I like how he just has that vendetta on Puss and Boots lol His reason is because 9 lives is unfair and seeing Puss and Boots not care about them pisses him off I like this motivation with him He is really teaching Puss and Boots a lesson
@@Exeternal_Beyonder_Of_Doomsday I mean, not really "reaching him a lesson". Like, Death actually intended to KILL Puss in Boots. He wasn't expecting Puss to go on a character arc and suddenly value his last life.
@Mystigon404 I didn't say he wanted to teach him a lesson If anything Death had no faith in him to change himself He's scary with him sadistic and what not But he's respectful and seeing Puss and Boots change it angered him But not only anger he had respect for Puss and Boots and the way he smiled it seems like he was satisfied and pretty happy as well before he left
What many do not notice is that the initial tune is low and carries a somber note as if the wolf is none too pleased. But the final tune after Puss learns his lesson and the wolf departs, is more upbeat and pleasant as if the wolf is more happy with the outcome.
I love how Death's beef with Puss isn't because he escaped death for so long but because he didn't value any of his lives. Whereas most people only have one life, he has nine and he didn't treat them like they were valuable at all.
Which is interesting to me personally, because he's DEATH and you would've thought that someone like him, given how cruel and intimidating he can be, would not care about something such as the life of another person. But he does, and I think I offer my praise toward the writers for making that extra layer of depth to his character. He probably secretly doesn't like what he does, but since he's practically a force of nature, he has no choice but to be sort of...resigned to what his role is, and what kind of responsibilities that come with doing the job. And when he sees someone who's as lucky as Puss, who's been given more lives, probably more than Death believes he deserves, he's angered. He believes he's wasting his lives. And even though he's got no backstory, we can only speculate why he's so pissed. He's probably witnessed first-hand after having to collect the soul of someone who lost their life suddenly or tragically, which would only logically make him angrier and go after Puss more. It just makes him all the more intriguing to me personally.
@@dorkyidiot661based off of his lines and behavior in the film, I’d say he probably does like what he does. The repeated comment about loving the smell of fear, his haunting taunt at Puss in the crowd with the coins in his eyes, complaining that Puss was “ruining this” when he stopped being afraid and stood up to him, etc. In a way, he is a beautifully contrasted character. He is annoyed at Puss’s flagrant recklessness with his lives, yet also introduces himself in the bar almost sounding entertained with the disrespect Puss shows to his craft since he has another chance to take on one foolish enough to think they’ll be the one who beats death. But that’s the beauty of the way he’s written and shown to us. We aren’t spoon fed a complete backstory and are instead left to fill in what we think motivates him ourselves. He’s the best antagonist I’ve seen in a long time.
I like to think that his motive implies that's at least why one of the writers believe death exists They think that death exists to make us appreciate the time we've got
@@michaellyle859 I kind of see it like he enjoys what he does but he also enjoys the chance to hunt like with Puss. It’s like if you enjoy your job but it’s just the same thing day in and day out. Then suddenly the chance comes up to spice things up for a bit and do a part of the job you enjoy a lot but might not get to do very often. Like you said, it really is great we get to fill in the gaps ourselves and I enjoy seeing how similar or different everyone’s take on the character is.
I think I'd consider this version of Death to be a lawful or at least neutral evil type. Death has shown that he'll maintain respect and patience toward those who respect the one life that they have. With Puss having had eight lives to spare, he was incredibly reckless and wasted all of them chasing thrills and just being careless, which is the reason Death loathes the idea of anyone having more than one life to live. And while Death himself isn't metaphorical, him chasing Puss throughout the movie can be seen that way, as Death can come much more quickly to thrill-seekers and careless individuals, where one slip-up can mean you're in his grasp. I've also heard a fan-theory that Death may have, perhaps more than once, spared Perrito's life because of how much he values and lives it to its fullest. If this is true, then it shows that he's not purely a hunter and is willing to bend the rules the other way for those he deems are worthy of it, which in turn could also make him a Judgement type character.
Jesus Christ died for your sins on the cross. Repent and believe in him or you will be separated from God The Father for all eternity and face hell forever, for all eternity, never ending.
@@treek10kYes keep saying those words to random RUclips people, it'll absolutely work with enough time. Never got the whole "telling others they'll go to Hell if they don't think like I do" stuff.
Death was such a fresh threat when The Last Wish came out! I wasn't expecting him to be so angry with Puss but he wanted to teach Puss a lesson. Anyone who thinks they can escape death are just very arrogant. Everyone will ultimately die, but it is with the time that we have that we should use to not be selfish. Like how Perrito wanted to make friends with the only outcome of the other person being a friend back. No need for bargains and wishes. Perrito is selfless like how he calmed down Puss during that anxiety attack. He didn't know what to do at first but the way he just put his head on Puss was so heartwarming! I love this movie! Dreamworks knows how to make good movies once in a while. Great video!
@Thecoolestnumberone wdym "and?" If you don't agree with the wording of the original comment, then fine. But you can't deny that there's a lot of people out there that show a lack of appreciation for life. And the only time they take it seriously is when they face a life-threatening or life-changing situation.
Death is a villain only if you try to cheat it or scorn it. But if you accept it as a natural stage of life that everyone must go through eventually, it will give you a merciful and dignified end. That’s the whole point of the Deathly Hallows. The first two brothers died violently because they thought they could cheat or humiliate death, but the third one died peacefully after he accepted it as an old friend.
Death is my favorite villain in any movie ever. And yes, he is a villain. The wolf goes out of his way to kill Puss just because he's mad at him for treating death as a joke. He's stepping out of bounds. It's not Puss' time yet. Whenever I see this movie, I get the chills and my heart pounds. That's how well Death is used and portrayed.
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I love how Death doesn't go after Puss while he is at the 'retired home for cats'. Simply because Puss is not putting his last life in danger for some cheap trills. It is only when Puss does put himself in danger once again does Death return to pursue our feline hero.
Death is a fantastic villain. Partially because he is *both* a villain and a force of nature. Most of his role in the movie is as a villain, he's going out of his way to specifically hunt Puss and scare the hell out of him because of personal animosity towards him. Whereas at the end of the movie he reverts back to his "Force of nature" role, Puss ceased to be the thing Death hated so much and ruined the fun/point of killing him. It's at the end when he tells Puss to live his life and that they'll meet later when it's his time that he goes back to his "Force of nature" role.
Also death is a large wolf going after a small cat, a wolf is basically the treat of a dog times 50, making him instinctually seem like even more of a threat for puss
i am still convinced that Death's goal wasn't to kill Puss, but to change him. And he succeeded. for some reason, the viewers are taking his words at face value. he can easily be lying in whole or in part, about his motivation to the rest of the characters.
