Review of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) by Perkgamer — 23 Dec 2022

If you like movies with great animation styles, deep and interesting characters, a bit of tackling of serious themes like death, and good humour then this one is definitely for you. Puss in Boots: The last wish was ten times better than I expected. I went into the theatres expecting an alright movie perfect for an afternoon with nothing else to do, I however got out with my head and heart both in shock after the shear amount of love this film has into it.

1) The animation: It definitely is inspired on the style of Into The Spiderverse, and it fits into this movie perfectly. The fight scenes look phenomenal, the colour pallette is bright and interesting to look at, and the world Dreamworks created always captivated me especially for the second half of the film.

2) Characters: Puss himself is at the centre of the film, with many side characters around him also experiencing personal growth and learning important life values and lessons. The Dog character is not irritating at all, and he even helped Puss and Kitty throughout their adventure. There are no filler characters, all of them fit nicely into the narrative and into the conflict, and are relatable to the audience which is crucial in a character growth driven story. To put it shortly, all characters have believable and relatable fears, emotions and goals which help in selling the ultimate message of the film perfectly.

3) The message: Despite being targeted for all ages, this movie contains many scary scenes and deals with serious themes such as anxiety, trauma and death, all of these through the character of Puss himself. Being on his last life, Puss is confronted with the reality that death is nearer than ever, which pushes him into the adventure that unfolds in the film. The ultimate message I won't spoil, but you could already figure out what it is. It's perfect, beautiful, and inspiring for anyone who watches it. 4) The humour: I wouldn't say I laughed as hard as I did with Kung Fu Panda, but thankfully the film has good jokes that land well enough and made me chuckle many times. Don't think that it has silly fart jokes or kid humour, because this film doesn't. Conclusion: Ultimately this is one of the best film I've watched this year. I will probably go many times to the cinema just to watch it, it's beautifully animated, the characters are well written and are developped flawlessly, it ends with a beautiful message and deals with severe themes which everyone can learn something from, and to top it all of arrives just in time for christmas. I'm serious, go watch this movie if you still haven't, I'm sure you'll get out just as surprised as I was. Definitely recommended.