Why The First Encounter With The Wolf Is A Perfect Scene (Scene Breakdown)
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- Опубліковано 12 січ 2023
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This was (in my humble opinion of course) the best scene from Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, but why? That's exactly what we’re going over today, as I breakdown why the first encounter with the Wolf, might just be a perfect scene.
Why The Wolf From Puss In Boots: The Last Wish Is One Of The Best Villains Ever (A Character Study): • Why The Wolf From Puss...
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Hey guys, it should be obvious since I’m reviewing a literal scene from the movie, but spoiler warning is in effect for this video! So if you haven’t watched the movie yet (for some reason) and you want to not get spoiled, then comeback and watch this video after you have watched the movie. Anyways, hope you enjoy the video, and have a great day!
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Speaking of spoiler or foreshadowing, fun fact: When you watched the with crowd who cheers Puss in fight against giant (7:50) you can actually see Wolf/Death watching from shadows in corners. Same here when you look at Puss' 8 death counters at corners. Talk about clever hidden clue here.
haha even if Ive seen the movie already I just wanna say how The thumbnail itself is a huge spoiler
If you look closely in the bar you can see 8 empty glass cups and 1 full glass cup
I already got spoiled the moment I saw anything about this movie,so like
The blood scene caught me off guard at first, which was a huge factor in telling me that this movie was not fooling around. With how kid friendly a lot of movies were, I initially brushed it off as maybe wine that fell or dropped onto Puss when he dodged the scythe. But when he wiped his hands on his forehead and saw the blood, and no quirkily jokes were made, I realised just how serious it was for Puss. I love this movie man.
I was actually shocked at how adult this kids movie felt. the blood, the fear, that whistle tune, all things that I can imagine being terrified of as a kid. like if I saw this movie when I was little, I would have had nightmares. like even I was a little scared when I heard that tune. not to mention the swear bleeps, where before DreamWork's would slyly avoid saying the actual curse, like in the puppet show when Shrek and donkey first walk in to lord farquad's kingdom, or in the Madagascar movies in the scene where Marty the zebra uses an acronym that spells out "shit", here they don't mess around with avoiding it, they straight up signal that this is supposed to be a swear. like that's the whole point of those randomly censored movies videos on UA-cam, when we hear bleep, we hear a swear. they also say crap at least twice which surprised me even more. and the mature themes of mortality and coming to terms with death, but living your best life and not wasting it, and with goldilocks being an orphan who rejects her adoptive parents, which happens a lot more than you'd like to think, but them still loving her and helping her get what she wants, and perrito getting almost murdered by his family out of clear malice, but still being trusting and loyal, all the themes in this movie didn't mess around. they hit hard and they didn't cheap out on cliches.
I was about to SCREAM when I saw this in theaters that scene was so good
@@winchesters4life34 you have all of those beautiful messages and characters and themes, and then you have Jack Horner murdering 13 people
@@winchesters4life34 Because it's a family movie.
@@wren_. and you know what? I'm ok with that. we got like five well rounded villains, sometimes you need a stagnant character of total evil.
Whenever Death showed up, he always made it feel more like a Horror movie than a Comedy
Since I've always been a scaredy-cat(oh,the irony!)I've never got to watch many horror movies...often I'm intrigued by the plot but I can't watch because of scary monsters and/or damn jumpscares so whenever I get to experience a scene that it's horror enough to thrill me but not to scare me I am very glad and grateful!🤩
@@Nicamon There are a few channels that can give you the synopsis of the film if you want to know what happens in horror films (I'm with you but also I don't want to bother with all the sex/gore in them as well).
@@Ironica82 Yeah,I usually read plots on Wikipedia to try and judge if I can watch the movie or not but a)if I then can I risk to spoil important twists to myself and b)if I eventually decide I can't watch it it's a shame because reading the plot is not as exciting as watching the actual thing,obviously!;-
Reminds me of General Grievous from the 2003 clone wars show
@@cara-seyun So true. He was the embodiment of fear in both seasons and only Yoda could stand up against him as Yoda had no fear.
Well, the Wolf isn’t really a villain.
Like you said before, he’s a antagonist. He’s more like a wake up call for Puss.
I would argue that the Wolf is a villain still, albeit a noble one. Keep in mind, Death wasn't doing all this to teach Puss a lesson - he legit wanted to kill him. He even complained to himself about why he had to play with his food after the final fight, definitely hinting that his torment of Puss was for his own amusement and thrill.
But what makes him noble is that, despite that, he still takes his job and what he represents seriously. When Puss displayed a true change of character and respect for life and death... Death couldn't justify killing him any more. But it doesn't change the fact that Death really REALLY wanted to kill the Stabby Tabby. That I think still allows him to be classified as a villain and not just an antagonist
@@DelightfullyMADD I'd say more like a "force of nature". He can't truly be beaten. It's like, if Puss continues being arrogant and running, he'll come after him, but as we see later, once that changes, he leaves him be. Not his time yet, but they will meet again. He's just the type who loves his job, and I think that's what makes him both scary and kinda really awesome. A different type of antagonist than a straight up villain who can be beaten.
