hopefully a new shrek does come out soon, it’ll be the most rewatched movie

[@LordEdegaru]

I went with my 10 yo son too and we both loved it. We were both kids for once, taking the ups and downs of the movie.

[@CockatooDude]

You know it won't. It's not worth getting your hopes up.

[@thatguy_5240]

The scene where perrito calms down puss almost made me cry. So much emotion delivered with no words. And the wolf is one of the most intimidating villains in animated cinema. A couple scenes were legitimately unsettling, and the art style and animations in his scenes are immaculate.

[@steelfalconx2000]

The scenes where puss' hair would raise were really well done.

[@BuckerydogSchmuckeryDog]

My mom and I were bawling our eyes out in the theater and I don't cry very much, but holy shit.

[@l.sophia2803]

Heck, I only watched this review and the scene made me cry. Both times I watched it😹

[@jonbaxter2254]

If it was Disney, he would have made a fucking awful pun. But he saw the situation didn't require one. Good boy.

[@jonbaxter2254]

@@steelfalconx2000 Fear man. It's an instinct.

[@justmakingit_mtrose]

My daughter bought this movie to watch in the car on a long trip. I could only listen as I drove. I loved the music, the voice work, the humor, and the pacing. On the way home I climbed in the back with my kid. My wife drove. My daughter watched it again and I got to see the amazing acting, action, animation and moments. When perrito helped comfort Puss during a panic attack I nearly teared up. Great film.

[@dariafirestar1393]

why does watching puss in boots on a roadtrip with your family sound like the most delightful time ever

[@nickthepick8043]

You're the kind of father I'm gonna do my best to be like someday.

[@someonewhospams0w0inchat16]

@@nickthepick8043 same

[@slchance8839]

what a great thing to say, every responder. Justmakingit, you ARE a great dad. My own dad did that with us in the 70s and 80s. Road trips. We were the first people I know to have a van (minivans werent popular yet) with a TV and video player in it. An annual 2 week road trip with your family is one of the many good memories I have a of a child littered with normal ups and downs. While my relationship with my parents fell apart into my adulthood, they were amazing parents in my childhood. You've guaranteed to secure your place in their hearts...at least when they're little.

[@rexesshadow8628]

The scene between Purrito and Puss, when he was having a panic attack, was so unbelievably close to what an actual panic attack feels like and how one can snap out of it by having just a single person be there to tell you "Hey, you're not dying. It's gonna be alright, just breathe." As someone who has dealt with it in the past, seeing it being represented in a serious and heartfelt manner made me tear up.

[@englishatheart]

As someone who has panic attacks and breakdowns when things get to be too much, I envy people who have that support, even if it's just from one person. Life is a hell of a lot easier to get through if you have someone to get through it with.

[@mr.dystopian5554]

Way better than how Velma handles it.

[@ricardoklement-yj8sr]

Nobody asked for your sob story, hon...

[@SergeyPupkoMusic]

Having suffered for years with random panick attacks, I can confidently say, a cartoon about a talking cat and fairy tales made it more real than pretty much anyone ever could. This has no right calling itself a kids movie. Most kids wouldn't understsnd just how relatable this movie is to someone who has lived a little and has gone through some shit.

[@SergeyPupkoMusic]

​@@englishatheart Back around 2016-2018 I experienced a lot of those at work. Sometimes completely at random. My supervisor, who is also a wildfire fighter, was there every time. And he just had this way of calming storms with just random small talks. A few minutes and it's over. That scene reminds me of him, and every time, makes a grown man cry.

[@rogersmith9535]

How badly we needed this. Just good storytelling, no virtue signaling or agenda pushing.

[@davidkelly499]

Thought the exact same watching this with my wife and oldest daughter. I was so glad to see an animated film that didnt follow the usual route that most others have in recent years, it really was excellent.

[@blataybragg7778]

You're pushing an agenda by praising this movie for *not pushing an agenda*. The movie can just be good without having to be political or anti-political. Why can't we just talk about the movie for why it's good instead of "It's good because it doesn't push an agenda".

[@trinaq]

Agreed, it's fun for both children and adults, and doesn't talk down to his intended audience.

[@CarlosGarcia2]

What's awesome is if this were a Disney production then you bet your ass that Soft Paws would have came in during the final battle to help defeat the wolf in an awesome girl boss moment.

[@OsmanHasan98]

@@blataybragg7778 oof don't bother with this guy's audience bro, they're all perpetually stuck in 2016 using terms like sjw and woke unironically 🤣

[@collinr4785]

Death in this movie has to be one of the best antagonists in any film I have ever seen. The little amount of screen time he has is so impactful and memorable. The whistle, voice acting, fight scenes and dialogue are all outstanding.

[@ma-jp8bf]

It was perfect, he was always in the back of your mind always a part of the movie even if he wasn't on screen. Just as death shadows us throughout our lives.

[@hornetguy9063]

Yup. And I love how ultimately he’s depicted as not a malevolent monster, but just an unstoppable force. When it’s time for Puss to go, he’s going to go. But it’s not time for him to go, so death leaves him alone. For now. Great and accurate depiction of death: it’s not evil, it’s just part of life, and it’s not something to live in fear of. Since it’s coming for us all eventually.

[@yohef4537]

Well said. I was with my kids seeing it and only really started taking it seriously after the first time I heard that haunting whistle. I was glued to it after that.

[@IWasaTeenageTeenWolf]

He's pretty much the animated version of Michael Myers back when he debuted in 1978. He was only in Halloween for 10-13 minutes, but you FELT him. You FEARED him. It's something Hollywood threw out the window for decades and it's great seeing it come back, even if it's in a more youth-friendly series.

[@DavidKAnderson]

I dunno what it is, but for some reason, some of the best antagonists in film are in animated features. This is a great example, as is Lady Eboshi in Princess Mononoke. There's some major irony going on when it's the "cartoon" antagonists that seem real and the mainstream Hollywood ones that seem cartoonish.

[@ozpin8329]

As someone who has struggled with panic disorder my entire life, the panic attack scene between Puss and Perrito made me cry. It's the most accurate depiction of a panic attack I think I've ever seen in media - not just the panic Puss feels, but the uncertainty that Perrito has in what he can do, ultimately just deciding to be there for his friend to help him through it.

[@nathank2289]

Best part is that is exactly what therapy animals do. Just sit and snuggle the human to calm them down. So he got his wish twice.

