Honestly, this was just a really quick video I wanted to get out because I can't stop thinking about this movie, but there is SO much more I could say about it. I really wouldn't be surprised if I end up making another video in the future at some point.
@Angelo R sigh. He isn't a villain. He's just a force of nature. A villain would've killed Boots outright. But he saw that puss respected his life and was going to fight for it, as one should. You only have one. Don't waste it. Death saw that respect and chose to leave. Remember this is the same death that could've taken Perrito when he was thrown in the river but didn't. Death doesn't make sense as in why do some people die others don't you always wonder that, you can't understand it, but I do know this: he isn't a villain.
@@ribottostudio Finally someone else pointing out that being an antagonist doesn't make one a villain automatically. You're absolutely right. Honestly I think that was his goal all along, he repeatedly demands that he pick up his sword and fight for his life, to face him, and when he finally does he walks away.
Another little subtle thing about Puss's final fight with death: I really like the bit where he is forced to use the gatito blade that Kitty gave him earlier in the movie to block on of Death's attacks. It's just a quick moment that highlights the fact that he wouldn't have been able to accept and overcome his fear of death without opening up to the other people in his life
@@kingofflames738 I watched it back thanks to the guy who uploaded it to tik tok And I couldn’t hear it but the star kind of sounds like a wolfs growl. Which might be death taking him
according to an interview with antonio banderas he basically talked for eight hours to the writers about what he was going through and his anxieties in his older age and that's why they wrote puss in boots the way they did
My theater was filled with mostly adults, 21-24 that probably missed out on an avatar ticket and we’re just there to pass the time, I don’t blame them, I could tell, I wasn’t expecting much either, but when that blood trickled down Puss’s forehead, there was an audible silence in the room. From there on it was either tears, woots, or straight up applause. This is the best movie of the year by a margin to me.
I remember when I saw that drop of red liquid trickle down, I thought it would zoom out to reveal it's just juice or something as they wouldn't dare put real blood in a kid's movie. When it was revealed to be a real wound and real blood, that's when I realised shit was getting real, and the wolf is a villain to be taken seriously.
@@zachryng3990 Ngl I don't understand why they're so against showing blood in a children's movie, like, children have seen blood before, come on, they're kids! They get scratches and bruises all the time. I'm not saying you should add gore and guts, but a small scratch won't damage the kids or anything. Same goes with alcohol. Who hasn't seen their parents drink a good cup of wine?
21-24 people or aged? Either way, I'll say they got the worth of their ticket. I watched both (Avatar and Puss) and Puss wins for me. This movie goes hard!
@@zachryng3990 I thought the same too. Was expecting a joke but instead got the real deal. I love that this movie wasn't afraid to get mature at times.
You know, Perro broke the comic relief curse. Comic relief characters in animated movies tend to be either punching bags, or annoying twerps, or both. Perro not only has a believable backstory but also layers on why he is so optimistic. Also also, that scene when Puss is experiencing a panic attack, Perro doesn't try to cheer him up by making jokes or talking. Instead, Perro just sits down with Puss, until he gets calmer. Perro was the character we needed.
I just made a separate comment about this, and here's the same point by someone else! But yeah. I really liked how despite being a "comic relief" character, he was actually ESSENTIAL to Puss completing his journey. His version of the map makes the journey actually DOable, he knows how to deal with the monster-flowers, he alone is able to calm Puss down during his panic attack, and most of all, he helps both Puss and Kitty get over their respective issues. He IS comic relief, but he's also an actual valuable member of the team.
Also he talked about wanting to be a therapy dog when he first met Puss and what he did in that scene was basically how service dogs are trained to perform deep pressure therapy
alls Perrito is not helplesss, yeah he is not a fighter like kitty or puss but he knows what kinds of situations he is in. Like when captured by the bears he purposely stalls
i will never NOT lose my mind over that first fight scene between puss and death. the fact that we get to SEE puss bleed from death's blade added SO much more tension to that moment. seeing this untouchable hero BLEED, it adds so much more to puss' fear of death. its also just been so long since we've seen *ACTUAL BLOOD* in animated movies, it blew me away with how well it was placed in that moment.
Oh my gosh, why are you the only one talking about the blood? I was so taken off guard by it I thought they were going to play it off as a joke like it was going to be juice or something... because you can't have blood in a kid's movie. Yet they have it twice. (Perito gets a bloody nose at the movie's very end.)
@@averyhorrocks5195 I remember saying to myself “Oh it’s just a joke, they’ll pull back and show that’s it’s jam or something” and to have my expectations actually subverted genuinely caught me off guard.
Can we just agree that Death’s whistle is one of the most unsettling leitmotifs in a while. I didn’t the video to actually play the leitmotif itself, so when it did. I genuinely got goosebumps. That’s how good it is. Death honestly is one of the best villains I’ve seen in a movie in a long time, and I’m sure he will traumatize children for generations to come
i also loved the whistle! im not sure if this was on purpose but the whistle reminded me of a Latin urban legend "el silbon" AKA the whistler, which for some people if you hear a man whistle at the dead of nifgh it means someone inside your house or someone you know will die, so is kind of "death" in a way, lol it might not be even related at the slightest but for me i like it
@@xxashleyxx7236 it's definitely on purpose, coins to the eye (a nod to Charon), sickles as a weapon (alternative to a scythe), the whistle (this "Death" is heavily based on Latin mythology with a mix of other interpretations of Death)
I have PTSD and I was touched by this movie. All of his panic attacks and the way Death shows his fear is incredible. The scene where Puss runs away into the woods and he starts seeing images of Death really hit home. That's the best way I can describe my PTSD. Wonderful movie.
I like writing and one of my OCs has PTSD so I've gotten an understanding of proper vs improper portrayals of it in media. When I saw this scene I was super impressed because it did an amazing job showing how much death was on his mind. How he reacts to the fear and anxiety of death is fitting of what we've seen in the movie when confronted in the forest and in the cave of lost souls by him running away when it gets rough because he doesn't know how to defeat it like he's used to
As someone with an anxiety disorder, I struggle a lot to see myself in media because anxiety is so commonly portrayed as just a nervous, jittery, nail biting character who is just in the background questioning everything while the brave hero goes in to save the day. I was BLOWN AWAY by the execution of anxiety in Puss in Boots.The sense of terror and dread slowly building, no matter how much he tries to run away and suppress them, the inevitability of Death. Everything about it was breathtaking. And that panic attack scene. Jeez that hit me right in the feels, I've been exactly where Puss was in that moment, and I'm so glad he had Perrito with him.
I understand that everyone deals with anxiety and anxiety attacks, but Jesus, that anxiety scene made me tear up the second the camera panned to Puss hyperventilating. It's so real, so raw. Absolutely beautiful movie. Also, I want to talk about Kitty and Puss' relationship, oh my god, I adore them. I love them in the first movie, but I think I love them more in this one. I love how when Kitty is eavesdropping on Perrito and Puss, the writers didn't go for a more dramatic route of making her wildly misunderstand what Puss is confessing. He regrets leaving her at the altar (even though she didn't go because she knew he wouldn't either, which is kinda sad), and he wants to apologize to her to her face, and she lets him. What I also love about them is that Kitty feels hurt by Puss when he's running away with the map, because she thinks he hasn't changed. But when he has the time to (somewhat) explain what's going on with Death after him, she realizes that she could be wrong, but she still doesn't completely trust him until she sees him fight Death. It feels so real, and my inner 4 year old squealed at the fact that they're finally canonically together, instead of them just being hinted or leaving us on a cliffhanger about their relationship like the end of the first movie
Wow, you're one of the only other people on the internet I think I've seen talk about the relationship between Kitty and Puss and how well done it was. Like, their dynamic was so cute and wholesome in this movie, and yes, unlike Shrek, it doesn't utilize the often annoying trope of the romantic partner misinterpreting what the other is saying behind their back.
"I love how when Kitty is eavesdropping on Perrito and Puss, the writers didn't go for a more dramatic route of making her wildly misunderstand what Puss is confessing." puss in boots 2 learned from shrek 1's biggest mistake
@@andrewblissett2211 Fr I appreciate that everyone talks on the movie as a whole but kitty's and puss's relationship is a pretty big part of the film as well, and it was sweet to see such a refreshing take on eavesdropping on someone and not taking their words out of context
That hit me harddd!!! I personally don’t suffer from panic attacks (I don’t think?? Lol) but whenever I feel sad my dog always comes and does what Perrito did, and in the past my old dog would too. Such an adorable and beautiful moment, making me cry thinking about it ahahaha
I went into this movie with a friend thinking it was going to be a quick funny kids movie that I would forget about the day after, but I was so wrong. The way it shows so many comon issues that people suffer from like anxiety, trust issues, abandonment issues, and depression in a way that doesnt exagerate it or make fun of it is incredible and I loved every bit of it.
