This is what I loved about the movie, Kuzco wasn't a bad guy, he was just a spoiled kid, didn't have a good father figure in life. After getting some guidance and a lesson in humility, we know he can be a real nice guy.
Ulquiorra Cifer He didn’t even really have a good mother figure Yzma said in the movie she practically raised him And given how she treats other people and what she’s like and she probably didn’t even pay that much attention to him you can kind of see
A french youtubeur (I'm french too) made a critic of this film and said Yzma can be see like the représentation of what Kuzco will turn if he continues to act like in the begining (she says she has praticly raising him)
This part always gets me because the minute Kuzco turns back into a human he sets out to make things right. You can see the significant change he went through from the beginning of the film to the end, being sincere to Rudy and making sure he was alright. And I love Pacha's reaction to Kuzco acting like he didn't change because he's too stubborn to come clean, lol. The very end is great too because Kuzco for the first time has a family! Remember that Yzma practically raised him so he really didn't have anyone who was willing to put up or spend time with him until Pacha came around. And Chicha giving him the llama poncho and her and Kuzco hugging??? Such a great moment. Kuzco made a complete 180 and was rewarded with a loving family. I'm so proud of him.
Moonfire121 It’s funny, originally they were going to have him still build the water park and Sting (who has worked with them since the project was called Kingdom of the Sun) sent a letter of concern of how wrong that version of the end was that everybody took to heart. I’m glad the ending was changed and I feel like turning the model into a birdhouse was a subtle nod to throwing that ending away. Lol
@@Little1Cave oh yeah I heard about that! Wasn't it that it was gonna be just in a different location like in the jungle or something? I'm glad they went against that too. And I feel kinda bad for Sting for all the trouble he was put through for Kingdom of the Sun.
Interesting thing I found. When Kuzco is in his Emperor attire here, he lacks some of the extra components from the beginning, like the weird red cape/tail/whatever he had dragging behind him and the gold around his ankles. Though it is a small difference, I think it shows Kuzco as being a little more casual and less over the top/egotistical.
I knew there was something a little different, but I always assumed it was how he had a different expression at the end. I guess I missed that when I was a kid and never looked for it again. I noticed it, but not what it was.
After reading your comment, I saw what you were saying and went back to a video with the first scene of the movie to do a compare and contrast. You were right and have a good eye. I can't believe I never noticed thst in the 20 years I have known about and watched this movie. Man, when they go subtle, they go really subtle.
I really like that they keep Kuzco in character by having him make up a petty technicality to justify not demolishing the village, because of how well they established his uncomfortableness in being an openly nice person.
I also love that Pacha recognizes that’s how Kuzco shares his kindness and returns it the same way. He plays into the silly pettiness with “Couldn’t pull the wool over your eyes, huh?” It just shows how much they understand each other.
Apparently the original ending had kuzco just clearcutting part of the forest to make his mansion, but Sting convinced the team to just have Kuzco make the small neighboring shack instead.
I always felt it was more a way of saying that this is still the same character from the beginning, but with a bigger heart. He's a nicer person, but he's still Kuzko. Plus, he trusts Pacha to know he's being sarcastic, and the fact that Pacha gets it shows that they're friends now.
The guilty look on his face shows how sorry he is and when the old man mentioned "I've been tossed out the window many times" the sudden look of horror, shock and concern flickered and you can tell Kuzco looked ready to cry, but then the old man says "It won't be the last" and that smile spoke volumes. It's almost as if the man sensed Kuzco's guilt creeping back and said something that made him smile and feel assured that all is definitely forgiven. Just so sweet and considerate to each other. The fact that Kuzco legit looked for the old man to give him a sincere heartfelt apology was enough to show growth in maturity to take responsibility for his actions from the beginning.
He didn't look ready to cry and that was not a look of horror, you are overexaggerating or even seeing what's not there. He was just looking at the old man with a face like he was trying to understand if it was a joke or not. Like "wow, seriously?". That's what it was.
It's a perfect ending. I mean, they did great with the main characters, but I also love the ending they gave Yzma - still a cat and learning squirrel speak from Kronk with a bunch of kids.
"I was dragged all over those hills, and I did not hear any singing" did you guys see how he looked back? Now THAT side of Kuzco was what i was attracted to
There's an episode of the tv show. It used to be hard to find but it's on disney plus. Where a clear imposter comes back as Kuzcos dad. Kuzco thinks Pacha it's just jealous, but when it becomes public this guy was an imposter (Kuzco dose vaguely remember his father enough to know this isn't him from the start), Kuzco reveals he did know that guy wasn't his dad (his real father was a lot bigger, stronger and from what we see more caring), but he was glad he wouldn't have to worry about being Emporer for once..
I wonder exactly how old Pacha and Chicha are? They might well be old enough to be Kuzco's parents. If you listen to the funeral scene, Yzma said it was his eighteenth birthday, so he's still pretty young. I'd say they're in their thirties, so it would be a stretch, but possible. Of course, their real kids are pretty young, which makes me think they're not very old.
@@strawberrysoulforever8336 Sorry I'm late to the party (ha! boom baby!), but I just watched the Sweatbox documentary the other day and they said there that Patcha was 45. I'm not sure about Chicha, but I assume she's younger than him. Wouldn't be surprised if she was about 10 years younger.
@@M_JackOfAllTrades My parents have a wide age gap, almost 12 years, so I could see that. My parents were in their thirties/forties when they had me, so maybe their kids are the same. I think Tipo and Chaca are supposed to be five and Yupi is obviously still a baby.
My acorn is missing “Squeek squeekin squeek squeekity” Did you eat the acorn? “Squeaker squeek squeek squeekin” You owe me a new acorn “Squeek squeek squeek squeek squeekers...squeekin” I’m so proud of you guys God I love that part😂😂😂
The way he expresses his gratitude is especially noticeable when he actually says the words: thank you, at 0:56. It sounds subverting while simultaneously sounding honest and grateful. I really like the delivery of that line.
