John Mulaney was such a good pick for Jack Horner. The way he talks just sounds like he's not taking anything seriously, which is perfect for someone who relishes in being a villain
It does make for breath of fresh air. It’s been an extremely long time since we’ve had a villain without a sob story or redeemable qualities (not that there’s anything wrong with it) a villain who knows he’s evil loves every second of it
Fun fact - Death was right when he said that he was always there to witness all of Puss’ deaths. If you go back to the scene where Puss fights the giant, you can see the wolf in the crowd for a split second He’s also hidden in the decorated frames of the sequence where Puss recounts all of his deaths
You did translate it pretty spot on, "Run Run Kitty." Also Death is so imposing in this. I also loved how Death never blinked except to emote. Loved your reaction!!
How about the realization that the reason perrito survived that sock and rock in the river was because death was watching him and those two holes... Are from his two scythe. He's a wolf. He's a dog that always wanted to live for the beauty of life. Until someone finally tried to successfully kill him. Death, Perrito's guardian angel.
And even though the actual reveal that he's Death is great, her guessing right away doesn't ruin the movie at all. That's good writing, not relying on a "plot twist"
May aunt was the same way. I’m super excited for the grand reveal as my family watches it for the first time and BOOM he literally just shows up and my aunt was like “that’s totally the grim reaper”
I thought I was the only one that got it right away. Or at least the moment he pulled the scythes out, I thought it was obvious. Then I watched reactions and nobody got it until he says it straight out in the cavern. Puss says Bounty Hunter but I thought it was just him not being aware. But then people actually thought he was correct right away.
When puss had a panic attack, and Perrito put his head on his stomach, it was AN AMAZING scene. as someone who has panic attacks a lot, they described it so well and drew it beautifully. The heart racing, and the blurry vision, just stunning. They did an amazing job doing that scene.
That actually made me tear up, and I don’t tear up easily during movies. It’s probably because my own dog has made me feel better just by being around when I’ve gone to dark places.
Just as well that Perrito was able to help Puss, otherwise he might have had a heart attack and just died right then and there. Perhaps that was what Death was hoping for.
I really liked that the dog never was actually oblivious, he was just looking on the bright side of things. He’s very aware of all the terrible things that have happened to him and how horrible people can be yet he still chooses to see the world in a glass half full type way, despite that. That’s why he wants to be a therapy dog, so he can help people do the same with their trauma and outlooks on life, that’s what he did for Puss, Kitty, and even Goldi throughout the movie
I was worried that the dog was going to be a contrived plot twist and have a hidden agenda; but as soon as he touched the map I was so relieved that he was just a wonderful pure soul.
it mimics real dogs in real life. sometimes they go through shit that most humans would for ever be ruined on trust and even the real horrible cases dogs always come around to be full of life and love again. Something that people have a real hard time with when they have been burned hard enough.
This was one of the best new movies I've seen in recent years. All those very human stories about love, friendship, family, mortality...and so well done, animators, direction, cast...everything. I watched it because I'd heard a lot of good buzz, but still didn't expect to like it as much as I did.
Same!! When I heard they made a sequel to Puss in Boots I thought to myself, "Really? Why?" Then I started hearing all these people raving about it and to go see it. I finally decided on a whim to go and was so happy I did. I own the 4K now and have seen it again.
Another good example of this is the Firelord from Avatar: The Last Airbender; Azula and Zuko are villains who have backstories that make you understand them, pity them and/or root for them, but then there’s the Firelord who’s just straight up evil lol.
@@JITCompilation to be fair we never see Firelord ozais backstory beyond how he claims the throne. I don't know if I would want an overly sympathetic backstory but he could easily be made more complex with a prequel
@@SorchaSublime fair, but you could do that with any character. A writer could easily say that Jack Horner had some traumatic event happen in his life, and the reason he didn’t mention it to the cricket is that he’s ashamed of it. Or perhaps he doesn’t want to make himself vulnerable, thinking vulnerability makes him weak or so on. But I agree with you, it seems the writers meant to build an irredeemable character with Jack Horner, as opposed to the Firelord, who we didn’t really spend any time with and served as a plot device rather than a character
That's because we are tired of bad writers trying to make villains sympathetic but instead making them even more disgusting (Wanda, Killmonger, Namor, Carli, Reva, Kylo Ren, etc.)
@@Сайтамен I don't think Killmonger was sympathetic. I mean, I understood his motivations but wouldn't say he was meant to be seen as a sympathetic villain.
@@ADifferentVibe no they are legitimarly just getting better... I didnt even mention non animated movies TF 🤣 there has been plenty of live action movies that did well in the last 12 months what are you even talking about 🤣
My mum actually raises and trains therapy dogs and when Perrito helped Puss through his panic attack, my mum opened up the waterworks to the point I had to pause the movie and give her a moment. This movie deserves more praise than anyone could know
Fun fact: When Puss finally is worthy of his last life, Death is angry and says „Por qué diablos fui a jugar con mi comida?“ which translates to „Why the hell did I go play with my food?“ and I think it’s hilarious!😂
This movie did such a great job paying off setups. The belly rub (perrito being a real therapy dog during the panic attack scene), the pickles joke, the gatito blade, the cute eyes by perrito, Jiminy Cricket coming back with the Phoenix to destroy the last piece of the map, the wolf throwing back the sword, etc. This movie is so incredible!!!
Honestly Goldilocks and the three bears stole the movie for me. Their story was just so sweet, how much mama bear loved her was just so heartwarming. And how goldilocks at the end finally realized that she already had a "proper" family. So wholesome!
@@imokay17890 the entire king fu panda trilogy which is arguably my favorite trilogy oat. The how to train your dragon trilogy, Shrek movies, HOME(2015), the prince of eygpt, Madagascar series,
My wife worked on this and she loves your review. She did a bunch of cricket shots and the ending scene of puss wishing for one life with soft paws. Thanks for always making great content and reviews. I worked on the latest Ant Man, looking forward to your review (if you happen to do one.)