Same I was really surprised, I didnt know what to expect from the trailer. And then I saw a vid on yt review saying it's really good. I was genuinely surprised while watching halfway through I had made up my mind that it was already gonna be a masterpiece. Had to bring my bro to watch it with me again just to see his reaction and it was still really good. Ps; He also loved the Wolf a lot that he started whistling afterward lol.
The fact that this movie handled Perrito (if that's how you spell it) as Puss' [self-proclaimed] therapist makes it stand out more. If his character is handled by modern Disney, it would be portrayed as your typical generic 'dumb' dog instead of a compelling sidekick like Dreamworks did in this animated film.
Apparently Antonio Banderas took a lot of inspiration of his performance from his own recent experience of having a heart attack. And how he had a newfound anxiety of death.
I think Perrito is underrated in that anxiety scene. The fact that he wanted to be a therapy dog was a throw away line, and then he proved that he could actually help people in that scene with Puss. It solidified Perrito as my favorite character on the spot
Puss' fear of death and anxiety is something very personal, but at the sametime, Death was fantastic in this film !! Also Death's whistle is a slowed version of Ring-a-Roses.
I dunno about ring around the rosies, but it also sounds remarkably like Silent Night, specifically the tune of "Sleep in Heavenly Peace" which just makes it all the horrifying.
@@itsmxtwist Oh It's 100% the tale of El Silbon. I was curious because I didn't know about it and looked it up and the singular whistling tune is exactly like Death in the movie. Not only that, from what I read the only thing that can save the victim from El Silbon is a dog's barking, and Perrito helping Puss with his fear allows him to confront Death, or El Silbon
Watch the panic attack scene using headphones. Henestly, it feels so real. Audio effects (heartbeat, panting), camera angles, visualization (surroundings turn grey), Puss's blurred vision (while looking at the Dog), and especially Antonio's voice acting at the end of the panic attack when Puss takes a big gulp of air and swallows it.
“Something better than a fearless hero; a brave hero.” Was such a good line. When you have anxiety the only way you can truly LIVE with it is by constantly being brave. The quote we have to live by is “do it scared” because if we don’t do it scared, we won’t do anything at all.
I can't even describe just how relieved I was that they didn't end that panic attack scene with some "joke" of Puss brushing it off or pushing Perrito away or something stupid. Like you said, it just _was._ It didn't end with a "ERM THAT WAS AWKWARD" but with a genuine "Thank you" and him actually opening up.
Fun fact: Wagner Moura, voice of Death/Big Bad Wolf, also played as Pablo Escobar in the Narcos series, and if you watched that series, you know damn well how intimidating his voice actually is.
The panic attack scene hit me hard as someone who knows the feeling of being terrified in the middle of the night due to existential dread. It's a terrible feeling and you really think you might die or never get over it. The way Dreamworks handled Puss' fears and anxiety was so well done and is so impactful for the movie's plot around Death and appreciating life!
As someone with severe anxiety this really hit home. It’s so hard to live with the constant worrying and stress but seeing how others can deal with it in many ways really helps me to see how I’m never really alone in this.
I have diagnosed anxiety and have had to deal with it for many years. I went to see this in theater with my mom, and good lord I teared up at the panic attack scene. It felt so real to me, just the complete silence besides the breathing you know full well is uncontrolled but you can't FIX in the moment. I also really felt it because I have big comfort in dogs :]! I'd love to have a Perrito in those times
Another great touch was how Death always gave him the chance to fight when confronting puss directly. Kicking him his rapier back. Tossing it to him, in the last scene. "Pick it up." A common thing between fighters in movies, given a new meaning here. Death WANTS Puss to fight for his life, as we can see in the end. He wants him to value that last life he has left and give it his all. He was so overconfident in the beginning, that even the tiniest scratch was able to make him panic. And even though Death despises Puss for being so neglective with his former lives, he accepts the change he has gone through.
(spoiler-ish?) i’m not one to get scared or really react to movies in a big way at all, but i kid you not, the last scene with death where he stares puss down and the bass continues to get louder and louder, gave me legitimate chills and put me on edge. the fact that this movie is able to represent AND reproduce anxiety so well and accurately is nothing short of a spectacle.
The movie is just so good I love when Puss and Kitty are "criming back" the map from goldi and the bears, Kitty says "if you play your cards right, maybe we can share the wish" and that catches Puss so off-guard he freezes for a moment thinking about it I understood that as "share our trust (Kitty) and our lives (Puss) together" and I think that's just so strong man Why did this movie release along with Avatar 2, it got done so dirty for that
That panic attack scene hit hard when I watched this in the theaters. It just felt so realistic, and to see Puss in a moment of such vulnerability only for Perrito to comfort him and be the therapy dog he always wanted to be was such a poignant moment that I wasn’t expecting. Such a fantastic movie.
Also Kitty losing trust in him so she puts her mask back on is a good visual signifier of her putting her emotional walls back up again. Because the mask serves no purpose in concealing who she is anymore, everyone here has seen her face. It’s to conceal how she feels and to hide from him even tho she’s right in front of him. I think Kitty’s form of dealing with anxiety through isolation is a perfect foil to Puss currently having a panic attack right in front of her eyes while he’s grappling for a way out. It’s an interesting way of showing how different people deal with similar feelings of anxiety
What makes the anxiety HIT is that Death represents all three fears: Natural Fear, think bears, wolves, dogs, muggers etc, things we can comprehend and understand and have REASON to fear, Unnatural Fear, think spirits, ghosts, things that go bump in the night, we see them sometimes, but they don't entirely make sense, but we perceive them as dangerous anyways, so that alarm goes off. And finally, Unknown Fear. This is huge and all over death. It's that sense of something BAD is going to happen but....but you don't know what. It's that type of fear you feel when you're walking to your car after a movie at night, and you feel the need to speed it up a little, or when you're home alone and jump cause you just feel something watching you, but when you turn around nothing is there. When we die, our brain will sound these alarms, in one way or another. And with Death Wolf, he reps all three because he's something we can see and perceive to be a threat, but he has these otherworldly abilities such as moving at incredible speeds like in the cave scene, after he says "makes it more fun for me, AH!" he moves so FAST. Then there's the unknown fear, the fear of just that, of what happens AFTER you die. With Death, there's a ton of anxiety surrounding it, which makes sense, and even though he's not a typical VILLAIN, he fills you with a sense of dread, because you know you'll be in Puss' boots one day...fighting Death until that very....last....moment. Because that's just human nature. GOD this movie is so good guys.
i think another important component of puss is a feeling of inferiority and how he's suppressed/masked his anxiety by his need to live up to his own legend. he's convinced himself that not feeling fear is a part of who he is, even though we can see (and its implied) that he's always grappled with fear. even in a flashback to his young years, we see that as a core emotion he interacts with. and yet, in the cave of lost souls, his past lives all talk as though they themselves never felt any fear when we know he's lying to himself (it is one of the lives that tells puss to run). it's clear that kitty sees this as ego, when we the audience know that all of that performance, all of that posturing, has only ever been hollow for puss. i would even argue that he would get so full of himself as a coping mechanism to battle his anxieties and insecurities, like the scene where he's burying his boots and telling tall tales about himself to a crowd of . . . nobody. really good analysis!
15 or so years back if you had told me that Puss in boots of all characters was gonna end up being one of the deepest and coolest characters of the Shrek franchise, I woulda laughted. But here we are, with this Masterpiece of a movie and in some big part cause Puss character development felt so real, well written and well executed. He is one of, if not my favourite character from the Shrek franchise now and I can't wait to see more of him in Shrek 5 or Puss 3. Amazing what could happen when people actually put love and respect into a project.
(Tangent) I haven't seen this movie yet, but I love that Death is dual-wielding sickles. It's a neat little twist; giving him something other than the incredibly common scythe death is depicted with most often, but still a weapon that's used as a farming tool first and foremost.
This movie depicted fear and dread in a way that no horror movie ever has. I genuinely felt my heart beat every single time Death appeared. Not only that, heart beats in the movie made SURE you feel them.
My favorite scene in the movie is when Puss has the panic attack and runs to the forest with Perrito helping him calm down It made me tear up since it’s something I’ve dealt with before, with my dog ultimately helping me calm down as well, which I’m glad they took seriously in the movie
I can't get over the sparing but decisive use of blood in this movie. At the start, I was under the perception that an animated family movie in this day and age cannot have blood, which lined up perfectly with Puss's perception that he cannot be hurt. So when it trickled down his forehead, I felt the same amount of shock and fear as Puss did. It's such a simple yet effective moment, and I can't stop thinking about it.
As someone with bad anxiety, I really appreciated how they did this in the film. I really felt for him and understood what was happening and where it came from.
I myself have horrible anxiety and the fear of death. I haven’t seen the movie in theaters, I’m waiting until it goes on Netflix or something, but I have seen clips. And from what I seen, it feels brutally real and it makes me wonder what his role will be in Shrek 5 which is something I thought I would never say.