@@LEGACY.2001 him leaving in the end and smiling as he does is enough for me. who knows, maybe they'll make more movies and elaborate on Death somewhat
@ yeah but that would be him banking that he would change and removes all stakes in the movie, not to mention if he doesn’t change then what, is death gonna be “well I tried” or is gonna take him out? Yeah he could be proud of him but at the end of that day, he wanted his soul and was gonna make it happened himself
I see the wolf as purely a force of nature: the fact that he tries to claim puss' life early on yet does not do it I view as metaphor of life threatening events that can arise in your life, the perpetual hunt to me is also a metaphor: its a way of reminding the viewer that whilst in the end we all get caught, we never know when or when the wolf will strike: in that sense we are constantly being hunted. The fact that he stops the hunt at the end might be the films way of telling us how to avoid that feeling of being constantly at deaths mercy: rather than denying our mortality or running away from it and being conatantly hunted we can choose to fully accept it, and not let it affect our lives. By doing so we do not gain immortality, just like puss doesnt get his wish of being immortal, but we ensure that whatever time we have left, we will live fully, not as prey, but as masters of our own life, and as such, we can chose to tell death to fuck off and only come back when the time comes. Thats why the wolf gives up: what can he do ? Its not puss' time to go and he is done letting his fear of death control his life. So he leaves.
I think for me, Death stopped being a simple force of nature when he decided to take Puss’ last life into his own hands-claws. The moment he decided to go outside of his purpose was the moment he became a villain. Death’s reasoning is the same as any who’s been taken advantage of by one person repeatedly, so it’s not like his reasons aren’t understandable. But becoming something else other than his purpose as the personification of a force of nature is what makes him an antagonist. The thing is… he’s not a normal villain. He’s defeated not by the hero killing him, but by the hero proving him wrong. A typical villain wouldn’t just walk away like that… but El Lobo is a more mature, multifaceted villain with much more nuance than he’d like you to believe (“I’m Death, straight up”). He’s completely out for his own interests when he’s hunting down Puss, toying with the one who has continually gotten away, enjoying the chase now that he’s directly involved. His revenge is in the act of making Puss fear for his last life, making Puss FEEL something other than disregard and apathy for the last chance he had. Funnily enough, despite Death accepting defeat at the end, he still technically succeeded in his goal. Puss learned to respect his life (and therefore Death himself) regardless of whether El Lobo was able to reap his life early. It’s really rare you see an antagonist actually achieve their goal while also “losing” in the story
The main thing I love about Death as a character in this movie is that many different people have come to so many different conclusions and ALL of them are valid. Death and by extension life means something different to everyone. Dreamworks knocked it out of the park with every single aspect of this character allowing for so many interpretations and none of them be wrong.
This movie was jam packed with epic-ness from the start and I was so pleasantly surprised when I watched it the first time because it truly had NO Business being as good as it was in every way, animation, story, characters and their arcs, but the antagonists where really outstanding, death and his design and character, he was chilling and present, but at the end was super respectable as he came to see puss learned his lesson, and there was no cause for this hunt anymore. It was such a great fricking movie FOR A SEQUEL and to puss in boots like I was floored.
i absolutely adored seeing this movie in theaters. I went with my at the time girlfriend because we were bored and wanted something to do. During the giant's sequence at the beginning, i remember thinking "this seems childish af, what did i just sign myself up for." i am so glad i stayed to be proven so wrong.
The initial interaction, from him casually drinking up to the cryptic conversation makes him exceptionally unnerving, perfect for when the fangs were revealed and all bets were off for what he really is. He really put the literal fear of death into Puss and stole the show in the process.
I feel it isnt even just the arrogance of Puss that drives him. The very idea of someone having more than one life infuriates him. He feels like Puss has basically cheated him eight times already. To him, he isn't breaking the rules to come after Puss' ninth. He is coming for what he is owed. Puss broke the rules first in his mind. Edit: yes to the arrogance is part of it, hence why he leaves when Puss dropped the aforementioned arrogance
@@KnightsOfCamelore Welcome. I wa a shrek kid lol. Also fun fact, the first mention of Puss's nine lives was mentioned in Shrek 2 while they were robbing the Fairy Godmother's factory.
@ I don’t remember that. Though it has been many years since I last watched Shrek 2, unlike the first one, I didn’t really like the second. I’ve never even fully watched the third.
One of Puss's lifes says "hey that's cheat-" so yea death was not following the rules as he was fed up with puss bs he also was toying with him as his "Why do I keep playing with my food" line estates
The setting of death makes him stand out among the other villains. The fact that the way he conditions puss makes him not only a force of nature but also a villain for puss. From way he gives nightmares to puss with just a whistle, or the way he can't be seen by other, and the moment of him catching to puss every time tells us that he got puss on his grasp not until puss learned his lesson and he finally stopped the hunt. The details and directory on the movie are absolutely perfect imo.
I also wanna say it feels like Death Wolf was holding back. And we know how compitent Puss is so seeing him toy with Puss makes us realize just what a threat he is. Death Wolf "acts" mortal but is just supernatural enough to be uncanny. He can appear randomly, seems to be immune to the Wishing Stars effects or anyother magical deterents...and yet he fights with his two sickles. Even when Death Wolf reviels phromancy he still uses his sickles.
I think we as an audience often project ourselves onto the protagonist so having Puss be effectively hunted down by this unyielding force plays on our own primal fears and need to survive. Couple that with the sense of joy coming from Death in his pursuit of Puss and the juxtaposition that causes makes that fear all the more intents.
Lobo the death wolf is my favorite, while not always evil he was only doing his job, since both Puss in Boots and Donkey gets there own spin off I Lobo has his own series, the fact that I enjoy his whistle, character and design, he could be seen in his early concept with a red hood, also using a motorcycle. Like Mr. Wolf he and him could get along very well, both compete with Diane Foxington's affections and become close with Perry the bilby from Larrikins.
I think horror villains also serve as great examples of terrifying villains. I know it’s just what they do but they are also good at it as each one of these slashers have something that not only makes them different from eachother but also makes them scary in their own way. Art the clown: A brutal and psychotic killer that is unpredictable. You don’t know what he will do next, who he is gonna hurt or HOW he is gonna hurt him and that was makes him terrifying(especially the last part) Michael myers: Michael Myers is an enigmatic murder that stalks his victims at daylight and then kills you at night. What makes him ultimately scary is that he is one of the most realistic killers there is. He isn’t a magic being or a demon from hell, he is an actual human being who kills just because it is his nature to kill. Ghostface: the horror of Ghostface comes that it isn’t supernatural. It is a human being and more importantly, a human you might know. Ghostface could be anyone: Your family, your friends, your neighbor or even someone you just see in class but don’t really talk to. That’s where the horror of Ghostface comes from as the mystery of the killer makes you doubt everyone you know and love. Pennywise: A century old being that uses what you fear to torment you. He is a sadist who enjoys seeing you suffer before killing you.
There's a lot of tales where Death come to meet someone, and that someone regain his will to live and the reaper leaves ... for now. I think Death in the last wish is just a part of the story we're told, it come when Puss still deny that he'll die to make him accept that fact, it don't go after him in the cat shelter because it's like he were dead (Death can easily track Puss so if it was sadistic it should have attacked him in a place that felt safe). Death came back when Puss try to find a loophole (aka another way to deny his mortality) to straight him up, and finally when his target finally accept that he won't escape death, it leaves. All the battle, all the "flare" that death have is just a way to make the fairy tale that we're shown entertaining.
The cool thing about death in this film is that he's defined by negative space. He doesn't want to kill puss, he wants his life to not be wasted. He's taken the souls of people who didn't deserve to go, and then he sees this dirtball wasting his eighth life. Life is precious to him.
