I KNOWWW that scene is TERRIFYING whatever BUT this is all I could think of watching it,,,,,
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The thing that makes Death a GREAT villain/antagonist is that he's a force of nature that got upset and started behaving incorrectly.
His motivation is to kill Puss for being a cocky shit. Someone having 9 lives is ridiculous on its own but to have someone waste them like Puss does is just offensive, so Death stepped in to take his last life early for funsies. That's how pissed off Death was, and he explains it very clearly in the crystal caverns scene.
Death is a foil to Puss. Yeah, he's only there to kill Puss. That's the point. He's not a person, he's literally Death. He's the light at the end of the tunnel for Puss, but he's running at him. He's the one that forces Puss to change. He's the one that makes his journey harder. The single only reason why getting that wish even matters is because Death forced it to matter.
He's vindictive, cruel, and spiteful. That's different from just being plain evil. Him having rules he begrudgingly follows makes his "defeat" interesting. He can kill Puss at any time. Heck, he could slaughter everyone at the end. But he doesn't. He’s unpredictable.
Also, the main job of an antagonist is to show the protagonist's development. That's why it's called "antagonist" - they antagonize. Every one of Puss' encounters with Death are direct catalysts to his character growth.This movie doesn’t work without him.
He's a fantastic antagonist straight from a classic storybook.
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They should take a cue from Discworld and give him a cameo in every Shrek movie from now on every time someone dies.
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Another voted fanart friday piece back from February - a big bad wolf named Death 💀
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Puss In Boots: The Last Wish may be one of, if not, the best movie in the past decade that truly shows what proper character development actually goes.
While I do love the voice acting of Antonio Banderas giving a near authentic yell of desperation and fear.
The thing I love the most about this scene is that Puss is so determined to get his wish out of fear. He's completely lost all composure and is thinking and speaking irrationally. The famed "Fearless Hero" is trembling out of fear.
Especially this scene here where he struggles why he needs the wish.
He's so afraid and desperate to get the wish that his reasoning to have it was to continue being "The Legend", completely removing Kitty and everyone else out of the picture.
Like I previously mentioned, he lost all composure, he's trembling, stuttering, being irrational, and most of all afraid. It's the complete opposite of what he was in the beginning. The notion of only having one life has changed him dramatically.
It's only later on when he faces Death and realizes that he's no longer fighting to continue his legacy. He's now fighting for his one and only remaining life. To live life to the fullest.
Armed with courage and bravery. He no longer shows fear, instead he faces Death like the way he faced bigger foes before, like the Fearless Hero we know we love.
Before: "I don't want to die."
Now: "I want to live."
"The fear of Death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time."
- Mark Twain
This movie is a masterclass of writing character development and I'm loving every second of it!
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