I'm guessing is something to do with family or acceptance, so maybe him meeting other orgers and feeling of not being appreciated as one or letting his already grown-up kids as adults and having their own stories to tell? In theory, anyway.
The whistle is probably the most eerie thing in this movie because it feels like a complete flip of the music that plays when puss uses the eye trick and just how scary and soothing it is at the same time
Dude... This movie didn't have to go as hard as it did. That was a PERFECT representation of what panic attacks are like. The rapid breathing that sets in when you're overwhelmed, the fact that you can't hear anything except your heartbeat and your own breathing, how you need an outside source to bring you out of it in a bad enough panic attack, and the sheer relief you feel when it finally runs its course and you're able to relax. Also, I just love how Perrito knew exactly what to do to help Puss out of his panic attack. He's such a good boy. I thought I was going to hate him, but I absolutely love the little dude.
Death was a fantastic antagonist and gave my family chills and when puss got that extreme anxiety attack in the middle of the movie was so sad and perrito is the mvp in that scene
I already get mini anxiety attacks whenever something just doesn't feel right. Seeing puss having an attack like this is exactly how I am, I love how they portrayed it so well and didn't make it into a joke like how some other shows do.
oh my god that panic attack scene made me tear up when perrito grounded him. seeing how he could calm down because of someone that cared for him was really sweet- idk how else to describe it
Shout outs to that wheezing breath Banderas released after Perrito placed his head on Puss in Boots’s belly BEFORE the deep breath. Really sold the regaining of senses, honestly.
His fur literally standing up and seeing shake surprise me for real. And Puss having that panic attack in the woods really had me like WOW.😮 And Perrito calming him down was just so sweet.
the panic attack scene felt much more real to me because there were no dramatic thoughts or words, it’s a very physical experience. media tends to portray panic attacks with jumbles of racing thoughts or frantic rambles, but in reality hyperventilating tends to drown everything else out. sure, BEFORE a panic attack my brain is going haywire because it was triggered by something, but once it starts, it’s pretty hard to keep any train of thought and very hard to get any words out. movies often drastically underestimate how taxing it is on the body to be unable to breathe, allowing a character to miraculously deliver whole lines in the middle of hyperventilating. in this movie, everything else starts to fade out and the only sound is puss’s heartbeat, showing us that all he can focus on is his breathing. it may be less interesting to watch, but it resembles the real thing. perrito also did a great job comforting puss in this scene. oftentimes, words don’t really get through to someone until the panic attack is over, so doing something to physically ground someone tends to be more effective. it was also just genuinely something a real world emotional support animal would do, which was really heartwarming since he always wanted to be a therapy dog. (disclaimer: not every panic attack is exactly the same, it varies from time to time and person to person. i’m just speaking from my personal perspective as someone who has them. other people may be different)
The panic attack scene and just the whole “fear of your mortality” theme in this movie hit way too close to home. I didn’t think I’d see such a thing represented in a Puss in Boots movie, but it was amazing to see honestly. I hope we get more stuff like this in animated movies and kids movies, mature themes that are treated with respect and not made into jokes or dumbed down for kids.
I love how the movie portrays trauma and generally internal struggles as well. All of the characters suffer from a trauma or hard backstory, but they all act differently and cope with it differently. Perrito is copes with comedy (laughing about his brothers almost killing him) and somehow endless optimism. Puss runs, hides behind his huge ego, and as you mentioned is an adrenaline junkie. Kitty is similiar in the sense that she runs from a lot of things, but also she closes herself off since she said she cannot trust others. Goldie tries to distance herself from her family by insulting her brother constantly, seeing them as a means to an end before she realizes her family is just as valuable. Jack is a little more confusing for me to figure out because a flashback is shown where he and his family are poor and he was made the mascot for the family business, yet we later find out he says he was financially and emotionally very well supported by his family. I think one of two analysis can be made. 1. He denies or doesn't recognize the trauma he has been through 2. He is just a classic villian where greed overtakes him and doesn't have a backstory that justifies his villany (which isn't a bad thing). Regardless, he copes by trying to control everything around him and lashes out in anger. Also as someone with a fear of death this movie is huge comfort and is super relatable with Puss' anxiety scenes and how he avoids the topic altogether. I was waiting for someone to make this video, and you did a great job. I also love over analyzing characters so thanks for the analysis!
My theater was packed for Puss in Boots and there was only two seats left bcs it was Winter Break so many families went to watch. Good thing, I was alone. Love how u analyze and discuss about Puss' anxiety and fear of death. I was surprised that there was so many characters in this movie but all of yhem r balanced and have their moments. Love that Goldie and Bears r a found amily and love their dynamic. Perrito being a therapy dog is a great way to integrate him in the story, Puss' relationship with other characters and Perrito's own characterization also he's such a precious cinnamon roll. Also, I'm glad that this movie can be watched as a stand alone movie. I was worried that we need to watch the first movie to understand this one (I watched the first Puss in Boots years ago) But, good thing it doesn't force viewers feel the need to watch the first movie. Sorry for my rant. I love this movie and I can't wait for the Blu-Ray DVD release and the art book 😍 I was sad when the credits roll bcs I wish to see more of Team Friendship's adventures and DreamWorks using this Spider-Verse inspired animation style. 😭❤️❤️❤️ Hope that Kung Fu Panda 4 and the Shrek 5 have the same animation style ❤️❤️❤️
i personally love the microexpressions in this movie as someone interested in psychology and the way the brain responds to stimuli; specifically with this scene as well !! that first second or so youll notice puss' body respond before his brain does. his hair stands up, but he doesnt seem to recognize whats happening yet. for me, anxiety has always been a process of reaction, recognition, and response. you see his body going into fight or flight mode before it even hits him and it just makes it that much more real and organic
anxiety and fear is such an underrated idea in animation as a lot of animated movies serve mostly for fun points, but i think this movie did such a good balance and genuinely connects so much bigger. it also wasn't too straight forward with it, kinda letting it build up and stir which was even betterrr. overall great video and glad u talked about this subject! not just another "this movie is good... end of video". u actually picked a great detail and talked about it
I also love the touch that during Puss’s first duel with death, he does his signature “cartwheel” move but if you slow it down, instead of grinning he has a completely terrified expression.
I was already loving this movie but it was the depictions of anxiety that got me instantly. It's something so simple but I've never felt more understood I'm a movie. I cried in the theater watching it and teared up just listening to you talk about it.
Skulltrot releasing 2 videos less than a week apart? This movie must be really good! Is what I thought going into it and words cannot describe how much I enjoyed it. I was expecting good but this was a whole other level, what an incredibly strong start to the year for animated movies
I don't know if this was intentional but Death's whistle has some of the same keys as Silent Night...specifically the part where it goes "sleep in heavenly peace..." chilling....
I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed that and interestingly it was done in a MAJOR key rather than minor. Later they incorporated this as Death’s theme but use discordant/minor tones.
I hope you come back. Yours are my comfort videos. Thank you for all you have done and if you don't come back, I can live with that. But I do genuinely hope you're doing well in life. Take care, Skulltrot!
Can we just appreciate though how animated movies as of recent have added mature themes and animation details, including blood...like. The blood scene gave me actual chills...the invincible hero of the story started bleeding. I find that so baffling yet so...refreshing to see.
One of the things about the panic attack scene that I don't see anyone talking about is that they didn't have to spell it out for the viewer at all. I swear, in most mainstream media involving panic attacks, they straight up tell the audience that the character is having a panic attack. I fully expected Perrito to run up to Puss and ask "What's happening" and for Puss to respond "I'm having a panic attack!" (EDIT: after a rewatch, Perrito does say "What's happening?" but Puss doesn't respond and just continues hyperventilating) But no, Perrito simply calls out to Puss, runs up to him, assesses the situation, and lays his head on Puss' stomach. And the scene just... plays out. Unsurprisingly, I'm prone to panic attacks as well, so this scene was incredible and stayed stuck in my mind for days.
I am so glad to see more people increasingly talk about this masterpiece of a movie. I can relate to the feeling of not being able to stop thinking about this movie after watching it for the first time. It is truly something I wish for us all to remember for decades to come.
I wanted, from another video i watched, that puss can also hear deaths whistle because anxiety also increases your sensitivity to the environment. So while everyone is busy focusing on the chaos, the fight, or in general just the moment, puss in so scared of death that a noise, sounds, and sight are all suddenly impairments causing an attack to spur. Making death even more terrifying in the film
As someone whose dealt with a severe anxiety disorder my entire life, I've never seen a panic attack in media that so... correct and when I saw this scene in theaters I actually started to cry, for anxiety being so common it's never portrayed as something rational or realistic. I knew Puss was feeling exactly what I've felt and in the future I will point to this scene as the best way to expalin a panic attack.
