A huge thing I love about death is actually the whistle. When Death is angry, or on the hunt, the whistle has a certain tone. But when Death releases Puss, it has a higher pitch.
Also you can see Death in certain scenes in the background earlier in the movie. AND the death cards when Puss is recalling his past lives with the vet are designed with the wolf.
What’s interesting is that whistle is a common belief in many countries around the world. Never whistle at night or in a funeral because you may never know that death will be knocking at your door.
I'd say Discworld's Death and DC's Death of the Endless are better picks for the title of "best interpretations of Death". Puss in Boots' Death is still absolutely top 5, though.
I love him because he is sinister and frighting but not evil and at the end of the day is just doing his job and I think is exactly how death should be portrayed!
Head and shoulders above the first Puss in Boots film. It felt like the end of a trilogy even though it was the sequel. This movie elicited the same sort of surprise that Toy Story 3 and Zootopia did upon release. I don't think people were expecting it to be SO good and emotionally poignant. Another great animated film dealing with identity and death.
@@NickCTorresThere is no overlap between Fortiche's work and recent work in major animation studios. First, Fortiche was founded in 2009 and their first batch of works were music videos and commercials and the styles among them vary wildly, from 2d animation to quasi photorealistic stuff (if anything is that variety what allowed them to achieve Arcane stylistically). First approach to this style was precisely the trailer Get Jinxed for LOL in 2015 and then they jumped into developing Arcane. Into the Spiderverse started pre production in 2014 if not earlier, it was developed completely independently. On the other hand Dreamworks executives have been very open about how they pushed the animation of The Bad Guys and Puss In Boots towars and Into the Spidereverse, they cited the movie as a direct inspiration.
Here's an interesting detail that shows just well written the film is: At some points in the story, both Goldie and Kitty mention "birthday wish rules": that if they reveal what their wishes are before they make them, then their wishes won't come true. Death, Jack, Goldie and Puss all reveal what their desires are before they get to the wishing star: Puss tells Perrito, Jack tells the Crickett, Death tells Puss and Goldie tells the Bears. However, Kitty doesn't reveal what her wish was until she arrives at the wishing star and, fittingly, she's the only character to get exactly what she originally wanted. EDIT: To clear up any confusion, I'm not implying Kitty literally got her wish granted by the wishing star but that, thematically, her 'wish' is the only one that came true with no change in perspective or magic.
@@karlluigi1987 I'm sorry if I didn't explain myself well. I don't believe Kitty made a literal wish, but that she is the only character in the film to get exactly what she wanted without having to compromise or change her perspective. So it's very fitting, thematically, that not only is she the only character to not reveal her wish beforehand, but that when she does it's when she's on top of the wishing star.
Death is up there with Shen and Tai Lung as the best animated antagonists ever. He's so menacing and terrifying, the voice actor was on is A game. And the thing I loved most is that he's not a bad guy, he's just a force of nature and even when Puss overcomes his fear of him, he reminds Puss that he'll be back. A great message that no one can outlive Death
As a person, Death may have been a little fair-minded, definitely wise and has had self control in order not to eat Puss because he leaned onto a moral code, but he is also cold-hearted, sadistic and a bit arrogant. As for the "valuing life" part, I think that because for mortals it's such a superficial and a philosophical topic that we don't realize that for a supernatural being like Death, valuing life is plain common sense, so we make a big thing out of his character when he's just mostly sadistic because (I believe) of the power he possesses over living people, despite valuing life. That's all from the storyline but in terms of the narrative, yeah, Death was a massive helping tool to bring Puss towards redemption. Without Death, despite him enjoying tormenting Puss, Puss would have just wasted this life as well. All things considered, I still think he is one of the best. He is the embodiment of the "lawful evil" alignment and the "supernatural villain" archetype, which is a villain you cannot defeat, unless he pauses or defeats himself. In this case, Death just changed his mind, he didn't expect Puss to have a change of heart and it ruined his plans on killing him prematurely (which is cheating) and eating him.
This movie is the sole reason why I even started watching movie reaction channels. Shrek 3 isn't terrible, it's just the weakest of the bunch, but still pretty much watchable. You should give it a try, and Shrek 4 as well.
So one thing to point out is the reason why puss is so scared of the wolf in the bar is because in the beginning while he was singing he said I have never been touched by a blade and the sickle drew blood meaning that's the first time in his life he's ever been struck by a blade and it caused fear which is why he essentially was running away from the rest of the movie up until he found out he was death...and watch the cat eyes as they talk to each other it will change perspective as well
Amazing art and animation and characters and story. So little unnecessary fluff in this movie. Glad you guys enjoyed it too! Agreed on the wolf being one of the coolest characters ever.
Anubis, the Egyptian god of Death, is a bipedal dog/wolf creature. And scythes are common harvesting tools in ancient Egypt. So on a pure visual level, the Big Bad Wolf's design tells you who he is right away. On some level, you know who He is. When it's revealed who he is, the audience never questions it because they were already "told" long before that.
I think the intro of this movie actually is a homage to the ACTUAL folk tale about the boot-wearing cat, where the cat basically steals a noble title (Marquis) for his human master.
"Thats the scariest character I’ve ever seen!" "I'm getting a tattoo of him!" Ah, the two reactions to Death wolf. Yeah this film is amazing, and the re-watch details are great, from the bell tolling once for each of Booth death’s in the giant fight, to death hiding in the title cards or background of scenes, there are just so many details that are fun on a second watch. 11/10 great film. Also, “rival teams of criminals racing to reach a wish-granting space-treasure in the centre of dangerous mutating ruined landscape” means that this technically has the same plot as “Roadside picnic” and that is just very funny to me.