@@DelightfullyMADD he wanted to kill him because Puss had nine lives and just wasted em, didn't value any of em.
That along with he's literally my favorite type of character to study. Everything about him
@@DelightfullyMADD I think there are more layers than that.
Like on an onion
just saw this movie a couple hours ago. The writers have no business making such a memorable villain like the Wolf.
Frrr and I'm so glad people like it so much, because I absolutely love it. They didn't try to tone down the terrifying scenes with cheap comedy or something that will sell them short. Not metaphorically or rhetorically or theoretically...no, they played it well. Straight. Up.
"The writers have no business writing well" lol huh?
Edit: Seems like I have to explain this to the people replying to me. God help them.
"They have no business-" is a phrase meant to compliment a worker who went out of their way to do something extra they weren't expected to do.
If you hire someone to install a cabinet, and come home to see they also mopped your floors and did the dishes, you would say "Thank you, you had no business doing that."
The writers did have business writing good characters, it is literal, and you are the one who missed the mark. You're both illiterate.
@@machina5 they dont mean literal
@@machina5 u missed the mark lmao
We as the can feel the shiver every time we hear that whistle too. Especially since we’re watching it from Puss’ point of view.
One thing that isn't discussed is how the people who made puss in boots chose to make it blood instead of grape juice for comedic effect. I think that helps the audience to set in because at first I thought it was gonna be the predictable grape juice in a bar injury, but when it was real blood, it made me take the movie more seriously.
wait, why would it be grape juice?
@@ahyuso3419 grape juice has a similar color to blood and since this is a DreamWorks/ family movie you'd expect it to be a fake blood gag
@@damien856_ Like the iron maiden gag in Despicable Me
@@damien856_ What a lot of people get wrong is that this (and, for the most part, the whole Shrek franchise) was never a "kids film" but a family film that has a lot of adult themes without being in your face about it.
Same here. I was genuinely surprised to see blood in this film!
"I laugh in the face of death." the Wolf took that personally and he hated Puss for his disrespect for death. The Wolf also had contempt for Puss because he had nine lives and he took them all for granted! "I find the idea of nine lives absurd." Wolf
Death is pissed so he manifest into a being that puss or a cats greatest fear a wolf or a dog. If puss a human death probably manifest into a skeleton not a wolf
@@rednave4489 skeletons have been made comedic nowadays, but something uncanny? Perhaps even downright disturbing form? Yeah that’d be pure nightmare fuel
@@HyperNova808 you are right in so many ways
@@HyperNova808 going off of how he took the form of a wolf, a step up from a dog which is usually portrayed as antagonistic to cats, it would follow the same pattern for humans if his form depending on the target _is_ subjective. so he'd probably end up looking like the largest related species to one known for hunting down humans
@@uncroppedsoop I have a feeling its just gonna be a human form. I mean humans are what kills the most humans are well except mosquitos.
A neat detail is that after this scene, if you look closely you can see the scar from where Death slashed Puss throughout the rest of the film whenever his hat is off.
Puss in boots, the cat who lived
I noticed that little detail for the first time last night on my third viewing.
wait really? wow thats attention to detail😮
Thats some detail.
That slash could be interpreted any number of ways. It could be viewed as a 1, as in, one life left, or that he's been marked for death, by death.
I also like how death wasn't any kind of cliche trying to get puss to change, he was literally trying to kill him albeit not going all out on him. He only leaves puss when he grows that shred of respect for him after puss gains the appreciation for life.
I am against so many modern movies because you automatically know the ending without having seen it. Good will win and evil will lose. But with this, I was wondering if 1. Puss even had it in him or 2. If death was gonna get to him. This was truly a really frickin good movie
that's the thing though, it's both. he IS trying to get puss to change, and he's doing that by literally trying to kill him (and thus instilling the fear of God within him).
@@popsicIes he didnt care about puss changing one bit, he simply was having fun killing him. Puss changed on his own albeit with the fear of death and death now realized he cant kill him because puss isnt the same reckless cat. I mean to say death didnt show up just to give puss a reality check and leave. If puss hadnt changed he wouldve struck him down
@@probablyjoe_ doesn't that kinda contradict you though? "he didn't care about puss changing one bit" > "if puss hadn't changed he would've struck him down" ?
@@popsicIes well im saying his *objective* is not to get puss to change, he simply respected that he did. Though i kind of see what you’re saying.
Puss probably should have figured something is off about the Wolf right away. The guy is the size of a refrigerator, yet he managed to sit down beside Puss without Puss hearing, smelling, or feeling his body heat.