[@tetrismain608]

I loved seeing that scene in a kids movie and surprised to see such dark concepts covered in a simple way for children to understand.

[@WokeandProud]

It's also exactly what therapy dogs do too they're juat there for you no bullshit, no preaching or any other nonsense they're just there so you know you're not alone It's beautiful.

[@wilftansley5360]

L

[@mantelumgamingloilol123]

yeah not like that garbage they showed in velma

[@rtstrong]

“Real storytelling is forever.” Truer words have never been spoken.

[@Crichjo32]

Something Disney has long forgotten.

[@damiensharp2138]

I don't know about that. The words that make up 'The sky is blue' are probably slightly more true

[@The_child-catcher]

​@@damiensharp2138 except when the sky is gray, black,red, purple, orange...

[@DoloresLehmann]

@@damiensharp2138 No, they aren't, because the sky isn't actually blue, we only perceive it that way. Colours don't exist at all in objective reality.

[@damiensharp2138]

Touché

[@radar4104]

The Wolf's character had no business going as hard as he did. Simple, yet layered at the same time, and never undermined by forced gags, even though they had plenty of opportunities to do so, what a masterpiece. That scene early on where Puss actually bleeds is such a tone setter for the quality of this film.

[@Anonymous-mg8bu]

When you watch the movie, aside from before you know he exists, he is always in the back of your mind, and you subconsciously wait for him to reappear. You never forget he exists. You wonder and fear the moment he appears next. A fantastic villain.

[@jonmcdaniel8492]

The Wolf always acted according to his raison d'etere. He raised the stakes for the protagonist. He is the figure whispering in the conquerer's ear "Memento mori."

[@liamphibia]

Wagner Moura did a phenomenal job making Death/Lobo iconic as hell. I hope he's aware of the love and recognition he's getting from his role.

[@MichaelNVADE]

Was blown away that the Wolf was played by Wagner Moura who played Pablo Escobar in Netflix's Narcos series. That and the Wolf's overall design and presence was badass throughout.

[@AlphaStoutland]

I know! I fully expected it to be jam from a jar on the counter that the wolf slashed and it dropped on Puss' head. My eyes got REAL BIG when it actually WAS blood, definitely wasn't seeing that coming.

[@kaneaquino8295]

"You're not gonna shoot a puppy, are you, Jack?" "Yeah, in the face, why?" We just gotta love how much of a bastard Jack Horner is.

[@Vandervecken]

Giving him Jiminy Cricket to talk to was genius I tell you.

[@raoularmagnac2037]

@@Vandervecken I just LOVE how they made him sound like Jimmy Stewart, my FAVORITE actor of all time!

[@Mrdestiny17]

"You're an irredeemable monster!" "Oh, oh, what took you so long? Idiot" *flick*

[@korawitbuttramee618]

About time we have a villain who is a colossal asshole whose greatest joy in life is to be the biggest asshole, AND the story made no attempt to justify why he is such an asshole because not every bad guy has to be Tony Soprano copycat. Who cares if your villain has a tragic/deep backstory if they have charisma of a brick wall.

[@ionbing2884]

My only gripe with CD's review is not props to this guy. Jack isn't just a bastard, he's charismatic and he's not an idiot.

[@Tronathon242]

The Wolf threatening Puss while having two coins affixed over his eyes is a stroke of such amazing visual genius and it's baffling that a children's cartoon managed to employ it.

[@N7gamer1337]

We really need more irredeemable monsters like Jack Horner and Green Goblin who pull off being just plain evil and charismatic at the same time.

[@jonbaxter2254]

It was refreshing after about a decade of "redeemable" villains to just have a total bastard. I loved him.

[@dennisburdick682]

Look no further than Joe Biden or Xinnie the Poop.

[@mattmark94]

@Dennis Burdick congratz, you went political while talking about an apolitical cartoon.

[@physical_insanity]

I'm all for bad guys we can sympathise with, but there are times where I just want someone I love to hate (or hate to love).

[@Trewq79]

"Well you know what they say, can't bake a pie without losing a dozen men" Writers did a great job at making Jack comical and awful.

[@jeffhreid]

Couldn’t agree more. My teenage son wanted to see it and I’m so glad he did. It was smart and didn’t try to subvert expectations or break the 4th wall. The characters were true to themselves. Witty and held my attention throughout. I was shocked how good it was. Really good. Even the little details were well done. Top rate entertainment recommended!

[@matthewpauls2498]

breaking the 4th wall can be done tastefully and im pretty sure puss did it when fighting the stone monster at the beginning. he said "watch this" while looking at the camera if i remember correctly

[@charlesmeniru5082]

“Hey,you wanna see something cool?”

[@Leo.23232]

@@charlesmeniru5082 thats not a 4th wall break, hes speaking to the giant

[@Leo.23232]

@@matthewpauls2498 yeah, subversion and 4th wall breaking or anything doesnt make something good or bad inherently, its all about how its executed

[@matthewpauls2498]

@@Leo.23232 Ah, youre probably right. I guess the camera was looking out through its eyeball.

[@shrithikkothari8220]

As someone who'd never seen Puss in Boots or Shrek before, I was genuinely surprised by the wholesomeness and awesome animation of this movie. A ray of hope in the dark abyss that is modern "cinema". Edit: Yes guys, after i watched this and realised how good DreamWorks' films could be, i watched the Shrek movies within a few days. Really enjoyed them too!

[@TheRCScotsman]

You need to watch Shrek 1 & 2. They're great films.

[@methatis3013]

@@TheRCScotsman Shrek forever after as well

[@DavidDavis311]

Go watch Shrek if you haven’t yet. It’s good too.

[@Soundwave142]

I said that Top Gun: Maverick is the best film of 2022, but Puss ‘n Boots might be the best film of 2023.

[@TheRCScotsman]

@@methatis3013 I've never seen that one. After Shrek 3, I was like "Well, that's over." Thanks for the recommendation.

[@kilyaded7332]

The part he showed from "The Fox and the Hound" was such a tear jerker for me as a kid. It's amazing how much can be shown and said without speaking a word. I miss when Disney would make masterpieces instead of just copy and paste.

[@DORAisD34D]

Everyone was going crazy over Encanto less than 2 years ago when you commented this

[@Brad-yq3zm]

I took my daughter to see this and I think I enjoyed it more than she did for the very reasons you highlighted. For me The Wolf/Death has to be one of the coolest characters ever written. I love that Puss didn’t defeat him just fought him to the point that the Wolf realised puss has learned a harsh lesson and worthy of his last life.