I have social anxiety. It is for this reason that I felt a little identified when Puss in Boots was afraid. Many times, in certain situations, I have experienced sensations such as an upset stomach, a very fast heartbeat, and even difficulty breathing. The scene where Puss in Boots lay down next to a tree and had trouble breathing made me cry, because it was something I could understand. But many times instead of getting help, you only get problems and someone scolds you and asks you to calm down. That's why when the puppy rested his head on it, without saying anything, that scene touched my heart.
I'm so happy that during the panic attack scene they didn't have someone shaking or yelling at him or even telling him to calm down. at least with me personally that won't work and just make things right. but just having someone with you, holding your hand or a therapy dog to comfort you. That is what really alleviates the symptoms.
At 5:19 when you see him trying to sortof act how he used to you can see his arm actually tremble. Also this movie had no reason being so vividly pretty!!!!! The colours pop so much as compared to most other animations
I was surprised to learn that I like this movie more than the first one, and I have many fond memories of watching the first film. Really good analysis on this film, really informative.
The absolute AGONY I felt during the panic attack scene dude. P A I N. Also Death is one of the best villains in an animated movie I’ve seen in a while. I completely agree with the whole unsettling whistling thing, it genuinely makes me feel creeped out whenever I hear it. The way Death first tries to show himself as innocent and unthreatening, but slowly becomes more creepy and blunt with his intentions is really interesting to me, and to me it shows how death crept up on Puss In Boots, not seeming like a big issue, until it, as you said, slashed him in the face. Not sure if this is on purpose, but I found it cool.
It kinda hit hard, the fur rising goosebumps, the hyperventilating. I too am afraid of death and sometimes have that existential crisis at night that makes me can't get some sleep. But as Puss, cause ik we only have 1 life, I'm gonna keep fighting for it and living it
Decided to go see the movie after watching the video and I'm still coming to terms with the fact that a freaking Shrek spin-off about a cat made me cry
Puss in Boots 2 had one of the best well-written screenplays ever in a DreamWorks animated film that handles mature themes like death and anxiety really well.
Me and my girlfriend watched this movie yesterday and we loved this movie. I just love how accurate the depiction of anxiety and fear is in this movie. In some movies I feel like anxieties and fears are just used for laugh’s especially in case of Thor in avengers endgame. But this movie took it seriously and I appreciate that it does accurately portray anxiety. As someone living with anxiety, it’s nice seeing an accurate portrayal on the screen and actually being taken seriously in the movie.
2:13 I like how this coincides with his catchphrase "fear me, if you dare" You can't be afraid of much if you're not daring and always avoid new challenges. For puss, it would be marriage and forming other bonds rather than being a lone wol-- er, cat. maybe I'm overthinking it :P
As someone who struggles with Thanataphobia IRL. Where the thoughts of death have sometimes kept me up at night in *absolute terror.* This movie hit hard for me. I went into the theater not knowing anything about this film beyond there being a wish and him being on his last life. Which ok sure. I expected his last life to be in danger. But not for Puss to be so genuinely afraid. To see anxiety actually portrayed. I legit almost cried in the theater during his panic attack in the forest. Because that is exactly how I feel laying in my bed in the dead of night at times. Terrified. Like there's no way out because no one escapes death forever. *Spiraling* at the thought of my own mortality. But I do fight it. Because I am aware that I might as well *already be dead* if I'm going to let that fear ruin my life while I am still here on this Earth. I haven't been hit by a kids movie this hard since I watched Coco. Which I watched not too long after my best friend passed away. So little wombo combo of kids films there. Coco made me reflect on the death of someone I loved. And Puss in Boots made me reflect on the inevitability on my own. And it just shows a film doesn't need to be filled with vulgar swearing, sex, drugs, or whatever other "mature" themes in order to handle actually mature themes. Loved this film. Probably my favorite film so far on my return to cinema. (I try to see a film at the theater once every couple weeks. Started a few months ago.)
That moment Puss had a anxiety attack and the dog laid on his stomach, made me tear up. It is very well shown how I also experience anxiety, sometimes worse than others, but it's very well done. What made me tear up more was how either my dogs or fictional comfort characters ease down my anxieties when I'm going through it alone.
ive watched it 3 times already and probably will watch it again. I really really enjoyed this movie and was mot expecting to so much. Thank you for pointing out its theme about facing fear. I think the movies theme is also about appreciating what you have. I think perrito showcases this multiple times and helps puss understand that one life is all you need. As well as goldi appreciating the family that she had. Instead of running to another thing, another wish to escape. Love what you have. That can be an antidote to fear. To be in the present moment, to value what you have now, not running from it. death makes a point of saying "you didnt value any of your lives." and once puss did value his last life, he was able to face death.
I watched this a couple days ago, and oh. my. god. this strong, fearless character i've looked up to and loved my whole life (Puss was my favorite in Shrek) has panic attacks. just like me. i felt so seen, it was so accurate to what I've experienced, and when i tell you i cried.. i *cried*. thank you for making this video; I've been waiting for someone to talk about specifically this. I appreciate you.
Honestly Puss in Boots the Last Wish is THE BEST movie I have seen for a LONG time. The anxiety feels so real, and the plot is rich with internal conflict, which I love! And that panic attack scene, I have never seen a movie portray something like this in this way. I have never had a panic attack myself, but that scene just hit me. I agree, that movie is definitely S tier!
I have anxiety and thanatophobia, and I have to admit this movie hit straight in the heart. wow. the portrayal is truly amazing and feels so close, i also kinda cried while watching this
I have never cried harder in the middle of a movie than at the end, until this one. When Perrito rested his head on Puss’s chest the silent sobs came out of nowhere. Holy shit that scene is amazing
Honestly, this was just a really quick video I wanted to get out because I can't stop thinking about this movie, but there is SO much more I could say about it. I really wouldn't be surprised if I end up making another video in the future at some point.
I just wanted to ask, do you plan on making an analysis video on Rise!Raph?
Please do
It was still an amazing video, great job. Truly
Not to copy Moon Sprout but yes, please do
i watched it in cinemas and i havent stopped thinking about it since aaa
What i love about how they depicted death... the wolf wasn't defeated; he chose to walk away. what a terrifying villain
He's one of those "moral code" villains, where he's after a hero for a reason
@Angelo R sigh. He isn't a villain.
He's just a force of nature. A villain would've killed Boots outright. But he saw that puss respected his life and was going to fight for it, as one should. You only have one. Don't waste it. Death saw that respect and chose to leave. Remember this is the same death that could've taken Perrito when he was thrown in the river but didn't. Death doesn't make sense as in why do some people die others don't you always wonder that, you can't understand it, but I do know this: he isn't a villain.
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Jack Horner IS a villain-
But Death is an antagonist-
@@ribottostudio Finally someone else pointing out that being an antagonist doesn't make one a villain automatically. You're absolutely right. Honestly I think that was his goal all along, he repeatedly demands that he pick up his sword and fight for his life, to face him, and when he finally does he walks away.
Death is no villain, we like to think of Death as one. Death just is, like the ocean or a hurricane.
Another little subtle thing about Puss's final fight with death:
I really like the bit where he is forced to use the gatito blade that Kitty gave him earlier in the movie to block on of Death's attacks. It's just a quick moment that highlights the fact that he wouldn't have been able to accept and overcome his fear of death without opening up to the other people in his life
This and the fact that it looks SO COOL made that one of my favorite moments of the movie.
@@alexismercado3944 Yeah, the whole fight was visually stunning, but that bit was definitely a highlight
And I like the fact that during that final encounter, everyone can hear the whistle, because everybody is in a near death position
@@mimik173 I think his whistle is also audible during Horners death.
@@kingofflames738 I watched it back thanks to the guy who uploaded it to tik tok And I couldn’t hear it but the star kind of sounds like a wolfs growl. Which might be death taking him
according to an interview with antonio banderas he basically talked for eight hours to the writers about what he was going through and his anxieties in his older age and that's why they wrote puss in boots the way they did
wow i had no clue, that's so cool of the writers to do!
That’s a really good idea to get a genuine feeling with the script and voice performance
That’s such an interesting effect (affect effect i don’t remember)
the writers are so real for this
Thats amazing fuck ya spy dad
My theater was filled with mostly adults, 21-24 that probably missed out on an avatar ticket and we’re just there to pass the time, I don’t blame them, I could tell, I wasn’t expecting much either, but when that blood trickled down Puss’s forehead, there was an audible silence in the room. From there on it was either tears, woots, or straight up applause. This is the best movie of the year by a margin to me.
I remember when I saw that drop of red liquid trickle down, I thought it would zoom out to reveal it's just juice or something as they wouldn't dare put real blood in a kid's movie. When it was revealed to be a real wound and real blood, that's when I realised shit was getting real, and the wolf is a villain to be taken seriously.
@@zachryng3990 I was thinking the exact same thing!
@@zachryng3990 Ngl I don't understand why they're so against showing blood in a children's movie, like, children have seen blood before, come on, they're kids! They get scratches and bruises all the time. I'm not saying you should add gore and guts, but a small scratch won't damage the kids or anything.