I mean wolves are pretty stealthy. And he's wearing black in a dark space. Maybe Puss was just thinking about something and didn't notice because of the camo
Based on how Puss acts around him during their first scene together, he probably did figure that something was off about the wolf. He acts unsure around him at first, mostly keeping to himself and giving short responses, and doesn't go bragging about being the "fearless hero who laughs in the face of death" immediately after seeing him
I thought you were about to say:"The guy is the size of a refrigerator, yet he managed to sit down beside Puss without smashing the tiny chair into smithereens."🤣
I love this comment bc of 'the size of a refrigerator' 😭🤣 Then again, I just thought Wolf could move silently bc they live in a fairytale world where everything is possible, like in that 4D ride where Farquaad's ghost was still alive
fr tho bro just spawned in the bar
I saw a review about Death’s introduction that basically said “Death outclasses Puss so much that it makes Puss look like he has no idea what he’s doing” which I think perfectly describes that scene
Blood showing in the scene not only tells the audience that Death is a real threat, but it teaches kids that danger of dying is real and if taken lightly it can have irreversible consequences.
This movie was perfectly crafted and I myself can’t wait to see it again.
This scene is on the same level of quality as The Joker busting the mob meeting or Clarice walking down the halls of the asylum to meet Hannibal. It’s just fantastic.
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@@killadrill what
True
I feel like it was a little too graphic for a kids movie, it was a good scene but it was dealing with some heavy topics. I liked the scene but when I saw it I was like " they really did that!" I could hear a bunch of kids crying in the theaters. It was a little bit too adult leaning.
@@chaosdirge4906 Bruh if PG-13 is allowed to push limits than so should PG.
Near everything he says has perfect double meaning between him simply being a killer/Bounty Hunter with loads of experience; or actually being the grim reaper.
Perfect dialogue as a way to make the audience go “who are you?!”
I've loved the fact of "I love the smell of fear" and actual wolves can smell the chemical reactions of fear and it actually makes them excited.
They did a really damn good job keeping it just vague and ambiguous enough to make the Wolf's reveal as Death a legitimate twist. Sure, it seems obvious, but be honest how many of us thought he was going to be the LITERAL Grim Reaper and not just some badass bounty hunter that Puss associated with death? I honestly thought that, yeah, the Wolf himself is gonna be a bounty hunter, but that most of Puss' interactions with him (the carriage chase, the big fight with the Bakers Dozen) were merely Puss hallucinating and having associated the Wolf with Death in his mind.
So when the Wolf showed up in the Cave of Lost Souls and revealed that he was, in fact, Death straight up... that was a very effective twist I think. And a good twist always should make you go and say "Damn, how did I not SEE that?! It's so obvious in retrospect"
Compare this to bad twist villains (COUGH Hans from Frozen COUGH), where it doesn't matter how many times you rewatch, there is simply no way to have predicted the twist based on given evidence because the only way they could make the twist work was to literally have it come out of nowhere. That's not a twist, that's an Asspull
@@DelightfullyMADD To be completely honest, I figured out the Death part as soon as I saw him, but nonetheless it was a great twist and I love every bit about this character.
@@Victor_Graves same, the red eyes, the way he just suddenly appeared, and him actually drawing blood on Puss in Boots just kind of confirmed that for me.
@@DelightfullyMADD Yeah, I agree! My sister and I at first thought he was death, but when he was said to be a bounty hunter we just went along with it. To find out we were right at first was satisfying, and also so cool! :)
at 00:22 we also see Puss Drank 8 Glasses of milk (his 8 First lives) and was about to waste the last one before Wolf introcduce himself. A true masterpiece.
Holy **Bleep** that's some **Bleep** good scene building **Bleep** righ there.
God damn.
@@damotoneko1500 shit fucking shit just say that you pussy
Also the bell tolls 8 times before the wolf appears
The movie is apparently chock-o-block with 8-symbolism.
This movie not only had the balls to show blood in a (seemingly) kids-targeted movie, but also for making the titular character, a synonym of bravery and fearless adventure, bleed. DreamWorks seemed to be down when making Trolls and Boss Baby, but now it's becoming once again the mighty beast that it can be.
I refuse to believe it was made as a kids movie. I think it was more for people who were kids when puss n boots 1 came out 11 years ago.
Plus when I went to the theater, there were probably 10 times more adults than kids there.
@@cara-seyun Yeah, a good amount of teens as well, like the Minions 2 phenomenon
Dreamworks is the one animation studio that in my opinion has the power to rival and at times surpass Disney. Yeah its got its Trolls and Boss baby and what not, but once you move past those you get the enduring classics like Shrek, How To Train Your Dragon, and Kung Fu Panda, which are arguably some of the most iconic animated franchises of all time(and some of the best too).
They just have a talent and drive to them that you don't usually see anywhere outside of Disney, and even then disney has been seriously lacking in recent years. Their movies manage to touch that animation magic you don't find outside of classic disney or pixar. With The Bad Guys earlier this year and now Puss In Boots, I'd say they have a bright future a head of them.