What I love about this ending is that it shows that kuzco wasn't a bad guy, that he was just a spoiled kid. And that he didn't go full Disney mode and he apologized in his own way.
That's what separates him from Yzma: Kuzco honestly thinks the world revolves around him and that everyone likes him, and he enjoys being liked. Pacha is the first person to teach him what loyalty is AND that it's earned, which makes Kuzco appreciate it all the more. Yzma, meanwhile, believes that the world SHOULD revolve around her and will do whatever it takes to make it happen, regardless of what anyone thinks of her. At the same time, she has a guy who's been undyingly loyal to her for, presumably, most of his life and Yzma not only doesn't return his loyalty in the slightest but she's willing insult something she knows is important to him (his cooking).
1:46 his tearing eyes hit me! Because he had never a family. And he never knew love.... now he realizes how important family and love is. At the beginning he considered wealth and arrogance more important than the fellow human!
I love this ending so so sooo much! The writers did a perfect job on Kuzco's development. I love how lovable and compassionate he has become. What an amazing film and scene.
But he also can't stand to be too nice, so pretends that he just didn't think the hilltop was good enough for him after all so Pacha didn't lose his home. I guess when you've only had servants all your life, you need a buddy road trip movie to realize how much you want friends.
@@strawberrysoulforever8336 To be fair, character development is hard to maintain and, at the very least, he isn't as petty as he was at the beginning of the film. Plus, he does have his moments of caring for others, in spite of his selfishness showing up from time to time.
@speedracer2008 I'm aware of that. It's nice to have a hero who is heavily flawed, though. He still never got as bad as he was at the start of the movie. But he stands out among Disney's heroes. Most of them have their virtues built up and their situations made worse. But Kuzco actually has it good at the start and his own selfishness is what makes Yzma go after him.
Fun fact: Originally, the movie was supposed to end with Kuzco actually cutting down a forest to build a theme park next to Pacha's hill, and then inviting Pacha's family to visit. However, when Sting, who composed Perfect World (as well as other original songs that were cut from the film), learnt that, he demanded the ending to be changed. Sting had been an ambientalist and indigenous rights activist for years, so he was disgusted that the movie's final message would be in favor of deforestation and theme parks. He said he'd drop out of the movie if they didn't change the ending, so they changed it. Kinda weird that we have Sting of all people to thank for an ending that is arguably better than the original.
I agree, I like the idea of using the environment around you to make a unique water park. Disney kind of did that with a water park called River County but they unfortunately had to close it down due to finding certain bacteria in the waters that's where harmful to humans.
Completely agree with him here, and considering the massive deforestation already rampant in South America, particularly in the Amazon, it just would not make sense to the global audience to have that as the so-called happy ending.
I think the ending in this video is better because if he still built that theme park, it’d have shown that he still hasn’t changed at all But this ending shows that he has changed and even let himself spend time with how the commoners would usually have fun
I love how Kuzco makes amends with everyone after their adventure and the fact he used the Kuzcotopia model for a birdhouse it’s so cute. He grows so much as a character in this movie and that birdhouse is an adorable touch. Pacha is clearly proud of him at the end and becomes one of the family it’s so sweet. I especially adore the interaction between the old man and Kuzco at the start of this clip.
Him using the Kuzcotopia model happened only because Sting, the singer who sung a lot of the soundtrack for this movie and its original movie Kingdom of The Sun, wrote to the Disney executives and crew complaining about the original idea they had for the ending where Kuzcotopia is built entirely on the second hill. They changed it to a birdhouse after he expressed that it didn't look like Kuzco learned his lesson.
@@cartooncottage2024 I mean, he most definitely learned his lesson, even if he had done that. However, I do have to agree that him choosing for a simple home like the rest of the village represents his growth the better.
I always loved the little detail that Kuzco almost tears up when Chicha gives him the poncho. You can tell the guy had never had a real family before, just - shudder - Yzma.
Kuzco revealed in the TV Series '"The Emperor's New School" that he had no memory of his mother and his father got lost at sea and never returned, leading him to be raised by Yzma.
@@dragonninjaghostgirl7981 well she was the Emperor's advisor, i bet she almost got heart attack when the previous Emperor passed the throne to his baby boy. (Instead of her)
Friend: Uh oh. Me: What? Movie about to have a happy ending? Friend: Yep. Me: Likely with some cheesy morale and/or surprise addition at the end? Friend: Most definitely. Me:...Bring it on.
this is one of my favorite disney endings, all the warm and fluffiness with the feels. It feels so good seeing Kuzco go from jerk to pal after the course of the movie ^^
I'm not normally much of a David Spade fan, but he really did an amazing job as Kuzco. I really like including that scene with him and the old man, as it helps cement how much Kuzco has changed. You can see and hear real humility and regret in his voice and body language, plus there's the fact that the old Kuzco would never have had such care/ concern for anyone else's well- being (Especially someone who he felt had wronged or offended him).
People panned this move when it came out but the friendship of these two puts a smile on my face everytime. I LOVE the fact that Pacha puts the idea forward the Kuzco and use the hill next to him because he wants to hang out some more and that Kuzco builds a little cottage for a summer home instead of a mansion because now he knows to appreciate the simpler things in life. Such a great movie.
I say this: Emperor Kuzco is a good person. He just needed some good, loving guidance to get him on the right path for himself and he knows to treat people right the same way he wants to treated.
Heh... I always love how Kuzco tells Pacha he won't force his family off that hill, while pretending to still sound like his old self. Still sassy but with an actual heart underneath~
That's what I love about Kuzco. He pretends to have a bad attitude - and he certainly does have an attitude - but he's much kinder than he was underneath it all.