I love that she gets it IMMEDIATELY. Every other reactor takes until the “I am Death” line to understand, Natalie guessed it literally before he was on screen
When I first saw the movie I was like “or this Wolf is Death, or he’s REALLY cosplaying hard as the methaporical Death. Guess the writers thought that too with the “I’m Death, STRAIGHT UP”
Honestly I'm shocked at how many people don't immediately make the connection. I was in the same boat where I instantaneously knew it was Death (spawn killed fr), because the character design just has so many of the textbook characteristics of Death from throughout culture. The ominous presence, red eyes, dark hooded robe, and scythes. Not to mention the fact that the character shows up immediately after the doctor's line of "Death comes for us all." The weight they gave that line was some pretty clear foreshadowing. I think that probably more people make the connection than we realize, and a lot of people probably don't even realize that they recognized it because they assume that a kid friendly animated movie wouldn't go there to begin with.
@@L0ad1ng45 It could be because it's a family film, so people aren't expecting it to be so blatant by having literal Death as one of the antagonists. Because even when family and children's films have death as a theme, they're not always so on the nose about it. Thus subverting the viewer's expectations based on the kind of film it is, and the kind of content they expect from it, thereby catching them off guard. I'm certainly one of those who didn't catch it. I just assumed he was some edgy bounty hunter who gets his kicks from pursuing impossible bounties, and the like.
@@gurvmlkI think a lot of people just got tricked by Puss assuming this is a bounty hunter, and it's a fairytale land so characters can look crazily abnormal here
I really am glad they kept the dog as upbeat as he was and there was no crazy twist with him being secretly bad. Same with Big Jack Horner and his role in the movie as a straight irredeemable villain. With as many characters as they had, they gave a good character arcs making you care about them and none were ignored. Honestly a brilliant movie and was so surprised when I was hearing good things about it and finally went to watch it when I wasn’t going to watch it at all. All the Easter egg references from other animated and live-action movies were well done. There was a part at the start that reminded me of some shots in Attack on Titan (anime) the way it was directed. I think since Kitty Softpaws overheard Puss talking about the church and wanting to be there, she lied and said that she wasn't there feeling sympathy knowing that Puss actually felt bad. You can tell her attitude changed a lot after that as well. The bag that Jack had was Mary Poppins' magic bag.
The fun thing is that everyone kinda got their wish despite not making one. - Goldie wanted a family, and she learned she already had one. - Kitty wanted someone she could trust, and she met one. - Puss wanted his lives back, and he got one that was worth eight more. - Wolf wanted to see an arrogant, death-defying prick die. And he did. Purrito didn't really have a wish, but one could argue that attaining comradery was a wish he didn't know he wanted. Jack didn't really get his wish (unless you consider magic coarsing through his body and killing him), but that makes sense since he's, as Jimminy puts it, an irredeemable monster. This movie is a fucking masterpiece.
This movie had me cheering, crying, and laughing the whole time and I love every minute of it. The themes are so deep and are conveyed in a way that's easy for all audiences to understand. Animation is TOP TIER and cannot be praised enough. Death in this movie is one of the greatest antagonists I have ever seen. I'm so happy you watched it!
My favorite detail is about Goldie. At the beginning of the film her dress is blue, but it turns more brown by the end to signify that she’s finding that she is already with her real family
So I know a lot of people think Lobo/Death/The Wolf is categorically evil 'cause he took pleasure in the chase and Puss's fear' (and got frustrated that he "played with his food"), but I see The Wolf as taking a personal vestment in teaching Puss humility, empathy, and the appreciation of life, as death can teach us many lessons about life. Apart from the first and last interactions, he never actually attacked Puss. He only played up his fear, trying to push Puss into reconsidering death and consequences. To face his mortality. In fact, apart from the first fight, he only ever actually attacked Puss again when Puss was willing to pick up his sword again. At that point, Puss claimed his lesson was learned, so The Wolf attacked in order to test Puss's conviction, making sure the lesson was really learned. Finally, I think The Wolf "got frustrated" at the end to keep the mask on. If he let Puss know it was a lesson/act and the hunt wasn't real (or, maybe, if Puss couldn't learn his lesson The Wolf really would have taken him), Puss would suddenly view his journey from a completely different perspective, possibly spoiling the lesson he learned and the point of his journey. I'm not a writer, psychologist, or any other professional with an education in any field that could lend my opinion credit, so take my argument with a grain of salt. But I like to think The Wolf wasn't just an awesome character, but also just an awesome Antagonist rather than a Villain.
The Wolf is a greater-than-nature character. He's not supposed to be understood through the lens of morality, but of purpose toward the character he's a foil of.
You are 100% right, There's nothing on this earth that has more than one life. So for death to hear that somebody has nine lives is such an insult. And to watch and waste so many lives, not knowing or understanding The meaning of life and how important it is. I mean you can think of groundhog Day in the movie. He got the girl he fucked around, But after so many times in limbo life is not worth living unless you have a purpose. With Bill Murray's character, He had to learn that just like Puss. I work as a Paramedic for two decades, I see death........more than I should......but its made me a better person, a better father and a better husband because of death. My father taught me, "You have one life so live it" in order to live you have to die, The cost of life,.......... Is death. And everybody pays the price. Except for a certain jellyfish, who can regenerate parts of his body that get old so technically He's immortal. Lol
Even though Death is no metaphor the last fight between Puss and Death is riddled with them. The Gatito blade represents an important connection and Puss is only able to protect himself because he's made one, instead of, the superficial ones he had in the past. Likewise, Death knocking his hat off him and slicing the boots are metaphors for the inevitable end stripping Puss of everything associated with the legend. The first thing the picks up after saving himself with the important connection is his hat, the trapping he's best associated with that he has lost. He picks "himself" up first and then the sword.
NO character went to waste in this movie, they were ALL great. But about Death specifically, they made him as intimidating as possible without upping the rating. I loved it.
What I really love about this movie as both an artist and an animator is the amount of details that is so well done, you keep catching a new one every time you rewatched it. Some of my favorites are: - During the fight sequence at the beginning, the bell tolls actually ring the same amount of times Puss lost his lives, including when he got crushed by the bell. - Death appearing much earlier and being hinted at (examples being him hidden in the crowd when they did the wave at the beginning of the movie, him appearing on every death card when Puss discusses his deaths, and when it was revealed that he was the embodiment of Death, the cracks actually formed a skull around his face) - When Goldi opens her storybook in the cabin scene, if you look closely at the paragraphs, each letter of each sentence/paragraph spells out, “You already have,” which refers her wish of wanting an actual family despite already having one with the bears.
