Don't rush through it.Puss in Boots: The Last Wish · 2022 — Chapter 12 of 22 · 3'07" · B1
Perrito Tells His Sad Story, Explained: the joke's on them
Perrito explains how he ended up alone: a family he lived with put him in a sock with a rock and threw him in a river, and he never found them again. He tells it like a comedy and calls it a win, while Puss finds the whole outlook "corny." Then the chase starts.
What happens
On the road, Perrito tells the others his backstory: the family he lived with treated him as the one who was always it in hide-and-seek, then put him in a sock with a rock and threw him in a river. He gnawed free and swam up, but never found them. He insists the joke is on them.
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two best friendsthe joke's on themTake your timecorny
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Phrase of the scene
the joke's on them
结果反倒让他们成了笑柄；活该
小狗讲完自己悲惨的童年，却说那些恶作剧的人才是输了的一方，用这句话把苦涩的往事反转成胜利。
They tried to embarrass me, but the joke's on them.
Also in this scene
- two best friends
两个最好的朋友
- Take your time
慢慢来；不用急
- corny
banal and overly sentimental, in a silly way
- You don't have to tell me twice
I will gladly do it right away
Everything marked in this scene
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Take your time and really appreciate what's right in front of you.Take your time and really appreciate what's right in front of you.what-clause
Take your time and really appreciate what's right in front of you.elision
Take your time and really appreciate what's right in front of you.Ugh. His path is so corny.Back when I was a pup, me and my littermates lived with a family.A family full of pranksters who liked to play hide-and-seek, and I was always it.A family full of pranksters who liked to play hide-and-seek, and I was always it.Pick on the little guy, am I right? [sniffs]Pick on the little guy, am I right? [sniffs]No matter how hard they tried, I'd always find them.no matter how clause
No matter how hard they tried, I'd always find them.So, one day, they get creative and they put me in a sock with a rock in it.That is the saddest funny story I've ever heard.superlative with present perfect
That is the saddest funny story I've ever heard.Well, joke's on them.That sock they put me in, I grew into it.liaison
That sock they put me in, I grew into it.So, I got a great story and a free sweater out of it.Win-win.Dude, you didn't win.You of all people should have a wish.I got everything I could wish for.-No magic required. -[Puss scoffs]Oh, we're getting really close.He's gaining on us!On it! You don't have to tell me twice.On it! You don't have to tell me twice.don't have to
On it! You don't have to tell me twice.liaison
On it! You don't have to tell me twice.I'm gonna chop the heck out of this Ficus lyra...Perrito Tells His Sad Story, explained
What's really going on
The scene is the film's argument in miniature, and it is delivered by the least impressive character. Perrito's story is genuinely awful — abandoned, stuffed in a sock, thrown in a river — and he chooses to tell it as a joke, ending on "So, I got a great story and a free sweater out of it." Puss, who is chasing a wish to restore his lost lives, calls the outlook corny, but the film sides with the dog. His line "I already have a comfy sweater and two best friends" is the whole moral: he is the one character who wants nothing, and he is also the happiest. The comedy keeps the scene from turning preachy, but the contrast is unmistakable.
Theme
FriendshipPerrito counts two best friends and a sweater as everything he could wish for.
SurvivalHe survives abandonment and drowning by chewing through the sock and swimming up.
Listen for
- front of you — elision
- grew into it — liaison
- On it — liaison
I already have a comfy sweater and two best friends.His answer to having a wish: he already has what matters, so he wants no magic.
I got everything I could wish for.He states the film's theme plainly, in a scene where everyone else is chasing a wish.
So, I got a great story and a free sweater out of it.His punchline: he turns a near-drowning into a joke and a gain.
Take your time and really appreciate what's right in front of you.The lesson he offers Puss about slowing down instead of rushing through life.
Questions about this scene
Why was Perrito thrown in the river?
The family he lived with liked pranks; after he always found them in hide-and-seek, they put him in a sock with a rock and threw him in a river.
How did Perrito survive?
He gnawed a hole in the sock and swam to the surface, but he never found the family or his littermates again.
Why does Perrito say he does not need a wish?
He says he already has a comfy sweater and two best friends, so he has everything he could wish for without any magic.
Why does Puss call his outlook corny?
Puss finds the dog's cheerful talk cheesy and ridiculous, though the film treats it as wiser than his own obsession with the wish.
What does "the joke's on them" mean here?
It means the people who mistreated him are the ones who end up looking foolish, because he survived and even gained something.
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Chapter 13let one's guard downNever Trust Anyone, Take It from Me
Chapter 14had it comingThe Fight for the Map
Chapter 15left her at the altarPuss Confesses to Perrito
Chapter 16had cold feetKitty Brings Up Cold Feet
Chapter 17play one's cards rightThe Map Goes Missing
Chapter 18larger than lifePuss Meets His Past Lives
Chapter 19scaredy-catDeath Comes for Puss
Chapter 20too good to lastKitty Confronts Puss
Chapter 21bury the hatchetPuss Stops Running From Death
Chapter 22a chip off the old blockPuss Gives Up the WishChapter 12 of 22 · about 42 min to go