I love Death's design for this movie, he's def my fav antagonist in a while. His glaring red eyes are piercing in every scene, even when it is dark. He's not even evil but just an antagonist to teach our MC to some humility and be humble. It's fun because you can see him early on in the mountain troll fight while the crowd is doing the wave to emphasize his omnipresence as Death for Puss's 8th death. Wagner Moura did such a good job with the VA too to sell the character, esp during that opening when he's emphasizing "Fear."
Love how this movie uses 3 different types of villains: a sympethatic one (Goldie), an irredeemable, unapologetically evil one (Jack Horner) and a menacing, intimidating one (Wolf/Death).
Death is more like the force of nature villain. Like the shark in Jaws or the Cyborg in Terminator. Death being just death. Single minded and unstoppable.
@@ThatSamoanGuy Exactly. Death went out of his way to torment Puss and wanted to break the rules by killing Puss before the cat's time was actually up. That's why there's that exchange in the cave - "That's cheating!" - "Shhh! Don't tell" It's weird how everyone says - "Death is not a villain and he was just doing his job". Yes he is and no he wasn't. He might not be a villain on the average day, but he was clearly a villain to Puss and had it out for him.
I really am glad they kept the dog as upbeat as he was and there was no crazy twist with him being secretly bad. Same with Little Jack Horner and his role in the movie as a straight villain. With as many characters as they had, they gave a lot of information about each and none were ignored. Honestly brilliant movie and was so surprised when I was hearing good things about it and finally went to watch it. All the Easter eggs from other animated and live-action movies were well done. There was a part at the start that reminded me of some shots in Attack on Titan the way it was directed. I liked all the development of the characters and I definitely think Kitty Softpaws overheard Puss talking about the church and wanting to be there, so she lied and said she wasn't there either being more understanding, because after that she acted differently. Just so much to love about this movie. The magical bag is from Mary Poppins and he kept pulling out magical items from all over other movies. To name a few of the random items from the movie: Poison apple - Snow White, Trident - Little Mermaid, "Eat Me" snack is from Alice in Wonderland that makes Alice grow massive. The grasshopper/cricket was a reference to Jiminy Cricket from Pinocchio. He literally says, "let your conscience be your guide." a lot of other ones too.
The art book confirmed that Kitty really didn’t go to the wedding either, which makes her a bit hypocritical. Even when I first saw the film, that kinda baffled me
I believe Kitty didn't came to the church that day. As she said, she knew Puss won't be there because he's too full of himself. Or at least she was afraid of that. And decided to leave him before he can hurt her. Although, at the end she somehow knew he also didn't come and was eager to guilt trip him through the beginning of the movie. But that might be another story.
I have yet to see it in the comments, but there is a South American death figure known as El Silbon that whistles to mark someone's impending death, similar to the Banshee's wail.
The representation of Death as the Wolf was one my favorite decisions that film makers have made in any movie. Not just the fact that it's a wolf, but the whistling, the way he acted, the HINTS! Like in the beginning when he said, "Everyone think's they'll be the ones to defeat me." LOVE IT!
One of my favorite gags in the movie is the doctor writing “directions” to Mama Luna’s and it’s just “go here->” pointing at the picture The Jiminy Cricket parody is acting like James Stewart. One of the greatest actors of all time. If it hasn’t been decided what you’ll be watching this month, PLEASE watch It’s A Wonderful Life. It’s incredible. Also a Christmas movie, though only the last act takes place at Christmas. Other big reaction channels have done it and it seems to do really well
I loved this movie. They did an amazing job with the animation but also the story is really heartfelt and wholesome, with a great representation of a panic attack and fear and an awesome display of Death. BTW, the wolf's voice is from a Brazilian actor- Wagner Moura - best known globally as Escobar in Narcos. He nailed this role.
Death is one of the first antagonists in a long time that actually made me feel fear. I just know kids are gonna see him again in their nightmares. And whoever thought of that whistle is a bloody genius.
People might try to tell you that Death isn't a villain, but he is for a short while. Whilst Death is the antagonist to all living things, he is a villain to Puss for a couple of days. He isn't trying to humble Puss, he's trying to kill him, which isn't his job. If Death was trying to humble Puss, he wouldn't be upset when he realised Puss had changed in to a better person/cat.
This is simply one of my favorite movies ever, animated or otherwise. SO good on SO many levels. Also, Perrito is one of my favorite characters; so fun, so genuine, so wholesome and optimistic. Great reactions, you two!! ❤
The Wolf's voice actor is a Brazilian actor! Wagner Moura and he's awesome. ❤ :) I love watching reactions of this movie to see who gets that he is the reaper right away or not.
Little hidden detail, when puss is taking down the giant and the crowd does the wave together, you can actually spot death to the left watching from the sidelines
I think while Kitty had legit doubts (which she listed off to Puss) that she DID she show to the wedding, she was just giving him an out for his guilt. She wouldn't have been so upset with him for not showing up if she didn't show up either. And if she didn't show up, how would she have known that he didn't anyway?
This is the best movie in the whole Shrek franchise. And one of the best animated movies ever. BTW. I like the fouth Shrek too (not like this one) but I think this movie can follow all the other Shrek movies. I think they are not interconnected.
Spiderverse started this new normal of animated movies, where instead of presenting a homogeneous world it's now all about presenting exciting visuals by mixing styles. It's really done a lot for the genre.
The paradox of the cat lady's house is that as long as Puss stayed here, he was safe from Death. But as soon as he got back to his antics, the wolf came back after him.