Another good example of a terrifying villain is light yagami from death note. Every time he does something I always felt both afraid of what he will do to innocent characters we want to win and expose his crimes but also curiosity of how he will do it. His intelligence makes light both fascinating but also terrifying.
Sure hes death, but hes there to specifically embody the Fear of Death. Puss is chased by Death bc hes actively metaphorically running from death. Death stops chasing when Puss stops running.
I like to believe that death went out of its way with Puss because he wanted to teach him a lesson. 9 lives is absurd, but if all cats have 9, why go after Puss specifically? The only answer I can come up with is he wanted to teach him something. That death is not something to be laughed at, something that anyone with eight fale-saves would inevitably forget down the line. Such an interesting character for a kids movie
Is he even villain? He is basicaly right. Imagine being so busy as Death must be. And this little guy is laughing in your face? I think he is personificated lesson.
Death gets called out for cheating by chasing Puss down to kill him and doesn't refute it. So while being a force of nature, he's a villain for breaking the rules.
What I like about him most is his eyes and how small they are like they say Death can stare you in the eyes and pierce your soul in mythology. Death has proven how evil he can be in this fantasy world. But I would go as far as to say that he wasnt evil persay he was just kinda technically doing his job of collecting Puss's life and maybe his soul as Death's job is to collect souls and bring them to the underworld. Also his Va Ragna Morda does a fantastic job as him as well!
If I had a nickel for every time Dreamworks had a badass villain who was a pure white animal with piercing red eyes and a master of blades, I’d have 2 nickels which isn’t a lot but funny how it happened twice.
@@seastriker4437 oh yes I didn't remember him still for me is not as good as death DreamWorks really did a very good job with this movie I can only wish to see him again in another movie or even in Shrek 5 as a cameo or something
Death breaks his nature because he feels insulted. Puss has literally laughed at Death for 8 whole lives and now he seeks an extension to continue to mock Death? Yeah, I can see why the wolf was eager to go "fuck that shit".
How is this guy tragic think about it this guy literally has it made he's immortal so he lives forever, and he's all powerful remember what he said nobody can escape him so even the most powerful Godlike beings can't stop him if their capable of being destroyed, he can literally teleport anywhere he wants disguise himself as whoever he wants what's so tragic about him he can enjoy all thr pleasures of mortals and he can do it for as long as the earth stands he doesnt have to worry about wasting his life he can live it forever.
He is not a villain but he is still an antagonist and a force of nature he is simply bending the rules because Puss hasn't valued his lives and in Death's eyes if Puss doesn't value his lives then he doesn't deserve them.
By bending the rules just to end someone's life early, he definitely became a villain. He didn't have to torment and try to kill Puss, he chose to. He *is* a villain.
I'll be honest, Death of Puss in Boots 2 is a good villain, but I personally didn't find him terrifying, and even his creepy whistle didn't scare me. It takes a lot more to scare me.
Fun fact: It was Puss' VA (Antonio Banderas) who pitched the idea for this film. He was inspired (for a lack of a better word) by his own near-death encounter when he nearly passed away in a hospital from a heart attack
I always liked that, really the whole premise just sounds like another of Puss's legends... he laughs in the face of death, till the personification of death itself could no longer take the mockery and comes to collect. I guess that's what happens when you actually manage to piss of a force of nature. Who says he can't bend his own rules for you, not like he's got a boss to complain to.
Death is such a great villain for this movie. (I'll cover my reasons for using that word after this) He's charismatic, threatening, and just overall terrifying. His power as the literal manifestation of mankind's (and by extension sapient fairytale creature's kinds) greatest fear keeps him present even when he's not on-screen. He is Puss' conflict personified. An absolute scene-stealer. Incredible character used perfectly. I say villain for a lot of the reasons stated in the video, but I'll add my favorite piece of evidence recontextualized. We can clearly tell he's upset when the fun of his hunt is compromised by Puss' character development. But the words he says in Spanish, even prior to telling Puss the takeaway- "Why the hell did I play with my food?!" really highlights that Death wasn't interested in Puss learning his lesson. It also wasn't Puss' fated time, as he was intervening personally and not coming to collect. As seen in the movie, Death doesn't literally personally kill everyone who dies. That isn't how your fated end works. He was fueled in this instance by his frustration and anger, went out of his way to unnecessarily torment his target, and in the end only stopped because his motivation no longer outweighed his actual duties. He is a force of nature most days- but he was acting in the context as an antagonist and specifically a VILLAIN. Whether or not he ended up changing his mind at the end. Having a change of heart means that is the point he stopped being a villain in the timeline. Much like a redemption arc, but condensed into a simple understanding. It's at that point he returns to being the arbiter of a force of nature.
Trying to break the natural order and kill Puss ahead of his time makes him a villain. If he was truly neutral, he would've simply waited until Puss died on his own.
I too wondered why Death is portrayed as a wolf here and I think it's for two reasons: One is to throw the audience off. I know some people think that Puss should have known that the Wolf was death right away, but I think it's fair that both Puss and the audience wouldn't be thinking that because Death isn't usually portrayed as an anthropomorphic wolf, and with this being the Shrek fairy tale world many thought he was supposed to be the Big Bad Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood or The Three Little Pigs. Therefore, when it's revealed what he is the audience is just as surprised as Puss is, and it makes the instantly makes the character even more interesting. The second reason I think is simply because a canine is seen as a natural enemy of a feline, which is emphasized in the line where Death says "I'm not a cat person". Which also has the double entendre of him not liking cats not just because he's a canine but because he is death and doesn't like that cats have none lives 🤔. Lastly, without the climax revealing that everyone else can see Death it would have been interesting to see the debate about whether or not only Puss can see him 😅.
One of my favorite things is that Death does not appear to answer to any higher power. He does not have a quota, he does not HAVE to take a soul. He chooses who and when and that makes him terrifying.
I love all the nuances of this character, he's easily one of my favourite character. But shoutout to Wagner Moura, whose voice made Death even more intimidating and enigmatic. I cannot listen to him in interviews without hearing Death... chilling.
good video but theres 1 error in it which is the fact that death in the last wish is infact based off a real life mythical character named El Silbon whos the Mexican spirit of death (there version of the grim reaper), unlike the classic grim reaper El Silbon will go out of it's way to punish and even kill those who disrespect death and/or those whom have died just like death in the movie, other traits they share is the fact El Silbon always whistles just before he is about to attack some one who doesn't respect death or there ancestors along with wielding the same weapons and cloak (well El Silbon has other weapons and can take on many forms but with death in the lastv wish they used El Silbons most common attire he wears and weapons he wields), El Silbon also likes to toy with/punish his targets before finally killing them but should they regain a true and sincere respect for death and there ancestors he will let them go since they learned there lesson which is what death does in the last wish.