Same goes with alcohol. Who hasn't seen their parents drink a good cup of wine?
21-24 people or aged? Either way, I'll say they got the worth of their ticket. I watched both (Avatar and Puss) and Puss wins for me. This movie goes hard!
@@zachryng3990 I thought the same too. Was expecting a joke but instead got the real deal. I love that this movie wasn't afraid to get mature at times.
You know, Perro broke the comic relief curse. Comic relief characters in animated movies tend to be either punching bags, or annoying twerps, or both. Perro not only has a believable backstory but also layers on why he is so optimistic.
Also also, that scene when Puss is experiencing a panic attack, Perro doesn't try to cheer him up by making jokes or talking. Instead, Perro just sits down with Puss, until he gets calmer.
Perro was the character we needed.
his back story was just utterly horrifying and soul crushing
@@alexdavis-mann8513 It was fucken'brutal.
I just made a separate comment about this, and here's the same point by someone else! But yeah. I really liked how despite being a "comic relief" character, he was actually ESSENTIAL to Puss completing his journey. His version of the map makes the journey actually DOable, he knows how to deal with the monster-flowers, he alone is able to calm Puss down during his panic attack, and most of all, he helps both Puss and Kitty get over their respective issues. He IS comic relief, but he's also an actual valuable member of the team.
Also he talked about wanting to be a therapy dog when he first met Puss and what he did in that scene was basically how service dogs are trained to perform deep pressure therapy
alls Perrito is not helplesss, yeah he is not a fighter like kitty or puss but he knows what kinds of situations he is in. Like when captured by the bears he purposely stalls
The quote “Bravery isn’t the absence of fear but rather the mastery of it” perfectly encapsulates Puss’s evolution
i will never NOT lose my mind over that first fight scene between puss and death. the fact that we get to SEE puss bleed from death's blade added SO much more tension to that moment. seeing this untouchable hero BLEED, it adds so much more to puss' fear of death. its also just been so long since we've seen *ACTUAL BLOOD* in animated movies, it blew me away with how well it was placed in that moment.
Oh my gosh, why are you the only one talking about the blood? I was so taken off guard by it I thought they were going to play it off as a joke like it was going to be juice or something... because you can't have blood in a kid's movie. Yet they have it twice.
(Perito gets a bloody nose at the movie's very end.)
@@averyhorrocks5195 I remember saying to myself “Oh it’s just a joke, they’ll pull back and show that’s it’s jam or something” and to have my expectations actually subverted genuinely caught me off guard.
Also it was supposedly the first time Puss was injured during a duel. "Never touched by a blade". It broke his illusion of invulnerability
@@WormsMaster100 Yes that too forgot to say that.
No your not the only one freaking out over drop of blood
Can we just agree that Death’s whistle is one of the most unsettling leitmotifs in a while. I didn’t the video to actually play the leitmotif itself, so when it did. I genuinely got goosebumps. That’s how good it is. Death honestly is one of the best villains I’ve seen in a movie in a long time, and I’m sure he will traumatize children for generations to come
@@sanxxxx thank you. English isn’t my native language. So my autocorrect didn’t pick it up. It’s changed now
@@wplays4271 it's a German word
i also loved the whistle! im not sure if this was on purpose but the whistle reminded me of a Latin urban legend "el silbon" AKA the whistler, which for some people if you hear a man whistle at the dead of nifgh it means someone inside your house or someone you know will die, so is kind of "death" in a way, lol it might not be even related at the slightest but for me i like it
@@sanxxxx it's "leitmotiv"...
@@xxashleyxx7236 it's definitely on purpose, coins to the eye (a nod to Charon), sickles as a weapon (alternative to a scythe), the whistle (this "Death" is heavily based on Latin mythology with a mix of other interpretations of Death)
I have PTSD and I was touched by this movie. All of his panic attacks and the way Death shows his fear is incredible. The scene where Puss runs away into the woods and he starts seeing images of Death really hit home. That's the best way I can describe my PTSD. Wonderful movie.
IKR!! I'm not diagnosed, but have had a horrible past experience, and I really saw myself in Puss. After it happened my anxiety shot through the roof
That's what I was screaming the whole time watching it. "PUSS HAS PTSD! IN A KID'S MOVIE!" I was both heartbroken and impressed.
I like writing and one of my OCs has PTSD so I've gotten an understanding of proper vs improper portrayals of it in media. When I saw this scene I was super impressed because it did an amazing job showing how much death was on his mind. How he reacts to the fear and anxiety of death is fitting of what we've seen in the movie when confronted in the forest and in the cave of lost souls by him running away when it gets rough because he doesn't know how to defeat it like he's used to
You are so strong!!
@@Scriblyn thank you!
As someone with an anxiety disorder, I struggle a lot to see myself in media because anxiety is so commonly portrayed as just a nervous, jittery, nail biting character who is just in the background questioning everything while the brave hero goes in to save the day. I was BLOWN AWAY by the execution of anxiety in Puss in Boots.The sense of terror and dread slowly building, no matter how much he tries to run away and suppress them, the inevitability of Death. Everything about it was breathtaking. And that panic attack scene. Jeez that hit me right in the feels, I've been exactly where Puss was in that moment, and I'm so glad he had Perrito with him.
Stop looking for attention
Someone with anxiety totally understands the scene when Puss needs perrito. 👏👏👏
@@Topsealguy it's not attention. It's speaking the truth. You don't know who's behind the screen, and the comment seems truthful enough.
@@Topsealguy no
@@Topsealguy they're not. They're just explaining that puss is a good representation of anxiety.
I understand that everyone deals with anxiety and anxiety attacks, but Jesus, that anxiety scene made me tear up the second the camera panned to Puss hyperventilating. It's so real, so raw. Absolutely beautiful movie.
Also, I want to talk about Kitty and Puss' relationship, oh my god, I adore them. I love them in the first movie, but I think I love them more in this one. I love how when Kitty is eavesdropping on Perrito and Puss, the writers didn't go for a more dramatic route of making her wildly misunderstand what Puss is confessing. He regrets leaving her at the altar (even though she didn't go because she knew he wouldn't either, which is kinda sad), and he wants to apologize to her to her face, and she lets him. What I also love about them is that Kitty feels hurt by Puss when he's running away with the map, because she thinks he hasn't changed. But when he has the time to (somewhat) explain what's going on with Death after him, she realizes that she could be wrong, but she still doesn't completely trust him until she sees him fight Death. It feels so real, and my inner 4 year old squealed at the fact that they're finally canonically together, instead of them just being hinted or leaving us on a cliffhanger about their relationship like the end of the first movie
Wow, you're one of the only other people on the internet I think I've seen talk about the relationship between Kitty and Puss and how well done it was. Like, their dynamic was so cute and wholesome in this movie, and yes, unlike Shrek, it doesn't utilize the often annoying trope of the romantic partner misinterpreting what the other is saying behind their back.
"I love how when Kitty is eavesdropping on Perrito and Puss, the writers didn't go for a more dramatic route of making her wildly misunderstand what Puss is confessing."
puss in boots 2 learned from shrek 1's biggest mistake
@@andrewblissett2211 Right?? Their dynamic is so...Ugh
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Fr I appreciate that everyone talks on the movie as a whole but kitty's and puss's relationship is a pretty big part of the film as well, and it was sweet to see such a refreshing take on eavesdropping on someone and not taking their words out of context
@@jclkaytwo Even Shrek 2 fell under this trap, with Shrek briefly believing that Fiona left him. That alone makes Last Wish the best Shrek movie.
As someone who suffers from anxiety/panic attacks and a dog owner, that scene absolutely broke me
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I cried for the first time in a movie theatre from that scene.
i tryed not to cry
That hit me harddd!!! I personally don’t suffer from panic attacks (I don’t think?? Lol) but whenever I feel sad my dog always comes and does what Perrito did, and in the past my old dog would too. Such an adorable and beautiful moment, making me cry thinking about it ahahaha
@@aidakko me too. Tried.
I went into this movie with a friend thinking it was going to be a quick funny kids movie that I would forget about the day after, but I was so wrong. The way it shows so many comon issues that people suffer from like anxiety, trust issues, abandonment issues, and depression in a way that doesnt exagerate it or make fun of it is incredible and I loved every bit of it.
Same I was really surprised, I didnt know what to expect from the trailer. And then I saw a vid on yt review saying it's really good. I was genuinely surprised while watching halfway through I had made up my mind that it was already gonna be a masterpiece. Had to bring my bro to watch it with me again just to see his reaction and it was still really good. Ps; He also loved the Wolf a lot that he started whistling afterward lol.
The fact that this movie handled Perrito (if that's how you spell it) as Puss' [self-proclaimed] therapist makes it stand out more.
If his character is handled by modern Disney, it would be portrayed as your typical generic 'dumb' dog instead of a compelling sidekick like Dreamworks did in this animated film.