I tend to agree with the prevailing theory that Kitty didn't actually stand Puss up, but only said so to make him feel better after hearing his confession and learning he's changed. Otherwise, her being mad about it or even knowing about it would not have happened. Her issues were of loneliness and trust according to both herself and the map, and though it may have come before Puss showed up in her life, him ditching her at the alter shows how her life became this way. And I'm pretty sure the two Puss movies are meant to take place on opposite sides of the Shrek movies, so she's been alone for a long time at that point. Love the style of fights in this movie, Puss is an Ackerman confirmed. Just the perspective and depth in the giant fight when he's avoiding the bell and then riding it, man it's a treat to the eyes.
This version of Death and Rattlesnake Jake are by far top 3 animated villians, especially with their fluid presence eating up the screen and giving people chills. On the opposite side Eris from sinbad is a very enjoyable villian 🤣
Shrek 3 wasn't horrible, but it was just very, very meh IMHO. Didn't live up to the first two. But the fourth one was excellent! And, yeah, this Puss in Boots movie was really well-done in every way.
I went to see this movie on christmas eve last year and i did not expect it to be good at all! I hadn't seen any promo or trailer so i went in totally blind. I thought it was gonna be a cringy kids movie but I'm so glad i was wrong.
Fun fact that i always put on the comments section, there's an very awesome easter egg on wolfs's whistle and is that we already heard that song on another movie and that movie is Shrek 2, at the moment when we see puss for firts time, when he put the cute eyes the background music is the same that wolf whistleing on this movie.
Hated that i never saw this in the theater since it would have been more enjoyable i imagine. I didn't really enjoy the first Puss in Boots movie and this one really nailed the worthiness of being a spectacular sequel.
Shrek's fourth installment is definitely worth reacting to, after the dip in quality of the third it bounced back, however it is still a very polirizing moving among critics but I think is because of how different it is from the rest of the series. I consider the second one and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish the best of the whole series. I think a Cinecringe reaction to third one is a good idea.
Where this movie works and Disney doesn't is the bad guys. Disney used to have the greatest villains, now they have over sensitive bad guys who we have to feel sorry for instead of fearing them. Death in this movie is truly scary
I remember being put off by the egg too when I first watched the first movie. It was super uncanny and weird, but I was able to push past it. I found the character pretty funny and I was endeared to him by the end. Also of course he isn't here, he SHATTERED into PIECES. He's gone, dude.
This movie actually does have a retcon that changes something all the way back in the first Shrek movie, where Farquad had the mother bear's fur as a rug in his castle, but it's not that big of a deal considering how well they handle the characters
Knowing Farquad was a douche of a poor taste, someone might've sold him ordinary bear fur with a hat attached at a price of a fairytale bear fur. It's just my head canon now
@@takonaegi2967 maybe, but we saw the bears being sold to him alive, then later in Shrek's swamp, it was only the dad and the baby, and later we see the fur on the floor in his room.
As a Diablo, I LOVE THAT YOU REFERENCED MALTHAEL. That’s literally death!! But yes this is one of my all time favorite animated movies alongside Megamind, Kung Fu Panda 2, and How To Train Your Dragon.
Little Jack horner sat in the corner, extracting cube roots to infinity, a pastime for boys that creates much less noise, and produces a quiet vicinity.
I'm very happy with the more whimsical "Spiderverse" direction that animation is headed. Companies have been trying for realism in animation for so long, but as technology advances, these "realistic" animated characters just become part of the uncanny valley sooner or later.
If you rewatch the film, there are moments where Death is in the background at some parts. One instance is during the giant fight and the crowd does the wave motion, you can see Death in the back watching Puss. Before the bell falls on him, some have noted seeing very faint but red eyes watching from behind, and the various death cards have 4 corners that look like card diamonds but are actually 4 identical pictures of the wolf with sickles
I really like Death's design. It's very simple, but effective. Black cloak, white skull shaped fur and red piercing eyes. All attributes of death's image. But my favorite are his weapons. Not usual scythe, but sickles. Another tool for reaping a harvest. That also transforms into an Anubis style staf. Very cool and unique idea.
There are so many hidden things in this movie. Like sure you have the obvious of the wolf hiding in the crowd, but what about pausing at the Goldi wanted poster? Pause when the 4 faces are on screen for a bit of a spoiler on motivations. Then you have perritos map that has some very dark disturbing things on it hidden behind innocent names. This movie was amazing, hands down my favorite in many years.
I always interpreted the ending of this as EVERYONE getting exactly what they wanted, and the path to the star was to make them realize what it was they really wanted: Goldie gets her family, the pup gets HIS family, Puss regains ownership of his own life, Kitty gets someone she can trust, Jack Horner gains all the magic in the world (and explodes)--even Death finally gets the respect he wanted/deserved.
20:00 Wait, you don't know who Jimmy Stewart is?? ...You haven't seen "It's A Wonderful Life?" "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance?" "Rear Window?" "The Man Who Knew Too Much?" "Vertigo?" ...OMG, _you haven't watched any Hitchcock movies!!!_
The movie, and each aspect of it... SHOULD be bad, or worse. Multiple antagonists, it SHOULD be overcrowded and flat. But... no. The one who is in the movie the least is the most memorable! Perrito SHOULD be annoying or tone breaking. But no, he takes moments seriously and is delightful. The animation SHOULD be just an imitation, but no, it has it's own flavor and is delightful. It SHOULD have massive tone inconsistencies, but no! It is PHENOMENAL! The whole movie is!
