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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish · 2022 — Chapter 20 of 22 · 3'58" · B1

Kitty Confronts Puss, Explained: too good to last

Goldilocks walks away from the bears, who still promise to get her the wish. Then Kitty turns on Puss: she cannot believe she "fell for it again" and calls him "the same old Puss in Boots." He admits he is on his last life, and later someone begs Jack Horner for help, who is too busy.

What happens

Goldilocks leaves the bears, though they still vow to help her get her wish. Kitty, meanwhile, realizes she was played again and tells Puss he is the same old cat. He admits he is down to his last life, and when someone begs Jack Horner for help, Jack is too busy to care.

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Phrase of the scene

too good to last

好得不可能长久；美梦难持久

熊妈回忆起一家人的日子，说自己一直担心这段好日子长不了，用这句话说出被收养的甜蜜和害怕失去的隐忧。

That quiet summer felt too good to last, and it was.

Also in this scene

  • fell for it

    上当；中招；信了那套

  • walked into that one

    自己撞上去；正中下怀；自找的

  • play someone

    to deceive or manipulate someone

  • the same old

    unchanged, the same as always

Everything marked in this scene

33 notes across 62 lines

Phrase · B2too good to lastI was always afraid it was too good to last.
Grammar · B2whether you think we're your family or not

whether ... or not

And whether you think we're your family or not,
Phrase · A2make someone happyif this is something that will make you happy, we'll get you that wish.
Phrase · C1what a good boy am IOh, what a good boy am I.
Phrase · B2fall for somethingI can't believe I fell for it again.
Phrase · B2play someone

to deceive or manipulate someone

That you've been playing me this whole time?
Phrase · B1this whole timeThat you've been playing me this whole time?
Grammar · B2you've been playing me

present perfect continuous

That you've been playing me this whole time?
Phrase · B1in one's whole lifeIn my whole life, I've never had that.
Phrase · B1still runningBut you're still running.
Phrase · B2the same old someone

unchanged, the same as always

Still the same old Puss in Boots.
Soundsame old

liaison

Still the same old Puss in Boots.
Phrase · A2go onGo on, get your lives back.
SoundGo on

liaison

Go on, get your lives back.
Phrase · B2keep something out of somethingJust keep them out of mine.
Grammar · B2keep them out of mine

possessive pronoun mine

Just keep them out of mine.
Phrase · B2someone is after someoneKitty, Death is after me!
Phrase · B1be called a lot of thingsI've been called a lot of things...
Phrase · B1out of someone's wayMove! Out of my way!
Slang · B1Don't got itI've got it! I've got it! Don't got it.
Phrase · B2walk into somethingOh, come on. You walked into that one.
Phrase · A2need someone's helpMr. Horner, I need your help!
Soundneed your help

liaison

Mr. Horner, I need your help!
Phrase · B1be a little busyDuly noted, but a little busy at the moment.
Phrase · B1at the momentDuly noted, but a little busy at the moment.
Grammar · B1a little busy at the moment

elliptical sentence

Duly noted, but a little busy at the moment.
Phrase · B2something seasonAha! It's bear season.
Phrase · C1bust someone upOi, I'm gonna bust you up, plum thumb,
Phrase · C1plum thumbOi, I'm gonna bust you up, plum thumb,
Slang · C1plum thumbOi, I'm gonna bust you up, plum thumb,
Phrase · B1wear someone's clothesand then I'm gonna wear your clothes.
Phrase · A2got you-Mama, help! -I got you!
Phrase · A2help someoneHelp me!

Kitty Confronts Puss, explained

What's really going on

The scene pairs a breakup with a confession. Goldilocks tells the bears she is not one of them and leaves, but their love does not harden; they keep offering to get her the wish anyway. The harder blow lands between Kitty and Puss. She has just realized, "I can't believe I fell for it again," and what she wanted all along was simple: "Someone, anyone I could trust." Puss's answer, that he is down to his last life, is the first honest thing he offers her, but it arrives too late, and she hears the old pride in it, "Still the same old Puss in Boots." By the time Jack Horner shrugs off a plea for help, the film has shown two ways of being unable to love: running away, and being too busy.

Theme

TrustKitty realizes she was played again, and Puss's late honesty cannot repair the trust he broke.
Family loveThe bears let Goldilocks leave but keep trying to win her the wish, showing love that does not quit.

Listen for

  • same old — liaison
  • Go on — liaison
  • need your help — liaison
Someone, anyone I could trust.

Kitty's real wish, revealed as the simplest need: one person she can rely on.

I was always afraid it was too good to last.

The bears' fear that their happy family was only ever temporary.

Just keep them out of mine.

Her bitter parting line: chase your lives, but keep them away from my life.

Duly noted, but a little busy at the moment.

Jack's cold brush-off, acknowledging the request without ever agreeing to help.

Questions about this scene

What does 'too good to last' mean?

It means something so good that it cannot continue for long. The bears say they always feared their happy life together would not last.

Why does Kitty feel betrayed?

She believes Puss has been playing her the whole time, using her while still running from everything, just like the old days.

What was Kitty's wish?

Someone, anyone she could trust. She thought she had found that in Puss until she learned he was still keeping secrets.

Why do the bears still help Goldilocks?

Because they love her. Even after she says she is not a bear and leaves, they promise to get her the wish if it will make her happy.

Why won't Jack Horner help?

He is in the middle of a fight and treats the plea as unimportant, saying he is a little busy at the moment.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish · 22 chapters

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Up next · Chapter 21bury the hatchetPuss Stops Running From Death
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 MapChapter 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 PussWatching · Chapter 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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