Movie Review
Title: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Director: Joel Crawford
Produced By: DreamWorks Animation
Release Date: December 21, 2022
DreamWorks has produced some of the best-animated movies, including Shrek, How to Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda, and Puss in Boots. Many of these movies have a sequel just after the first movie was released. At last, Puss in Boots got a sequel: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.
The whole plot behind Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is very clever. The story takes place after the first movie. Spoiler warning! Puss begins the sequel by accidentally getting killed which knocks him down to his last life out of nine. Once he gets visited by Death or the Wolf, he realizes he has to be very careful with his last life. He meets a new friend at the cat sanctuary he takes refuge in, Perrito, and they set off on a mission to find the last wishing star. Puss, Perrito, and Kitty Softpaws (who joins soon after they began searching) are all on the same mission together while being hunted by Goldilocks, the three bears, and Jack Horner.
In regular sequel fashion, the same actors for the main characters are back! Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek are back voicing their characters Puss and Kitty Softpaws. The sequel has added some new voices with Florence Pugh, Harvey Guillen, Olivia Coleman, and John Mulaney who voice Goldilocks, Perrito, Mama Bear, and Jack Horner. There is also a new director for the sequel, Joel Crawford compared to the first movie Chris Miller.
Once again, the plot for this movie is very unique, dealing with touchy or mature topics. Death is nothing to joke about and this movie does not make any jokes. However, it presents how scary death is and how it is very important to be responsible with your choices like Puss. The movie also shows the importance of trust in relationships through Puss and Kitty Softpaws. Lastly, this movie’s soundtrack and animation style is amazing. The soundtrack includes two popular songs Death’s whistle called, “Bounty Hunter” and Puss’ opening number, “Fearless Hero”. The animation compared to the first Puss in Boots is very colorful and fresh. The movements of the characters are very smooth and are more amusing to watch rather than the dull colors of the first movie.
The only bad thing about this movie is the Death character. It can be very scary for young kids who might come and see the movie. No, the movie would not need to be a different rating, but parents with squeamish or kids that get scared easily may have problems.
Overall, this is a wonderful movie and was worth the 11 years of waiting. It was the perfect addition to the large canon and universe DreamWorks has created.
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