Okay, this show is good, but for amazing? For the best Western ever you need to see this show! One minute into the first episode of 1883 and you will want to binge watch to find out what happens to Elsa... It starts with one season of 1883 then it goes to the same family in the show 1923, then it has 5 seasons in present day called Yellowstone... I CANNOT believe that MTV did this show! Harrison Ford, Kevin Costner, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Timothy Dalton, Sam Elliot, Billy Bob Thornton... I can't believe the lineup of talent! This is the BEST Western saga ever!
i started out so Cynical...I generally don't like the Dreamworks animated movies, particularly Shrek which I can't stand. So I didn't see this movie in the theaters. But when I finally watched it streaming, I was so surprised how Genius "Last Wish"... It's now my favorite DW Animated movie, topping Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Dragon and Chicken Run
Wait, have you two seen Robert Rodriguez's Mariachi Trilogy? I feel like it's required viewing to better appreciate these movies. Also I'm definitely going to work on a HYDRAngea monster stat block.
i love perito, and i love death, but god... i just love jack in this movie... it is SOOOO GOOOD to have a vilain that is just PLAIN EVIL and doesnt try to make an excuse for it... he is just evil, simple as that... and i just love it... also he is by far the funiest character in the whole movie...
If George doesn't know who Jimmy Stewart is, you guys need to watch some his movies like It's a Wonderful Life, Rear Window, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, etc.
The voice actor for Lobo Muerte portrayed Pablo Escobar in the Netflix drama series Narcos. Another film starring Antonio Banderas I recommend watching is Desperado
Yeah, just do 3 and 4. I like 3. I honestly think it gets too much crap. Don't get me wrong, it's not perfect and my least favorite of the 4, but it's still entertaining, in my opinion. Also, Puss is in 2, 3, and 4
My personal rating of the Shrek movies is - 1 - Great 2 - Amazing 3 - Ok 4 - Good I personally don't think the 3rd is as bad as a lot of people say but its definitely the weakest of all the movies. Whereas I think 4 (while lacking the icoinic status of 1 & 2) ends the franchise on a nice & quite mature note which is why I'm worried about the potential 5th movie coming out at some point. Like the 4th said pretty much all it needed to say so another one seems rather unnecessary but who knows it might suprise me like this movie did.
“Just make wish for death go away.” That’s just the thing it WON’T go away no matter you do it’ll be after until you just accept it. It is after DEATH literally
19:58 Wait wait wait wait wait, George doesn't know who Jimmy Stewart is? Welp, guess you gotta add Vertigo, Rear window, and Its a wonderful life to your guys' list of movies to watch. Actually, Its a wonderful life would actually be great since we're coming up on christmas, not to mention every other react channel I can think of has done a video on it
Death is one of the most metal characters I've ever seen in a movie, let alone an animated film. I remember watching this in the cinema, and that part where Puss is running from Death in the cave (with the background turning blood red as Death appears on the walls) made me go..."Ok, this is actually really fucking disturbing", lol.
Great merch suggestion. A range of t-shirts each with one of Simone’s bizarre opening greetings on. Baffling, obscure, cult stuff for your legions of fans. Meaningless to outsiders. Run with it. I just want 25% off the top of every unit sold for the idea.
Just started it but the “OMG” counter hitting 8 the second the Dr. said “That makes 8 Puss” was just perfectly timed.
No notes just perfect.👍
A huge thing I love about death is actually the whistle. When Death is angry, or on the hunt, the whistle has a certain tone. But when Death releases Puss, it has a higher pitch.
Also you can see Death in certain scenes in the background earlier in the movie. AND the death cards when Puss is recalling his past lives with the vet are designed with the wolf.
What’s interesting is that whistle is a common belief in many countries around the world. Never whistle at night or in a funeral because you may never know that death will be knocking at your door.
The Wolf has to be the best interpretation of Death itself ever to be displayed onscreen, even my dad freaked out from the way he acted.
Personally my favorite interpretation of Death is Kindred, but the Wolf if also very good
I will not hear this The Seventh Seal slander
I'd say Discworld's Death and DC's Death of the Endless are better picks for the title of "best interpretations of Death". Puss in Boots' Death is still absolutely top 5, though.
It's definitely Norm MacDonald as Death in Family Guy
I love him because he is sinister and frighting but not evil and at the end of the day is just doing his job and I think is exactly how death should be portrayed!
¿Por qué diablos fui a jugar con mi comida? = Why the hell did I have to play with my food?
Head and shoulders above the first Puss in Boots film. It felt like the end of a trilogy even though it was the sequel. This movie elicited the same sort of surprise that Toy Story 3 and Zootopia did upon release. I don't think people were expecting it to be SO good and emotionally poignant. Another great animated film dealing with identity and death.
Yeah pretty sure people were already expecting emotional greatness out of TS3, wasn't exactly a B-List series like PIB was after the first one.
@@billbill6094 No one was expecting the trash compactor / incinerator scene.
I’m so happy for what spiderverse has done for animation. This and the TMNT movie were both beautifully animated.
this is Fortiche Studio's style of animation (Arcane) they have been producing and refining this style since 2006 or so
@@NickCTorresThere is no overlap between Fortiche's work and recent work in major animation studios. First, Fortiche was founded in 2009 and their first batch of works were music videos and commercials and the styles among them vary wildly, from 2d animation to quasi photorealistic stuff (if anything is that variety what allowed them to achieve Arcane stylistically). First approach to this style was precisely the trailer Get Jinxed for LOL in 2015 and then they jumped into developing Arcane. Into the Spiderverse started pre production in 2014 if not earlier, it was developed completely independently. On the other hand Dreamworks executives have been very open about how they pushed the animation of The Bad Guys and Puss In Boots towars and Into the Spidereverse, they cited the movie as a direct inspiration.
Didn't the peanuts movie did the same thing
George: "Is he straight up actually death?"
Death: "Straight. Up."
Here's an interesting detail that shows just well written the film is:
At some points in the story, both Goldie and Kitty mention "birthday wish rules": that if they reveal what their wishes are before they make them, then their wishes won't come true.
