#visual themes

[baambastic]

Spoilers ahead for Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

I can’t stop thinking about The Last Wish (go see it if you haven’t, seriously, it’s incredible) and I wanted to talk about a moment that I think carries a lot of meaning even though it’s easy to gloss over.

I want to talk about the moments before and after Puss draws his gatito blade against El Lobo de la Muerte.

During Puss’s climactic duel with Death, the Wolf slashes Puss’s boot, bats away his hat, and knocks his sword out of his hand. The Wolf is destroying the symbols of the legend of Puss in Boots, stripping Puss’s mortality bare.

But Puss is no longer defenseless before Death. He has spent the movie’s runtime building bonds with other characters, finally letting others into his life, no longer walking alone as his legend demanded. His gatito blade, given to him by Kitty Softpaws, represents this development. Puss has cast aside his legend through learning the value of his life, and in doing so, he can stand against and block Death’s blows.

Ironically, Death’s attempts to take Puss early are the very catalyst for Puss’s success in redefining himself, symbolized by Death’s blocked blow allowing Puss to reclaim his symbols—his hat and sword—with their meaning now changed by the accompaniment of the gatito blade. The unstoppable weight of Death’s scythe has quite literally pushed Puss towards a new life.

The Last Wish is packed with moments of visual symbolism, but this one in particular is the standout to me, both because and in spite of its brevity.

[hadaura]

ㅤㅤㅤㅤ 🩹 ⎯⎯ ᛌ❤︎̩͙ ҈ིꨩ 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮. ᬀ⃨݃

[tramadita]

⠷ ♪ ☾ 2OO5 🌸 ♡̩͙ᩙㅤ *:·.

愚蠢的洋娃娃 ~ ~ ☁️

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

I came here for the silly haha doodles, but I've stayed for the absolutely blazing commentary in the tags. Your analysis of this story is so so so good! Thanks for all the work and thought you put into this!

I am just a silly little comics blog. I am not hiding anything in the tags, no way. Never.

[discard-celestia]

USE MOUTHWASH / DO NOTHING

[i-mmaculatus]

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▒ུ 👼🏻 Glory From Above ♥︎ ⡣⠞

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Regard my Dear. 日  ☁️•̩̩͙*˚

[canibalazito]

ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ꒰͡ ི ༏  ྀ͡꒱  𓉸ㅤㅤ ⚔️ㅤㅤ𝔅𝔦𝗈𝗀𝗋𝖺𝖿𝗂́𝖺𝗌

ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ❘❙❚ 🌴 𝐑𝐆ㅤㅤ⓺⠀ㅤ 𝟮𝟬ㅤㅤ♥ㅤ 𓄡ㅤ

ㅤㅤㅤㅤ꧀ 🧛🏻‍♀️ㅤㅤ𓊆ㅤ@ 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒓 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒ㅤ𓊇 ㅤ ⃝⚰️

ㅤㅤㅤ 𓉢 ⠀ 🧟‍♂️ㅤ ﷼⠀ @ 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗘𝗡𝗢 ⠀︪𝅽︨︨🤙🏻

ㅤㅤㅤ ⠀꯭꯭︨ﷰ꯭꯭꯭︨︨︨ ㅤ ⎯⎯ ㅤ 👅ㅤ 𝗔𝗞⠀⠀𓆃⠀ 🐅

♡ : 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗼𝘀 𝗅os créditos le pertenecen a @𝖼𝖺𝗇𝗂𝖻𝖺𝗅𝗋𝗂𝖻𝖻𝗈𝗇.

♡ : 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗼 hacer pasar como suyo/copiar.

♡ : Son de 𝗎𝗌𝗈 completamente 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗲.ㅤ✿❀

[purinkiss]

⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀̥⠀°⠀๑̩⠀🍏 ⠀apple⠀⸺⠀mail ⠀♪ 𓈒 𓏸

⠀ ⠀ ⠀おいしいプリン ⠀🍮 ⠀(๑ᵔ⤙ᵔ๑)⠀ִ⠀✦⠀𓈒⠀°⠀

[woyibelli]

︎⠀ ⎯🗡⠀⠀🪟🗣️⠀⠀━╋ ⠀⠀ׂ ׂׂ ׂ𝗂𝗇 𝖳𝗁𝖾

⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀百合⠀⠀𝖧𝟦𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗀𝗈𝖽⠀⠀👼🏻 ⁺⠀ .｡₀:*ﾟ✲

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[gayaest]

He’s just a little puppy dog! 🍔🐶📝 woof woof arf [humanized him in the left image]

[hotrodmccoolgal]

Can you feel the light shine? You know this song's yours and mine Ain't it good to know you got a place to go Where the melody's fine

[somnimagus]

My page for @kairizine. It was such a huge honor to be part of this wonderful book with everyone, I had so much fun!

[id in alt!]

[hadaura]

ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ ♩ㅤㅤ 🌸 ⠀◌ 𓈒 ꒪⠀ ⠀ 𝖿𝗋𝖺́𝗀𝗂𝗅.

[tramadita]

͏𓏶╋ ͏͏ ͏ ͏  ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏𓏶╋ ͏͏ ͏ ͏  ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏𓏶╋ ͏͏ ͏ ͏  ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏𓏶╋ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏𓏶╋ ͏͏ ͏ ͏  ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏𓏶╋ ͏͏ ͏ ͏  ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏𓏶╋ ͏͏ ͏ ͏  ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏

၇͜ᩘོ༽ ⬮ܺᣟ݂  🌳 ֵ⃜͜᭥❀ ͜   🔒ꦸ___ ꦽ̸￣￣⟶⸻ 🧡

[dykealloy]

[fre-sitas]

⠀ᡣ ͜✿͒͜ 𐭩 ⎯⎯ ᛌ❤︎̩͙ ҈ིꨩ ܢ✉️̼