Yeah, because we saw how embarrassed he was when he actually quoted Pacha earlier about 'nobody being so heartless'. So it made sense that he would apologize to him in his own way, and Pacha seeing through it was a good touch to it.
I kinda like that rather than just immediately dropping the vacation house project, he comes up with an excuse about Pacha lying to justify it. Like he is a better person, but he hasn't *quite* completely changed and still has some degree of inflated ego and wants to keep appearance.
1:42 The man with the most ornate wardrobe woven by the most skilled women in the kingdom, and he feels such monumental gratitude from receiving a simple gift of a tunic made by a friend. It’s a beautiful moment, really,
I don’t think Kuzco could have apologized any other way. This scene highlights that Kuzco feels guilt about what he did, but, of course, he isn’t going to come out and say it.
I admire Kuzco’s change of heart. He learned a pretty valuable lesson. If you treat people with kindness and respect, you’ll earn that in return. He wasn’t treating the people the right way. He looked like he was ready to cry when Rudy say he had been tossed out a window before, & smiled when he added it wouldn’t be the last. He knew the best way to repay Pacha for his acts of kindness during the expedition to turn him back into a human, was to build his summer home on a new hill. Pacha offered the hill next to his, & Kuzco agreed. While traveling, a companionship formed & he didn’t want to part ways.
1:55 Kronk:My Acorn Is Missing Kids:(In Squirrel) My Acorn Is Missing Kronk:Did You Eat The Acorn Kids:(In Squirrel) Did You Eat The Acorn Kronk:You Owe Me A New Acorn Kids:(In Squirrel)You Owe Me A New....... Cat Yzma:(In Squirrel)......Acorn Kronk:I’m so proud of you guys
@@KBAFourthtime Well, pal, I've been dragged all over those hills and I did NOT hear any singing. So I think I'll be building my summer home on a more magical hill. Thank you.
You know what’s funny is that I thought pacha was kusco’s dad cause I never saw the movie first, I saw the tv series first. As a kid I always wondered why he kept calling pacha (whom I thought was his father) by his actual name.
0:30 was a powerful scene. We have pacha by himself saddened that his family home is going to be removed. The music that plays showing kuzco thinking really makes me thankful for my life.
I love Kuzco's facial expression in that scene. They really nailed the expression of guilt; the mouth slightly open, the face ever so slightly tilting downwards - like a puppy that knows it's done something wrong. And the score is a perfect accompaniment to the mood of the scene.
If he just said it wasn't the last time he was thrown out a window, and John Fiedler has already died during the making of Kronk's New Groove, does that mean they're proven wrong?!
Kuzco’s character development was heartwarming and amazing, he was not a bad person but he was spoiled, entitled, selfish, unempathic, obnoxious, mean-spirited, inconsiderate, unapologetic just reprehensible in general though being raised by Yzma will likely do that to someone and while he still has some of his selfishness he has become sincerely respectful, good-natured, considerate and altruistic and even lets Pacha stay in the hill with his family
Honestly, Yzma deserved a redemption arc. Shes just too funny and loveable to have to root against. There was actually one episode of the tv show "emperors new school" where Yzma gets to hang out with Pachas family and she is shown to get along and have a heart. I wish we got more of that but someone has to be the crazy villain I guess.
Back when character development was appreciated. Definitely the most underrated emperor male character in all of Disney. Kuzco truly, is a well written character. And found out that there is something more precious than treasures, a family that shows you that life is not all about you.
Another thing I haven’t seen talked about, at least from what I scrolled and saw so far, was how Kusco realizing how much hatred and revenge Yzma had built up because of what Kuzco did. And she wanted to murder him. He realized Pacha had many chances to let Kuzco die but still did the right thing and helped him despite how Kuzco acted.
I like the moment when Kuzco looks again at the llama design on his poncho and gives Chicha a hug. I feel like that is when he looks most handsome, when he acknowledges the good his time as a llama had been because it made him self-reflect on his arrogance, and appreciating a homemade gift instead of just taking it for granted.
He learned a pretty valuable lesson. If you treat people with kindness and respect, you’ll earn that in return. He wasn’t treating the people the way they deserved, so they weren’t giving him what he wanted.
The TV show? No, far as I know, Kuzco had to go back to school to keep his Empereor title and moved in with Pacha and Chicha in their small house on the hill. Kuzco went back to acting like an ungrateful brat
@@flintjackson449 Yep- now he had to go to school to keep his title..? He learned absolutely nothing from the first movie..? And in the first movie when he turned down women for their appearance he got a major boner for his classmate
@@ruyekahatori3073 by the end of the show he invites them to move into the palace. the show may have retconned his development a bit but it was for the purpose of having plotlines for a 50 ep tv show. he still goes through development in the series, and in a weird way I like the tv show ending better. It shows that it takes time to become a better person, not 3 days. It feels more realistic.
True, but I don't they could have made a TV show of him being nice all the time. They have to have him "learn a lesson" every episode. So I at least can understand that decicion.
I love the ending to this Disney classic Kuzco may have started out as a greedy, spoiled emperor of age 18 (according to Yzma), but he soon realizes the mistakes he's made and he becomes more caring, loving, loyal, and brave. He also begins to care more for others like Pacha and his family.
This is actually a good movie for young children to watch because the moral of the story is it takes a lot to learn humanity and the value of family and that is a good moral to teach young children is humanity
This movie was one of the best movies when I was little, it was so funny, but The storyline and development of Kusco was just beautiful, I would never expect they made the main character a selfish and bad guy but he learned his lesson at the end and he is indeed one of the most iconic characters in Disney
Lol also true but as an old lady she doesn't have also a long lifespan, remember Yzma is too old. Well If I had choice I would prefer live my days as a cut kitten than a sinister ancient lady XD
I feel this is one of Disney's most underrated films, alongside the Rescuers, Robin Hood, and Treasure Planet. It's rather sad that the early 2000s were the era of the forgotten animated film. 3D was in and traditional cel-animation was out. Too many good films from that era got overlooked as a result.