Wolf WANTED the chase, not only to have his soul, but the excitement of the chase, said himself literally. Its obvious that he didn´t wanted to kill him right away too, and its impossible that he only wanted him to change, simply because at the end he gets angry at him for changing, then accepts that it would have no point to kill him if he's not that arrogant cat anymore. That's his motivation, the point of getting rid of someone irrespectfull to life, even if it involved chasing him and getting a little out of the rules of the world to do it, its a win win for him... only everything changed at the end, he changed and so, Wolf would not have his "justification" for killing him, wich makes him even with everything he has done out of the rules, someone responsible even, not killing someone that redeemed himself and giving him a second chance ❤ Good video Toon! Keep up the good work!
I always thought of this villain more as the FEAR of death, rather than death itself. A manifestation of Puss' fear that remains hidden in the background throughout the story, making itself known at key moments. I find it easier to imagine that being behaving like the villain does, rather than death itself.
One thing that really made the movie feel unique for me (especially among children’s media) is that the main driving force of the plot isn’t to try and gain something, but rather to try and avoid something. Sure, Puss is trying to get the wishing star, but that is because he is trying to avoid dying. That just gives it a really unique feeling and experience that I really enjoyed.
It wasnt mentioned in the video, but death didnt come puss when he buried his cape and stayed at the old cat ladies house, even though puss had a enough time to grow a beard and seemed like he was always knew where puss was, it like death stopped hunting puss because puss gave up and the thrill was gone, but started the hunt again when puss dug up his cape and tried to get his lives back, or am i just stating the obvious right now
9:30 King Sisyphos of Ephyra would like a word. Dude cheated death twice. Death fails to collect on many different occasions, it's just that it often comes in the form of death being captured (like Sisyphos did when he chained up Thanatos with his own chains) , and the subsequent chaos as no one is able to die.
9:33 Thanatos in the corner: Is me and my trauma a joke to you? Did you just forget how Sisyphus chained me up and shoved me in a box for ages?!?! To those who don’t know Thanatos was the Greek God of death who tricked and chained by Sisyphus before being freed by Ares. As Punishment Sisyphus was in the afterlife cursed to push a bolder up a hill but it would always fall down whenever he thinks he’d finish or would stop for rest for his crimes.
The best part for me was the fact that nobody ever beat him at anything. Death only let him live and hey acknowledge that he will win later. One villain just went about their life a little happier, the second one died a fitting end consumed by power, and the last simply showed a mercy, but a warning none the less, and went back to his works. Very few can see death coming and even fewer can say they saw his face and lived to tell the tale. Only at the end was it possible for them all to see him due to the location they were at due to none being able to even know about him before. (in the town on the wagon or by the river fight with the bakers) It' not that he can not take a life at will. It's that he never really has to due to the rules that there are and Puss was always going over the line until he decided it was time to finally take an action against the one who did everything, he despised the most rolled up into one.
Idk but the way I see Death in this movie was he just trying to make Puss realized the value of life as he just wasted 8 of them mindlessly. Death just gives him a hard lesson and once Puss already learned his mistakes he confronted him since he started to value his life and just like that it shows Death can't take his life forcefully. Death was more like waiting in the corner for Puss to make that last mistake thus making this scenario the natural way to take his soul.
Fun fact: The wolf only shows up during moments when Puss could've actually died during the movie, so he's still technically following his rules. The only time he shows up outside those times is in the cave of souls, which is for obvious reasons. Edit: There's also his introduction, but yeah.
The Wolf chasing its prey is the highest of stakes, even if you out run or outsmart the wolf, it doesn't end the hunt. It can come to hunt again and again in varies ways keeping the tension high. Hunger is the driving force of the wolf to hunt, to fulfill its desire. The Thrill of the Hunt is a strong fear and thrill for both hunter and pray.
What people seem to miss comes from i quote i remember when I was a kid "Death hates the taste of cowards." Every time puss runs, he is protecting his life. So he lives. Every instance where death is shown, is during a scene where Puss's life is very much in danger. The last two times he shows is to taunt puss to fight. Only when Puss fights is when Death fights back. If Puss runs, death let's him. The first time he fought Death, it was because of ego and himself. The last time was cornered, by death. Instead of fighting for ego, it was for the last life he had. Death sees this change in him and tests it. Once he passed the test, death gives up the chase. Why? Cause he now values the life he is living. Puss was no longer just throwing his life away. So yes, it is just a job. One Death understands and will collect Puss at a later date instead of right then.
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The wolf is both a villain and a force of nature. His job is to take the dead with him but he broke his nature to hunt for puss.
i love simple villains
I like how he just has that vendetta on Puss and Boots lol
His reason is because 9 lives is unfair and seeing Puss and Boots not care about them pisses him off
I like this motivation with him
He is really teaching Puss and Boots a lesson
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I mean, not really "reaching him a lesson". Like, Death actually intended to KILL Puss in Boots. He wasn't expecting Puss to go on a character arc and suddenly value his last life.
@Mystigon404 I didn't say he wanted to teach him a lesson
If anything Death had no faith in him to change himself
He's scary with him sadistic and what not
But he's respectful and seeing Puss and Boots change it angered him
But not only anger he had respect for Puss and Boots and the way he smiled it seems like he was satisfied and pretty happy as well before he left
Not really. cats have 9 lives. 9 deaths.
That whistle still gives me chills.
Wisile? Do you mean whistle?
@peasil3330 Yeah, I forgot the h.
@flamingdino4972 it's not whisile either lol it's whistle but I'm not the grammar police you do what you want I was just confused I agree tho
That whistle is on par with the killer in :"M"
What many do not notice is that the initial tune is low and carries a somber note as if the wolf is none too pleased. But the final tune after Puss learns his lesson and the wolf departs, is more upbeat and pleasant as if the wolf is more happy with the outcome.
I love how Death's beef with Puss isn't because he escaped death for so long but because he didn't value any of his lives. Whereas most people only have one life, he has nine and he didn't treat them like they were valuable at all.
Which is interesting to me personally, because he's DEATH and you would've thought that someone like him, given how cruel and intimidating he can be, would not care about something such as the life of another person. But he does, and I think I offer my praise toward the writers for making that extra layer of depth to his character. He probably secretly doesn't like what he does, but since he's practically a force of nature, he has no choice but to be sort of...resigned to what his role is, and what kind of responsibilities that come with doing the job. And when he sees someone who's as lucky as Puss, who's been given more lives, probably more than Death believes he deserves, he's angered. He believes he's wasting his lives. And even though he's got no backstory, we can only speculate why he's so pissed. He's probably witnessed first-hand after having to collect the soul of someone who lost their life suddenly or tragically, which would only logically make him angrier and go after Puss more. It just makes him all the more intriguing to me personally.
@@dorkyidiot661based off of his lines and behavior in the film, I’d say he probably does like what he does. The repeated comment about loving the smell of fear, his haunting taunt at Puss in the crowd with the coins in his eyes, complaining that Puss was “ruining this” when he stopped being afraid and stood up to him, etc.
In a way, he is a beautifully contrasted character. He is annoyed at Puss’s flagrant recklessness with his lives, yet also introduces himself in the bar almost sounding entertained with the disrespect Puss shows to his craft since he has another chance to take on one foolish enough to think they’ll be the one who beats death.
But that’s the beauty of the way he’s written and shown to us. We aren’t spoon fed a complete backstory and are instead left to fill in what we think motivates him ourselves. He’s the best antagonist I’ve seen in a long time.
