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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish · 2022 — Chapter 10 of 22 · 3'57" · B1

Meeting the Nameless Dog, Explained: believe in yourself

The dog introduces himself by listing the insults he has been called, since he has no name of his own; Kitty gives hers and immediately distrusts him. "No one's that dumb. No one's that nice," she says, even as they agree to travel to the Dark Forest together.

What happens

On the road, Puss and Kitty meet a dog with no name, who lists all the insults he has been called. Kitty introduces herself as Kitty Softpaws, and the dog admires the name, but Kitty refuses to trust him: she calls it a classic con. They end up travelling together into the Dark Forest, following an enchanted map.

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Phrase of the scene

believe in yourself

相信自己；对自己有信心

小狗佩里托用这句话总结自己那套傻乎乎却有效的乐观哲学，鼓励同伴只要相信自己，路就会通。

You'll do fine, just believe in yourself.

Also in this scene

  • Nice try

    想得美；装得挺像

  • as one

    如同一个整体；步调一致地

  • that sort of thing

    and similar things, used to end a list

  • cuteness overload

    so cute that it is overwhelming

Everything marked in this scene

31 notes across 62 lines

Phrase · B1believe in yourselfAs long as you believe in yourself.
Grammar · B2As long as you believe in yourself

as long as clause

As long as you believe in yourself.
Soundbelieve in

liaison

As long as you believe in yourself.
Phrase · B1all kinds of thingsOh, I've been called all kinds of things.
Slang · C1Butt NuggetBig Rat, Small Pig, Rat Face, Butt Nugget, [bleep] for Brains.
Phrase · B1that sort of thing

and similar things, used to end a list

You know, that sort of thing.
Phrase · B2a name really stuckBut I've never had a name that really stuck, you know?
Grammar · B2I've never had a name that really stuck

relative clause

But I've never had a name that really stuck, you know?
Phrase · A2belong to someoneThat belonged to me.
Phrase · A2and you are?-Is he done? -And you are?
Phrase · B1nice tryNice try. Classic con.
Phrase · B2a classic conNice try. Classic con.
Phrase · B2someone cannot be trustedMe, neither. He cannot be trusted.
Grammar · B1more than I trust you

comparative more than

But I trust him more than I trust you.
Phrase · B1something is going to be funWow. This trip is going to be fun.
Phrase · B1nothing to worry aboutNothing to worry about. [chuckles]
Phrase · B2do something as oneWe step through as one.
Phrase · A2after youOne, two, after you.
Soundafter you

liaison

One, two, after you.
Grammar · B2I wish I had

wish + past subjunctive

I wish I had my quinceañera here.
Phrase · B1in here somewhereThe Wishing Star is in here somewhere.
Phrase · A2may I please see somethingKitty, may I please see the map?
Phrase · B1not even for one secondNope. Not even for one second.
Phrase · B1what's going on with somethingWait. Wh-Wh-What's... What's going on with his eyes?
Phrase · B2call that somethingReally? You call that cute?
Phrase · B1so poofyWait a second. So poofy!
Slang · B1poofyWait a second. So poofy!
Phrase · B2cuteness overload

so cute that it is overwhelming

Cuteness overload!
Phrase · B2something knows your heartIt knows your path and knows your heart."
Phrase · A2take a look at something-Really? [screams] -Let me take a look.
Soundtake a look

liaison

-Really? [screams] -Let me take a look.

Meeting the Nameless Dog, explained

What's really going on

The scene is a study in trust, or the lack of it. The dog is almost aggressively open: he has no name, only a history of what people yelled at him, and he offers all of it without being asked. Kitty answers with her own name and then with suspicion - "No one's that dumb. No one's that nice." Her distrust is a defence, and the dog's openness is what makes it funny and a little sad, because he keeps smiling anyway. The comedy continues as they enter the Dark Forest: the map is enchanted, the dangers are absurdly named, and a display of cuteness nearly derails the trip. Under the jokes, the film is assembling its real subject: three characters who need to learn how to trust each other before the wish can matter.

Theme

TrustKitty refuses to trust a stranger who is too open, turning friendliness into a warning sign.
IdentityThe dog has no real name, only the insults others gave him, which the scene treats as a wound.

Listen for

  • believe in — liaison
  • after you — liaison
  • take a look — liaison
As long as you believe in yourself.

A simple piece of encouragement, offered as if it solves everything.

But I've never had a name that really stuck, you know?

The dog's real sadness: he has been called many things but never had a name of his own.

It knows your path and knows your heart."

The enchanted map's promise, which frames the journey as inner as well as outer.

No one's that dumb. No one's that nice.

Kitty's distrust stated as a rule about people, aimed at the dog's openness.

Questions about this scene

Why does the dog have no name?

He has been called many things, from Dog to worse, but none of those names ever stuck or felt like it belonged to him.

Why doesn't Kitty trust the dog?

She thinks his friendliness is too good to be true and calls it a classic con. She says no one is that dumb or that nice, so she assumes he is playing them.

What does "Nice try" mean here?

It is a dismissive response, close to "nice try, but I'm not falling for it." Kitty uses it to reject the dog's friendly act.

Where are they going?

They are heading into the Dark Forest to find the Wishing Star, following an enchanted map that shows their path and their heart.

Why does Puss want to hold the map?

He asks to see the map and complains that Kitty will not let him hold it even for a second, which becomes one of the trip's running arguments.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish · 22 chapters

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Chapter 1play double timePuss Crashes His Own FiestaChapter 2lands on his feetPuss Learns He Has DiedChapter 3bedside mannerThe Doctor Gives Puss His Last LifeChapter 4laugh in the face of deathPuss Loses to the Bounty HunterChapter 5where dignity goes to diePuss Becomes a House CatChapter 6Hard passA Dog Disguised as a CatChapter 7bag of bonesStealing the Map to the Wishing StarChapter 8the Midas touchThe Fight in Jack Horner's LairChapter 9rip someone offPuss and Kitty Race for the MapWatching · Chapter 10believe in yourselfMeeting the Nameless DogChapter 11stop and smell the rosesThe Map Gives Everyone a Bad PathChapter 12the joke's on themPerrito Tells His Sad StoryChapter 13let one's guard downNever Trust Anyone, Take It from MeChapter 14had it comingThe Fight for the MapChapter 15left her at the altarPuss Confesses to PerritoChapter 16had cold feetKitty Brings Up Cold FeetChapter 17play one's cards rightThe Map Goes MissingChapter 18larger than lifePuss Meets His Past LivesChapter 19scaredy-catDeath Comes for PussChapter 20too good to lastKitty Confronts PussChapter 21bury the hatchetPuss Stops Running From DeathChapter 22a chip off the old blockPuss Gives Up the Wish
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