[@digitalcthulhu143]

I swear Death looks lime Risotto from Jojos part 5. The black edgy attire with the red eyes Overall the team at DreamWorks made an awesome and memorable character

[@manwithanidea]

​@Digital Cthulhu imagine if dreamworks made jojo 😂😂

[@CAMELOT331]

When my ex wife left in my 20s, I was faced with a ton of new feelings and experiences that I wasn't prepared for. I had a panic attack out of no where on the way home from the bank. When the scene happened where he had a panic attack, the accuracy behind it took me right back to that moment in time that honestly, I had forgot. Aging, losing our edge, or dying, is all things we struggle with eventually. Puss hit me hard, man. What a beautiful film.

[@ocks_dev_vlogs]

@Oprator holy shit no way me too, spam bot! I have always wanted random links to KZbin videos, and I have never been more excited in my life to go watch it.

[@libertas5005]

As someone who writes comments on KZbin videos, I must say I'm glad there's another video where I can post my comment in the sea of other meaningless comments.

[@LeMeowAu]

​@@libertas5005 hey now! No existential dread and no talking down and equating others to your societal value, also that fucking 'as someone' joke is tiring fuck you bitch your comments doesn't have worth or value you're completely right

[@foxp2483]

How are you doing now?

[@damianhg4848]

A panic attack cuz some b* left you? grow a pair dude

[@sjthjsdreadfather4867]

I’ve got to say that Death is one of the creepiest and scariest animated characters I’ve seen in animation. From the whistle to the wide red eyes and the voice, he’s a spine chilling figure throughout

[@SkySweeperSyn]

That scene of him opening the door still sends chills up my spine

[@kait112]

I watched it with my 4-year-old, not knowing about the wolf character, and she keeps telling me how scared she is of the “wolf,” even waking up at night lately. This is the first animated movie in a long time that I’ve seen with a genuinely scary villain!

[@jamestunedflat8942]

It's amazing how a voice that normal can be so terrifying. Death usually has an unnatural voice to go with it, but in this case it's like any dude on the street could be the inevitable coming for you. Chilling.

[@zero45Gabriel]

@@kait112 Though Death isn't a villain, he's just showing Puss the real actions of his consequences of choice in lives he had and if he keeps up, Death will go after him.

[@Darkmesna1]

It's when he did the "I'm watching you" gesture with eyes a wild animal has towards prey is when I felt chills.

[@onuhrita5009]

The blood scene was beautiful. The first time I said was " Blood! In a kid's movie?!" It was really a tone setter for the whole movie. I don't know why no one talking about how puss climbed through a toilet to run away. The almighty Puss in Boots crawled through the toilet to run away from a fight. The scenes with death were awesome.

[@ihatefridays2715]

A lot of kids love blood and violence. I'm in college now, but back in grade school I remember my friends talking about Assasin's Creed and the like. A lot of boys at that age gravitate towards "mature" media because it's usually restricted from them. I remember liking a lot of old KZbin humor that had a lot of swears.

[@onuhrita5009]

@@ihatefridays2715 they don't show blood in kids movies again. They was no blood in black panther. They might show a cut but no blood. I miss those days.

[@ihatefridays2715]

@@onuhrita5009 Yeah. There's a reason why so many kids like Dragon Ball Z. Thrashing and getting into a brutal fight with genocidal aliens is exciting for them. I guess that's really why anime became so popular in the west, because they're "kids shows" but they have real action, real violence, and cool protagonists.

[@BoraHorzaGobuchul]

Life was much easier when I was a kid. I watched aliens at 7 :)

[@turbotrup96]

Not any more humiliating then letting yourself be hit in the face and talked down by a woman, without ever retaliating.

[@Xander_the_great]

I literally cannot express how happy I am that dreamworks still makes good animated movies after more than 20 years..

[@liamphibia]

They even beat Disney to the ground without even attempting to. Bravo!🌙👏🏻

[@night-x6793]

​@@liamphibia Anyone can beat Disney after few years of failures where even someone with a cheap $50 camera and a used old laptop can out beat Disney in the entertainment industry. I wonder how much small entertainment companies that going to replace Disney within the next century?

[@Fakeslimshady]

Just wish they wouldn't do the 10fps animations again tbh

[@MrREAPERsz]

DreamWorks has always made decent films. Kung Fu panda, how to train your dragon, Shrek for a few movies. I enjoyed ants low-key. The croods are funny as hell. Mega mind is decent. El dorado is cool. Over the hedge works for me. Like flushed away. Boss baby is so cringe. Bee movie is a meme lmao.

[@liamphibia]

@@MrREAPERsz Megamind is a MASTERPIECE man!

[@CuT7yFlaM]

I get emotional just thinking about this movie, it's so brilliant. Death is terrifying without being cliché, the Goldilocks are touching and sympathetic, Puss is always interesting and you care about the arc he's going through. Even Kitty, a side character that only works because of Puss, has relevance thanks to their relationship and her own idea of it. It's just good all around and visually flawless.

[@lachlanclews-decastella3079]

I liked how the map to the wish, for each character, was infact a reflection of the challenges they would need to overcome to in order to achieve their wish in a meaningful way, which is never explained or beaten over our head, but makes sense within the magic of the situation and gives us insight into each character when they touch it, and also allows for a non contrived justification why this forest enables each character to face a situation which helps them change. Jack never changes the setting, perhaps because he doesn't have a journey to satisfy him. Perrito's wish, if he was to make one, would be for his friends to be happy and get what they want, hence why his journey is to overcome the challenge of getting his friends to engage with therapy. I feel it so rare now for a film to let me figure stuff like that out, rather than every smart writing detail needing to be 'a big reveal' for the writer to ensure you didn't miss how smart they were.

[@anxiousoptimism5517]

Nice analysis.

[@adamcetinkent]

Perrito (little dog)

[@lachlanclews-decastella3079]

@@adamcetinkent I've fixed it up. Honestly I thought they were calling him Burrito the entire time. :)

[@Shadows_Inc]

Also a subtle nod to avoiding fixing your own problems, by having them make Perrito be the one to change the landscape to something easier, so they don't have to confront their own issues, which is why during the peaceful part, character growth is stagnant. It's only when the forest changes for the worse again, that they start to face their issues, and open up and change, instead of dragging their feet through the easy path to get their perceived goal, rather than the real goal.