I like to think that his motive implies that's at least why one of the writers believe death exists
They think that death exists to make us appreciate the time we've got
@@michaellyle859 I kind of see it like he enjoys what he does but he also enjoys the chance to hunt like with Puss. It’s like if you enjoy your job but it’s just the same thing day in and day out. Then suddenly the chance comes up to spice things up for a bit and do a part of the job you enjoy a lot but might not get to do very often.
Like you said, it really is great we get to fill in the gaps ourselves and I enjoy seeing how similar or different everyone’s take on the character is.
EXACTLY. He leaves Kitty Soft Paws alone throughout the movie because she appreciates every single one of her lives.
Puss: _laughs at the face of death_
Death: "And I took that personally"
I would too
I think I'd consider this version of Death to be a lawful or at least neutral evil type. Death has shown that he'll maintain respect and patience toward those who respect the one life that they have. With Puss having had eight lives to spare, he was incredibly reckless and wasted all of them chasing thrills and just being careless, which is the reason Death loathes the idea of anyone having more than one life to live. And while Death himself isn't metaphorical, him chasing Puss throughout the movie can be seen that way, as Death can come much more quickly to thrill-seekers and careless individuals, where one slip-up can mean you're in his grasp.
I've also heard a fan-theory that Death may have, perhaps more than once, spared Perrito's life because of how much he values and lives it to its fullest. If this is true, then it shows that he's not purely a hunter and is willing to bend the rules the other way for those he deems are worthy of it, which in turn could also make him a Judgement type character.
Jesus Christ died for your sins on the cross. Repent and believe in him or you will be separated from God The Father for all eternity and face hell forever, for all eternity, never ending.
@@treek10kYes keep saying those words to random RUclips people, it'll absolutely work with enough time.
Never got the whole "telling others they'll go to Hell if they don't think like I do" stuff.
Death was such a fresh threat when The Last Wish came out! I wasn't expecting him to be so angry with Puss but he wanted to teach Puss a lesson. Anyone who thinks they can escape death are just very arrogant. Everyone will ultimately die, but it is with the time that we have that we should use to not be selfish. Like how Perrito wanted to make friends with the only outcome of the other person being a friend back. No need for bargains and wishes. Perrito is selfless like how he calmed down Puss during that anxiety attack. He didn't know what to do at first but the way he just put his head on Puss was so heartwarming! I love this movie! Dreamworks knows how to make good movies once in a while. Great video!
How does it make them arrogant? 😂
@@Thecoolestnumberone what he means is that people tend to take life for granted as a result from assuming that they have all the time in the world.
@Galaxy-MediaX and?
@Thecoolestnumberone wdym "and?" If you don't agree with the wording of the original comment, then fine. But you can't deny that there's a lot of people out there that show a lack of appreciation for life. And the only time they take it seriously is when they face a life-threatening or life-changing situation.
@Galaxy-MediaX That doesn't mean or prove that he's death. 😂
Death is a villain only if you try to cheat it or scorn it. But if you accept it as a natural stage of life that everyone must go through eventually, it will give you a merciful and dignified end.
That’s the whole point of the Deathly Hallows. The first two brothers died violently because they thought they could cheat or humiliate death, but the third one died peacefully after he accepted it as an old friend.
Love stories like that. Those who try to cheat death never end up well. Like the story of Sisyphus in Greek mythology.
Death is my favorite villain in any movie ever. And yes, he is a villain. The wolf goes out of his way to kill Puss just because he's mad at him for treating death as a joke. He's stepping out of bounds. It's not Puss' time yet. Whenever I see this movie, I get the chills and my heart pounds. That's how well Death is used and portrayed.
He literally admits to cheating in the cave of souls
Puss #7: "That's cheating!!"
Death: "Shhhh.. Don't tell~"
@@Moss_Dude Yeah.
@@bowserbreaker2515 also I wonder if it's intentional that the gambling one was number 7 lol
He’s both, just only one for this story specifically.
@@puglife658 Usually, Death would be just doing his job and wouldn't be a villain. Here though, he is.
We still glazing Death even years later. Guess he really is that good, I do get chills when I see edits of him lol
He'll always be that good. You see all the rap songs about him? XD
Jesus Christ died for your sins on the cross. Repent and believe in him or you will be separated from God The Father for all eternity and face hell forever, for all eternity, never ending.
@@treek10kdoesn’t exist
@@WickedGrimagod and jesus does exist😭🙏
@@RandomGuyLOL777 Nah
I love how Death doesn't go after Puss while he is at the 'retired home for cats'. Simply because Puss is not putting his last life in danger for some cheap trills. It is only when Puss does put himself in danger once again does Death return to pursue our feline hero.
Death is the G.O.A.T. When he is hunting his target.
Dude I used your Wreck it Ralph video as an example in my English class. W man for helping me with becoming a better writer and student!
Death is a fantastic villain. Partially because he is *both* a villain and a force of nature.
Most of his role in the movie is as a villain, he's going out of his way to specifically hunt Puss and scare the hell out of him because of personal animosity towards him. Whereas at the end of the movie he reverts back to his "Force of nature" role, Puss ceased to be the thing Death hated so much and ruined the fun/point of killing him.
It's at the end when he tells Puss to live his life and that they'll meet later when it's his time that he goes back to his "Force of nature" role.
I love how the wolf just comes whenever. it shows that death can come anytime, anyplace, anywhere
Also death is a large wolf going after a small cat, a wolf is basically the treat of a dog times 50, making him instinctually seem like even more of a threat for puss
Glad people are still making essays on this movie because I got to it hella late, though I'd been wanting to watch it forever
i am still convinced that Death's goal wasn't to kill Puss, but to change him. And he succeeded.
for some reason, the viewers are taking his words at face value. he can easily be lying in whole or in part, about his motivation to the rest of the characters.
Well that’s just stupid, there’s literally nothing in the movie that suggest that
@@LEGACY.2001 him leaving in the end and smiling as he does is enough for me. who knows, maybe they'll make more movies and elaborate on Death somewhat
@@512TheWolf512He straight up says that he leaves because puss ruined it by changing. He goal was the hunt not changing him.
@ yeah but that would be him banking that he would change and removes all stakes in the movie, not to mention if he doesn’t change then what, is death gonna be “well I tried” or is gonna take him out? Yeah he could be proud of him but at the end of that day, he wanted his soul and was gonna make it happened himself
Yes. Cause if he really wanted to kill him. Puss would've died quick.
I see the wolf as purely a force of nature: the fact that he tries to claim puss' life early on yet does not do it I view as metaphor of life threatening events that can arise in your life, the perpetual hunt to me is also a metaphor: its a way of reminding the viewer that whilst in the end we all get caught, we never know when or when the wolf will strike: in that sense we are constantly being hunted. The fact that he stops the hunt at the end might be the films way of telling us how to avoid that feeling of being constantly at deaths mercy: rather than denying our mortality or running away from it and being conatantly hunted we can choose to fully accept it, and not let it affect our lives. By doing so we do not gain immortality, just like puss doesnt get his wish of being immortal, but we ensure that whatever time we have left, we will live fully, not as prey, but as masters of our own life, and as such, we can chose to tell death to fuck off and only come back when the time comes. Thats why the wolf gives up: what can he do ? Its not puss' time to go and he is done letting his fear of death control his life. So he leaves.