It's not underrated and it's not forgotten. It has one of the biggest cult followings of every Disney movie and has a sequel and a TV show. It was "underrated" once upon a time but not anymore. This narrative really annoys me especially compared to those other movies you mentioned, and I am a fan of this franchise. Just saying.
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This is what I loved about the movie, Kuzco wasn't a bad guy, he was just a spoiled kid, didn't have a good father figure in life. After getting some guidance and a lesson in humility, we know he can be a real nice guy.
Yea Kuzco really turned into a great guy as the movie went on. And now he and Pacha are best buddies.
“didn’t have a good father figure in life”
Welcome to America...
Didn’t his dad die of a waterfall or something in a episode
Ulquiorra Cifer He didn’t even really have a good mother figure Yzma said in the movie she practically raised him And given how she treats other people and what she’s like and she probably didn’t even pay that much attention to him you can kind of see
Ulquiorra Cifer ya he needed some help to make him good
And this is called fabulous character development. Couldn't be more proud of Kuzco
A french youtubeur (I'm french too) made a critic of this film and said Yzma can be see like the représentation of what Kuzco will turn if he continues to act like in the begining (she says she has praticly raising him)
kuzco will forever be the best disney princess
This comment is underrated.
@@yorihimewatatsuki7983
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I beg to differ. Kronk is clearly the superior Disney Princess since they can speak to squirrels.
princess ?
@@melissaclark1051
hes acts like a princess , its a joke
This part always gets me because the minute Kuzco turns back into a human he sets out to make things right. You can see the significant change he went through from the beginning of the film to the end, being sincere to Rudy and making sure he was alright. And I love Pacha's reaction to Kuzco acting like he didn't change because he's too stubborn to come clean, lol. The very end is great too because Kuzco for the first time has a family! Remember that Yzma practically raised him so he really didn't have anyone who was willing to put up or spend time with him until Pacha came around. And Chicha giving him the llama poncho and her and Kuzco hugging??? Such a great moment. Kuzco made a complete 180 and was rewarded with a loving family. I'm so proud of him.
Moonfire121 It’s funny, originally they were going to have him still build the water park and Sting (who has worked with them since the project was called Kingdom of the Sun) sent a letter of concern of how wrong that version of the end was that everybody took to heart. I’m glad the ending was changed and I feel like turning the model into a birdhouse was a subtle nod to throwing that ending away. Lol
@@Little1Cave oh yeah I heard about that! Wasn't it that it was gonna be just in a different location like in the jungle or something? I'm glad they went against that too. And I feel kinda bad for Sting for all the trouble he was put through for Kingdom of the Sun.
Didn’t he move in with Patcha’s family in Emperor’s New School
Little1Cave
WHAT?!
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very Good
Moonfire121 ‘‘tis lonely at the top of the mountain, it took a fall down to the bottom for Cuzco to realise what he was missing
Interesting thing I found. When Kuzco is in his Emperor attire here, he lacks some of the extra components from the beginning, like the weird red cape/tail/whatever he had dragging behind him and the gold around his ankles. Though it is a small difference, I think it shows Kuzco as being a little more casual and less over the top/egotistical.
I knew there was something a little different, but I always assumed it was how he had a different expression at the end. I guess I missed that when I was a kid and never looked for it again. I noticed it, but not what it was.
Holy heck I never noticed ! Good eye !
After reading your comment, I saw what you were saying and went back to a video with the first scene of the movie to do a compare and contrast. You were right and have a good eye. I can't believe I never noticed thst in the 20 years I have known about and watched this movie. Man, when they go subtle, they go really subtle.
He doesn't wear the tail component during the dinner scene either.
I always loved that, too. Another thing to note is that his features are softer in this scene.
I really like that they keep Kuzco in character by having him make up a petty technicality to justify not demolishing the village, because of how well they established his uncomfortableness in being an openly nice person.
it makes it realistic and wholesome.
It’s very in character for him.
I also love that Pacha recognizes that’s how Kuzco shares his kindness and returns it the same way. He plays into the silly pettiness with “Couldn’t pull the wool over your eyes, huh?” It just shows how much they understand each other.
Apparently the original ending had kuzco just clearcutting part of the forest to make his mansion, but Sting convinced the team to just have Kuzco make the small neighboring shack instead.
I always felt it was more a way of saying that this is still the same character from the beginning, but with a bigger heart. He's a nicer person, but he's still Kuzko. Plus, he trusts Pacha to know he's being sarcastic, and the fact that Pacha gets it shows that they're friends now.
The guilty look on his face shows how sorry he is and when the old man mentioned "I've been tossed out the window many times" the sudden look of horror, shock and concern flickered and you can tell Kuzco looked ready to cry, but then the old man says "It won't be the last" and that smile spoke volumes. It's almost as if the man sensed Kuzco's guilt creeping back and said something that made him smile and feel assured that all is definitely forgiven. Just so sweet and considerate to each other. The fact that Kuzco legit looked for the old man to give him a sincere heartfelt apology was enough to show growth in maturity to take responsibility for his actions from the beginning.
that's what makes this one of the greatest character developments ever
I didn’t notice at first Kuzco looked like he was ready to cry. It took rewatching & pausing a few times for me to catch it.
He didn't look ready to cry and that was not a look of horror, you are overexaggerating or even seeing what's not there. He was just looking at the old man with a face like he was trying to understand if it was a joke or not. Like "wow, seriously?". That's what it was.
I agree with u @olivijastrandjord
@@haileyflores2419 Really?
It's a perfect ending. I mean, they did great with the main characters, but I also love the ending they gave Yzma - still a cat and learning squirrel speak from Kronk with a bunch of kids.