[@Shadows_Inc]

​@@adamcetinkent I love how one of the nicknames he listed that people call him is "s**t-for-brains". That caught me off guard and made me laugh pretty hard in the theater.

[@rustkarl]

I’ve got to say that Death was the standout for me. How layered and heavily embedded the theme of Death contrasted with Life as well as the character standing on its own. It’s nice to see a dangerous presence and a theme NOT undercut by lampshading, jokes and tired referencing but played charmingly yet menacingly. At once human yet foreboding.

[@danieldickson8591]

It was a beautifully executed balance to make this version of Death a real character with understandable personality and motivation, but at the same time make it clear from the start that he was something much greater and more terrible than just a Big Bad Wolf.

[@dustinb4286]

So many people told me how good it was, then I saw it with my wife and kids. The kids thought it was "good", we were blown away! The subtle expressions, the hints at the "twist", the way "the wolf's" actions through the movie pay homage to myth and legend, I was absolutely impressed.

[@Mortred99]

That is how good kids movies are supposed to be, I'd say. Kids are there to see the funny gags, action and stuff, while the deeper stuff they take in mostly subconsciously. While we, the adults, get to enjoy that silly stuff as well but stay in for the deeper stuff consciously.

[@4879daniel]

@@Mortred99 That’s why Mary Poppins is such a great film. Behind the cartoons and catchy tunes, it’s about the struggles of being a Dad - in a cage, alone, silent and uncomplaining as Bert puts it.

[@JPAnor]

ikr like that scene where death puts 2 gold coins on his eyes, are the fare for charon on the styx. That blew my mind

[@PerfectZeroMusic_]

What i found really interesting is that while this movie caters to a wide audience, it's carefully filled cast has made EVERYONE have a favorite character. While almost everyone agrees that all the characters are near perfect, you can find a lot of different takes on who the best is. A lot of people like the wolf cause he is imposing, scary, edgy (in a good way obviously) and has a very strong presence throughout the film. Others like Goldi cause her story feels the most grounded, close to reality and is the one they can sympathize with the most given how relatable she is. Some like Jack Horner cause his overall personality feels like a breath of fresh air for a villain and provides a number of good laughs while also still coming off as threatening. Another group of people really loves Peritto simply cause he is a loving,caring character with motives and personality that destroys the "annoying happy-go-lucky" character trope. These are just some. There is a character for pretty much everyone in this movie. The movie resonates not only with different ages of people but with different *types* of people as well!

[@L337N1NJ4L1NK]

As a fellow sociopath I really resonated with Jack.

[@adroitws1367]

@@L337N1NJ4L1NK I wont do as far as Jack did, but dang I wont lie that I would like to collect all magical arsenal in the world

[@juanrivera1572]

Compare it to any recent Disney film where you come out confused, or hating the characters for woke messages. I went with a group and everyone one of the 6 had a different favorite character

[@australianmasterchief]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@zephyr9852]

left out the main characters

[@andresgamba1478]

My girlfriend insisted we watch this and I begrudgingly agreed while asking why she wouldn’t rather watch a movie more likely to have intelligent, mature themes and deeper meaning beyond the surface. Boy were my preconceptions blown away watching this movie.

[@Koyomix86]

Hopefully this movie gets people to not just see animation as “for kids” it’s a tragedy. Animation has so much potential to make beautiful environments, bizarre characters and incredible action without using a bunch of cgi not that there’s anything inherently wrong with cgi I just wish animation was more mainstream.

[@Akashi-ml9dn]

Hey one of you need to know fun so

[@andresgamba1478]

@@myuugi not exactly that, but that was the sentiment

[@jaykelley103]

This comment sounds made tf up. Who talks like that?

[@andresgamba1478]

@@jaykelley103 Thats a weird thing to make up, but sure. It’s not what I said word for word but it was my sentiment

[@redpax499]

My daughter is 8. Every time we watch a movie together she asks, “was that a good movie?” And I dont want to ruin things for her, so most of the time I just say “sure, it was fine”. But when she asked me at the end of this movie I said, “Yes, daughter. This is what a good movie looks like”.

[@rengarcia5189]

By far the best film I've seen in a long time. As I watched it quickly became clear there was so much being said without actually being said. Puss experiences real personal growth and realizes he's been a real Git for most of his lives. The Wolf was freakin' scary AF. Disney and everybody else needs to take notes--this is how you tell a story.

[@frankxu4795]

Imagine an anime figure has more souls than 99% of Hollywood movies with real people playing the roles....

[@scottcook9823]

This film has shown me that we dont need hollywood stars anymore.. Good writers, directors that understand what people want is better than millions spent on actors that all want to tell us they are victims

[@inendlesspain4724]

@@frankxu4795 To be fair, many anime figures are of great quality and you can tell they put a lot of heart into them, even if the figures themself are something like a big breasted bimbo in a playboy style bunnysuit.

[@peterd788]

I felt the same about Paddington 2. No politics, a great story about an innocent bear, his family and crazy friends facing a ridiculous villain. Hugh Grant’s musical number in the end credits is a joy to behold. Great films can be made but Hollywood keeps hiring idiot ideologues.

[@DORAisD34D]

As if everyone wasn’t going crazy over Encanto less than 2 years ago when you commented this. Plus Disney Animation had only released one movie since, calm down

[@maf7742]

this movie just wiped the floor with 99% of stuff made in the past decade

[@ha-kh7ef]

really? I know people like to overreact but calm down.

[@kingtiger3390]

@@ha-kh7ef But is it that much of an overreaction? It's some of the best work dreamworks ever put out and easily one of the best animated movies of the decade, it's arguably the best we've seen from the shrek franchise beating Shrek 2 which is a movie beloved by almost everyone. An instant classic.

[@vormina9808]

@@ha-kh7ef I wouldn't say the last decade, but the last 5 years absolutely, but seeing how low the bar is at this point, it wouldn't take much. Until recently you could watch 20 movies and maybe 2 or 3 would be bad, now you have to watch 50 to find 1 good one, Hollywood has piled up more garbage than a waste management company on strike.

[@logozbysamil]

Don't get me wrong, Puss in Boots 2 is definitely my fav animted movie I've seen in recent years, but Arcane, Into the Spider-verse, Mario movie's on the way, etc....... they exist, bud.

[@horsthooden4600]

DUNE. Nuff said. This was nice and Dreamworks is amazing, but... DUNE!!!!!

