I can’t fanthom to explain you in full how much of a significant moment this is in animation
You don’t show blood in animated films, it’s like almost a taboo thing. You can show characters getting beat up and bruised but never bleeding. It defies all corporate beliefs of making it a “kids movie”. Even GDT’s Pinocchio which has fucking nazis in it and guns shooting people never showed blood in it. It’s just that sacred of a thing in animation that studios never cross.
But Puss in Boots, they showed it. Not only that, you get a fucking close up on it. Do you know how rare that is? The people who made it probably fought every tooth and nail to get this moment approved, because this is unprecedented in this industry. You don’t show actual blood bleeding I cant stress how much this is such a nono in this industry.
But for this moment it’s perfect, the inevitability of death in Puss in Boot’s eyes, the amount of risk the studio took to get this moment in the film approved, shows how much DreamWorks really cares and wants this movie to not just be another haha kids film but for the adults watching it, the people who have seen the world and fear death, those with anxiety, get panic attacks, unsure about life the universe, getting married, being a family. These aren’t ideas catered to kids.
Everytime I’ve seen people be like “oh studios need to stop making boring ass animations and actually make a film about serious topics and have better animation and care about the movie” THIS IS IT FOLKS. A STUDIO LISTENED AND IT’S OUT HERE IN YOUR FACE.
So seriously go watch Puss in Boots. It’s incredible and you’re missing out on something beautiful if you don’t.