Death, Jack, Goldie and Puss all reveal what their desires are before they get to the wishing star: Puss tells Perrito, Jack tells the Crickett, Death tells Puss and Goldie tells the Bears.
However, Kitty doesn't reveal what her wish was until she arrives at the wishing star and, fittingly, she's the only character to get exactly what she originally wanted.
EDIT: To clear up any confusion, I'm not implying Kitty literally got her wish granted by the wishing star but that, thematically, her 'wish' is the only one that came true with no change in perspective or magic.
I would argue Goldie got her wish. It just wasn't precisely how she thought it would look.
Perrito kinda tells people his wish but since it had pretty much already come true at that point i guess it doesn't really count
nice, but was not trying to get a wish
@@karlluigi1987 I'm sorry if I didn't explain myself well. I don't believe Kitty made a literal wish, but that she is the only character in the film to get exactly what she wanted without having to compromise or change her perspective. So it's very fitting, thematically, that not only is she the only character to not reveal her wish beforehand, but that when she does it's when she's on top of the wishing star.
Death didn't have a wish...
Death is up there with Shen and Tai Lung as the best animated antagonists ever. He's so menacing and terrifying, the voice actor was on is A game. And the thing I loved most is that he's not a bad guy, he's just a force of nature and even when Puss overcomes his fear of him, he reminds Puss that he'll be back. A great message that no one can outlive Death
As a person, Death may have been a little fair-minded, definitely wise and has had self control in order not to eat Puss because he leaned onto a moral code, but he is also cold-hearted, sadistic and a bit arrogant. As for the "valuing life" part, I think that because for mortals it's such a superficial and a philosophical topic that we don't realize that for a supernatural being like Death, valuing life is plain common sense, so we make a big thing out of his character when he's just mostly sadistic because (I believe) of the power he possesses over living people, despite valuing life. That's all from the storyline but in terms of the narrative, yeah, Death was a massive helping tool to bring Puss towards redemption. Without Death, despite him enjoying tormenting Puss, Puss would have just wasted this life as well.
All things considered, I still think he is one of the best. He is the embodiment of the "lawful evil" alignment and the "supernatural villain" archetype, which is a villain you cannot defeat, unless he pauses or defeats himself. In this case, Death just changed his mind, he didn't expect Puss to have a change of heart and it ruined his plans on killing him prematurely (which is cheating) and eating him.
This movie is the sole reason why I even started watching movie reaction channels.
Shrek 3 isn't terrible, it's just the weakest of the bunch, but still pretty much watchable. You should give it a try, and Shrek 4 as well.
So one thing to point out is the reason why puss is so scared of the wolf in the bar is because in the beginning while he was singing he said I have never been touched by a blade and the sickle drew blood meaning that's the first time in his life he's ever been struck by a blade and it caused fear which is why he essentially was running away from the rest of the movie up until he found out he was death...and watch the cat eyes as they talk to each other it will change perspective as well
Wagner Moura and the writers managed to create the scariest and the most terrifying villain of 2022 with less than 10 minutes of screentime.
What exactly was the competition? The only other memorable villainy from that year was in the same film lol.
Eren Yeager in Attack on Titan
AND the animators of course!
Amazing art and animation and characters and story. So little unnecessary fluff in this movie. Glad you guys enjoyed it too!
Agreed on the wolf being one of the coolest characters ever.
The wolf (death) is played by Brazilian actor Wagner Moura.. he star Tropa de elite (elite squad) is a very good brazilian film
Anubis, the Egyptian god of Death, is a bipedal dog/wolf creature. And scythes are common harvesting tools in ancient Egypt. So on a pure visual level, the Big Bad Wolf's design tells you who he is right away. On some level, you know who He is. When it's revealed who he is, the audience never questions it because they were already "told" long before that.
I think the intro of this movie actually is a homage to the ACTUAL folk tale about the boot-wearing cat, where the cat basically steals a noble title (Marquis) for his human master.
"Thats the scariest character I’ve ever seen!"
"I'm getting a tattoo of him!"
Ah, the two reactions to Death wolf.
Yeah this film is amazing, and the re-watch details are great, from the bell tolling once for each of Booth death’s in the giant fight, to death hiding in the title cards or background of scenes, there are just so many details that are fun on a second watch. 11/10 great film. Also, “rival teams of criminals racing to reach a wish-granting space-treasure in the centre of dangerous mutating ruined landscape” means that this technically has the same plot as “Roadside picnic” and that is just very funny to me.
Here is a fun lesser known one. Pause on the Goldie wanted poster when all 4 portraits appear. It might tell you something about Goldie.
The Wolf/Death is portrayed by the amazing actor Wagner Moura
I love Death's design for this movie, he's def my fav antagonist in a while. His glaring red eyes are piercing in every scene, even when it is dark. He's not even evil but just an antagonist to teach our MC to some humility and be humble. It's fun because you can see him early on in the mountain troll fight while the crowd is doing the wave to emphasize his omnipresence as Death for Puss's 8th death. Wagner Moura did such a good job with the VA too to sell the character, esp during that opening when he's emphasizing "Fear."
He kinda is evil. He's disappointed when Puss learned his lesson. Death was just in it for the fun.
Love how this movie uses 3 different types of villains: a sympethatic one (Goldie), an irredeemable, unapologetically evil one (Jack Horner) and a menacing, intimidating one (Wolf/Death).
I looked at Death as just doing a job, but he ENJOYED his job.
Death is more like the force of nature villain. Like the shark in Jaws or the Cyborg in Terminator. Death being just death. Single minded and unstoppable.
@@captin3149 he wasn't doing his job though.
@@captin3149 He clearly overstepped his boundaries by actively hunting PiB. He said so himself.