I just love the scene with the giant monster and the bell. It's so perfect. The music fits with the ringing. The scenes flow so great. Animation just chefs kiss.
This movie can be overanalyzed for hours and you still find new things that amaze you. Kinda like with ATLA. For example: The gattito blade coming back was fun... But there is a deeper meaning. Puss never had help from ANYONE. So death was easily overpowering him because he had no (emotional) support. The gattito blade is a visual representation of accepting help and having people around you that help you. It is only once he uses the gattito blade that he actually starts dominating death. Not because it is such a strong weapon... but because of the value it holds in general but also for him as a person. This is but one of the countless hidden deeper meanings in this movie!
Perrito is my favorite character, I love him so much omg ❤ And every scene with Death actually gave me chills. I haven’t been truly intimidated by an animated villain in a while. Whenever Puss’ fur stood up, I had goosebumps. So good. His voice actor did an incredible job, I hope we can hear more of his work in the future.
I LOVE Wagner Moura's voice acting as the wolf! ♥ Wagner is a brazilian actor, he did a few hollywood movies but is mostly known for soap operas/telenovelas and for playing Pablo Escobar in Netflix's Narcos (with daddy Pedro Pascal!) but he also did AMAZING movies like Tropa de Elite (Elite Squad, in english) and Carandiru
"He only likes it when you're afraid of him" is definitely true, but it's good to remember Death has morals too. He only enjoyed Puss' fear _because_ Puss was always arrogant and cocky. Making Puss finally afraid of dying and being forced to value his life is what Death enjoyed so much, and he got so caught up in it that he gave Puss enough time to change himself until Death could no longer see reason to kill him. At the end of the day, Death wants us to care about our lives. He has his sadistic tendencies, but it all connects to him WANTING us to appreciate our mortality and how we treat ourselves. True fear of death comes from _not_ wanting to die, which in turn encourages people to value their lives, and that's exactly what he wants. It's considerably sweet, all things considered ^^ Good reaction btw, this movie is absolutely incredible!!
"He's gonna get touched. It's gonna freak him out." It can't just be me. Edit: Death is based on the folkloric character of the Grim Reaper, whereas the tune he whistles is based on The Silbón, a legend associated with the Los Llanos region of Colombia and Venezuela.
Funnily enough, both the Grim Reaper and the Big Bad Wolf developed largely alongside one another as characterizations of death. The Big Bad Wolf can be found in a lot of stories from the 17th century and even prior, including Little Red Riding Hood (first published in 1697) and the Boy Who Cried Wolf (which dates back to Aesop’s Fables around 620-554 BCE). The character known as the Grim Reaper wasn’t mentioned in literature until the late 1800s, although the classical form of “Death” had been around since the Middle Ages.
when goldi is reading the fairytale book, the beginning of each line spells out “you already have it”. the next line is “and they lived happily ever after”
Perrito helping Puss with his panic attack is such an awesome moment! All he wants to be is a therapy dog, and in that moment he doesn't know what to do, but he stumbles on the perfect thing!
This is one of the best Dreamworks films I seen in a long time. Puss in Boots 2 was almost as great as the first two Shrek films and I need more animated films like this masterpiece that had a memorable villain, great characters, beautiful animation, a story worth telling, and just more great films like this from Dreamworks.
Love this film. This film has some simlar beats as the first PiB but it does it so much better. For the record the first Puss in boots film isnt bad just very very generically safe in its story and characters, to the point it can actually be hard to remember what happened after you watched because it just isn't that engaging.
one of my very favorite parts of this movie is when Goldi is reading the story book with Mama bear, if you read every first letter in each line of the book, it spells out, "You already have it", because Goldi's wish is to have a real family
Such a great movie, the animation style reminded me a lot of Into the Spiderverse. Perrito was so CUTE, and a very well done side character. He pushes Puss, Kitty and Goldilocks towards their arcs and has an impact on the ending. And Death was a fantastic villain, his design was awesome.
I considered myself a great fan of the franchise of Shrek. I was a little skeptical for this film, but after watching it on the big screen, it turned out the be one spectacular and highly entertaining film. Thanks for sharing your reaction.
28:28 Nat I almost screamed of excitement when you got to this conclusion, I've been searching for someone who got the message right and there you got it perfectly, love watching your reactions :D
The shot at 7:46 gets referenced from the reverse POV later on in the film during the fight between Puss and Lobo somewhere around 28:09 in this video, just before Puss' somersault jump. In the film it happens at 1:26:06 . The contrast between these two shots is **chef's kiss**
Best movie I've seen in years, and certainly, the best animated film I've seen in at least 10 years. The scene in which Perrito puts his head on Puss's stomach to calm him...no words...no music...just a quiet moment of trust and kindness between the two characters.
I also love how this movie continues the original Shrek's digs at Disney. They have the Jiminy Cricket-esque "conscience" bug, the brief flashback with Puss, Shrek and Donkey is a reference to Timon, Pumbaa and Simba in The Lion King, and Jack Horner's return as a giant is a direct reference to Ursula in The Little Mermaid.
You can see Death in the crowd when he fights the giant! During their wave, in the shadows. He’s also designed in the corners of the death number cards
Just an awesome film. So cute. I got teary eyed so many times.. perrito was just the cutest most sweetest character ever.. I lost it when he helped puss with his panic attack. I met the voice actor (Harvey from what we do in the shadows) he is also the sweetest person in the world!
2:34 - "I can't wait to sit down with something cozy, something feel-good..." Last Wish: (Looks nervously at its themes of anxiety, existentialism, and facing literal death.)
I had no idea I was going to like this movie as much as I did. I watched it completely on a whim, and it turned out to be the best movie I've seen in a while.
the first hint that the wolf is death is when he says "everyone thinks they'll be the one to beat me, but no one's escaped me yet" meaning death is inevitable
You know, I hadn't really thought of this till now when I was replying to someone's comment, but when you think about it, Death also got what he wanted by coming to the wishing star as well. Like Puss, and Goldie, and Kitty, Death came to the wishing star to get what he thought he wanted, course what he "wanted" was to kill Puss, not to make a wish, but like everyone else, instead of getting what he thought he wanted, he got what he really wanted in his heart, and what he wanted, was for Puss to respect him, yeah Puss in the end ended up respecting the life he had left and was willing to fight for it, but in learning to respect the life he had left, he learned to respect death, and that death was inevitable, and shouldn't be treated like a joke, and that was really what death wanted, cause he basically spells it out for us in the film that he's tired of Puss mocking him
Been having some pretty serious depression lately. First time I saw this I really broke down crying but it was a cathartic experience for me. As terrifying as the wolf character was I'd honestly love to see him get his own film.