1:47-2:08 me too.
"I was dragged all over those hills, and I did not hear any singing" did you guys see how he looked back? Now THAT side of Kuzco was what i was attracted to
Same.
same
Why do you still like Incredibles 2? Because it’s still the Best. And since 1989 Batman and LILO and Stitch,I enjoy New Beginnings.
I love how pacha still acted like father figure to him and let him live in his home in the tv show. Also how pacha wife treats him like a son.
There's an episode of the tv show. It used to be hard to find but it's on disney plus. Where a clear imposter comes back as Kuzcos dad. Kuzco thinks Pacha it's just jealous, but when it becomes public this guy was an imposter (Kuzco dose vaguely remember his father enough to know this isn't him from the start), Kuzco reveals he did know that guy wasn't his dad (his real father was a lot bigger, stronger and from what we see more caring), but he was glad he wouldn't have to worry about being Emporer for once..
I wonder exactly how old Pacha and Chicha are? They might well be old enough to be Kuzco's parents. If you listen to the funeral scene, Yzma said it was his eighteenth birthday, so he's still pretty young. I'd say they're in their thirties, so it would be a stretch, but possible. Of course, their real kids are pretty young, which makes me think they're not very old.
@@strawberrysoulforever8336 Sorry I'm late to the party (ha! boom baby!), but I just watched the Sweatbox documentary the other day and they said there that Patcha was 45. I'm not sure about Chicha, but I assume she's younger than him. Wouldn't be surprised if she was about 10 years younger.
@@M_JackOfAllTrades My parents have a wide age gap, almost 12 years, so I could see that. My parents were in their thirties/forties when they had me, so maybe their kids are the same. I think Tipo and Chaca are supposed to be five and Yupi is obviously still a baby.
I love how Kuzco is kinda like their son
I know, right? That TV show that came out after really made that apparent as well.
@@vincentbaskerville9697 also TV adaptations usually suck but i actually remember it as being kind of funny
@@lyinsroar9637 Same here, though, it was actually mostly a side show I'd watch while shows like Timon and Pumbaa weren't on.
I wouldn't say "Son"
Just a great friend.
@@_ghost.pit_
That's just a spinoff!
My acorn is missing
“Squeek squeekin squeek squeekity”
Did you eat the acorn?
“Squeaker squeek squeek squeekin”
You owe me a new acorn
“Squeek squeek squeek squeek squeekers...squeekin”
I’m so proud of you guys
God I love that part😂😂😂
Cash Curran we all do
Never noticed that the squirell also had a hankie lol
Kronk is best kronk
@Cash Curran
Fun fact:
Kronk shares same voice actor with Mr Barkin, Principal of Kims and Rons High School *(Kim Possible)* 😉
@@aleksandarvil5718 and Joe Swanson on Family Guy
The way he expresses his gratitude is especially noticeable when he actually says the words: thank you, at 0:56.
It sounds subverting while simultaneously sounding honest and grateful.
I really like the delivery of that line.
Yes it's a great moment like when he sits next to Pacha
@@a.g.demada5263
Indeed so.
@@a.g.demada5263 I agree. He's sitting so close to him.
What I love about this ending is that it shows that kuzco wasn't a bad guy, that he was just a spoiled kid. And that he didn't go full Disney mode and he apologized in his own way.
Well, he was raise by Yzma who's not really a model of humility and kindness
@@a.g.demada5263 so you can see why he was a total douche until he hung out with pasha
@@Iazibones exactly
That's what separates him from Yzma: Kuzco honestly thinks the world revolves around him and that everyone likes him, and he enjoys being liked. Pacha is the first person to teach him what loyalty is AND that it's earned, which makes Kuzco appreciate it all the more.
Yzma, meanwhile, believes that the world SHOULD revolve around her and will do whatever it takes to make it happen, regardless of what anyone thinks of her. At the same time, she has a guy who's been undyingly loyal to her for, presumably, most of his life and Yzma not only doesn't return his loyalty in the slightest but she's willing insult something she knows is important to him (his cooking).
1:46 his tearing eyes hit me! Because he had never a family. And he never knew love.... now he realizes how important family and love is. At the beginning he considered wealth and arrogance more important than the fellow human!
I love this ending so so sooo much! The writers did a perfect job on Kuzco's development. I love how lovable and compassionate he has become. What an amazing film and scene.
But he also can't stand to be too nice, so pretends that he just didn't think the hilltop was good enough for him after all so Pacha didn't lose his home. I guess when you've only had servants all your life, you need a buddy road trip movie to realize how much you want friends.
@@strawberrysoulforever8336 too bad he became sort of selfish again in the tv show
@@Gorilla-r4g He wasn't as bad as he was at the start of the movie, but yeah, regressed a bit.
@@strawberrysoulforever8336 To be fair, character development is hard to maintain and, at the very least, he isn't as petty as he was at the beginning of the film. Plus, he does have his moments of caring for others, in spite of his selfishness showing up from time to time.
@speedracer2008 I'm aware of that. It's nice to have a hero who is heavily flawed, though. He still never got as bad as he was at the start of the movie. But he stands out among Disney's heroes. Most of them have their virtues built up and their situations made worse. But Kuzco actually has it good at the start and his own selfishness is what makes Yzma go after him.
Fun fact: Originally, the movie was supposed to end with Kuzco actually cutting down a forest to build a theme park next to Pacha's hill, and then inviting Pacha's family to visit.
However, when Sting, who composed Perfect World (as well as other original songs that were cut from the film), learnt that, he demanded the ending to be changed. Sting had been an ambientalist and indigenous rights activist for years, so he was disgusted that the movie's final message would be in favor of deforestation and theme parks. He said he'd drop out of the movie if they didn't change the ending, so they changed it.
Kinda weird that we have Sting of all people to thank for an ending that is arguably better than the original.