Loved Goldilocks and the three bears and Jack Horner😂😂😂👍
Apparently Antonio Banderas took a lot of inspiration of his performance from his own recent experience of having a heart attack. And how he had a newfound anxiety of death.
I think Perrito is underrated in that anxiety scene. The fact that he wanted to be a therapy dog was a throw away line, and then he proved that he could actually help people in that scene with Puss. It solidified Perrito as my favorite character on the spot
Jep, 100% agree... He's a good doggo.
Thought he was gonna be another annoying, marketable comic relief character, but he SERVED
Puss' fear of death and anxiety is something very personal, but at the sametime, Death was fantastic in this film !! Also Death's whistle is a slowed version of Ring-a-Roses.
I dunno about ring around the rosies, but it also sounds remarkably like Silent Night, specifically the tune of "Sleep in Heavenly Peace" which just makes it all the horrifying.
It's from the funeral march. Give it a listen and you'll recognize the notes
It reminds me of the tale of el silbon
The fact that ppm are saying it sounds like multiple other songs shows how scary it is tbh.
@@itsmxtwist Oh It's 100% the tale of El Silbon. I was curious because I didn't know about it and looked it up and the singular whistling tune is exactly like Death in the movie. Not only that, from what I read the only thing that can save the victim from El Silbon is a dog's barking, and Perrito helping Puss with his fear allows him to confront Death, or El Silbon
Watch the panic attack scene using headphones. Henestly, it feels so real. Audio effects (heartbeat, panting), camera angles, visualization (surroundings turn grey), Puss's blurred vision (while looking at the Dog), and especially Antonio's voice acting at the end of the panic attack when Puss takes a big gulp of air and swallows it.
Oh yes, when I heard that gulp (with that whole scene with my earphones), it felt so real as if it was raw. My gosh.
“Something better than a fearless hero; a brave hero.” Was such a good line. When you have anxiety the only way you can truly LIVE with it is by constantly being brave. The quote we have to live by is “do it scared” because if we don’t do it scared, we won’t do anything at all.
I can't even describe just how relieved I was that they didn't end that panic attack scene with some "joke" of Puss brushing it off or pushing Perrito away or something stupid.
Like you said, it just _was._ It didn't end with a "ERM THAT WAS AWKWARD" but with a genuine "Thank you" and him actually opening up.
I can already tell this is gonna be great. The way this movie handled anxiety, and Puss’ fear of Death, was fantastic 😭
i heard the movie was really good and i still wasn't ready for it when i saw it for the first time
Fun fact: Wagner Moura, voice of Death/Big Bad Wolf, also played as Pablo Escobar in the Narcos series, and if you watched that series, you know damn well how intimidating his voice actually is.
Yeah I tried to avoid any and all spoilers for it, I did good too, the only scene I got spoiled of was the anxiety scene
The panic attack scene hit me hard as someone who knows the feeling of being terrified in the middle of the night due to existential dread. It's a terrible feeling and you really think you might die or never get over it.
The way Dreamworks handled Puss' fears and anxiety was so well done and is so impactful for the movie's plot around Death and appreciating life!
As someone with severe anxiety this really hit home. It’s so hard to live with the constant worrying and stress but seeing how others can deal with it in many ways really helps me to see how I’m never really alone in this.
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I have diagnosed anxiety and have had to deal with it for many years. I went to see this in theater with my mom, and good lord I teared up at the panic attack scene. It felt so real to me, just the complete silence besides the breathing you know full well is uncontrolled but you can't FIX in the moment. I also really felt it because I have big comfort in dogs :]! I'd love to have a Perrito in those times
At first I thought bro was having a heart attack
Another great touch was how Death always gave him the chance to fight when confronting puss directly. Kicking him his rapier back. Tossing it to him, in the last scene. "Pick it up."
A common thing between fighters in movies, given a new meaning here. Death WANTS Puss to fight for his life, as we can see in the end. He wants him to value that last life he has left and give it his all. He was so overconfident in the beginning, that even the tiniest scratch was able to make him panic. And even though Death despises Puss for being so neglective with his former lives, he accepts the change he has gone through.
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i’m not one to get scared or really react to movies in a big way at all, but i kid you not, the last scene with death where he stares puss down and the bass continues to get louder and louder, gave me legitimate chills and put me on edge. the fact that this movie is able to represent AND reproduce anxiety so well and accurately is nothing short of a spectacle.
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The movie is just so good
I love when Puss and Kitty are "criming back" the map from goldi and the bears, Kitty says "if you play your cards right, maybe we can share the wish" and that catches Puss so off-guard he freezes for a moment thinking about it
I understood that as "share our trust (Kitty) and our lives (Puss) together" and I think that's just so strong man
Why did this movie release along with Avatar 2, it got done so dirty for that
I just finished watching the movie- and, oh my god, the panic. It felt so real, I was completely stunned, I had to walk away from it for a bit.
That panic attack scene hit hard when I watched this in the theaters. It just felt so realistic, and to see Puss in a moment of such vulnerability only for Perrito to comfort him and be the therapy dog he always wanted to be was such a poignant moment that I wasn’t expecting. Such a fantastic movie.
Agreed!!
Also Kitty losing trust in him so she puts her mask back on is a good visual signifier of her putting her emotional walls back up again. Because the mask serves no purpose in concealing who she is anymore, everyone here has seen her face. It’s to conceal how she feels and to hide from him even tho she’s right in front of him. I think Kitty’s form of dealing with anxiety through isolation is a perfect foil to Puss currently having a panic attack right in front of her eyes while he’s grappling for a way out. It’s an interesting way of showing how different people deal with similar feelings of anxiety
What makes the anxiety HIT is that Death represents all three fears: Natural Fear, think bears, wolves, dogs, muggers etc, things we can comprehend and understand and have REASON to fear, Unnatural Fear, think spirits, ghosts, things that go bump in the night, we see them sometimes, but they don't entirely make sense, but we perceive them as dangerous anyways, so that alarm goes off.
And finally, Unknown Fear. This is huge and all over death. It's that sense of something BAD is going to happen but....but you don't know what. It's that type of fear you feel when you're walking to your car after a movie at night, and you feel the need to speed it up a little, or when you're home alone and jump cause you just feel something watching you, but when you turn around nothing is there.
When we die, our brain will sound these alarms, in one way or another. And with Death Wolf, he reps all three because he's something we can see and perceive to be a threat, but he has these otherworldly abilities such as moving at incredible speeds like in the cave scene, after he says "makes it more fun for me, AH!" he moves so FAST. Then there's the unknown fear, the fear of just that, of what happens AFTER you die. With Death, there's a ton of anxiety surrounding it, which makes sense, and even though he's not a typical VILLAIN, he fills you with a sense of dread, because you know you'll be in Puss' boots one day...fighting Death until that very....last....moment. Because that's just human nature.
GOD this movie is so good guys.
“you’ll be in puss’ boots someday” i love what you did
i think another important component of puss is a feeling of inferiority and how he's suppressed/masked his anxiety by his need to live up to his own legend. he's convinced himself that not feeling fear is a part of who he is, even though we can see (and its implied) that he's always grappled with fear. even in a flashback to his young years, we see that as a core emotion he interacts with. and yet, in the cave of lost souls, his past lives all talk as though they themselves never felt any fear when we know he's lying to himself (it is one of the lives that tells puss to run).
it's clear that kitty sees this as ego, when we the audience know that all of that performance, all of that posturing, has only ever been hollow for puss. i would even argue that he would get so full of himself as a coping mechanism to battle his anxieties and insecurities, like the scene where he's burying his boots and telling tall tales about himself to a crowd of . . . nobody.
really good analysis!
Yes!!
15 or so years back if you had told me that Puss in boots of all characters was gonna end up being one of the deepest and coolest characters of the Shrek franchise, I woulda laughted. But here we are, with this Masterpiece of a movie and in some big part cause Puss character development felt so real, well written and well executed. He is one of, if not my favourite character from the Shrek franchise now and I can't wait to see more of him in Shrek 5 or Puss 3. Amazing what could happen when people actually put love and respect into a project.
@@alexferrier5732 Yes, well said!
This is a damn good character analysis. I’m gonna keep this in mind in the future.
(Tangent) I haven't seen this movie yet, but I love that Death is dual-wielding sickles. It's a neat little twist; giving him something other than the incredibly common scythe death is depicted with most often, but still a weapon that's used as a farming tool first and foremost.
This movie depicted fear and dread in a way that no horror movie ever has. I genuinely felt my heart beat every single time Death appeared. Not only that, heart beats in the movie made SURE you feel them.
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My favorite scene in the movie is when Puss has the panic attack and runs to the forest with Perrito helping him calm down
It made me tear up since it’s something I’ve dealt with before, with my dog ultimately helping me calm down as well, which I’m glad they took seriously in the movie
I can't get over the sparing but decisive use of blood in this movie. At the start, I was under the perception that an animated family movie in this day and age cannot have blood, which lined up perfectly with Puss's perception that he cannot be hurt. So when it trickled down his forehead, I felt the same amount of shock and fear as Puss did. It's such a simple yet effective moment, and I can't stop thinking about it.