@@ThatSamoanGuy Exactly. Death went out of his way to torment Puss and wanted to break the rules by killing Puss before the cat's time was actually up. That's why there's that exchange in the cave - "That's cheating!" - "Shhh! Don't tell"
It's weird how everyone says - "Death is not a villain and he was just doing his job".
Yes he is and no he wasn't. He might not be a villain on the average day, but he was clearly a villain to Puss and had it out for him.
I really am glad they kept the dog as upbeat as he was and there was no crazy twist with him being secretly bad. Same with Little Jack Horner and his role in the movie as a straight villain. With as many characters as they had, they gave a lot of information about each and none were ignored. Honestly brilliant movie and was so surprised when I was hearing good things about it and finally went to watch it. All the Easter eggs from other animated and live-action movies were well done. There was a part at the start that reminded me of some shots in Attack on Titan the way it was directed. I liked all the development of the characters and I definitely think Kitty Softpaws overheard Puss talking about the church and wanting to be there, so she lied and said she wasn't there either being more understanding, because after that she acted differently. Just so much to love about this movie. The magical bag is from Mary Poppins and he kept pulling out magical items from all over other movies. To name a few of the random items from the movie: Poison apple - Snow White, Trident - Little Mermaid, "Eat Me" snack is from Alice in Wonderland that makes Alice grow massive. The grasshopper/cricket was a reference to Jiminy Cricket from Pinocchio. He literally says, "let your conscience be your guide." a lot of other ones too.
The art book confirmed that Kitty really didn’t go to the wedding either, which makes her a bit hypocritical. Even when I first saw the film, that kinda baffled me
Ahhh okay... I was just trying to think of it deeper I guess. I still like my idea... she lied to spare his feelings haha@@jeffreyquinde6707
I believe Kitty didn't came to the church that day. As she said, she knew Puss won't be there because he's too full of himself. Or at least she was afraid of that. And decided to leave him before he can hurt her.
Although, at the end she somehow knew he also didn't come and was eager to guilt trip him through the beginning of the movie. But that might be another story.
I have yet to see it in the comments, but there is a South American death figure known as El Silbon that whistles to mark someone's impending death, similar to the Banshee's wail.
The representation of Death as the Wolf was one my favorite decisions that film makers have made in any movie. Not just the fact that it's a wolf, but the whistling, the way he acted, the HINTS! Like in the beginning when he said, "Everyone think's they'll be the ones to defeat me." LOVE IT!
I don't think I've laughed harder than when Perrito went full-on Joe Pesci on Goldie and the bears' asses XD
Goldie and her family were in complete shock when Perrito was cursing like a sailor was the cherry on top XD
One of my favorite gags in the movie is the doctor writing “directions” to Mama Luna’s and it’s just “go here->” pointing at the picture
The Jiminy Cricket parody is acting like James Stewart. One of the greatest actors of all time. If it hasn’t been decided what you’ll be watching this month, PLEASE watch It’s A Wonderful Life. It’s incredible. Also a Christmas movie, though only the last act takes place at Christmas. Other big reaction channels have done it and it seems to do really well
I loved this movie. They did an amazing job with the animation but also the story is really heartfelt and wholesome, with a great representation of a panic attack and fear and an awesome display of Death.
BTW, the wolf's voice is from a Brazilian actor- Wagner Moura - best known globally as Escobar in Narcos. He nailed this role.
Shrek 3 isn't terrible. It just didn't elevate the franchise compared to the masterpiece that Shrek 2 was. It is a bit weaker but no terrible.
Death is one of the first antagonists in a long time that actually made me feel fear. I just know kids are gonna see him again in their nightmares. And whoever thought of that whistle is a bloody genius.
People might try to tell you that Death isn't a villain, but he is for a short while. Whilst Death is the antagonist to all living things, he is a villain to Puss for a couple of days. He isn't trying to humble Puss, he's trying to kill him, which isn't his job. If Death was trying to humble Puss, he wouldn't be upset when he realised Puss had changed in to a better person/cat.
This is simply one of my favorite movies ever, animated or otherwise. SO good on SO many levels. Also, Perrito is one of my favorite characters; so fun, so genuine, so wholesome and optimistic. Great reactions, you two!! ❤
20:00 Fun fact: in the original novel he was just called "The talking cricket" and he gets killed by Pinocchio pretty much immediately.
The Wolf's voice actor is a Brazilian actor! Wagner Moura and he's awesome. ❤ :) I love watching reactions of this movie to see who gets that he is the reaper right away or not.
1:15 I don't know what that little dog is doing
His best. He's doing his best :)
"I love that damn egg, how dare you!"
I just love being from Spain so I could underestand Antonio Banderas' references in spanish, what a good character he made with his performance.
Little hidden detail, when puss is taking down the giant and the crowd does the wave together, you can actually spot death to the left watching from the sidelines
“This is so weird after reading the Pratchett Death books” unexpected Discworld mention! You love to see it
I wonder if they watched any movie of the Discworld? May be they would make a reaction to the Colour of Magic
I think while Kitty had legit doubts (which she listed off to Puss) that she DID she show to the wedding, she was just giving him an out for his guilt. She wouldn't have been so upset with him for not showing up if she didn't show up either. And if she didn't show up, how would she have known that he didn't anyway?
Shrek 3 is fine, it's just not as good as the others. It's still got some funny bits.
This is the best movie in the whole Shrek franchise. And one of the best animated movies ever.
BTW. I like the fouth Shrek too (not like this one) but I think this movie can follow all the other Shrek movies. I think they are not interconnected.
This and Paddington 2 are two of the greatest movies of this century.