[@thafy1]

It's ironic that DreamWorks did Shrek as a parody to fairytale tropes.. yet they ended up having such a strong foundation in good story telling with well developed characters. To echo what others have been saying, DreamWorks took the time to understand their fan base and IP and cut out a path that works for them as the studio and us as the audience. Bravo to them for pulling it off. May the hits keep rolling!

[@ggadams639]

It was great but not at the level of Shrek. I'm surprised of the success of the movie tbh

[@amberslahlize7961]

I still think first Shrek was the best...Shrek 2 and the rest were getting jarring and cringe.

[@bk6555]

​@GGAdams Why are you surprised? People have been yearning for good storytelling movies for years. Word of mouth is more powerful than advertising. The people spoke and the results show, The Last Wish is amazing and Buzz Lightyear is a crapfest.

[@stoopidpursun8140]

The other thing about this movie is that you have a strong, straight male character who finds himself completely broken down and emasculated, but that is done PERFECTLY. It was part of the story, and in fact necessary for the hero to rebuild himself. Contrast this with the D&D movie's emasculating the straight male character just for lols and to make the female characters look good. In addition, Puss and Kitty are shown to be rivals, but neither of them overshadow each other. You have a strong male and female lead working TOGETHER and playing off each other. The strong female character is shown to have earned and deserve her skills, rather than just have them magically given because "durr empowerment". The most amazing thing about this movie is how many things it did smartly and right when compared to how many drek-filled movies get those things completely wrong. The fact that a master class in writing and balancing characters with and against each other comes from a Puss in Boots sequel is just mind-boggling. But that's what this movie is.

[@kayneassasin]

The complete lack of wokeness made that possible. The two main characters are allowed to be their proper genders and work together as males and females are supposed to do. The story rewards them for that when at first it punishes them for competing against each other I wouldn't even say Puss gets emasculated but rather just defeated and scared by a very real life threat. And soft kitty also has genuine feminine moments too.

[@makeda6530]

That too! They were both allowed to be skilled and their genders weren't different to pit them against each other. I love it.

[@littlegiantj8761]

[Die Hard and Lethal Weapon, and Aliens have entered the conversation]

[@kayneassasin]

@@littlegiantj8761 what do those movies have to do with anything?

[@littlegiantj8761]

@@kayneassasin Lethal Weapon and Die Hard both featured main characters having break downs or dealing with serious depression. Aliens featured emasculated men (and one woman) who were in over their heads and rejected Ripley's experience before relying on her. But Bien's character was still a marine who could kick ass at the end of the day (and also had the iconic panic attack of the movie, which was also improvised).

[@davidallen8611]

Wife: “babe wake up, The Drinker just posed a new video”

[@1977Yakko]

Sounds like a keeper. 😀

[@coomslayer6996]

“Preoccupation with finding quick easy solutions to complex problems that’ll leave us right back where we started, rather than taking the harder path of self-improvement and learning to be happy with what you have” This is a powerful message that MOST people these days, especially the younger generations, desperately need to know

[@themandownthehall]

Meanwhile one of the parts or Perrito's map was the path of quick and easy solutions lol

[@wwehulk8798]

@@themandownthehall Pretty much because the map does not sense any wish or selfish desires from him so naturally there would be no real obstacle for something or one like Perrito, the whole purpose of the forest is the map tries to keep ppl away from it by using their desires as an obstacle in hopes ppl will learn they truly don't need the Wish Star.

[@CombineWatermelon]

I don't like that "learning to be happy with what you have" bit but the rest is good

[@pnyhmsmx]

@@CombineWatermelon while it does seems like a cop out, it does more to instill that you can't solve a problem that is out of human reach. You must accept reality before moving forward with a new mind set. If it can be solved, great.

[@MaestroSmoke]

I took my kids to this movie because it was one of two PG films in theatres and I was blown away. I thought it was just me thinking this film had incredible depth, animation and real character development. No, I thought, no way this sequel film to an offshoot side character could somehow be one of the best animated films of the decade. Yet here we are.

[@MaestroSmoke]

Everyone replying with a KZbin link is an enemy of the republic

[@jameslovell8682]

Nice to see you have joined The Drinker's "Character development" cult....

[@hugosimpon3605]

Im curious, what was the other PG film?

[@RSG_TheMonster]

@@hugosimpon3605 It's most probably Strange World

[@filipvadas7602]

Pretty much everyone thought this movie was gonna either be a cashgrab or a decent flick at best. Only for it to turn out to be Dreamworks' best work yet

[@Randallsilver]

Perrito wordlessly trying to help Puss in his panic attack was so dog- like and beautiful it choked me up a bit. He really is the goodest boy.

[@austininkosi1494]

The panic/anxiety attack scene was absolutely spot on. As someone who experiences these fairly regularly, this was easily the best depiction I've seen in a movie so far.

[@trinaq]

Seconded, it was much better than Velma, the writers could take notes from this film!

[@randomt800kiddo2]

you alright?

[@viljamtheninja]

@@trinaq I have a feeling Velma was written by people who identify as people with panic attacks just because it makes them feel special (while actually it's just regular life anxieties that literally everyone has). I don't think they've ever actually experienced anything like it. But when you can just decide to identify with anything, you don't have to know what reality is like.

[@jonathanscores6478]

I teared up for how sincere and real they portrayed it. It was very respectful and appropriate

[@randomt800kiddo2]

@@viljamtheninja the quirky and unique crowd made velma lol

[@straightjacket308]

Goldi Locks and the Three Bears were some of the best conceived antagonists I've seen since Silco and Jinx!!! Goldi learning to truly appreciate the family that she has really hits a soft spot, but the fact that the Three bears were willing to help her get that wish despite losing someone that they love dearly also hit the feels!

[@derroysan]

check out "Arcane" there is one of the best antagonists in animated series. Well worth watching it. as well recommended by the drinker.

[@scooterjones303]

When mama bear was holding back tears saying she'd help her get her wish I broke.

[@wtfsamusidk7574]

Yes!

[@danielgiovanniello7217]

​@@derroysan I mean, the man literally mentioned Silco and Jinx in his comment, lol

[@pillager6376]

I know! who would have thought I would be struggling with tears in my eyes just from a dialogue between Goldilocks and the three bears!

[@rifatbobos]

Goldi and the three bears are really funny for the most part, but some lines like Papa's "Some people stay until they run out of porridge, don't they Goldi?" and Mama's "If this is something that will make you happy, we'll get you that wish" really hit me. Goldi really won the orphan lottery

[@Trewq79]

"The day a little orphan girl broke into our cabin and stole our hearts. The day when our world became just right". Such great writing.