@@cara-seyun the first movie is 11 YEARS OLD???!!!!
@@ehtishamkhan2004 will turn 12 this year
I particularly liked the coins over the eyes. It was a good reference even before knowing who the wolf was.
And yet it really could also have just be a skilled and well read hunter toying with his prey.
Which is fantastic especially in retrospect after he so bluntly explains who he really is.
@@thomasparkin259 yeah like before the reveal you could go "this bounty hunter is taunting Puss by putting coins over his eyes"
I never realised those were coins. I thought his wolf eyes were reflecting light in a ghostly manner for the sake of creepiness.
The coins are meant to pay the Ferryman Charon to cross the river Styx-however, only the sagacious will withhold from him the full fare until he has crossed the river entirely.
@@cyan789 same
The scene secretly describes around 75% from every sort of fear: Encountering something which you can't beat, defeat, survive and come up against
When he whisles it gives me f-ing chills... I really love how in this scene he just says "Lives flashing before your eyes?" . It's just insane that an animated movie villain scares me more than an horror movie one O_O
Horror movie isn't about the generic type but as it actually what make it call horror.
IKR
For real!
It is scary watching the death not blinking and seeing his stare with blood red eyes.
I love how the movie dosen't try to force the fact that it foreshadow that "puss has never been touched by a blade", and makes it more of a subtle thing for the audience to see and recognize.
I was pleasantly surprised to see blood. I really appreciated this! Knowing how weirdly sensitive films are with kids & yet not so with words like Hell & such. Well done writers & animators.
Kids when they see blood from a normal injury 💀
Kids when you tell them they will burn in agony until the end of time if they steal a coin off the street 😇😇
@@nori7249 lol
@@nori7249 true
Thought it would cut to tomato sauce dripping from the table into his counter or some other joke like that. Was surprised that wasn't the case and helped make the wolf an instantly recognizable danger
I think the main thing was that you did not see blood coming out of a wound but just a drop of it coming down. I doubt they would show blood coming out right when he was cut.
What I like about this version of Death is that he is a force of nature, you can't truely beat him even when Puss got the upper hand in the final fight he conceded that he can't beat him. I just love this.
Also he isn't really a bad guy, he just hated seeing Puss waste his lives needlessly without ever really valuing what he had or lost.
You know what makes him REALLY good? Like, you know he's good? When I was watching the movie with friends, a child in the back of the cinema would start to cry every time the wistle started, and every time the wolf would come on screen, the kid would launch into hysterics and had to be carried out of the room. THAT'S how you write a villain.
Wow. He’s literally TOO good of a character.
I think the shot of puss bleeding works really well on a meta level, too! like, let's face it, we all went into this movie with the preconceived notion that it was a kid's movie, and kid's movies almost never show blood or kill the main character. we all went in with more or less the same mindset that puss was invincible, just for a different reason. when we, the audience, saw puss bleeding, it signaled to us that this movie _could_ do that. and if that barrier was broken, we recognize that it could break others, that puss _can_ die. we have the exact same realization of his mortality at the exact same time as he does, and it's really cool.
Very well said. 👏
What really made it for me from the bar scene is when Puss' hairs starts to stand involuntarily, it shows how genuine his fear that time. It's literally his instincts telling him it's not a situation to be taken lightly anymore.
Very few seem to notice Death is actually in the crowd in the beginning. Watching...
An it makes sense why. He’s blended so dang well into the crowd that’s he’s almost completely invisible (until u play back the scene enough times till ya see it). Myself included, I didn’t see him until a Commenter about a few days ago pointed it out, making Death’s 1st & later scenes add even more too them imo
@@shaninejackman9395 I noticed it first time, but then I was analyzing the art style and was like "wait, who is that?" as they really stand out once you notice them first time.
Absolutely loved his intro as it plays true again when he says he was at every moment.
Actually made me start the series to see if it is any good.
Where can he be found? Ive been trying to see if i can spot this Waldo wolf hehe
@CosmicShadowYT Okey first post got deleted for some odd reason :/ - *cannot share dam screenshot due to auto delete BS* In the crowd as camera pans street with them celebrating Puss in first big Golem fight. He is hiding in doorway with his eyes glowing.
also the number cards when puss shows how many and how he died, look at the corners of the number cards
I love how death comes in perfect time frame just when I forgot he existed he whistles and reveals himself.
I love how Puss starts out joking with one of his signature lines "I laugh in the face of death", all the while death is literally staring across the bar at him and he doesn't even know it. I also love deaths line "Everyone thinks theyll be the one to defeat me", but he always wins.
and thats what makes him such a terrifying character for even us adults. He plays on our fear of the end, knowing that death will claim each and every one of us, and we are all powerless to stop it. to see that type of theme played out in a kids movie so well is whats truely shocking here
When Puss says that in front of Death, you can actually see his claw digging into the table with barely repressed rage. A nice little detail.