As someone with bad anxiety, I really appreciated how they did this in the film. I really felt for him and understood what was happening and where it came from.
I myself have horrible anxiety and the fear of death. I haven’t seen the movie in theaters, I’m waiting until it goes on Netflix or something, but I have seen clips. And from what I seen, it feels brutally real and it makes me wonder what his role will be in Shrek 5 which is something I thought I would never say.
I implore you to see it in a theater. The sound design is a treat.
I'm guessing is something to do with family or acceptance, so maybe him meeting other orgers and feeling of not being appreciated as one or letting his already grown-up kids as adults and having their own stories to tell?
In theory, anyway.
I would imagine he’s gonna try to get closer to Shrek, Donkey, and Fiona again after being gone for so long.
I’m scared they’re gonna kill him off with him sacrificing himself or something, Death did say they would eventually meet again
@@eddiediaz5518 yeah and he also said that he would let him live his life
The whistle is probably the most eerie thing in this movie because it feels like a complete flip of the music that plays when puss uses the eye trick and just how scary and soothing it is at the same time
Just like death, people who had near death experience tell their story to be “peaceful” maybe death is like that after all, scary but peaceful
I WAS REALLY SUSPRISED OF HOW GOOD BOTH PUSS N'BOTTS MOVIES WERE
I recently rewatch the 1° one before watching the 2° & IT HOLDS UP PRETTY WELL
Dude... This movie didn't have to go as hard as it did. That was a PERFECT representation of what panic attacks are like. The rapid breathing that sets in when you're overwhelmed, the fact that you can't hear anything except your heartbeat and your own breathing, how you need an outside source to bring you out of it in a bad enough panic attack, and the sheer relief you feel when it finally runs its course and you're able to relax.
Also, I just love how Perrito knew exactly what to do to help Puss out of his panic attack. He's such a good boy. I thought I was going to hate him, but I absolutely love the little dude.
Death was a fantastic antagonist and gave my family chills and when puss got that extreme anxiety attack in the middle of the movie was so sad and perrito is the mvp in that scene
As someone who use to have crippling anxiety I got weirdly immersed. The scenes where puss had panic attacks felt so familiar and relatable
I already get mini anxiety attacks whenever something just doesn't feel right. Seeing puss having an attack like this is exactly how I am, I love how they portrayed it so well and didn't make it into a joke like how some other shows do.
oh my god that panic attack scene made me tear up when perrito grounded him. seeing how he could calm down because of someone that cared for him was really sweet- idk how else to describe it
Shout outs to that wheezing breath Banderas released after Perrito placed his head on Puss in Boots’s belly BEFORE the deep breath. Really sold the regaining of senses, honestly.
Yes I agree that was a nice touch. And indicative of many nice detailed touches throughout the movie.
His fur literally standing up and seeing shake surprise me for real. And Puss having that panic attack in the woods really had me like WOW.😮 And Perrito calming him down was just so sweet.
Yes I also thought the fur standing up (with accompanying sound) was a very nice touch.
the panic attack scene felt much more real to me because there were no dramatic thoughts or words, it’s a very physical experience. media tends to portray panic attacks with jumbles of racing thoughts or frantic rambles, but in reality hyperventilating tends to drown everything else out. sure, BEFORE a panic attack my brain is going haywire because it was triggered by something, but once it starts, it’s pretty hard to keep any train of thought and very hard to get any words out. movies often drastically underestimate how taxing it is on the body to be unable to breathe, allowing a character to miraculously deliver whole lines in the middle of hyperventilating. in this movie, everything else starts to fade out and the only sound is puss’s heartbeat, showing us that all he can focus on is his breathing. it may be less interesting to watch, but it resembles the real thing.
perrito also did a great job comforting puss in this scene. oftentimes, words don’t really get through to someone until the panic
attack is over, so doing something to physically ground someone tends to be more effective. it was also just genuinely something a real world emotional support animal would do, which was really heartwarming since he always wanted to be a therapy dog.
(disclaimer: not every panic attack is exactly the same, it varies from time to time and person to person. i’m just speaking from my personal perspective as someone who has them. other people may be different)
"What's wrong? Lives flashing before your eyes?"
"No… just one"
The panic attack scene and just the whole “fear of your mortality” theme in this movie hit way too close to home. I didn’t think I’d see such a thing represented in a Puss in Boots movie, but it was amazing to see honestly. I hope we get more stuff like this in animated movies and kids movies, mature themes that are treated with respect and not made into jokes or dumbed down for kids.
I love how the movie portrays trauma and generally internal struggles as well. All of the characters suffer from a trauma or hard backstory, but they all act differently and cope with it differently. Perrito is copes with comedy (laughing about his brothers almost killing him) and somehow endless optimism. Puss runs, hides behind his huge ego, and as you mentioned is an adrenaline junkie. Kitty is similiar in the sense that she runs from a lot of things, but also she closes herself off since she said she cannot trust others. Goldie tries to distance herself from her family by insulting her brother constantly, seeing them as a means to an end before she realizes her family is just as valuable.
Jack is a little more confusing for me to figure out because a flashback is shown where he and his family are poor and he was made the mascot for the family business, yet we later find out he says he was financially and emotionally very well supported by his family. I think one of two analysis can be made. 1. He denies or doesn't recognize the trauma he has been through 2. He is just a classic villian where greed overtakes him and doesn't have a backstory that justifies his villany (which isn't a bad thing). Regardless, he copes by trying to control everything around him and lashes out in anger.
Also as someone with a fear of death this movie is huge comfort and is super relatable with Puss' anxiety scenes and how he avoids the topic altogether. I was waiting for someone to make this video, and you did a great job. I also love over analyzing characters so thanks for the analysis!
6:19 man no one talks about how gut wrenching this scene was
this is why I cry watching this movie, especially his scenes with perrito, some people don't know how real it gets, and this showed it how it is
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My theater was packed for Puss in Boots and there was only two seats left bcs it was Winter Break so many families went to watch. Good thing, I was alone.
Love how u analyze and discuss about Puss' anxiety and fear of death. I was surprised that there was so many characters in this movie but all of yhem r balanced and have their moments. Love that Goldie and Bears r a found amily and love their dynamic.
Perrito being a therapy dog is a great way to integrate him in the story, Puss' relationship with other characters and Perrito's own characterization also he's such a precious cinnamon roll.
Also, I'm glad that this movie can be watched as a stand alone movie. I was worried that we need to watch the first movie to understand this one (I watched the first Puss in Boots years ago) But, good thing it doesn't force viewers feel the need to watch the first movie.
Sorry for my rant. I love this movie and I can't wait for the Blu-Ray DVD release and the art book 😍 I was sad when the credits roll bcs I wish to see more of Team Friendship's adventures and DreamWorks using this Spider-Verse inspired animation style. 😭❤️❤️❤️ Hope that Kung Fu Panda 4 and the Shrek 5 have the same animation style ❤️❤️❤️
i personally love the microexpressions in this movie as someone interested in psychology and the way the brain responds to stimuli; specifically with this scene as well !! that first second or so youll notice puss' body respond before his brain does. his hair stands up, but he doesnt seem to recognize whats happening yet. for me, anxiety has always been a process of reaction, recognition, and response. you see his body going into fight or flight mode before it even hits him and it just makes it that much more real and organic
anxiety and fear is such an underrated idea in animation as a lot of animated movies serve mostly for fun points, but i think this movie did such a good balance and genuinely connects so much bigger. it also wasn't too straight forward with it, kinda letting it build up and stir which was even betterrr.
overall great video and glad u talked about this subject! not just another "this movie is good... end of video". u actually picked a great detail and talked about it
I also love the touch that during Puss’s first duel with death, he does his signature “cartwheel” move but if you slow it down, instead of grinning he has a completely terrified expression.
I was already loving this movie but it was the depictions of anxiety that got me instantly. It's something so simple but I've never felt more understood I'm a movie. I cried in the theater watching it and teared up just listening to you talk about it.
Skulltrot releasing 2 videos less than a week apart? This movie must be really good!
Is what I thought going into it and words cannot describe how much I enjoyed it. I was expecting good but this was a whole other level, what an incredibly strong start to the year for animated movies
I don't know if this was intentional but Death's whistle has some of the same keys as Silent Night...specifically the part where it goes "sleep in heavenly peace..." chilling....
It's from the funeral march. Which fits like a glove given that it's death. If anyone's got an earworm of it the it'd be death.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed that and interestingly it was done in a MAJOR key rather than minor. Later they incorporated this as Death’s theme but use discordant/minor tones.
I hope you come back. Yours are my comfort videos. Thank you for all you have done and if you don't come back, I can live with that. But I do genuinely hope you're doing well in life. Take care, Skulltrot!