[@themandownthehall]

and the fact they are a British crime family just made the whole thing better. I loved the way mama bear was smiling and petting a cat when she said "Give her the piano treatment papa!" and the Beer Barrel Polka? Perfection. They really took care to craft every character so well

[@jonbaxter2254]

Sometimes, family is what you make of it, not with what your born with.

[@caverramos7581]

This is the thing in ANY other movie the bears would be the main characters and it would be great. Its great writing atop some other great writing

[@IceSpiceBootyCheeks]

god my heart is aching

[@johnnorman2816]

As a 53 yr old man this movie hit surprising hard.ive watched it a dozen times

[@granslam175]

If Dreamworks keeps up this quality of production, they’ll become a serious obstacle for Disney. I can’t wait to see what they put out next!

[@Arko777777]

With this team making Shrek 5, I can't wait for the results of their hard work.

[@satireisnotdead5804]

Megamind was another great one.

[@aetheriox463]

@Mistress Of Dames they havent yet after all this time, plus i dont think they could legally due to monopoly laws, although disney does have its own way of working around the law. it entirely depends on if dreamworks wants to be bought by disney

[@its_dey_mate]

@Mistress Of Dames They would never. DreamWorks was created as an antithesis to the just starting authoritarian unimaginative figure that outgrew its magical "bonds" to open a path for corporate success. Shrek subverted many of the fairy tale clichés, made many "adult" jokes in contrast to the too childish Disney stories, heck, Farquaad is supposed to be a representation of Disney and the at the time CEO. They were born from talent of the company that moved out and wanted to create something theirs because they were disappointed at Disney while also making jabs. Disney will never buy Dreamworks, because that is admitting they were on the "wrong side", which their egos would never allow.

[@mallorycarpinski1160]

I hope they put out something new though, not just sequels. I for one ADORE the How to Train Your Dragon series and there's still so much they could do without, but I kind of hope they don't. One reason I love that series is because it's pretty original (it's even quite different from the book series, but that's a different conversation).

[@Papinak2]

I love that animated movies are becoming art again. It's so nice seeing movies with actual art style instead of generic animation. It just feels that peiple working on it actually put hearth in it.

[@michaelpipkin9942]

I forced my kids to watch Spider-Man: Into the Spider verse and it's one of my top animated movies, like The Incredibles.

[@AnimationFanboy2k4]

This will get the message to Hollywood and the woke directors

[@imnohbody]

@@AnimationFanboy2k4 Optimist, huh? 😛

[@DORAisD34D]

As if everyone wasn’t going crazy over Encanto less than 2 years ago when you commented this. Plus Disney Animation had only released one movie since, calm down

[@angelshalo01]

I honestly used to believe you were just a harsh critical drinker who says that most movies and shows are bad for ratings, I found out really fast how honest and real your reviews are, and when you recommend anything, damn made me watch this movie right away! What an emotional rollercoaster for me! Made me value life and cry 😢

[@johnjordan211]

Yes dude the guy who calls everything woke and gay and complains about how diversity not doing for rating and appealing is conservatives.

[@angelshalo01]

@@johnjordan211 you took what I said in a very different perspective then indeed, I wasn't talking about the woke and gay comments, although I'm open to conversation about that, he's got solid points about how that doesn't really add to storytelling which is the whole point of movies and shows 👍🏻

[@johnjordan211]

@@angelshalo01 You weren't but I am because that proves he is dinsgenuous. This is the guy that said the recent James bond was gonna suck before a trailer even came out cause he learnt a black woman was gonna be in it. Complete clown. Diversity doesn't have to add anything , it can exist as much as it wants.

[@Itstwofourteen]

This film is beyond incredible and one of the best to come out in a very (very!) long time, and I am so grateful we have it. I've told my sisters to take their kids to go watch it. Hell, I'm pretty damn sure I've told everyone I know to go see it ASAP. The only other film from last year I've done this to was Top Gun: Maverick.

[@johnjordan211]

​​​@@Itstwofourteen US military propaganda yeeee.

[@gimik2593]

I love how Death’s idea towards taking Puss’ last life is very similar to Puss’ attitude in his previous lives. This isn’t something personal, it’s not a vendetta he has against him, it’s just a “Well based on your history, I’ll probably see you in a month anyway, so while I’m in town let me scratch this off my list” to him it’s just another Tuesday. This makes the outcome between Puss and Death’s last duel more believable; Death now seeing how much Puss values the time he has left.

[@the_tactician9858]

Well, in a sense it is still a vendetta, Puss has repeatedly said he doesn't respect death and laughs in the face of it because he has infinite lives, which turns out to be just nine lives and he's on his last. Death is 100% pissed at Puss being so arrogant and wants to make him dread the inevitable day, feasting on his fear and essentially making him die every day of his life before he dies for real, way before his time is supposed to be up. "Why don't I do us both a pleasure and end it now?", that is literally what Death says; it is pretty much a call for suicide, for giving up on life because there is no meaning to it. And when one of Puss' older lives says that Death would be cheating that way, Death simply axes the crystal with this past life of Puss in it and tells him "Ssshhh, don't tell", which indicates he knows he's crossing a line but feels it's justified for putting this menace called Puss in his place. And in the final confrontation, when Puss acknowledges that his last life is enough and that he will treasure it and never stop fighting for it, Death is irritated and tells Puss he's spoiled the fun. In fact, the wolf laments in Spanish something that can be paraphrased to 'why the hell did I play with my food?'. In a way he's succeeded into making Puss respect his life, but that was not his goal, or at least not in this way. He wanted to get rid of Puss' arrogance in the face of death by killing him, not by giving him a character arc. And yet, he knows that Puss now deserves to live on, so despite the fact he's not happy, he lets Puss live his life, showing that while he's not necessarily honourable, he does recognize and respect character.

[@dineez627]

@@the_tactician9858 As someone who recently watched this film I have to say your spot on with Deaths motivations. If Death was just doing his job he would've never harassed Puss.

[@tonybippitykaye]

Can we also appreciate how this movie gave us not one, but two iconic antagonists? Death is obviously a standout with how nuanced and utterly terrifying he is, but Jack is the perfect irredeemable villain. He’s fun, charming, funny, and beyond apathetic in his ways, literally disposing of his own goons because they got in his way or didn’t serve his needs well enough (like making a bridge to cross a gap and having them brutally die) and doing literally everything to NOT listen to his conscience. “YOURE A MONSTER!” “Waaa-waaa-what took you so long, idiot?!”