The blood was a fantastic touch. Everyone is used to seeing characters like Puss in Boots get battered around and not receiving any wounds. So, seeing Puss actually bleed makes the threat of Death (the character and the concept) much more real.
Blood is not typically shown in animated movies or kids movies at all. Even in movies where they do show blood, there’s usually a lot of it. In this movie, there is a single drop of blood. I’ve never seen that before and it’s really powerful
I also started to believe there is a lot of thought under this character concept.
First, the historic iconography. The coins in the eyes is greek, holding a sickle at each side of his face makes me think of egypt death gods. Wonder if there is more.
Also, it is worth noting that Wagner Moura is brazillian and speaks portuguese, while Antonio Banderas is spanish. If you dont know either language you would be forgiven for thinking their accent is the same on isolation, but when they are together, it creates this effect where wolf's accent is relatable enough, but also different. Having this contrast against the protagonist creates this "I feel almost confortable here, but its something else" which I loved.
Wolf does speak spanish by the end of the movie, so maybe Its just my imagination
Wagner Moura had to speak Spanish when doing Narcos, so he has some familiarity to it
Yes he speaks Spanish but there’s an accent to it that many might not have caught. It’s not a bad accent either, it comes off different.
"the historic iconography"
I agree! It's like he's paying homage to those cultures, like no matter where you're from, what culture you're following, death is death, he can take any shape or form and he will still come for you...
The whistling could also be a reference to the Venezuelan tale of El Silbón, which is said to whistle before claiming its victims.
The wolf speaks bits of Spanish throughout the whole movie. Even in this scene, the last words he says are "Corre, corre, gatito" meaning "run, run, kitty"
This movie is way deeper than some people may think
Indeed
That what makes it such a great movie. Deep message, but not easy to fully grasp.
I gotta say, the scene in the woods when Puss was having a panic attack was the closest I’ve ever gotten to full on balling in the middle of a packed theater. I’ve been dealing with anxiety and panic attacks since my early teens, and I’ve had countless episodes that resembled that scene down to the very pattern of his breathing. It was like looking in a mirror of what I’ve been dealing with for years, and its left me absolutely baffled to how they could tackle such a mature topic so well in a KIDS movie.
I remember being in the theater, and when the wolf first came on, first thing I thought was "wow, that guy looks like he represents death". But I thought it was symbolic or poetic or something fancy. Learning it was actually death was so exciting, and instantly raised the stakes for me, while also being completely believable. That character design was amazing.
lmfao, symbolic or poetic just made me think of his quote later. "And I don't mean it metaphorically, or rhetorically, or poetically, or theoretically, or any other fancy way. I'm Death. Straight. Up."
Dude, two scenes that have no business being so emotion provoking is the scene where Puss bleeds then shows fear and the scene of Perrito comforting Puss. When I saw Puss bleed, I was WAY off guard. Dreamworks REALLY risked it making the movie, which makes it so great. I love how mature this movie is in themes. The only bad reviews are probably angry parents probably lol
i think the scene where he is in the forest panting and running and then laying down is the most accurate representation of a panic attack ive ever seen
"Por que diablos fui a jugar con mi comida?!"
Death's little Spanish rant is one of my favorite lines lol.
the moment that line showed up is probably the only time where his is not calm and confident, and as a natural spanish speaker it is so relatable because the only moment I bring up the spanish insults is when the english ones just dont do shit, amazing gag which switches the tone from almost horror to finally having some confidence that puss might win this time.
@@EzKay_PX I don’t think he curses cuz he thinks puss will win the fight. I do think Death outclasses him and would eventually wear him down. Death’s got an unfair advantage after all. He was upset that Puss was no longer the guy he was before, and no longer wanted to hunt him. The whole point is you can’t beat death, but you can fight it.
Tho it is poetic that he “won the fight” with death here. Plenty of ppl survive near death experiences after all. Tho if we do continue with the same way in shrek 5 with how this story unfolded, Puss would likely have some trauma related to such a near death experience.
@@ma.2089 no yeah, I never thought he thought that, its just that, like he said: "I was looking for a legend, but I dont see him anymore"
never once thought Puss would fucking kill DEATH- like, c'mon XD
the whistle is amazing, the melody is so forgetful that u can’t recall and recreate it even seconds after it’s gone. Yet it’s so out of the ordinary and recognisable that as soon as you hear it, you know exactly what it signifies.
The close up of Puss's hair standing up each time death came, combined with the whistling and atmosphere really made this film stand out. Another worthy scene is their second encounter, when Puss was panting like that it really sold the movie for me. I actually felt his fear. More so than a decent bit of horror movies.
"Everyone thinks they can escape me but no one escaped me yet" I love this line
I was NOT prepared for how scary Death was! His whistling chilled me to the bone 😳
The fact that you can go form laughing to a funny line in the movie to hearing THAT whistle and then you just freeze and watch as Puss slowly is filled with fear and dread in like 2 seconds.