I agree, I like the idea of using the environment around you to make a unique water park. Disney kind of did that with a water park called River County but they unfortunately had to close it down due to finding certain bacteria in the waters that's where harmful to humans.
Completely agree with him here, and considering the massive deforestation already rampant in South America, particularly in the Amazon, it just would not make sense to the global audience to have that as the so-called happy ending.
I think the ending in this video is better because if he still built that theme park, it’d have shown that he still hasn’t changed at all
But this ending shows that he has changed and even let himself spend time with how the commoners would usually have fun
@@clarelabellerose no, he only build a hut.
@@clarelabellerose he turned the design for Kuzcotopia into a simple bird bath. He himself lives in a modest hut on the hill right next to Pacha.
I love how Kuzco makes amends with everyone after their adventure and the fact he used the Kuzcotopia model for a birdhouse it’s so cute. He grows so much as a character in this movie and that birdhouse is an adorable touch. Pacha is clearly proud of him at the end and becomes one of the family it’s so sweet.
I especially adore the interaction between the old man and Kuzco at the start of this clip.
Him using the Kuzcotopia model happened only because Sting, the singer who sung a lot of the soundtrack for this movie and its original movie Kingdom of The Sun, wrote to the Disney executives and crew complaining about the original idea they had for the ending where Kuzcotopia is built entirely on the second hill. They changed it to a birdhouse after he expressed that it didn't look like Kuzco learned his lesson.
@@cartooncottage2024 I mean, he most definitely learned his lesson, even if he had done that.
However, I do have to agree that him choosing for a simple home like the rest of the village represents his growth the better.
@@Dexuz indeed. It's why I love it
@@JaggedBird I'm glad sting did that. I also like what they did. They have kuzco a smaller house on a smaller hill. Beneath Pacha.
@@rayronnyd4659 again, another beautiful detail to that.
I always loved the little detail that Kuzco almost tears up when Chicha gives him the poncho. You can tell the guy had never had a real family before, just - shudder - Yzma.
Wait really
Kuzco revealed in the TV Series '"The Emperor's New School" that he had no memory of his mother and his father got lost at sea and never returned, leading him to be raised by Yzma.
I don’t get why Kuzco’s dad entrusted Yzma to raise Kuzco?
@@dragonninjaghostgirl7981 well she was the Emperor's advisor, i bet she almost got heart attack when the previous Emperor passed the throne to his baby boy. (Instead of her)
Friend: Uh oh.
Me: What? Movie about to have a happy ending?
Friend: Yep.
Me: Likely with some cheesy morale and/or surprise addition at the end?
Friend: Most definitely.
Me:...Bring it on.
BOOOYAH!!!!! WOOOOOOOO!!!
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Best comment of this video goes to you bro! 😁 I love it! 😁
BOOOOOYAH!!WHOOOOOOO!!!I agree
I just love how they practicaly adopted Kuzco in the end
Ikr? It makes my heart melting 😍
melt*
“I gotta use that arm later”
*W H A T*
Well he IS a 16 year old boy....
For... uh... *diplomatic* reasons.
Ruyeka Hatori He’s 18.
oh d
A PERFECT WORLD BEGINS AND ENDS WITH US
Hadlee Storms Love that ending
That was my favorite part!🤗
I dunno man, sounds
Pretty communist
Words to live by... ;)
😂
I like the little detail where Kuzco also gives the birds a summer home, another example of how he cares for others in the end.
I know right? Not to mention he was okay taking the hill shorter than Pacha's. Old Kuzco wouldn't have let a peasant be on the top hill.
This movie's got something that more recent films have been lacking lately...
2d drawings.??.
Actual character development?
Originality?
Comedy? I don't know. What is missing about the movie you said of?
Some heart.
“It’s not the first time I was tossed out a window and it won’t be the last.” That line always killed me.
this is one of my favorite disney endings, all the warm and fluffiness with the feels. It feels so good seeing Kuzco go from jerk to pal after the course of the movie ^^
It’s such a subtle detail but I love the a sign of Kuzco maturing/growing as an emperor/person is the lines forming under his eyes
OMG
"Guess you and your family will be stuck on a tuneless hilltop forever" Man, i dont remember the writing in this movie being as good as it was.
I'm not normally much of a David Spade fan, but he really did an amazing job as Kuzco.
I really like including that scene with him and the old man, as it helps cement how much Kuzco has changed. You can see and hear real humility and regret in his voice and body language, plus there's the fact that the old Kuzco would never have had such care/ concern for anyone else's well- being (Especially someone who he felt had wronged or offended him).
If all of this wasn't happened, he will turn like Yzma. After all, she raised him and we know her temper
Interestingly enough, this is his highest scored film on Rotten Tomatoes.
People panned this move when it came out but the friendship of these two puts a smile on my face everytime. I LOVE the fact that Pacha puts the idea forward the Kuzco and use the hill next to him because he wants to hang out some more and that Kuzco builds a little cottage for a summer home instead of a mansion because now he knows to appreciate the simpler things in life. Such a great movie.
1:34 Enjoy the little things with the people you love. Simple and effective. This is such an underrated film.
I say this: Emperor Kuzco is a good person. He just needed some good, loving guidance to get him on the right path for himself and he knows to treat people right the same way he wants to treated.
He's not a bad guy, he's just a spoiled kid,
Heh... I always love how Kuzco tells Pacha he won't force his family off that hill, while pretending to still sound like his old self.
Still sassy but with an actual heart underneath~
That's what I love about Kuzco. He pretends to have a bad attitude - and he certainly does have an attitude - but he's much kinder than he was underneath it all.
Yeah, because we saw how embarrassed he was when he actually quoted Pacha earlier about 'nobody being so heartless'. So it made sense that he would apologize to him in his own way, and Pacha seeing through it was a good touch to it.
