As the sixth installment in the Shrek franchise, Puss In Boots: The Last Wish has been more than fans expected.

Despite the hesitancy of people going back to watching movies in cinemas, it has become the second highest-grossing animated film of 2022, thanks to its attention to detail and great story-telling.

For this video, we will look at some of the details you may have missed in this modern masterpiece.

The Scythe Foreshadowing

It’s undeniable that Puss in Boots is a series heavily inspired by Spaghetti Westerns.

In his fight with Death, the filmmakers foreshadow Puss losing the fight to Lobo with an homage to The Good, The Bad and the Ugly’s noose scene.

In the movie, puss is framed by Lobo’s scythe, indicating that Puss will finally be fighting someone he can’t beat.

Near-Death

To add even more to the concept of death and details, Puss is always on the brink of death every time we spot the wolf. When he drinks heavily in the bar, when he drops from a 6-storey building, and of course when he fights the giant.

This is a subtle way of telling us that the wolf is Death and he’s nearest when puss is also on the brink of death.

Skull

In the scene where Puss realizes the wolf is no normal bounty hunter, the crystal’s cracks in his face form the image of a skull before it shatters. This scene is meant to tell us that Lobo is the physical manifestation of death.

Eight

As the old saying goes, a cat has nine lives. The film places heavy emphasis on this, especially when it comes to emphasizing that Puss is in his 9th life.

For people who pay attention to detail, in his fight with the giant, the bell swings eight times. In the bar, there are eight shot glasses. And the clock in the background also chimes eight times.

Hallucinations

A flashback in the movie shows us that the bartender wasn’t real and that Puss was just drinking so much that he started hallucinating in the bar.

He pours his own drinks, tells himself that everything is going to be alright, and struggles to come to terms with life and death.

What do you think of the latest installment to the Shrek franchise? Are there any other details you’ve spotted in the movie? Let us and your fellow viewers know by commenting down below!

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