One thing I especially loved about Death was in the cave of lost souls where he just casually push’s over the strong/ body builder Puss, showing that he is stronger than Puss ever was
Death was such an imposing villain, because both the characters and the movie itself treated him like a serious threat. Even after seeing the movie a handful of times, I still feel the tension in those scenes where he shows up.
Death is one of the antagonists, but he’s not exactly the villain of the story. That goes to Jack Horner.
The fact that so many hints towards death was made before the wolf revealed itself to be death is amazing
The candle being blown out
The sickles
The wanted poster
Even more I either forgot or missed even
The way he taps the poster and there are loud thumps like fate knocking.
I really like how The Wolf is using sickels as weapons, it reminds me how this seires is fairy tales and legends but diffrently so the classic death we usually see is with a scythe, a toold used to harvet same with sickels which I find really cool
“Everyone thinks they’ll be the one to defeat me, but no one’s escaped me yet.” The WHOLE NEW MEANING this line takes on when Death describes himself has “straight up” Death is WILD. Because EVERYONE dies at some point. He takes the life of EVERYONE BECAUSE HE IS DEATH. Mind blown. 🤯🔥
I’d consider this a family movie more than how some say it’s a kids movies.
The whole family will enjoy it
One of the most effective ways to make an scene change from warm to fear, is the use of silence. That mixed with the tone of the whistling...
Love that character. DreamWorks literally showing Disney how a movie can show blood and fear without making it +16.
A nice thing someone pointed out: the scene where the wolf puts some coins on his eyes could be a reference to the river Styx of Greek mythology
charon the boatman
i still dont think charon got his payraise which was mentioned in the lightning thief (percy jackson)
can i just say that this is first time i've seen tapetum lucidum portrayed in animation? it's such a cool feature that animals have, and it needs to be taken advantage of more
it makes the wolf feel like a proper predator going after his intended prey
What is a tapetum lucidum?
@@thecatbrat42 eyeshine, like when you shine a light in a cat/dogs eyes and it reflects
@@thecatbrat42 you know how sometimes you’ll see an animal whose eyes reflect light? That’s the tapetum lucidum at work
Dreamworks learned from Kung Fu Panda.
Tai Lung was a force of nature, switching from calculating to ferocious.
Shen was intelligent and well spoken, knowing how to make a little thing become a fear trigger for the protagonist.
Kai knew the dramatic entrance, especially spinning his weapons upon approach. He also had a bit of a goofy side that loves the legends of characters.
Throw them all together, and you get the Wolf.
They represented anxiety SO well. Too damn well. Every time I heard that whistle and saw Puss' anxiety, mine own shot up.
Of course ppl rightfully praise this scene but the scene with the coins in his eyes, even though it's brief... *chef kiss*
The intro of the wolf had my theater, whole with like 8 people :( , silence due to the this 🔥and chilling antagonist
Death is probably one of my favorite DreamWorks antagonists (don’t consider Death a villain) or villain since Lord Shen. Such a well written character and will be remembered for many years to come. Even 15 years later we still talk about Tai Lung.
I love how Death is legit a PHYSICAL embodiment of, yk, DEATH. His entire purpose is to serve as a warning, to show him that shit is REAL. At the end, he shows his respect, that he’s worthy of living because he’ll genuinely cherish his life. I love Death as an antagonist, I love Puss’ character development. I love this movie.
I love how they keep dropping very subtle hints that he's Death. In his very first scene, Death shows up quite literally out of nowhere. One second, Puss is by himself then he hears the whistle and Death is just there. Literally showed up out of nowhere.
“death can come at anytime”
Another reason this scene is amazing is because at the begining of the movie it shows that puss likes to play with his enemies embarrass them (an example is the governor) at the start of the movie but then when death enters the movie he plays with puss and embarrasses him instead.
I haven’t seen it yet, but seeing so much about the character and this scene, I can clearly see how it’s so quickly become iconic. To be honest, I legit thought it was going to a streaming service and not theaters. This scene is a fantastic example of cinema, and in a family movie?! I cannot freaking wait to go see it, and appreciate the entire film as the work of art it is according to the rest of the internet.
lowkey want to see this updated after you go see it haha! it's a fantastic film for sure
Do yourself a favor and don’t spoil the movie by looking at these scenes or reviews. Go watch it 1st! Get the experience without previews.
Yeah you kinda spoiled a lot that was special about this movie by watching a review but you should still watch it
I do this to myself a ton with a lot of movies, and it honestly doesn’t make me enjoy them any less. Twists may be spoiled for me in the end when they’re present, but I’m mainly there to enjoy the ride. I’m also the kind of person that really enjoys dissecting details and seeing why colors/sounds/shots/etc. were chosen. Just because I know how a story ends doesn’t make the journey any less enjoyable, at least to me anyway. I can’t wait to update y’all on how much I enjoyed it though!