Spiderverse started this new normal of animated movies, where instead of presenting a homogeneous world it's now all about presenting exciting visuals by mixing styles. It's really done a lot for the genre.
The paradox of the cat lady's house is that as long as Puss stayed here, he was safe from Death. But as soon as he got back to his antics, the wolf came back after him.
I tend to agree with the prevailing theory that Kitty didn't actually stand Puss up, but only said so to make him feel better after hearing his confession and learning he's changed. Otherwise, her being mad about it or even knowing about it would not have happened.
Her issues were of loneliness and trust according to both herself and the map, and though it may have come before Puss showed up in her life, him ditching her at the alter shows how her life became this way. And I'm pretty sure the two Puss movies are meant to take place on opposite sides of the Shrek movies, so she's been alone for a long time at that point.
Love the style of fights in this movie, Puss is an Ackerman confirmed. Just the perspective and depth in the giant fight when he's avoiding the bell and then riding it, man it's a treat to the eyes.
This version of Death and Rattlesnake Jake are by far top 3 animated villians, especially with their fluid presence eating up the screen and giving people chills. On the opposite side Eris from sinbad is a very enjoyable villian 🤣
Jiminy Cricket, with a Jimmy Stewart-esque voice, is next level wonder!!!
They NEED to watch It's A Wonderful Life this December.
its such a good movie. As for shrek, i'd say give 3 a go and if you can make it through you can pallete cleanse with 4th
Last Wish comes after all the shrek movies
Yeah. Sad they did not finish them first. Shrek 4 is a fucking Masterpiece.
I think it's worth watching them all even if they're bad.
Form your own opinions, and watching reactions to 'bad' movies is entertaining anyway.
Shrek 3 wasn't horrible, but it was just very, very meh IMHO. Didn't live up to the first two. But the fourth one was excellent!
And, yeah, this Puss in Boots movie was really well-done in every way.
He doesn't know who Jiminy cricket is???? Looks like pinocchio 1940 might have to make the watch list. 😊😊
I went to see this movie on christmas eve last year and i did not expect it to be good at all! I hadn't seen any promo or trailer so i went in totally blind. I thought it was gonna be a cringy kids movie but I'm so glad i was wrong.
Fun fact that i always put on the comments section, there's an very awesome easter egg on wolfs's whistle and is that we already heard that song on another movie and that movie is Shrek 2, at the moment when we see puss for firts time, when he put the cute eyes the background music is the same that wolf whistleing on this movie.
You guys should definitely watch Shrek 3. It's the weakest of the Shrek movies but it's not bad.
I wouldn't say Shriek the Third is necessarily bad, it's just that compared to the second film its a downgrade.
Hated that i never saw this in the theater since it would have been more enjoyable i imagine. I didn't really enjoy the first Puss in Boots movie and this one really nailed the worthiness of being a spectacular sequel.
Shrek's fourth installment is definitely worth reacting to, after the dip in quality of the third it bounced back, however it is still a very polirizing moving among critics but I think is because of how different it is from the rest of the series. I consider the second one and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish the best of the whole series. I think a Cinecringe reaction to third one is a good idea.
oh, Kitty definitely showed up at the church, why else would she be upset at him if not?
she just lied after finding out that Puss was regretful
My son and myself just loved and I mean loved this movie. At the time he was 17 years ago, so that is saying something.
Death was so fucking cool
Where this movie works and Disney doesn't is the bad guys. Disney used to have the greatest villains, now they have over sensitive bad guys who we have to feel sorry for instead of fearing them. Death in this movie is truly scary
thanks for reaction
If you havent seen it already id like to recommend Brother Bear😅
12:29 "Is he straight up just actually Death?" Lol. Exact words.
shrek the third is not that bad... people are just like to complain.
Finally!! someone noticed references to malthael 😈👀☠️
This movie is just so damn good! Its perfect in every way! And Death... my god! No villain can top that!
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Ah yes, the 2 extremes of the Wolf's fandom...
I remember being put off by the egg too when I first watched the first movie.
It was super uncanny and weird, but I was able to push past it. I found the character pretty funny and I was endeared to him by the end.
Also of course he isn't here, he SHATTERED into PIECES. He's gone, dude.
I think you should build your own opinion about Shrek 3
This movie actually does have a retcon that changes something all the way back in the first Shrek movie, where Farquad had the mother bear's fur as a rug in his castle, but it's not that big of a deal considering how well they handle the characters
Knowing Farquad was a douche of a poor taste, someone might've sold him ordinary bear fur with a hat attached at a price of a fairytale bear fur. It's just my head canon now
@@takonaegi2967 maybe, but we saw the bears being sold to him alive, then later in Shrek's swamp, it was only the dad and the baby, and later we see the fur on the floor in his room.
As a Diablo, I LOVE THAT YOU REFERENCED MALTHAEL. That’s literally death!! But yes this is one of my all time favorite animated movies alongside Megamind, Kung Fu Panda 2, and How To Train Your Dragon.
I'm pretty sure he is "Anubis" which is technically also a "fairy tale". Canine god of death. You pay him with coins in your eyes when you die.
Oh wow. I hadn't even considered the fact that he might be Anubis _beyond_ being _just_ plain old personified Death. Very cool.
Little Jack horner sat in the corner, extracting cube roots to infinity, a pastime for boys that creates much less noise, and produces a quiet vicinity.
Shrek 3 is not so bad. Give it a chance.
I'm very happy with the more whimsical "Spiderverse" direction that animation is headed. Companies have been trying for realism in animation for so long, but as technology advances, these "realistic" animated characters just become part of the uncanny valley sooner or later.