That’s being tsundere act tough and sassy in outside and soft in the inside 😏
I kinda like that rather than just immediately dropping the vacation house project, he comes up with an excuse about Pacha lying to justify it. Like he is a better person, but he hasn't *quite* completely changed and still has some degree of inflated ego and wants to keep appearance.
1:42
The man with the most ornate wardrobe woven by the most skilled women in the kingdom, and he feels such monumental gratitude from receiving a simple gift of a tunic made by a friend. It’s a beautiful moment, really,
They all lived happily ever after... Well, until the Spanish turned up at least.
Damn! You had to go there, huh?
I like how subtle and casual Kuzco is when making amends with Pacha.
I don’t think Kuzco could have apologized any other way. This scene highlights that Kuzco feels guilt about what he did, but, of course, he isn’t going to come out and say it.
I admire Kuzco’s change of heart. He learned a pretty valuable lesson. If you treat people with kindness and respect, you’ll earn that in return. He wasn’t treating the people the right way. He looked like he was ready to cry when Rudy say he had been tossed out a window before, & smiled when he added it wouldn’t be the last. He knew the best way to repay Pacha for his acts of kindness during the expedition to turn him back into a human, was to build his summer home on a new hill. Pacha offered the hill next to his, & Kuzco agreed. While traveling, a companionship formed & he didn’t want to part ways.
The old man was the cutest and funniest scene, I love the disney elders so much
Rudy.
The emperor's new groove was the first disney movie I've ever seen. To this day, it holds a special place in my heart.
1:55
Kronk:My Acorn Is Missing
Kids:(In Squirrel) My Acorn Is Missing
Kronk:Did You Eat The Acorn
Kids:(In Squirrel) Did You Eat The Acorn
Kronk:You Owe Me A New Acorn
Kids:(In Squirrel)You Owe Me A New.......
Cat Yzma:(In Squirrel)......Acorn
Kronk:I’m so proud of you guys
Incan Squirrels Cadets since 1300 A.D. 😢
THE END!
"So, you lied to me."
Always loved that line.
I love how even though he'd had a change of heart, he still was prideful enough to have to make a self serving excuse to not destroy Pacha's village.
"I did?"
@@davidmartinez3272 "Yeah. You said when the sun hits this spot just right, these hills sing."
@@KBAFourthtime Well, pal, I've been dragged all over those hills and I did NOT hear any singing. So I think I'll be building my summer home on a more magical hill. Thank you.
You know what’s funny is that I thought pacha was kusco’s dad cause I never saw the movie first, I saw the tv series first. As a kid I always wondered why he kept calling pacha (whom I thought was his father) by his actual name.
And that friends is how you write a redeemed character.
Definitely. Modern cartoons should really look to this movie for guidance when they redeem characters.
I love how Kuzco pretends not wanting his new house because of the hills. He may have changed, but he is still stubborn.
0:30 was a powerful scene.
We have pacha by himself saddened that his family home is going to be removed. The music that plays showing kuzco thinking really makes me thankful for my life.
I love Kuzco's facial expression in that scene. They really nailed the expression of guilt; the mouth slightly open, the face ever so slightly tilting downwards - like a puppy that knows it's done something wrong. And the score is a perfect accompaniment to the mood of the scene.
This movie is perfect, and I'm glad it will never have a sequal.
oh wait
Sequel.*
The beauty of direct to DVD sequels though is that they're easy to ignore if you really want to 😉
Technically it wasn't exactly a sequel because it was too focused on Kronk, not Kuzco.
Sequel? *burns every DVD copy* What sequel?
I didnt mind the sequel honestly
If he just said it wasn't the last time he was thrown out a window, and John Fiedler has already died during the making of Kronk's New Groove, does that mean they're proven wrong?!
Christina Hamilton O.O
Cause of death?
Cancer.
He did?
@@gemstoneprincess2890 waot, tgat guy was Piglet!?
I love how over the top the original design was but when he finally builds it it's a father modest cozy cottage. Shows how much he's grown
We all can blame Kuzco for being spoiled, but honestly it’s the society for supporting it
Kuzco’s character development was heartwarming and amazing, he was not a bad person but he was spoiled, entitled, selfish, unempathic, obnoxious, mean-spirited, inconsiderate, unapologetic just reprehensible in general though being raised by Yzma will likely do that to someone and while he still has some of his selfishness he has become sincerely respectful, good-natured, considerate and altruistic and even lets Pacha stay in the hill with his family
Kuzco and Kronk were able to redeem themselves and change... Yzma not so much LOL
Honestly, Yzma deserved a redemption arc. Shes just too funny and loveable to have to root against. There was actually one episode of the tv show "emperors new school" where Yzma gets to hang out with Pachas family and she is shown to get along and have a heart. I wish we got more of that but someone has to be the crazy villain I guess.
@@jinkieez Yzma is the bomb
@@jinkieez which episode was that do you know?
@@taylorlisowskimusic8063 s2 ep 30 I believe
Knowing now that Kuzco was no older than 19 that whole time, Pacha really was a father figure to him as much as a best friend
He's 18
Kuzco has the cutest expressions in this scene.
Am I the only one that has true appreciation for the score in this movie? It literally affects the mood and you can feel it in a scene.
Kuzco is now a selfless emperor instead of a selfish one. Happy ending
*oh yeah,it’s all coming together*
0:56 needs to be a meme
This is better than the TV show
Back when character development was appreciated. Definitely the most underrated emperor male character in all of Disney. Kuzco truly, is a well written character. And found out that there is something more precious than treasures, a family that shows you that life is not all about you.
This still gives me the warm and fuzzies. It’s one of my favorite endings.
I was today years old when I realized that "Couldn't pull the wool over your eyes" was a pun! XD
??