I see him as a villain, as a force of nature is also able to be considered a villain, like fate, but I like where you're comin from
I think for me, Death stopped being a simple force of nature when he decided to take Puss’ last life into his own hands-claws. The moment he decided to go outside of his purpose was the moment he became a villain. Death’s reasoning is the same as any who’s been taken advantage of by one person repeatedly, so it’s not like his reasons aren’t understandable. But becoming something else other than his purpose as the personification of a force of nature is what makes him an antagonist. The thing is… he’s not a normal villain. He’s defeated not by the hero killing him, but by the hero proving him wrong. A typical villain wouldn’t just walk away like that… but El Lobo is a more mature, multifaceted villain with much more nuance than he’d like you to believe (“I’m Death, straight up”). He’s completely out for his own interests when he’s hunting down Puss, toying with the one who has continually gotten away, enjoying the chase now that he’s directly involved. His revenge is in the act of making Puss fear for his last life, making Puss FEEL something other than disregard and apathy for the last chance he had. Funnily enough, despite Death accepting defeat at the end, he still technically succeeded in his goal. Puss learned to respect his life (and therefore Death himself) regardless of whether El Lobo was able to reap his life early. It’s really rare you see an antagonist actually achieve their goal while also “losing” in the story
The main thing I love about Death as a character in this movie is that many different people have come to so many different conclusions and ALL of them are valid. Death and by extension life means something different to everyone. Dreamworks knocked it out of the park with every single aspect of this character allowing for so many interpretations and none of them be wrong.
This movie was jam packed with epic-ness from the start and I was so pleasantly surprised when I watched it the first time because it truly had NO Business being as good as it was in every way, animation, story, characters and their arcs, but the antagonists where really outstanding, death and his design and character, he was chilling and present, but at the end was super respectable as he came to see puss learned his lesson, and there was no cause for this hunt anymore. It was such a great fricking movie FOR A SEQUEL and to puss in boots like I was floored.
The fact i recognise the whistle at the start speaks for itself
i absolutely adored seeing this movie in theaters. I went with my at the time girlfriend because we were bored and wanted something to do. During the giant's sequence at the beginning, i remember thinking "this seems childish af, what did i just sign myself up for." i am so glad i stayed to be proven so wrong.
This film was fantastic. And THAT is how you write a villain
The initial interaction, from him casually drinking up to the cryptic conversation makes him exceptionally unnerving, perfect for when the fangs were revealed and all bets were off for what he really is. He really put the literal fear of death into Puss and stole the show in the process.
I feel it isnt even just the arrogance of Puss that drives him. The very idea of someone having more than one life infuriates him. He feels like Puss has basically cheated him eight times already. To him, he isn't breaking the rules to come after Puss' ninth. He is coming for what he is owed. Puss broke the rules first in his mind.
Edit: yes to the arrogance is part of it, hence why he leaves when Puss dropped the aforementioned arrogance
1:29 Fun Fact: this was a retcon because in the first movie Puss says that cats having nine lives “is just a rumor spread by dogs.”
Imma be that person, the line was "Is it true a cat always lands on his feet" in which Puss says that's a rumour spread by dogs
@ Thank you for telling me that. I haven’t watched the first one for roughly five years at least.
@@KnightsOfCamelore Welcome. I wa a shrek kid lol. Also fun fact, the first mention of Puss's nine lives was mentioned in Shrek 2 while they were robbing the Fairy Godmother's factory.
@ I don’t remember that. Though it has been many years since I last watched Shrek 2, unlike the first one, I didn’t really like the second. I’ve never even fully watched the third.
Ngl, the death whistle always gives me goosebumps.
One of Puss's lifes says "hey that's cheat-" so yea death was not following the rules as he was fed up with puss bs he also was toying with him as his "Why do I keep playing with my food" line estates
The setting of death makes him stand out among the other villains. The fact that the way he conditions puss makes him not only a force of nature but also a villain for puss. From way he gives nightmares to puss with just a whistle, or the way he can't be seen by other, and the moment of him catching to puss every time tells us that he got puss on his grasp not until puss learned his lesson and he finally stopped the hunt. The details and directory on the movie are absolutely perfect imo.
Everytime I hear his whistle or see him, I feel genuine fear deep inside my soul. It’s crazy how I can feel that way from a cartoon character
I also wanna say it feels like Death Wolf was holding back. And we know how compitent Puss is so seeing him toy with Puss makes us realize just what a threat he is.
Death Wolf "acts" mortal but is just supernatural enough to be uncanny. He can appear randomly, seems to be immune to the Wishing Stars effects or anyother magical deterents...and yet he fights with his two sickles.
Even when Death Wolf reviels phromancy he still uses his sickles.
The best whistle moment is when he taunted Puss's death with those coins on his eyes. What a badass.
I think we as an audience often project ourselves onto the protagonist so having Puss be effectively hunted down by this unyielding force plays on our own primal fears and need to survive.
Couple that with the sense of joy coming from Death in his pursuit of Puss and the juxtaposition that causes makes that fear all the more intents.
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and i dont mean it
poetically
theroretically
OR ANY OTHER FANCY TERM
im death straight up
Lobo the death wolf is my favorite, while not always evil he was only doing his job, since both Puss in Boots and Donkey gets there own spin off I Lobo has his own series, the fact that I enjoy his whistle, character and design, he could be seen in his early concept with a red hood, also using a motorcycle. Like Mr. Wolf he and him could get along very well, both compete with Diane Foxington's affections and become close with Perry the bilby from Larrikins.
I think horror villains also serve as great examples of terrifying villains. I know it’s just what they do but they are also good at it as each one of these slashers have something that not only makes them different from eachother but also makes them scary in their own way.
Art the clown: A brutal and psychotic killer that is unpredictable. You don’t know what he will do next, who he is gonna hurt or HOW he is gonna hurt him and that was makes him terrifying(especially the last part)
Michael myers: Michael Myers is an enigmatic murder that stalks his victims at daylight and then kills you at night. What makes him ultimately scary is that he is one of the most realistic killers there is. He isn’t a magic being or a demon from hell, he is an actual human being who kills just because it is his nature to kill.
Ghostface: the horror of Ghostface comes that it isn’t supernatural. It is a human being and more importantly, a human you might know. Ghostface could be anyone: Your family, your friends, your neighbor or even someone you just see in class but don’t really talk to. That’s where the horror of Ghostface comes from as the mystery of the killer makes you doubt everyone you know and love.
Pennywise: A century old being that uses what you fear to torment you. He is a sadist who enjoys seeing you suffer before killing you.
Death is a great villain,it’s a shame he gets hate because of power scalers.
Terrifying villains can be irredeemable too you know.
That would be Jack Horner
hes not a villain hes death
Like I know Shrek 1 2 3 had some good but goofy villains, but for puss death was legit a force to be reckoned with, man had puss running at first.
So essentially Final Destination for kids
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Deaths whistle in Puss in boots got me after I saw it in the Cinema, I loved the movie, and I really liked Death, damn he hit deep
What could be scarier than a villain that will always get you eventually?