If you rewatch the film, there are moments where Death is in the background at some parts. One instance is during the giant fight and the crowd does the wave motion, you can see Death in the back watching Puss. Before the bell falls on him, some have noted seeing very faint but red eyes watching from behind, and the various death cards have 4 corners that look like card diamonds but are actually 4 identical pictures of the wolf with sickles
Why did they skip over shrek 3 and 4?
I really like Death's design. It's very simple, but effective. Black cloak, white skull shaped fur and red piercing eyes. All attributes of death's image.
But my favorite are his weapons. Not usual scythe, but sickles. Another tool for reaping a harvest. That also transforms into an Anubis style staf. Very cool and unique idea.
How tall are George and Simone?
This movie gives me hope that kung fu panda 4 will be good same with shrek 5
Watching how quickly you got to the Puss sequel while I side eye my copy of "Kick Ass 2" and sigh ("Some day, they'll get there. Some day")
There are so many hidden things in this movie. Like sure you have the obvious of the wolf hiding in the crowd, but what about pausing at the Goldi wanted poster? Pause when the 4 faces are on screen for a bit of a spoiler on motivations. Then you have perritos map that has some very dark disturbing things on it hidden behind innocent names. This movie was amazing, hands down my favorite in many years.
I always interpreted the ending of this as EVERYONE getting exactly what they wanted, and the path to the star was to make them realize what it was they really wanted: Goldie gets her family, the pup gets HIS family, Puss regains ownership of his own life, Kitty gets someone she can trust, Jack Horner gains all the magic in the world (and explodes)--even Death finally gets the respect he wanted/deserved.
20:00 Wait, you don't know who Jimmy Stewart is??
...You haven't seen "It's A Wonderful Life?" "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance?"
"Rear Window?" "The Man Who Knew Too Much?" "Vertigo?"
...OMG, _you haven't watched any Hitchcock movies!!!_
Was it the three bears in the Shrek movie ? What does this take place before the first
You should really watch Shrek 3
The movie, and each aspect of it... SHOULD be bad, or worse.
Multiple antagonists, it SHOULD be overcrowded and flat. But... no. The one who is in the movie the least is the most memorable!
Perrito SHOULD be annoying or tone breaking. But no, he takes moments seriously and is delightful.
The animation SHOULD be just an imitation, but no, it has it's own flavor and is delightful.
It SHOULD have massive tone inconsistencies, but no! It is PHENOMENAL! The whole movie is!
Okay, this show is good, but for amazing? For the best Western ever you need to see this show! One minute into the first episode of 1883 and you will want to binge watch to find out what happens to Elsa... It starts with one season of 1883 then it goes to the same family in the show 1923, then it has 5 seasons in present day called Yellowstone... I CANNOT believe that MTV did this show! Harrison Ford, Kevin Costner, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Timothy Dalton, Sam Elliot, Billy Bob Thornton... I can't believe the lineup of talent! This is the BEST Western saga ever!
i started out so Cynical...I generally don't like the Dreamworks animated movies, particularly Shrek which I can't stand. So I didn't see this movie in the theaters. But when I finally watched it streaming, I was so surprised how Genius "Last Wish"... It's now my favorite DW Animated movie, topping Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Dragon and Chicken Run
Wait, have you two seen Robert Rodriguez's Mariachi Trilogy? I feel like it's required viewing to better appreciate these movies.
Also I'm definitely going to work on a HYDRAngea monster stat block.
Perito and Death was the best characters in this movie, Perito being Adorable, and Death being the Bad Ass
i love perito, and i love death, but god... i just love jack in this movie... it is SOOOO GOOOD to have a vilain that is just PLAIN EVIL and doesnt try to make an excuse for it... he is just evil, simple as that... and i just love it... also he is by far the funiest character in the whole movie...
If George doesn't know who Jimmy Stewart is, you guys need to watch some his movies like It's a Wonderful Life, Rear Window, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, etc.
My favorite part of the wolf is when he is yelling in Spanish after puss stands up to him, "why do I always play with my food!?!?" 🤣
The voice actor for Lobo Muerte portrayed Pablo Escobar in the Netflix drama series Narcos. Another film starring Antonio Banderas I recommend watching is Desperado
Yeah, just do 3 and 4. I like 3. I honestly think it gets too much crap. Don't get me wrong, it's not perfect and my least favorite of the 4, but it's still entertaining, in my opinion. Also, Puss is in 2, 3, and 4
My personal rating of the Shrek movies is -
1 - Great
2 - Amazing
3 - Ok
4 - Good
I personally don't think the 3rd is as bad as a lot of people say but its definitely the weakest of all the movies. Whereas I think 4 (while lacking the icoinic status of 1 & 2) ends the franchise on a nice & quite mature note which is why I'm worried about the potential 5th movie coming out at some point. Like the 4th said pretty much all it needed to say so another one seems rather unnecessary but who knows it might suprise me like this movie did.
“Just make wish for death go away.”
That’s just the thing it WON’T go away no matter you do it’ll be after until you just accept it. It is after DEATH literally
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Wait wait wait wait wait, George doesn't know who Jimmy Stewart is?
Welp, guess you gotta add Vertigo, Rear window, and Its a wonderful life to your guys' list of movies to watch.
Actually, Its a wonderful life would actually be great since we're coming up on christmas, not to mention every other react channel I can think of has done a video on it
Death is one of the most metal characters I've ever seen in a movie, let alone an animated film. I remember watching this in the cinema, and that part where Puss is running from Death in the cave (with the background turning blood red as Death appears on the walls) made me go..."Ok, this is actually really fucking disturbing", lol.
Great merch suggestion. A range of t-shirts each with one of Simone’s bizarre opening greetings on. Baffling, obscure, cult stuff for your legions of fans. Meaningless to outsiders. Run with it. I just want 25% off the top of every unit sold for the idea.