@@tylertucker9460 it may not change the enjoyment of said movie but it 100% changes how it’s perceived. Fundamentally, the experience won’t be the same sadly. I’ve watched the movie like 5 times already and I love it, but unfortunately I’ll never be able to experience those feelings of when I watched it for the first time going in blind ever again, unless I can erase my memory.
This movie did what the older Pixar/DreamWorks/Disney animations did: create a story for all ages
There was blood, cursing (bleeped out but still), a lot of death, and other heavy topics. Sucks that they didn't market this more I want it to become a classic in the future like Kung Fu panda 2, Incredibles etc
You're NOT the only one that loves all DEATH scenes
Edit: Hey folks lets go 1000 liks
Death scenes get it?
I have been simping for this guy ever since the movie came out, I really need mental help
@@apyr1055 true
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Lol I also like the death( non wolf ) scenes (LOL Jack Horner)
My favourite scene in the movie is the panic attack scene, then next is this.
I really resonate with this movie because I too have a crippling fear of death.
I never thought Death wolf would be one of my favorite villains in Dreamwork.
Take a close look at 0:21 and count the empty glasses! Puss has finished drinking eight glasses of milk. He's drinking his ninth when Death appears. The little details in this movie are so fantastic.
I will never get over the details in those couple of seconds when the blood drips down because of the details in his eyes. Not just do the pupils dilate with fear. but you can see them pulse with his fast heartrate as they get bigger. (Death is also reflected in his puplis). I could go on, theres so many details in character's eyes that I think I could write an essay on the eyes of this movie alone.
Anyone just get PTSD from the whistle at the end?
That's how you know they did a good job.
I mean I would be mad if someone was supposed to die 8 times ago and laughs at me
An absolute masterpiece. One of the best animated films I've seen in my entire life. So many memorable moments from the Shrek franchise, and just an all-around amazing film!
Something I really like about his appearances through the movie it's that, not once until their final fight do other characters notice Death, which keeps in the air the idea that maybe puss it's just hallucinating. Until the final act, when it's revealed that it IS a physical threat
This scene plays rent free in my head on repeat
The shot of blood dripping down Puss’ face shook me.
Every scene where death shows up is flawless
One other thing I really love is the subtle mood the wolf creates and how it relates to many people's experience with their own mortality. He starts getting uncomfortably close to Puss, crossing boundaries and getting personal. Like a creepy stalker. And this is often how the initial idea that yes you WILL die one day sets in. As a creepy thought. And as soon as that floodgate is open BOOM!! NOW ITS WRAPPING YOU SO FAST YOU DONT KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT! NO ONE HAS ESCAPED IT! ITS TOYING WITH YOU! AND THEN!!!!....You manage to temporarily escape the thought and retreat into a safe area. But its always there. At moments you feel safe. At moments you feel in danger. It is always able to find you.
And as you struggle to build relationships and learn who you are it can always bust in and remind you you're still just this small weak temporary thing in the world.
But eventually you stop running. You confront the fear. And though you may not win in the end you have a reason to fight. A reason the value your life. And so you live. And death exists no longer as an enemy but simply as a reality. A battle you are destined to lose but one which is always worth fighting. Not to mock or laugh at. But to respect and accept. It no longer will chase you. But it will be there when your time is up.
👏👏
I actually watched the blood scene before watching the movie thanks to UA-cam recommending me spoilers. But I actually expected it to be around the end of the movie ngl. Most of the time the character doesn't have a direct serious fight with the antagonist but this really caught me off guard. I even got scared and had that effect I can't describe (when you hear your heartbeat and stuff).
I like how Puss was in utter shock as he turns around to see a large mysterious figure sitting right next to him at the bar. I was expecting a comedic surprise reaction from Puss but instead the scene carried on the serious tone the whistling set up seconds earlier.
My favourite part of the wolf I think is his voice. Idk why but I cant really describe it as well as I want. It doesn’t sound like a traditional deep or scary voice. It’s just got a perfect accent, it sounds almost unstable but you can tell from the things he says that he’s not uncontrolled.
The cinematography in this film is miles beyond most. Each scene connects to the each scene with a sinew, sometimes you don't see it until it's plucked and hums... or whistles.
I love the Western made modern, and The Last Wish was perfect as was Lobos.
Where’s shrek when you need him?!
I NEED A HERO
That single drop of blood breaks everything and everyone. It's so unbelievably beautiful
When lightning flashed as death struck the floor with his sickles and it made his eyes glow gave me chills. Also death was alwys going easy on puss, because all things eventually die. He appeared as a wolf to insert more fear into puss as he was wanting him to value his life. Overall my favourite dream works villain to date.
The best part was that it completely contradicts every line of “Fearless Hero”
*"death" is basically a glow up version of big bad wolf from shrek*
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This first encounter really stood out to me the most and was really well done, just how quickly the fear of Death shattered the grandeur of a fearless hero. Just wow.