Can we just appreciate though how animated movies as of recent have added mature themes and animation details, including blood...like. The blood scene gave me actual chills...the invincible hero of the story started bleeding. I find that so baffling yet so...refreshing to see.
gosh i can't wait for this, absolutely love the sound design between Puss and the wolf and their circular dialogue- how it elevates the characters.
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One of the things about the panic attack scene that I don't see anyone talking about is that they didn't have to spell it out for the viewer at all. I swear, in most mainstream media involving panic attacks, they straight up tell the audience that the character is having a panic attack. I fully expected Perrito to run up to Puss and ask "What's happening" and for Puss to respond "I'm having a panic attack!" (EDIT: after a rewatch, Perrito does say "What's happening?" but Puss doesn't respond and just continues hyperventilating) But no, Perrito simply calls out to Puss, runs up to him, assesses the situation, and lays his head on Puss' stomach. And the scene just... plays out. Unsurprisingly, I'm prone to panic attacks as well, so this scene was incredible and stayed stuck in my mind for days.
0:54 the use of explorers ost earned you a sub
I LOVE the resolution
"You know we will meet again, right?"
SO GOOD
I am so glad to see more people increasingly talk about this masterpiece of a movie. I can relate to the feeling of not being able to stop thinking about this movie after watching it for the first time. It is truly something I wish for us all to remember for decades to come.
Me too!
3:38 BRUH I GOT SO FUCKING SCARE WHEN I HEARD THE WHISTLE IN THE VIDEO
I wanted, from another video i watched, that puss can also hear deaths whistle because anxiety also increases your sensitivity to the environment. So while everyone is busy focusing on the chaos, the fight, or in general just the moment, puss in so scared of death that a noise, sounds, and sight are all suddenly impairments causing an attack to spur. Making death even more terrifying in the film
As someone whose dealt with a severe anxiety disorder my entire life, I've never seen a panic attack in media that so... correct and when I saw this scene in theaters I actually started to cry, for anxiety being so common it's never portrayed as something rational or realistic. I knew Puss was feeling exactly what I've felt and in the future I will point to this scene as the best way to expalin a panic attack.
I have social anxiety. It is for this reason that I felt a little identified when Puss in Boots was afraid. Many times, in certain situations, I have experienced sensations such as an upset stomach, a very fast heartbeat, and even difficulty breathing. The scene where Puss in Boots lay down next to a tree and had trouble breathing made me cry, because it was something I could understand. But many times instead of getting help, you only get problems and someone scolds you and asks you to calm down. That's why when the puppy rested his head on it, without saying anything, that scene touched my heart.
I'm so happy that during the panic attack scene they didn't have someone shaking or yelling at him or even telling him to calm down. at least with me personally that won't work and just make things right. but just having someone with you, holding your hand or a therapy dog to comfort you. That is what really alleviates the symptoms.
As someone who currently has a fear of death, this movie resonated with me when i watched it, i almost cried in the theater.
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I love the panic attack scene. There's not much in this world that scares me.
"Confronting fear is the destiny of a Jedi." -Luke Skywalker, TROS
@1:18 *When a genetically-modified raccoon slaps a Norse deity in the face.*
At 5:19 when you see him trying to sortof act how he used to you can see his arm actually tremble. Also this movie had no reason being so vividly pretty!!!!! The colours pop so much as compared to most other animations
0:05 everyone’s reaction to this movie basically
I was surprised to learn that I like this movie more than the first one, and I have many fond memories of watching the first film.
Really good analysis on this film, really informative.
That panic attack scene will stick with me forever.
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dude, when I saw this movie in the theatre, the theatre was filled with 4-7 year olds. I don't know how they wern't traumatized from that
The absolute AGONY I felt during the panic attack scene dude. P A I N. Also Death is one of the best villains in an animated movie I’ve seen in a while. I completely agree with the whole unsettling whistling thing, it genuinely makes me feel creeped out whenever I hear it. The way Death first tries to show himself as innocent and unthreatening, but slowly becomes more creepy and blunt with his intentions is really interesting to me, and to me it shows how death crept up on Puss In Boots, not seeming like a big issue, until it, as you said, slashed him in the face. Not sure if this is on purpose, but I found it cool.
It kinda hit hard, the fur rising goosebumps, the hyperventilating. I too am afraid of death and sometimes have that existential crisis at night that makes me can't get some sleep. But as Puss, cause ik we only have 1 life, I'm gonna keep fighting for it and living it
Decided to go see the movie after watching the video and I'm still coming to terms with the fact that a freaking Shrek spin-off about a cat made me cry
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Puss in Boots 2 had one of the best well-written screenplays ever in a DreamWorks animated film that handles mature themes like death and anxiety really well.
The panic attack scene genuinely made me cry in the theater because of the dog helping him and how much it reminded me of my own therapy dog
Me and my girlfriend watched this movie yesterday and we loved this movie. I just love how accurate the depiction of anxiety and fear is in this movie. In some movies I feel like anxieties and fears are just used for laugh’s especially in case of Thor in avengers endgame. But this movie took it seriously and I appreciate that it does accurately portray anxiety. As someone living with anxiety, it’s nice seeing an accurate portrayal on the screen and actually being taken seriously in the movie.
2:13 I like how this coincides with his catchphrase "fear me, if you dare"
You can't be afraid of much if you're not daring and always avoid new challenges. For puss, it would be marriage and forming other bonds rather than being a lone wol-- er, cat.
maybe I'm overthinking it :P
As someone who struggles with Thanataphobia IRL. Where the thoughts of death have sometimes kept me up at night in *absolute terror.* This movie hit hard for me. I went into the theater not knowing anything about this film beyond there being a wish and him being on his last life. Which ok sure. I expected his last life to be in danger. But not for Puss to be so genuinely afraid. To see anxiety actually portrayed.
I legit almost cried in the theater during his panic attack in the forest. Because that is exactly how I feel laying in my bed in the dead of night at times. Terrified. Like there's no way out because no one escapes death forever. *Spiraling* at the thought of my own mortality.
But I do fight it. Because I am aware that I might as well *already be dead* if I'm going to let that fear ruin my life while I am still here on this Earth. I haven't been hit by a kids movie this hard since I watched Coco. Which I watched not too long after my best friend passed away.
So little wombo combo of kids films there. Coco made me reflect on the death of someone I loved. And Puss in Boots made me reflect on the inevitability on my own. And it just shows a film doesn't need to be filled with vulgar swearing, sex, drugs, or whatever other "mature" themes in order to handle actually mature themes.
Loved this film. Probably my favorite film so far on my return to cinema. (I try to see a film at the theater once every couple weeks. Started a few months ago.)
That moment Puss had a anxiety attack and the dog laid on his stomach, made me tear up. It is very well shown how I also experience anxiety, sometimes worse than others, but it's very well done. What made me tear up more was how either my dogs or fictional comfort characters ease down my anxieties when I'm going through it alone.
"he become something even better then a fearless hero. that is a brave hero"
wow..
The panic attack made me cry. I completely understand the feeling, and I felt so relieved when Perrito helped him.
ive watched it 3 times already and probably will watch it again. I really really enjoyed this movie and was mot expecting to so much.
Thank you for pointing out its theme about facing fear. I think the movies theme is also about appreciating what you have. I think perrito showcases this multiple times and helps puss understand that one life is all you need. As well as goldi appreciating the family that she had. Instead of running to another thing, another wish to escape. Love what you have. That can be an antidote to fear. To be in the present moment, to value what you have now, not running from it.
death makes a point of saying "you didnt value any of your lives." and once puss did value his last life, he was able to face death.
1:43 he got snaped back to reality
I watched this a couple days ago, and oh. my. god.
this strong, fearless character i've looked up to and loved my whole life (Puss was my favorite in Shrek) has panic attacks. just like me. i felt so seen, it was so accurate to what I've experienced, and when i tell you i cried.. i *cried*. thank you for making this video; I've been waiting for someone to talk about specifically this. I appreciate you.
Honestly Puss in Boots the Last Wish is THE BEST movie I have seen for a LONG time. The anxiety feels so real, and the plot is rich with internal conflict, which I love! And that panic attack scene, I have never seen a movie portray something like this in this way. I have never had a panic attack myself, but that scene just hit me. I agree, that movie is definitely S tier!
Puss In Boots isn’t an anthropomorphic cat. He’s just a talking cat that acts mostly human.
I love this movie, I’m so glad I wasn’t expecting much but was blown away by everything
I have anxiety and thanatophobia, and I have to admit this movie hit straight in the heart. wow. the portrayal is truly amazing and feels so close, i also kinda cried while watching this
Early in the movie puss denies Perrito being his therapeutic dog but it’s ironic how Perrito was able to calm him down.
I have never cried harder in the middle of a movie than at the end, until this one. When Perrito rested his head on Puss’s chest the silent sobs came out of nowhere. Holy shit that scene is amazing