15:11 The dog's path is actually pretty dark if you think about it. 26:58 Notice how far he got into the field compared with the baker person. The baker person was toast once they were fully in, but baby was not. The star is actually trying to grant Goldi's wish without actually granting it. 27:57 Notice everything that makes puss in boots the legend. Hat is gone, sword is gone, cape is damaged, boots gone. 28:34 Nope it is that he does fear death that saves him. The intresting thing about the wish when you think about it. Everyone got their wish in some way.
Wagner Moura, a brazillian actor known worldwide pretty much only for his role in Elite Squad (A brazillian movie that won a lot of rewards), voiced Death, and that was so amazing for us, brazillians, to see such a beloved actor of ours play a role in such a famous movie
There are only 12 Bakers, Gary is dead. The rest were only mortally wounded and healed up by the phoenix. This can be seen in how when the Ethical Bug is flicked away he loses a wing and a leg. When he returns at the end to burn the piece of the map if you pause and count his legs he only has three. When he appears at the end to the bears he has all four legs and two wings. The only thing that he's done in the interim time is being with the phoenix. Who's a sign of restoration and eternal rebirth. There were originally thirteen Bakers as a "baker's dozen" is 13 instead of 12. During the fight scene where the three bakers get shot with the baby unicorn horns they're gone forever, this can be seen when he uses them as a bridge at the chasm. There's one driver and eight parts of the "bridge." The "horses" that pull his cart are also unicorns whose horns have been sawed off by Jack and "donated" to his collection.
Death has to be the coolest dreamworks villain. I love the way he’s so unfazed by Puss and basically just toyed with him. I expected this movie to be childish, but the villain gave a very different vibe. I think this movie was awesome, and I liked the newer animation style. It reminds me of the Spiderverse movies which I love
Fun fact: just as in this version Goldy and her family have an English accent, in the Latino version they have an Argentinian accent, which sounds very different from neutral Spanish
The wolf is based on a European legend called "the whisperer" the personification of death itself, who turns into a wolf to instill as much fear as possible, the more afraid you are the more powerful it is
No joke, one of the best animated movies I’ve ever seen. The writing, story, messages, performances and animation was all top notch. Absolutely magnificent.
Jack: "What did I do to deserve this?"
Natalie: "A lot"
Jack: "I mean, what specifically?"
The writers knew what they were doing.
I love how Nat seems to genuinely despise Jack Horner when everyone I know who has seen this movie loves how hilariously irredeemable he is lol
John Mulaney was such a good pick for Jack Horner. The way he talks just sounds like he's not taking anything seriously, which is perfect for someone who relishes in being a villain
It does make for breath of fresh air. It’s been an extremely long time since we’ve had a villain without a sob story or redeemable qualities (not that there’s anything wrong with it) a villain who knows he’s evil loves every second of it
@@christophernigro9137it’s so funny, he’s just so terrible it’s funny
Fun fact - Death was right when he said that he was always there to witness all of Puss’ deaths. If you go back to the scene where Puss fights the giant, you can see the wolf in the crowd for a split second
He’s also hidden in the decorated frames of the sequence where Puss recounts all of his deaths
He was always right around the corner, hehe.
also he was the only one that was not on the map!
4:41 pausing there you can see him
No way now I gotta watch it again
I like that you can also see his death marks on the blades when he and Puss fight the first time
You did translate it pretty spot on, "Run Run Kitty."
Also Death is so imposing in this. I also loved how Death never blinked except to emote. Loved your reaction!!
Bruh really emoted on Puss
He was TERRIFYING!!
@Natalie Gold also what he said at the end was basically I shouldn't have played with my food
When did he blink?
Nothing could prepare me for how hard I ended up laughing at the scene when Perrito went on a cussing spree.
When you realize that he likely only knows those words cuz that's what he got called over and over.
How about the realization that the reason perrito survived that sock and rock in the river was because death was watching him and those two holes... Are from his two scythe. He's a wolf. He's a dog that always wanted to live for the beauty of life. Until someone finally tried to successfully kill him.
Death, Perrito's guardian angel.
@@abramrexjoaquin7513 that’s legitimately amazing
It was so good in the cinema
@@abramrexjoaquin7513 not canon
Look at Natalie just knowing the identity of the main antagonist the second she sees him. I guess they just did great with his character design.
And even though the actual reveal that he's Death is great, her guessing right away doesn't ruin the movie at all. That's good writing, not relying on a "plot twist"
@@pabloc8808 very true
May aunt was the same way. I’m super excited for the grand reveal as my family watches it for the first time and BOOM he literally just shows up and my aunt was like “that’s totally the grim reaper”
I thought I was the only one that got it right away. Or at least the moment he pulled the scythes out, I thought it was obvious.
Then I watched reactions and nobody got it until he says it straight out in the cavern.
Puss says Bounty Hunter but I thought it was just him not being aware. But then people actually thought he was correct right away.
I was literally about to comment this😂
When puss had a panic attack, and Perrito put his head on his stomach, it was AN AMAZING scene. as someone who has panic attacks a lot, they described it so well and drew it beautifully. The heart racing, and the blurry vision, just stunning. They did an amazing job doing that scene.
It's literally what I WISHED Koda had done for me when I had a panic attack! Alas...he is not a good therapy dog haha
That actually made me tear up, and I don’t tear up easily during movies. It’s probably because my own dog has made me feel better just by being around when I’ve gone to dark places.
I do love that puss doesn't try to brush it off or just act like he would have been fine. He thanks him and opens up about why he's doing this
Just as well that Perrito was able to help Puss, otherwise he might have had a heart attack and just died right then and there. Perhaps that was what Death was hoping for.
