Shrek had run its grade, having forcefully pushed itself into a quaternary flick that was really likewise trying, only I suppose Puss in Boots, introduced in the second film of the franchise, proved to have nine lives, and extended his longevity through a spin off film of his own. After all, at that place are enough of cat lovers out there, and his antics in the Shrek movies were undoubtedly the highlights when the Ogre and his pet donkey were getting really tired. Originally intended for straight to video, Puss in Boots proved to have what it takes for a big screen outing, and information technology didn't disappoint.
Dreamworks Animation may seem to have a stranglehold on making a mickey out of well known fairy tales, and this continues in its re-imagining of characters adopted for the Puss in Boots origin story, where we go into his background as an orphaned kitty cat brought upwardly by Imelda (voiced past Constance Marie), only to disappoint his foster mum when he got betrayed by best friend Humpty Alexander Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis), a brilliant inventive and artistic mind who had turned to a life of crime, staining the honor that Puss had gained through a heroic deed, banishing him forever as an outlaw and brigand.
The two major story arcs in this film enriched the narrative, one dealing with the past of Puss in Boots, while the other having him reluctantly team upwards with Humpty once again if only to get close to his new squeeze, the master thief Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek), to take on the very grown up and nasty Bonnie and Clyde inspired Jack and Jill (Billy Bob Thorton and Amy Sedaris), who are in possession of the fabled magical beans belonging to the other Jack (and the Beanstalk), where planting them at the correct spot would mean a path to the heavens to gain access to the goose that lays gilt eggs, with repercussions of course that comes with a force of nature to be reckoned with.
What worked for Puss in Boots were the strengths of its story arcs, the major set action pieces, the phonation cast really providing that level of flair to the many flamboyant characters in the film likewise as dramatic, emotional depth to key characters, and who tin can forget the comedy. There are plenty of sight and exact gags, and innuendos galore that hardly a moment goes by without something naturally hilarious happening, and does so quite subtly without screaming and forcing their way downward your throat. Which I had institute the later Shrek films guilty of doing merely that.
Antonio Banderas provides the vox for Puss in Boots, and information technology'south quite convenient that the character gets modelled after Zorro through a series of identifiable elements from costuming, behaviour besides every bit mode, a character that Banderas himself accept played twice in live action films. Puss continues to drawn upon established abilities specially that of its iconic hypnotic eyes, which somehow in a self-fulfilling fourth wall prophecy, volition accept any audience in stitches as well as held in captivating aww/awe. Zach Galifianakis voices the misunderstood graphic symbol Humpty Dumpty to perfection, providing that balance of villainy and sympathy, while I suspect that the animators would have had a field day with Humpty especially with the plenty of motion gags that he got himself into, and playing upon none too subtle fat jokes on the character, resulting in the character stealing the scene well-nigh of the fourth dimension. Hayek on the other mitt did just enough providing her sultriness to the incredibly sexy feline that looked like, erm, Batman in costume.
Hit the right notes consistently throughout the film, here's a pussy cat that'south both a lover and a fighter and a film that can entreatment to both young and the not too young at eye alike. The producers of Shrek and Kungfu Panda may have constitute itself another graphic symbol that has enough legs to carry off yet another franchise on its own, but delight don't let it merge or include characters from Shrek besides soon, as this kitty deserves a rogues gallery and supportive allies of its own. Recommended!
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