@@Scripturechick. Cause llamas give wool
Patrick Warburton nails it as the voice Kronk. So funny
Another thing I haven’t seen talked about, at least from what I scrolled and saw so far, was how Kusco realizing how much hatred and revenge Yzma had built up because of what Kuzco did. And she wanted to murder him. He realized Pacha had many chances to let Kuzco die but still did the right thing and helped him despite how Kuzco acted.
Why do I find Kuzco attractive, I think staying home my junior and senior year of high school messed me up😃
Because he is.
I like the moment when Kuzco looks again at the llama design on his poncho and gives Chicha a hug. I feel like that is when he looks most handsome, when he acknowledges the good his time as a llama had been because it made him self-reflect on his arrogance, and appreciating a homemade gift instead of just taking it for granted.
If Sting never spoke up we’d never get this amazing ending
Too bad spade wasn't singing it before the end credits.
2:10 *SQUEAKIN’*
I’m so proud of you guys! 🥹
After all what happened, at this scene where Kuzco bonded with that old man. Suddenly I'm attracted to him 🤣🤣
1:27 Ha! Boom Baby!
Ha! Boom Baby!
I laughed when Pacha said the second after Kuzco said the first "Ha! Boom baby!"
2:11 I just noticed that the squirrel has a tissue.
Bucky.
I noticed months ago.
Good he learned his lesson
He learned a pretty valuable lesson. If you treat people with kindness and respect, you’ll earn that in return. He wasn’t treating the people the way they deserved, so they weren’t giving him what he wanted.
“Hey. I gotta use that arm later”
Oh really ;) What for? XD
I think 🤔 Kuzco learned powerful lesson that being arrogant and spoiled will get you nowhere but loneliness.
Always be one of my favorite disney movie
The tv show did him and the family justice. They move into the palace
The TV show? No, far as I know, Kuzco had to go back to school to keep his Empereor title and moved in with Pacha and Chicha in their small house on the hill. Kuzco went back to acting like an ungrateful brat
@@ruyekahatori3073 yeah, the tv show retconed his entire redemption arc from the movie.
@@flintjackson449 Yep- now he had to go to school to keep his title..? He learned absolutely nothing from the first movie..? And in the first movie when he turned down women for their appearance he got a major boner for his classmate
@@ruyekahatori3073 by the end of the show he invites them to move into the palace. the show may have retconned his development a bit but it was for the purpose of having plotlines for a 50 ep tv show. he still goes through development in the series, and in a weird way I like the tv show ending better. It shows that it takes time to become a better person, not 3 days. It feels more realistic.
Uhhhhh.......debatable.
If It Wasn't For Pacha, Kuzco Wouldn't Have Become Nice
This is why Tulio and Miguel will never match up with Kuzco.
Kuzco’s personality here is completely at odds with how he acts in the TV series. He’s less of a sociopath, here.
True, but I don't they could have made a TV show of him being nice all the time. They have to have him "learn a lesson" every episode. So I at least can understand that decicion.
I dunno he was pretty sociopathic at the beginning of the film.
@@jinkieez Honestly, I thought the New Grooves were still better than New School.
I love the ending to this Disney classic
Kuzco may have started out as a greedy, spoiled emperor of age 18 (according to Yzma), but he soon realizes the mistakes he's made and he becomes more caring, loving, loyal, and brave. He also begins to care more for others like Pacha and his family.
According to Disney wiki, he suffered from lower blood sugar
Imagine if Kuzco showed this side of him more often in the tv series; Malina would have fallen head over heels for him alot sooner.
I love how at the end Kuzco doesn’t even build Kuzco-topia on the hill next to Pacha, he builds a small hut because he is humbled.
my all time favorite disney movie 🥺🥺 iconic in every way
0:31 Now that he's empathetic, Kuzco looks even way more cuddly than before.
For the longest time I did not know that Kuzco was eighteen years old. My whole life I thought he was in his 20's.
I wish i can forget about this movie so i can watch it again for the first time.
Of course his poncho had to have a red llama on it.
The Emperor’s New Groove has always been an underrated Disney classic.
1:44 the emperor’s new clothes 😉
You can see he's just on the verge of crying
1:46 . His face man. Movie as goofy and silly as this can still pull it off. 10/10 forever.
1:26
Kuzco: HA! Boom baby!
1:29
Pacha: HA! Boom baby!
This is actually a good movie for young children to watch because the moral of the story is it takes a lot to learn humanity and the value of family and that is a good moral to teach young children is humanity
I think you mean humility, but other that you summed it up nicely
Kuzco is seriously hot
1:27 booms baby!
Kuzco:Ha Boom Baby!!!1:26
Pacha:Ha Boom Baby!!!1:29
One of the best disney films ever
This movie was one of the best movies when I was little, it was so funny, but The storyline and development of Kusco was just beautiful, I would never expect they made the main character a selfish and bad guy but he learned his lesson at the end and he is indeed one of the most iconic characters in Disney
Poor Yzma she didn't get back to her human self.
She's better all around as a cute kitty :)
Lol yeah she is better as a kitten!
Lol also true but as an old lady she doesn't have also a long lifespan, remember Yzma is too old. Well If I had choice I would prefer live my days as a cut kitten than a sinister ancient lady XD
Breanna True well she deserves it I like her new form than the old form because she's so cute at her new form and I love to hug her to be my pet
Brandon Y she can't make it anymore she's a cute cuddly kitten now and she's hand is too small to make another antidote
I feel this is one of Disney's most underrated films, alongside the Rescuers, Robin Hood, and Treasure Planet. It's rather sad that the early 2000s were the era of the forgotten animated film. 3D was in and traditional cel-animation was out. Too many good films from that era got overlooked as a result.
It's not underrated and it's not forgotten. It has one of the biggest cult followings of every Disney movie and has a sequel and a TV show. It was "underrated" once upon a time but not anymore. This narrative really annoys me especially compared to those other movies you mentioned, and I am a fan of this franchise. Just saying.