I absolutely loved this movie.
To this day im still in utter shock at how genuinely terrifying this scene was, it gave me GOOSEBUMPS, i felt VULNERABLE, it was so genuinely frightening and i fucking love it for that.
Also the part when blood dripped down Puss's face caught me so off guard, it was like the first time in awhile since i had watched a kid animated movie that showed real blood, and that fact really heightened the fear/horror aspect of the scene. (and the parelell to the line "who's never been touched by a blade" was PERFECT, like when it happened i immediately realized the connection, and in the same moment i think Puss also remembered that line, and realized *oh*)
My little sister had seen the movie before me, but when I came to visit, she insisted on me watching it with her. She was talking about how the wolf was the most terrifying villain yet, and me being me, I figured out he was death in like 0.5 seconds.
I don’t think a kid’s movie has ever scared me that much. But I think death is an absolutely PERFECT villain, and is absolutely terrifying. The symbolism was fantastic. That whistle was like a click in your mind, realizing that the end of your life could be approaching you.
It was the line
“Nobody has ever escaped me.” When I looked at my sister and said.
“Oh. He’s LITERALLY death!”
This movie was amazing. Simple as that.
The scene where we all collectively realized that this film was not messing around…
One thing that fascinated me was how Death describes the appearance of Puss emphasising the Hat, the Feather and the Boots. Then he sends compliments to Boot’s Cobbler. That is serious business.
The line. Everyone thinks you will be the one to defeat me. But no has escaped me yet. Really takes in a whole new meaning after we find out he is death.
You could say this scene is the catalyst for Puss's entire arc.
This reminds me of a scene from One Piece.
At a very early stage, Oda (the creator of One Piece) introduced what is basically a completely opposite version of the Protag.
They were in a bar eating the same food but,
"This pie is so good I can die."
"This pie is so bad I can die."
This was their first line to each other.
It seems introducing villains in a bar, somehow makes them more memorable.
You mean Blackbeard?
One of my favorite things about this film was that death was chasing him but not like goldie and the bears or big jack, death is just there anytime Puss starts to feel the old joy of being a legend hes there, when he gives out gold to the poor, death is there when he starts to feel like himself in the cave death is there, when hes in a battle with his friends about to win, hes there, and finally when hes about to make his wish to get his lives back, hes right there, and I love that he never outright chases boots but like death hes right there right behind puss tearing his cape, taking his sword, scraping his boots, and making him bleed, it really is a terrifying detail that no matter where you are, death is there waiting
This film is a masterpiece. While the three previous scenes establish the characters and world it is this scene that truly sets to plot in motion.
I hope new Gen and people with personal problems learned something from this movie, It perfectly describes how Precious Life is if taken at a different angle. Nowadays, many kids and teenagers take their lives for granted because of depression or are somewhat egoistic. The Death character is so on point when it comes to slacking some senses. By far, the Best Family Movie I've ever seen
Huge Thumbs 👍👍👍 for Writers, actors, actress and Animators at Dreamworks. Once again made a breakthrough to history
Live your life well everyone
It reminds me a lot of the gas station scene in No Country for Old Men.
“What’s the most you’ve ever lost on a coin toss?”
4:12 The wolf stands in such a neat way that makes the silhouette appear as a skull.
That short kind or aww expression death gives when saying "Lives flashing before your eyes?" when puss' heartbeat is skyrocketing. That still gives me chills. I watch this scene once a week and I feel that becoming more and more powerful.
My kids had me put this movie on and I honestly wasn't paying attention, but when this scene happened I was pretty impressed and finished watching the movie with them. One of the best family movies I have seen for a long time
Can't agree with you more honestly. The execution of the scene, of Death's presence in general was just amazing. The tune he whistled always gave me goosebumps, and I just loved the way he wouldn't even always appear as a direct threat, just a reminder that "death is approaching" so to say.
It does a perfect job of causing Puss to change from the careless character he had been before, something even Death comes to respect later on. While the rest of the threats in the movie were all comical, easily defined villains being bad and deserving to be stopped - that wasn't the case with Death. He was a natural force of their world. Puss had provoked him in basically every way he could. Death wasn't something that could be stopped, and to have his sights set on Puss' end, for Puss to fear his time was limited, was what caused him to grow.
I'll bet the tune will get used a lot now for humor online, but I'm glad I saw it in the movie soon enough as I did, that I got to truly experience even just a small fraction of what emotion I think Puss did hearing it. I have to wonder what the tune is from though...
I'm definitely hoping we'll see Death again though. Maybe in another Shrek movie, maybe he'll show up and even as a more protagonistic character to claim the life of a worse villain that could have been like cheating death or such to get away with nefarious things. He's just a really amazing character, as fright instilling as he was awe instilling.
'near death experience' is more of a literal statement in this film
Right after death and puss have that scene in the bar, when he walks outside and says "It's bootin time", that was when I knew the movie was going to be great.