[@aaronwalcott513]

Fiiiinally, someone who can see that the Villain and the antagonist are two distinct entities. I truly got tired of people calling the wolf reaper "the villain." He represents Death. Death can't be the villain as it's a natural part of life.

[@obiuss]

Dont forget the Furry Yaoi r34 smut of Death that came right after the Movie dropped. :D

[@prot07ype87]

*Jack is a villain who's immune to Talk-no-Jutsu.*

[@friendlyneighborhoodkelbea7258]

​​​​@@aaronwalcott513 no he is a villain. He should have no business with Puss yet, but still goes after him. He torments him throughout the whole film and is actually FURIOUS when he realises he made Puss become a better person. Death didn't try to teach Puss anything, he just wanted to watch him suffer. He went after Puss purely out of his own malice. Even if he wanted to take Puss' last life, then he could have just took it, he didn't need to toy with Puss, but he did and he enjoyed it. He's not trying to make any point, Puss' actions just pissed him off, so he wanted to make his final moments hell. Again, he acts purely out of his own malice. So yeah, he is, by all means a villain.

[@airplanenut89]

I love how Jack talks a little like he's playing an FPS or some other multiplayer game.

[@ליאורו-ט3ו]

I wish more people understood that good animation, effects, studios, actors, directors can never beat good story. In this case, we got all of them

[@thaloh]

The scene where Puss was having an anxiety attack was the one that hit home for me. I had anxiety attacks during the middle of my divorce and how it was portrayed is EXACTLY what it felt like: Rapid heartbeat, cold sweat, hyperventilation, narrow vision, and sound fading from your ears. Kudos to the team that wrote and animated The Last Wish. It's one of the few films I bought to own this past year.

[@thorsday121]

It's surprisingly deep for a kids' movie how, in the end, Puss DOESN'T beat the wolf. In fact, he acknowledges that winning against death is impossible, but he's willing to fight anyway.

[@LordSerion]

Yes, it was very surprising. No tricks, no funny business just him admitting he can never defeat the wolf and the wolf reminding him they will meet again later for a last time. It was already bold to have Death as the main antagonist but then making it actually unbeatable shows the writers maturity.

[@AmericaLexicon]

The epic of Gilgamesh is still relevant

[@dennisburdick682]

I think the message may be: "It's not the destination (death,) but the journey (life) that matters."

[@robinthrush9672]

@@dennisburdick682 I'm pretty sure Death was trying to hammer in to Puss the idea that life is precious and should not be taken for granted. He resigned when Puss faced death as inevitable, but fought against it, as opposed to thinking he was immortal (beginning) or too scared to live (middle/marriage backstory).

[@motherplayer]

@@robinthrush9672 As he put it, he wasn't as much fun when he was accepting. The hunt was great because he had eluded him for so long. But accepting lost the luster, but he still intended to "keep in touch" which I like.

[@MichelleSudarsono]

I brought my 5 year old nephew to see this with my cynical 21 yrs old niece. We're both surprised at much we, the adults, enjoy the movie more than the kid (he thinks it's scary because of the wolf character. Cant blame him, he was a great, scary, charismatic villain). It's not just Puss who got an arc, but even Goldie's family got a closure. I cried a lot. I also love the action 2D painted art. I was so brainwashed by villain turned good that I expected Jack to turn good but he didnt. It was refreshing. Niece likes him more than Wolf.

[@The_child-catcher]

Something about that wolf terrifies children, my daughter covers her face everytime he's on screen. FYI there's a 27 second audio clip of just the wolf's whistle on KZbin. Use that as you see fit lol.

[@Ironica82]

The fun thing about the movie is that we got both a redeemed villain (Goldie and the three bears), an unredeemable villain (Jack Horner who also has one of my all time favorite death lines)), and a personification of a force of nature (death) all into one movie.

[@Nipotazzi]

@@The_child-catcher I mean, who isn't scared of death? It being a wolf only makes it worse and kids know...

[@theanathema3062]

@@The_child-catcher dude, their are hour long videos of the wolfs whistle, and it’s awesome

[@kaled8839]

theres been 2 main reactions to the wolf ive seen. its either terror from children, or the one my gf made me painfully aware of by turning her head and saying "hear me out"

[@phantoka10]

The thing i love most of the movie is that it makes you feel that all the characters are in the correct spot, none of them feels like an extra out of place, even the comic relief, Perrito, which is usually there just to be funny (or annoying if badly written) has its moment when he does what is supposed to do: being an emotional support animal when puss gets his panic attack.

[@GeraltofRivia22]

I usually dislike the goofy comic relief character, but Perrito was one of the best characters in the film.

[@heightdevil]

​@@GeraltofRivia22 Yeah I did not like him at first but the more the movie went on, the more I liked seeing him on-screen.

[@vodkavecz]

Especially when he tells his backstory, and the poor thing don't even realizes what was really happening. I had a small heartbreak right there.

[@brunosoares1500]

I don't use this expression lightly, but here it's well deserved: a new classic. And all that in 90 minutes, let's add that.

[@tommaw3204]

I appreciated your comparison of the panic attack scene to the end of The Fox and The Hound. I’ve been trying to tell people for years how incredible that scene is. All three characters go through so many incredibly complex emotions all in the space of mere seconds (just in a few frames in Copper’s case when he initially approaches Todd) and all hand drawn! Absolutely mind blowing!

[@sameerchandio9481]

The writing was pure genius. It was so simple and effective. I love how they just made Jack Horner downright evil and gave him no redeaming qualities whatsoever. It made him all the more enjoyable to watch. This movie had no fat. Everything clicked poignantly. It was, as Goldilocks would say, "juuust right".

[@jdsartre9520]

The fat was in the cat lady's house.

[@sameerchandio9481]

@@jdsartre9520 nahhh. I get what you mean, but it was an effective way to show rock-bottom for a character always living life on the edge. It was dull and depressing and really weird. I think that's what they were trying to get at. Plus, the part didn't take up much time anyway, and they rounded if off with some action and buildups. So I would say that part fit.