I really liked that the dog never was actually oblivious, he was just looking on the bright side of things. He’s very aware of all the terrible things that have happened to him and how horrible people can be yet he still chooses to see the world in a glass half full type way, despite that. That’s why he wants to be a therapy dog, so he can help people do the same with their trauma and outlooks on life, that’s what he did for Puss, Kitty, and even Goldi throughout the movie
I was worried that the dog was going to be a contrived plot twist and have a hidden agenda; but as soon as he touched the map I was so relieved that he was just a wonderful pure soul.
The Waymond Wang of animated animals.
it mimics real dogs in real life. sometimes they go through shit that most humans would for ever be ruined on trust and even the real horrible cases dogs always come around to be full of life and love again. Something that people have a real hard time with when they have been burned hard enough.
This was one of the best new movies I've seen in recent years. All those very human stories about love, friendship, family, mortality...and so well done, animators, direction, cast...everything. I watched it because I'd heard a lot of good buzz, but still didn't expect to like it as much as I did.
Same!! When I heard they made a sequel to Puss in Boots I thought to myself, "Really? Why?" Then I started hearing all these people raving about it and to go see it. I finally decided on a whim to go and was so happy I did. I own the 4K now and have seen it again.
I love how every character has complex feelings to sort out, then there's Jack Horner, just being awful for the sake of being awful.
Another good example of this is the Firelord from Avatar: The Last Airbender; Azula and Zuko are villains who have backstories that make you understand them, pity them and/or root for them, but then there’s the Firelord who’s just straight up evil lol.
@@JITCompilation to be fair we never see Firelord ozais backstory beyond how he claims the throne. I don't know if I would want an overly sympathetic backstory but he could easily be made more complex with a prequel
@@SorchaSublime fair, but you could do that with any character. A writer could easily say that Jack Horner had some traumatic event happen in his life, and the reason he didn’t mention it to the cricket is that he’s ashamed of it. Or perhaps he doesn’t want to make himself vulnerable, thinking vulnerability makes him weak or so on. But I agree with you, it seems the writers meant to build an irredeemable character with Jack Horner, as opposed to the Firelord, who we didn’t really spend any time with and served as a plot device rather than a character
That's because we are tired of bad writers trying to make villains sympathetic but instead making them even more disgusting (Wanda, Killmonger, Namor, Carli, Reva, Kylo Ren, etc.)
@@Сайтамен I don't think Killmonger was sympathetic. I mean, I understood his motivations but wouldn't say he was meant to be seen as a sympathetic villain.
This movie has no business being this good!!!!
I said the same about the newest minions movie 🤣 animated movies just out here slaying lately
@@TheNathanEverestor more like live action films are just shooting themselves in the foot...
@@ADifferentVibe no they are legitimarly just getting better... I didnt even mention non animated movies TF 🤣 there has been plenty of live action movies that did well in the last 12 months what are you even talking about 🤣
@@TheNathanEverest the newest minions was definitely not good lmao
@@ADifferentVibe cringe, just off yourself buddy
My mum actually raises and trains therapy dogs and when Perrito helped Puss through his panic attack, my mum opened up the waterworks to the point I had to pause the movie and give her a moment. This movie deserves more praise than anyone could know
That’s an amazing job to have ❤
When momma bear told goldi that if this is what she wants, that she would get that wish for her since it would make her happy, I legit teared up 🥲
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Also you: *only knows one word*
Spoken like a true mother
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Fun fact: When Puss finally is worthy of his last life, Death is angry and says „Por qué diablos fui a jugar con mi comida?“ which translates to „Why the hell did I go play with my food?“ and I think it’s hilarious!😂
He missed his chance to hunt his prey. The prey is dead and reborn and no longer prey. The last life has meaning for Puss.
Magnificent writing.
Death was so cool in this movie, he was legitimately scary when he first met Puss in Boots, that slow motion shot when he cut Puss was awesome.
This movie did such a great job paying off setups. The belly rub (perrito being a real therapy dog during the panic attack scene), the pickles joke, the gatito blade, the cute eyes by perrito, Jiminy Cricket coming back with the Phoenix to destroy the last piece of the map, the wolf throwing back the sword, etc. This movie is so incredible!!!
Honestly Goldilocks and the three bears stole the movie for me. Their story was just so sweet, how much mama bear loved her was just so heartwarming. And how goldilocks at the end finally realized that she already had a "proper" family. So wholesome!
Totally agreed! And voices - Ray Winstone, Olivia Colman, Samson Kayo and my love Florence Pugh😍😍
Goldilocks and the three bears were good enough to have their own movie honestly. They did them perfectly.
One of the best animated films i've seen in AGES! The story, animation and characters were all amazing!
Can you suggest me any animated movie by DreamWorks
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@@imokay17890 the entire king fu panda trilogy which is arguably my favorite trilogy oat. The how to train your dragon trilogy, Shrek movies, HOME(2015), the prince of eygpt, Madagascar series,
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My wife worked on this and she loves your review. She did a bunch of cricket shots and the ending scene of puss wishing for one life with soft paws. Thanks for always making great content and reviews. I worked on the latest Ant Man, looking forward to your review (if you happen to do one.)
That's amazing! Thank you wife on behalf of all the fans!
I love that she gets it IMMEDIATELY. Every other reactor takes until the “I am Death” line to understand, Natalie guessed it literally before he was on screen
When I first saw the movie I was like “or this Wolf is Death, or he’s REALLY cosplaying hard as the methaporical Death. Guess the writers thought that too with the “I’m Death, STRAIGHT UP”
Yeah, she was Soo fast to pick up on that.
Honestly I'm shocked at how many people don't immediately make the connection. I was in the same boat where I instantaneously knew it was Death (spawn killed fr), because the character design just has so many of the textbook characteristics of Death from throughout culture. The ominous presence, red eyes, dark hooded robe, and scythes. Not to mention the fact that the character shows up immediately after the doctor's line of "Death comes for us all." The weight they gave that line was some pretty clear foreshadowing. I think that probably more people make the connection than we realize, and a lot of people probably don't even realize that they recognized it because they assume that a kid friendly animated movie wouldn't go there to begin with.
@@L0ad1ng45 It could be because it's a family film, so people aren't expecting it to be so blatant by having literal Death as one of the antagonists. Because even when family and children's films have death as a theme, they're not always so on the nose about it. Thus subverting the viewer's expectations based on the kind of film it is, and the kind of content they expect from it, thereby catching them off guard.