I love his whistle
Sykes. Sykes. Sykes.
Realistic, and terrifying.
There's a lot of tales where Death come to meet someone, and that someone regain his will to live and the reaper leaves ... for now.
I think Death in the last wish is just a part of the story we're told, it come when Puss still deny that he'll die to make him accept that fact, it don't go after him in the cat shelter because it's like he were dead (Death can easily track Puss so if it was sadistic it should have attacked him in a place that felt safe).
Death came back when Puss try to find a loophole (aka another way to deny his mortality) to straight him up, and finally when his target finally accept that he won't escape death, it leaves.
All the battle, all the "flare" that death have is just a way to make the fairy tale that we're shown entertaining.
This character genuinely gives me the chills and I adore him. The last villain to be this creepy in animation is the horned king.
The cool thing about death in this film is that he's defined by negative space. He doesn't want to kill puss, he wants his life to not be wasted. He's taken the souls of people who didn't deserve to go, and then he sees this dirtball wasting his eighth life. Life is precious to him.
Another summary of Death? Don't mind if I do..
Death The Wolf goes in first 🥇 place
Second 🥈 place goes to Mr Wolf and Third 🥉 goes to Jimmy Crystal of most iconic wolf characteristics
Another good example of a terrifying villain is light yagami from death note.
Every time he does something I always felt both afraid of what he will do to innocent characters we want to win and expose his crimes but also curiosity of how he will do it. His intelligence makes light both fascinating but also terrifying.
"I will take a potato chip...and *_EAT IT!"_*
“I laugh at death!” *actually meets death later ina bar and isn’t laughing*
Sure hes death, but hes there to specifically embody the Fear of Death. Puss is chased by Death bc hes actively metaphorically running from death. Death stops chasing when Puss stops running.
I like to believe that death went out of its way with Puss because he wanted to teach him a lesson. 9 lives is absurd, but if all cats have 9, why go after Puss specifically? The only answer I can come up with is he wanted to teach him something. That death is not something to be laughed at, something that anyone with eight fale-saves would inevitably forget down the line. Such an interesting character for a kids movie
I wish we could see him again on another movie
Is he even villain? He is basicaly right. Imagine being so busy as Death must be. And this little guy is laughing in your face? I think he is personificated lesson.
Death gets called out for cheating by chasing Puss down to kill him and doesn't refute it. So while being a force of nature, he's a villain for breaking the rules.
What I like about him most is his eyes and how small they are like they say Death can stare you in the eyes and pierce your soul in mythology. Death has proven how evil he can be in this fantasy world. But I would go as far as to say that he wasnt evil persay he was just kinda technically doing his job of collecting Puss's life and maybe his soul as Death's job is to collect souls and bring them to the underworld. Also his Va Ragna Morda does a fantastic job as him as well!
death is not a villain. it is the great equalizer
Wolf, by far, is my favorite villain, his appearance in the cave especially when he says fear it always gives me chills cause he just appears
This movie is too good. More movies need to be like it
5:58 Oh what a nice documentary- IS THAT DAZAI
Fr I got jump scared by Dazai like legit I jumped
@@Hanako-kun130 Suicidal man jumpscare 😨😨😱😱😥😥😲😲
If I had a nickel for every time Dreamworks had a badass villain who was a pure white animal with piercing red eyes and a master of blades, I’d have 2 nickels which isn’t a lot but funny how it happened twice.
What is the second one?
@ Lord Shen from Kung Fu Panda 2
@@seastriker4437 oh yes I didn't remember him still for me is not as good as death DreamWorks really did a very good job with this movie I can only wish to see him again in another movie or even in Shrek 5 as a cameo or something
That whistle… Damn, man. That WHISTLE still makes me shiver.
Death breaks his nature because he feels insulted. Puss has literally laughed at Death for 8 whole lives and now he seeks an extension to continue to mock Death? Yeah, I can see why the wolf was eager to go "fuck that shit".
How is this guy tragic think about it this guy literally has it made he's immortal so he lives forever, and he's all powerful remember what he said nobody can escape him so even the most powerful Godlike beings can't stop him if their capable of being destroyed, he can literally teleport anywhere he wants disguise himself as whoever he wants what's so tragic about him he can enjoy all thr pleasures of mortals and he can do it for as long as the earth stands he doesnt have to worry about wasting his life he can live it forever.
3:13 just how i like it >:D
Inevitability. A whistle that when it blows, your flame is extinguished.
You can run, but you can never get away.
I’d say he’s more compelling than terrifying.
He is not a villain but he is still an antagonist and a force of nature he is simply bending the rules because Puss hasn't valued his lives and in Death's eyes if Puss doesn't value his lives then he doesn't deserve them.
By bending the rules just to end someone's life early, he definitely became a villain. He didn't have to torment and try to kill Puss, he chose to.
He *is* a villain.
An antagonist who bends the rule to impose his own ideals onto others because of hatred/frustration…. That sounds like a villain to me
I'll be honest, Death of Puss in Boots 2 is a good villain, but I personally didn't find him terrifying, and even his creepy whistle didn't scare me. It takes a lot more to scare me.
Fun fact: It was Puss' VA (Antonio Banderas) who pitched the idea for this film. He was inspired (for a lack of a better word) by his own near-death encounter when he nearly passed away in a hospital from a heart attack
I always liked that, really the whole premise just sounds like another of Puss's legends... he laughs in the face of death, till the personification of death itself could no longer take the mockery and comes to collect. I guess that's what happens when you actually manage to piss of a force of nature. Who says he can't bend his own rules for you, not like he's got a boss to complain to.
I find it quite facinating how dreamworks managed to cook so many great villains.
(Walks in) Disney here is some new words “original” “Good” and more weird how do you always fail the last one?
Death is such a great villain for this movie. (I'll cover my reasons for using that word after this) He's charismatic, threatening, and just overall terrifying. His power as the literal manifestation of mankind's (and by extension sapient fairytale creature's kinds) greatest fear keeps him present even when he's not on-screen. He is Puss' conflict personified. An absolute scene-stealer. Incredible character used perfectly.
I say villain for a lot of the reasons stated in the video, but I'll add my favorite piece of evidence recontextualized. We can clearly tell he's upset when the fun of his hunt is compromised by Puss' character development. But the words he says in Spanish, even prior to telling Puss the takeaway- "Why the hell did I play with my food?!" really highlights that Death wasn't interested in Puss learning his lesson. It also wasn't Puss' fated time, as he was intervening personally and not coming to collect. As seen in the movie, Death doesn't literally personally kill everyone who dies. That isn't how your fated end works. He was fueled in this instance by his frustration and anger, went out of his way to unnecessarily torment his target, and in the end only stopped because his motivation no longer outweighed his actual duties. He is a force of nature most days- but he was acting in the context as an antagonist and specifically a VILLAIN. Whether or not he ended up changing his mind at the end. Having a change of heart means that is the point he stopped being a villain in the timeline. Much like a redemption arc, but condensed into a simple understanding. It's at that point he returns to being the arbiter of a force of nature.
Love the videos!
Could you do one on insane villains.