[@Nopeasaurus]

Jack Horner proved a villain could be liked for his charisma alone. He is completely self aware of his evil nature, seeing no value in anyone's life other than his own, and making it abundantly clear that he only wants the wish to accumulate more power. The cricket, whose job is to encourage people to make the right choice, even saw zero redeeming qualities in him. He didn't need an elaborate and tragic backstory, in fact he didn't even have one.

[@emilyrockett1774]

​@@Nopeasaurus although Jack Horner didn't have an elaborate backstory, he does have a backstory that explains his motivations. As a child, he hated being overshadowed and forgottem due to his lack of magical powers (shown in the scene where people choose to watch the magical Pinocchio's performance over his own) so he wants all the magical power for himself so that only he is magical and special. That's also the reason he collects magical artefacts. Before he goes after the last wish, the magical artefacts are the closest he can get to his goal. It's not deep or elaborate, but it's clever and consistent.

[@Karkhash]

This is an excellent movie, with one of the best scripts and arcs that I saw lately, well deserved the success!

[@gusterwarawara7305]

Hope this movie can win against Pinocchio on Oscars

[@chordalharmony]

@@gusterwarawara7305 Do you mean the Del Toro one?

[@TabalugaDragon]

The only thing I disagree with is calling it a kids movie. It's a family movie. A kids movie would be something like Paw Patrol.

[@edclink5068]

Yeah.

[@theblackflame4002]

I went and saw this with my daughter kind of for nostalgia because Schrek/Puss in boots were her favorite when she was a kid(she's in her 20's now) and we're both hardcore horror fans. At the end where death emerges for the final showdown, she leans over and says "I know you're going to bust me up, but I just got chills" and I told her I couldn't make fun of her because I did to. Just so well done. I really think they got this through because they didn't expect anything from it. so they didn't bother 'woking it'

[@NinjaMan47]

I think Dreamworks somehow also nailed having three villian archetypes on screen and for them all to work. We have Goldilocks representing the misguided criminals who we are supposed to sympathize with. Then we have the Wolf representing a force of nature out to test the main character to their breaking point. Lastly, we have Jack Horner just being comically evil and selfish, reveling in his own power and seeking no sympathy or redemption for his actions. It's mindboggling that they had all three villain types on screen, and yet none felt annoying or shoehorned into the story.

[@semoooo2655]

Spider-man 3 done right basically

[@xagain3106]

CE = Jack Horner. CN = Goldilocks. NN = Death.

[@xagain3106]

While at it CG = Puss. NG = Softpaws. LG = Perrito. NE, LE, LN not represented here.

[@dunnagan5]

@ X again Wouldn’t Jack Horner be NE since he simply and selfishly lusts for power?

[@engirish1977]

I like how Jack Horner really didn’t give a shit about his goons.

[@chasehedges6775]

Dreamworks is one of the best animated studios ever. They always make good stuff.

[@herrikudo]

.....shrek 3.

[@lonewolf9578]

@@herrikudo still not as bad as boss baby and trolls

[@chasehedges6775]

@@herrikudo Shrek 3 was ok, honestly.

[@Nightlizard1564]

@@lonewolf9578 or spirit untamed

[@YuhBoiBaker]

They have some low lows, and some very high highs

[@megabladechronicles962]

I also like how they make fun of the trend of redeemable villains with Jack, who is not only irredeemably evil but loves the fact that he has no good in him

[@Hyperion-jn6jr]

This movie was shockingly good. First time I saw it with my kid she said she afraid of the wolf. I told her it's ok to be afraid, but If you're brave and work with your friends you'll beat the bad guys. That's of course what happens in the movie. Being able to teach my kid this small life lesson while watching a fun movie was refreshing. It wasn't a perfect movie, but incredibly entertaining. We ended up seeing this movie 3 times in the theater.

[@biffbutowski2447]

Beat the bad guys?, maybe you are the bad guy

[@Taygon45]

But they didn't beat the wolf. Puss just proved to Death that he would cherish the last life he has. And Death was there to take the last life of an arrogant legend that thought he was immortal, whom Puss wasn't anymore. They even say they'll meet again.

[@jvstice56]

This wasn't a film we wanted, but it's a film we desperately needed. After seeing the homogenization of Disney and Pixar (outside their labels, I can't tell which is which anymore), this film's visual style is a breath of fresh air. It's striking, creative, and everything that Hollywood used to do, specifically Disney.

[@johnjordan211]

Shut up boomer

[@orrorsaness5942]

Facts! In the meantime, There is The Pensuke Files! It’s pretty good and it calls out The Woke! Wanna watch and see?

[@Fakeslimshady]

@@orrorsaness5942 Call out the woke, you say? :D

[@orrorsaness5942]

@@Fakeslimshady yes

[@orrorsaness5942]

@@Fakeslimshady I mean it

[@mkocel]

Saw it. Excellent movie. The part where Goldie saves the bears and accepts them as her family had me in tears. I love how they use "crime" as a verb lol

[@themandownthehall]

making them a British crime family was pure genius

[@hoppa_2184]

It was good that her family, her mother specifically, was going for fulfilling her wish, even after finding out what it was. I was expecting the usual trope of them abandoning her because of her selfishness, but then coming back to save her. That the mother voiced that she wants her to be happy and went with it was very heartwarming and heartbreaking. A much better route to take for this.

[@Laxhoop]

I just love how this movie has the three most universally beloved villain archetypes, and manages to pull off all three flawlessly. You have the force of nature villain with Death, the villain who can clearly be redeemed by the end with Goldy, and the hilariously unrepentant kind of villain with Jack.

[@miku5840]

That wolf (Death) has some presence man. He gave me chills. Also I love it that during the action scenes, the graphic gets more raw and aggresive. I even like the design of Big Jack Horner. Huge guy, with a face brute-ish and childish at the same time, tiny legs....so grotesque yet fascinating. This movie feels like it belongs to a different time. Pre-woke era.

[@rhetorical1488]

It is reference to the Reaper of souls from Diablo complete with the matched sickles as weapons.

[@blinkenschnaag777]

Pre-woke nonsense era. Yes.

[@harrisonw6065]

Wtf do you mean Jack Horner has pink hair and pronouns

[@sectphiro607]

​@@rhetorical1488 ah, you noticed that as well 👍

[@Zralock79]

Dude.... he gave me chills even by watching this Drinkers video... such an experience!

[@fierybookworm]

I was lucky enough to see this in theatres without any prep at all. No trailers, just going along at a birthday party, having the best time in a theatre since 2016. Kudos, Dreamworks! You managed to make me hope again.