I'm certainly one of those who didn't catch it. I just assumed he was some edgy bounty hunter who gets his kicks from pursuing impossible bounties, and the like.
@@gurvmlkI think a lot of people just got tricked by Puss assuming this is a bounty hunter, and it's a fairytale land so characters can look crazily abnormal here
I really am glad they kept the dog as upbeat as he was and there was no crazy twist with him being secretly bad. Same with Big Jack Horner and his role in the movie as a straight irredeemable villain. With as many characters as they had, they gave a good character arcs making you care about them and none were ignored. Honestly a brilliant movie and was so surprised when I was hearing good things about it and finally went to watch it when I wasn’t going to watch it at all. All the Easter egg references from other animated and live-action movies were well done. There was a part at the start that reminded me of some shots in Attack on Titan (anime) the way it was directed. I think since Kitty Softpaws overheard Puss talking about the church and wanting to be there, she lied and said that she wasn't there feeling sympathy knowing that Puss actually felt bad. You can tell her attitude changed a lot after that as well. The bag that Jack had was Mary Poppins' magic bag.
The fun thing is that everyone kinda got their wish despite not making one.
- Goldie wanted a family, and she learned she already had one.
- Kitty wanted someone she could trust, and she met one.
- Puss wanted his lives back, and he got one that was worth eight more.
- Wolf wanted to see an arrogant, death-defying prick die. And he did.
Purrito didn't really have a wish, but one could argue that attaining comradery was a wish he didn't know he wanted. Jack didn't really get his wish (unless you consider magic coarsing through his body and killing him), but that makes sense since he's, as Jimminy puts it, an irredeemable monster.
This movie is a fucking masterpiece.
This movie had me cheering, crying, and laughing the whole time and I love every minute of it. The themes are so deep and are conveyed in a way that's easy for all audiences to understand. Animation is TOP TIER and cannot be praised enough. Death in this movie is one of the greatest antagonists I have ever seen. I'm so happy you watched it!
My daughter and son are obsessed with this movie at the moment. This is honestly one of the best movies Dreamworks has made!
12:41 Kitty Softpaws is from the 1st movie; she’s one of the best parts of it, easily
My favorite detail is about Goldie. At the beginning of the film her dress is blue, but it turns more brown by the end to signify that she’s finding that she is already with her real family
So I know a lot of people think Lobo/Death/The Wolf is categorically evil 'cause he took pleasure in the chase and Puss's fear' (and got frustrated that he "played with his food"), but I see The Wolf as taking a personal vestment in teaching Puss humility, empathy, and the appreciation of life, as death can teach us many lessons about life. Apart from the first and last interactions, he never actually attacked Puss. He only played up his fear, trying to push Puss into reconsidering death and consequences. To face his mortality. In fact, apart from the first fight, he only ever actually attacked Puss again when Puss was willing to pick up his sword again. At that point, Puss claimed his lesson was learned, so The Wolf attacked in order to test Puss's conviction, making sure the lesson was really learned.
Finally, I think The Wolf "got frustrated" at the end to keep the mask on. If he let Puss know it was a lesson/act and the hunt wasn't real (or, maybe, if Puss couldn't learn his lesson The Wolf really would have taken him), Puss would suddenly view his journey from a completely different perspective, possibly spoiling the lesson he learned and the point of his journey. I'm not a writer, psychologist, or any other professional with an education in any field that could lend my opinion credit, so take my argument with a grain of salt. But I like to think The Wolf wasn't just an awesome character, but also just an awesome Antagonist rather than a Villain.
The Wolf is a greater-than-nature character. He's not supposed to be understood through the lens of morality, but of purpose toward the character he's a foil of.
You are 100% right,
There's nothing on this earth that has more than one life.
So for death to hear that somebody has nine lives is such an insult.
And to watch and waste so many lives, not knowing or understanding The meaning of life and how important it is.
I mean you can think of groundhog Day in the movie.
He got the girl he fucked around, But after so many times in limbo life is not worth living unless you have a purpose.
With Bill Murray's character, He had to learn that just like Puss.
I work as a Paramedic for two decades,
I see death........more than I should......but its made me a better person, a better father and a better husband because of death.
My father taught me, "You have one life so live it" in order to live you have to die,
The cost of life,.......... Is death. And everybody pays the price.
Except for a certain jellyfish, who can regenerate parts of his body that get old so technically He's immortal. Lol
I thought there weren’t anyone else with this perspective of the movie
Even though Death is no metaphor the last fight between Puss and Death is riddled with them. The Gatito blade represents an important connection and Puss is only able to protect himself because he's made one, instead of, the superficial ones he had in the past. Likewise, Death knocking his hat off him and slicing the boots are metaphors for the inevitable end stripping Puss of everything associated with the legend. The first thing the picks up after saving himself with the important connection is his hat, the trapping he's best associated with that he has lost. He picks "himself" up first and then the sword.
NO character went to waste in this movie, they were ALL great. But about Death specifically, they made him as intimidating as possible without upping the rating. I loved it.
Proof that we don't need high age ratings for compelling characters and story
What I really love about this movie as both an artist and an animator is the amount of details that is so well done, you keep catching a new one every time you rewatched it. Some of my favorites are:
- During the fight sequence at the beginning, the bell tolls actually ring the same amount of times Puss lost his lives, including when he got crushed by the bell.
- Death appearing much earlier and being hinted at (examples being him hidden in the crowd when they did the wave at the beginning of the movie, him appearing on every death card when Puss discusses his deaths, and when it was revealed that he was the embodiment of Death, the cracks actually formed a skull around his face)
- When Goldi opens her storybook in the cabin scene, if you look closely at the paragraphs, each letter of each sentence/paragraph spells out, “You already have,” which refers her wish of wanting an actual family despite already having one with the bears.
John Mulaney did so good. I love this movie so much. Incredible story and amazing art style.
I just love the scene with the giant monster and the bell. It's so perfect. The music fits with the ringing. The scenes flow so great. Animation just chefs kiss.
The bell tolls 9 times during that fight ;D This movie has some of the tightest writing I've ever seen
@@seanpierce4566 it was actually 8 times, the last tolling of the bell as it landed on puss
And death is in the background of that fight too
This movie can be overanalyzed for hours and you still find new things that amaze you. Kinda like with ATLA.
For example: The gattito blade coming back was fun...
