THE UNEXPECTED FEARLESS HERO

Sony Pictures took audiences by surprise with their incredible 2023 release

by Robert Baldwin

This film possessed quite the wide array of characters, which initially led me to believe that I would inevitably lose track of them all and lose interest in the important characters and their development. However, the sequel once again brought me to an unexpected turn. Most of the individuals in this movie felt like just that, individuals. Individuals who all contained their own lives and subplots and backstories. One character broke this rule though, Jack Horner. While John Mulne’s character did have a brief backstory and motive provided, at no point did you feel any sort of connection with the psychopath and his ways. This, as I learned while watching the movie, was actually a good thing. You want him to lose, you want Jack Horner to fail. You don’t feel bad for him as he mercilessly offs his own crew for the potential benefit of his cause. The Last Wish does 3D and 2D characters right.

All in all, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was a spectacle to view and a joy to discuss. From the wide array of lovable characters to the very artstyle and animation itself, Sony did us right with their 2022 release and I can proudly implore you to not only watch the film, but to enjoy it to its fullest degree.

Let’s discuss the obvious, the thing that most people can agree is the strongest aspect of this movie. The animation is this film is absolutely, without a doubt in my mind, nothing less than phenomenal. The colors, the linework, even the fluctuation in the very frame rate itself throughout the film is absolutely breath-taking. If you watched this masterpiece and noticed a similarity between the Sony Pictures movie Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse, you wouldn’t be surprised to learn that Bob Persochetti helped lead both projects. Bob directed both Puss in Boots films and co-directed the Spiderverse film alongside Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman back in 2018. With crisp colors and mesmerizing action sequences, this film’s animation team really went the whole nine yards.