Death isn’t a villain, Death is neither good nor evil
Trying to break the natural order and kill Puss ahead of his time makes him a villain.
If he was truly neutral, he would've simply waited until Puss died on his own.
I too wondered why Death is portrayed as a wolf here and I think it's for two reasons:
One is to throw the audience off. I know some people think that Puss should have known that the Wolf was death right away, but I think it's fair that both Puss and the audience wouldn't be thinking that because Death isn't usually portrayed as an anthropomorphic wolf, and with this being the Shrek fairy tale world many thought he was supposed to be the Big Bad Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood or The Three Little Pigs. Therefore, when it's revealed what he is the audience is just as surprised as Puss is, and it makes the instantly makes the character even more interesting.
The second reason I think is simply because a canine is seen as a natural enemy of a feline, which is emphasized in the line where Death says "I'm not a cat person". Which also has the double entendre of him not liking cats not just because he's a canine but because he is death and doesn't like that cats have none lives 🤔.
Lastly, without the climax revealing that everyone else can see Death it would have been interesting to see the debate about whether or not only Puss can see him 😅.
One of my favorite things is that Death does not appear to answer to any higher power. He does not have a quota, he does not HAVE to take a soul. He chooses who and when and that makes him terrifying.
I love all the nuances of this character, he's easily one of my favourite character. But shoutout to Wagner Moura, whose voice made Death even more intimidating and enigmatic. I cannot listen to him in interviews without hearing Death... chilling.
good video but theres 1 error in it which is the fact that death in the last wish is infact based off a real life mythical character named El Silbon whos the Mexican spirit of death (there version of the grim reaper), unlike the classic grim reaper El Silbon will go out of it's way to punish and even kill those who disrespect death and/or those whom have died just like death in the movie, other traits they share is the fact El Silbon always whistles just before he is about to attack some one who doesn't respect death or there ancestors along with wielding the same weapons and cloak (well El Silbon has other weapons and can take on many forms but with death in the lastv wish they used El Silbons most common attire he wears and weapons he wields), El Silbon also likes to toy with/punish his targets before finally killing them but should they regain a true and sincere respect for death and there ancestors he will let them go since they learned there lesson which is what death does in the last wish.
Wolf WANTED the chase, not only to have his soul, but the excitement of the chase, said himself literally. Its obvious that he didn´t wanted to kill him right away too, and its impossible that he only wanted him to change, simply because at the end he gets angry at him for changing, then accepts that it would have no point to kill him if he's not that arrogant cat anymore. That's his motivation, the point of getting rid of someone irrespectfull to life, even if it involved chasing him and getting a little out of the rules of the world to do it, its a win win for him... only everything changed at the end, he changed and so, Wolf would not have his "justification" for killing him, wich makes him even with everything he has done out of the rules, someone responsible even, not killing someone that redeemed himself and giving him a second chance ❤
Good video Toon! Keep up the good work!
I always thought of this villain more as the FEAR of death, rather than death itself. A manifestation of Puss' fear that remains hidden in the background throughout the story, making itself known at key moments. I find it easier to imagine that being behaving like the villain does, rather than death itself.
He litteraly says that he's death itself not a metaphor, not a halucination "I'm death straight up"-The wolf/death
I always like these videos. Thank you!
One thing that really made the movie feel unique for me (especially among children’s media) is that the main driving force of the plot isn’t to try and gain something, but rather to try and avoid something. Sure, Puss is trying to get the wishing star, but that is because he is trying to avoid dying.
That just gives it a really unique feeling and experience that I really enjoyed.
It wasnt mentioned in the video, but death didnt come puss when he buried his cape and stayed at the old cat ladies house, even though puss had a enough time to grow a beard and seemed like he was always knew where puss was, it like death stopped hunting puss because puss gave up and the thrill was gone, but started the hunt again when puss dug up his cape and tried to get his lives back, or am i just stating the obvious right now
9:30 King Sisyphos of Ephyra would like a word. Dude cheated death twice. Death fails to collect on many different occasions, it's just that it often comes in the form of death being captured (like Sisyphos did when he chained up Thanatos with his own chains) , and the subsequent chaos as no one is able to die.
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Thanatos in the corner: Is me and my trauma a joke to you? Did you just forget how Sisyphus chained me up and shoved me in a box for ages?!?!
To those who don’t know Thanatos was the Greek God of death who tricked and chained by Sisyphus before being freed by Ares. As Punishment Sisyphus was in the afterlife cursed to push a bolder up a hill but it would always fall down whenever he thinks he’d finish or would stop for rest for his crimes.
a Darth Vader video would be so fun
"Viola! You've ruined people's childhoods!"
I instantly got flashbacks to all the clips of Bao the whale vtuber thirsting over death
idk why but I want to see how death fights with fairy godmother who dosen't want to let go of her plans
13:03 whoosh sound effect
The best part for me was the fact that nobody ever beat him at anything. Death only let him live and hey acknowledge that he will win later. One villain just went about their life a little happier, the second one died a fitting end consumed by power, and the last simply showed a mercy, but a warning none the less, and went back to his works. Very few can see death coming and even fewer can say they saw his face and lived to tell the tale. Only at the end was it possible for them all to see him due to the location they were at due to none being able to even know about him before. (in the town on the wagon or by the river fight with the bakers) It' not that he can not take a life at will. It's that he never really has to due to the rules that there are and Puss was always going over the line until he decided it was time to finally take an action against the one who did everything, he despised the most rolled up into one.
Idk but the way I see Death in this movie was he just trying to make Puss realized the value of life as he just wasted 8 of them mindlessly. Death just gives him a hard lesson and once Puss already learned his mistakes he confronted him since he started to value his life and just like that it shows Death can't take his life forcefully.
Death was more like waiting in the corner for Puss to make that last mistake thus making this scenario the natural way to take his soul.
Fun fact: The wolf only shows up during moments when Puss could've actually died during the movie, so he's still technically following his rules. The only time he shows up outside those times is in the cave of souls, which is for obvious reasons.
Edit: There's also his introduction, but yeah.
Death needs his own movie, I am itching to know how he became death/ his backstory
Stingy Jack bargained with the Devil twice.
The Wolf chasing its prey is the highest of stakes, even if you out run or outsmart the wolf, it doesn't end the hunt. It can come to hunt again and again in varies ways keeping the tension high.
Hunger is the driving force of the wolf to hunt, to fulfill its desire. The Thrill of the Hunt is a strong fear and thrill for both hunter and pray.
What people seem to miss comes from i quote i remember when I was a kid "Death hates the taste of cowards."
Every time puss runs, he is protecting his life. So he lives. Every instance where death is shown, is during a scene where Puss's life is very much in danger.
The last two times he shows is to taunt puss to fight. Only when Puss fights is when Death fights back. If Puss runs, death let's him.
The first time he fought Death, it was because of ego and himself. The last time was cornered, by death. Instead of fighting for ego, it was for the last life he had. Death sees this change in him and tests it. Once he passed the test, death gives up the chase. Why? Cause he now values the life he is living. Puss was no longer just throwing his life away.
So yes, it is just a job. One Death understands and will collect Puss at a later date instead of right then.