But there is a deeper meaning. Puss never had help from ANYONE. So death was easily overpowering him because he had no (emotional) support.
The gattito blade is a visual representation of accepting help and having people around you that help you.
It is only once he uses the gattito blade that he actually starts dominating death. Not because it is such a strong weapon... but because of the value it holds in general but also for him as a person.
This is but one of the countless hidden deeper meanings in this movie!
Perrito is my favorite character, I love him so much omg ❤ And every scene with Death actually gave me chills. I haven’t been truly intimidated by an animated villain in a while. Whenever Puss’ fur stood up, I had goosebumps. So good. His voice actor did an incredible job, I hope we can hear more of his work in the future.
I LOVE Wagner Moura's voice acting as the wolf! ♥ Wagner is a brazilian actor, he did a few hollywood movies but is mostly known for soap operas/telenovelas and for playing Pablo Escobar in Netflix's Narcos (with daddy Pedro Pascal!) but he also did AMAZING movies like Tropa de Elite (Elite Squad, in english) and Carandiru
every time Death whistled, I genuinely got goosebumps! a strangely fantastic film!
This movie was SOOOOO damn good. It should have won the oscar for best animated film
It should have won an oscar for best film overall
8:37 yes that's exactly what it means. This was a top 3 animated all time for me, perfect villian, character screen time, story, everything
When Death said "¿Por qué diablos fui a jugar con mi comida?", he was sayng "Why the hell did I go play with my food?"
"He only likes it when you're afraid of him" is definitely true, but it's good to remember Death has morals too.
He only enjoyed Puss' fear _because_ Puss was always arrogant and cocky. Making Puss finally afraid of dying and being forced to value his life is what Death enjoyed so much, and he got so caught up in it that he gave Puss enough time to change himself until Death could no longer see reason to kill him.
At the end of the day, Death wants us to care about our lives. He has his sadistic tendencies, but it all connects to him WANTING us to appreciate our mortality and how we treat ourselves. True fear of death comes from _not_ wanting to die, which in turn encourages people to value their lives, and that's exactly what he wants. It's considerably sweet, all things considered ^^
Good reaction btw, this movie is absolutely incredible!!
If you go back and watch Puss’s fight with the Giant at the beginning, you can see Death among the crowd of people that are cheering Puss on.
"He's gonna get touched. It's gonna freak him out." It can't just be me. Edit: Death is based on the folkloric character of the Grim Reaper, whereas the tune he whistles is based on The Silbón, a legend associated with the Los Llanos region of Colombia and Venezuela.
Funnily enough, both the Grim Reaper and the Big Bad Wolf developed largely alongside one another as characterizations of death. The Big Bad Wolf can be found in a lot of stories from the 17th century and even prior, including Little Red Riding Hood (first published in 1697) and the Boy Who Cried Wolf (which dates back to Aesop’s Fables around 620-554 BCE).
The character known as the Grim Reaper wasn’t mentioned in literature until the late 1800s, although the classical form of “Death” had been around since the Middle Ages.
Here's something funny: When the wolf gets all angry and starts yelling in Spanish, he's saying "Why the hell did I go and play with my food?!"
I did not expect it to happen today, but then again, I was excited to see it.
when goldi is reading the fairytale book, the beginning of each line spells out “you already have it”. the next line is “and they lived happily ever after”
Perrito helping Puss with his panic attack is such an awesome moment! All he wants to be is a therapy dog, and in that moment he doesn't know what to do, but he stumbles on the perfect thing!
This is one of the best Dreamworks films I seen in a long time. Puss in Boots 2 was almost as great as the first two Shrek films and I need more animated films like this masterpiece that had a memorable villain, great characters, beautiful animation, a story worth telling, and just more great films like this from Dreamworks.
Death is effing scary, no arguing there. But his voice, his whistling... Holy, the chills I'm getting each time.
Love this film.
This film has some simlar beats as the first PiB but it does it so much better.
For the record the first Puss in boots film isnt bad just very very generically safe in its story and characters, to the point it can actually be hard to remember what happened after you watched because it just isn't that engaging.
one of my very favorite parts of this movie is when Goldi is reading the story book with Mama bear, if you read every first letter in each line of the book, it spells out, "You already have it", because Goldi's wish is to have a real family
"Corre corre gatito!" Does indeed mean "run run kitty!" U picked up on the context of that rly well
Such a great movie, the animation style reminded me a lot of Into the Spiderverse. Perrito was so CUTE, and a very well done side character. He pushes Puss, Kitty and Goldilocks towards their arcs and has an impact on the ending. And Death was a fantastic villain, his design was awesome.
Goldilocks’ story was great with the little time they had, wish they expand their universe to a series with them:)
Even though I actually like the first puss in boots I’m glad you saw this movie! It’s great
A sequel to a spin-off to a satire franchise has no reason being this good. I have no idea how that happened, but it did.
This movie is better than a sequel to a spin-off film about a side character has any right to be. It's amazing.
I considered myself a great fan of the franchise of Shrek. I was a little skeptical for this film, but after watching it on the big screen, it turned out the be one spectacular and highly entertaining film.
Thanks for sharing your reaction.
28:28 Nat I almost screamed of excitement when you got to this conclusion, I've been searching for someone who got the message right and there you got it perfectly, love watching your reactions :D
The shot at 7:46 gets referenced from the reverse POV later on in the film during the fight between Puss and Lobo somewhere around 28:09 in this video, just before Puss' somersault jump.
In the film it happens at 1:26:06 . The contrast between these two shots is **chef's kiss**
Best movie I've seen in years, and certainly, the best animated film I've seen in at least 10 years. The scene in which Perrito puts his head on Puss's stomach to calm him...no words...no music...just a quiet moment of trust and kindness between the two characters.
I also love how this movie continues the original Shrek's digs at Disney. They have the Jiminy Cricket-esque "conscience" bug, the brief flashback with Puss, Shrek and Donkey is a reference to Timon, Pumbaa and Simba in The Lion King, and Jack Horner's return as a giant is a direct reference to Ursula in The Little Mermaid.
Your dogs in the background "reacting" to your reaction just heightened this video's comedy so much! I loved it!
One tiny detail I love about this film, Death never shows up on the map. he's just beyond all of it.
You can see Death in the crowd when he fights the giant! During their wave, in the shadows. He’s also designed in the corners of the death number cards
This is such a good movie. I'm so so glad that I went and see it in Cinema's. It's the perfect journey for Puss with humor, character and emotion.
Just an awesome film. So cute. I got teary eyed so many times.. perrito was just the cutest most sweetest character ever.. I lost it when he helped puss with his panic attack. I met the voice actor (Harvey from what we do in the shadows) he is also the sweetest person in the world!
2:34 - "I can't wait to sit down with something cozy, something feel-good..."
Last Wish: (Looks nervously at its themes of anxiety, existentialism, and facing literal death.)
This movie was a masterclass beauty of animation.
Perrito being a therapy dog for Puss brought *instant* tears to my eyes, it was so sweet
I keep coming back and watching the intro with the cone of shame 😂 it’s the sly “he’s not happy about it” that gets me
I had no idea I was going to like this movie as much as I did. I watched it completely on a whim, and it turned out to be the best movie I've seen in a while.
the first hint that the wolf is death is when he says "everyone thinks they'll be the one to beat me, but no one's escaped me yet" meaning death is inevitable
You know, I hadn't really thought of this till now when I was replying to someone's comment, but when you think about it, Death also got what he wanted by coming to the wishing star as well. Like Puss, and Goldie, and Kitty, Death came to the wishing star to get what he thought he wanted, course what he "wanted" was to kill Puss, not to make a wish, but like everyone else, instead of getting what he thought he wanted, he got what he really wanted in his heart, and what he wanted, was for Puss to respect him, yeah Puss in the end ended up respecting the life he had left and was willing to fight for it, but in learning to respect the life he had left, he learned to respect death, and that death was inevitable, and shouldn't be treated like a joke, and that was really what death wanted, cause he basically spells it out for us in the film that he's tired of Puss mocking him
Been having some pretty serious depression lately. First time I saw this I really broke down crying but it was a cathartic experience for me. As terrifying as the wolf character was I'd honestly love to see him get his own film.
Kitty Softpaws was Puss's love interest in his first solo movie where they go to get the golden goose
seeing Natalie get wholesome and emotional in any scene of this movie (mainly Perrito) is soo cute to see
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15:11 The dog's path is actually pretty dark if you think about it.
26:58
Notice how far he got into the field compared with the baker person. The baker person was toast once they were fully in, but baby was not. The star is actually trying to grant Goldi's wish without actually granting it.
27:57
Notice everything that makes puss in boots the legend. Hat is gone, sword is gone, cape is damaged, boots gone.
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Nope it is that he does fear death that saves him.
The intresting thing about the wish when you think about it. Everyone got their wish in some way.
"Someone's in the cone of shame today!"
Dog: *_Squints at the camera in restrained anger_*
The dog has a hard map as well, it’s just that it seems nice. Cuz he sees the world nicer than what it actually is.
This is easily the best film, animated or live-action, that I've seen in at least three years. I'd put in my top three animated films of all time.
"I'm gonna bust you up, Plum Thumb, and then I'm gonna wear your clothes!"
"That was weird."
*blasts him across the map*
God this movie is so funny
Wagner Moura, a brazillian actor known worldwide pretty much only for his role in Elite Squad (A brazillian movie that won a lot of rewards), voiced Death, and that was so amazing for us, brazillians, to see such a beloved actor of ours play a role in such a famous movie
I think you meant Wagner Moura, Antonio Banderas is Puss
amg Antonio Banderas é espanhol, quem dublou a morte foi o Wagner Moura 😭
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There are only 12 Bakers, Gary is dead. The rest were only mortally wounded and healed up by the phoenix. This can be seen in how when the Ethical Bug is flicked away he loses a wing and a leg. When he returns at the end to burn the piece of the map if you pause and count his legs he only has three. When he appears at the end to the bears he has all four legs and two wings. The only thing that he's done in the interim time is being with the phoenix. Who's a sign of restoration and eternal rebirth. There were originally thirteen Bakers as a "baker's dozen" is 13 instead of 12.
During the fight scene where the three bakers get shot with the baby unicorn horns they're gone forever, this can be seen when he uses them as a bridge at the chasm. There's one driver and eight parts of the "bridge."
The "horses" that pull his cart are also unicorns whose horns have been sawed off by Jack and "donated" to his collection.
Definitely one of my favorite react channels. I'm not much of an expressive person, but I always love to watch others react to movies and stuff :).
Death gotta be one of the coldest character design ever just gave me the chills
I loved this movie. Such good lessons, heartfelt moments, and some humor!.
I like that her pup in the Cone of Shame looks like a tiny chibi version of the Wolf.
Death has to be the coolest dreamworks villain. I love the way he’s so unfazed by Puss and basically just toyed with him. I expected this movie to be childish, but the villain gave a very different vibe. I think this movie was awesome, and I liked the newer animation style. It reminds me of the Spiderverse movies which I love
Fun fact: just as in this version Goldy and her family have an English accent, in the Latino version they have an Argentinian accent, which sounds very different from neutral Spanish
The wolf is based on a European legend called "the whisperer" the personification of death itself, who turns into a wolf to instill as much fear as possible, the more afraid you are the more powerful it is
I hope this gives them the push to keep making amazing movies like this and use this animation because my god its beautiful
"🎶Someones in the cone of shame todayyy."
0:05
Meanwhile the dog: "I'm death, and I don't mean it metaphorically, or rhetorically, or poetically-"
Natalie gold: I’m really excited to sit down and watch something cozy and feel good
Me: oh my sweet summer child…
Natalie's animation reactions never fails 😎
Sooo happy that she loves this movie 💛
Thanks Puss In Boots: the Last Wish for givin to Dreamworks a second chance.
When they do the wave in the beginning, you can actually see the wolf just chilling in the background. Such a well executed character.
perito was a great adition to this movie, he is just so lovable and upbeat in a dark world full of sadness
Hey I've been waiting for this reaction for like months ❤❤ thank you so much
At 4:40 On the top left ,you can see Death , i think is a nice detail most of the people would miss.
No joke, one of the best animated movies I’ve ever seen.
The writing, story, messages, performances and animation was all top notch. Absolutely magnificent.
Fun fact in the frist song he sings puss says he’s never been touch by a blade, so when he got hit by the wolf(death) he felt fear.