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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish · 2022 — Chapter 18 of 22 · 4'06" · B2

Puss Meets His Past Lives, Explained: larger than life

Puss meets his nine previous lives, who welcome him like an old friend and remember when they were "larger than life," then urge him to chase the legend again. Meanwhile the bears argue over the hostage dog, and one of them reminds the others that they said no crime-backs.

What happens

Underground, Puss meets his nine former lives, who greet him as one of the gang and talk about how they were once larger than life, inviting him to become a legend again. Elsewhere, the bear family argues over the captive dog and invokes their no crime-backs rule. Puss, however, wants to get back to Dog and Kitty.

PartiesFamily dinnersComplimentingTeasingFriendsB2mediumother-accentClean
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larger than lifethe cut of his jibwon the orphan lotterydiddly-squat

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Phrase of the scene

larger than life

非凡出众；比真人还传奇

穿靴子的猫的前世们回忆当年风光，说那时他们比传奇还传奇，用这个词把往日的意气风发拉满。

The old boxer was a larger-than-life figure in this town.

Also in this scene

  • the cut of his jib

    欣赏某人的做派；觉得某人顺眼

  • won the orphan lottery

    中了“孤儿彩票”；遇到好人家

  • diddly-squat

    nothing at all

  • You're darn tootin'

    you are absolutely right

Everything marked in this scene

38 notes across 81 lines

Phrase · B1long time, no seeLong time, no see.
Phrase · B1always a pleasureAlways a pleasure to see me. [yowls]
Phrase · B2a proper somethingIt's a proper party now that all nine of us are here.
Grammar · B2now that all nine of us are here

now that clause

It's a proper party now that all nine of us are here.
Phrase · B2the good old daysReflections of the good old days.
Phrase · C1larger than lifeBack when we were larger than life.
Phrase · B1game overWell, that's it. Game over, innit?
SoundGame over

liaison

Well, that's it. Game over, innit?
Phrase · B1end up with somethingThem cats stole the stolen map we stole, and we ended up with diddly-squat-- nothing.
Phrase · C1diddly-squat

nothing at all

Them cats stole the stolen map we stole, and we ended up with diddly-squat-- nothing.
Grammar · B2the stolen map we stole

contact clause

Them cats stole the stolen map we stole, and we ended up with diddly-squat-- nothing.
Slang · B2diddly-squatThem cats stole the stolen map we stole, and we ended up with diddly-squat-- nothing.
Phrase · C1you're darn tootin'

you are absolutely right

You're darn tootin'.
Phrase · B2a crap nameUgh. No! That is a crap name.
Phrase · B2workshop somethingWell, we're-we're... we're still workshopping it.
Phrase · B2risk one's lifeOh, them cats ain't gonna risk their lives for this daft little pup.
Phrase · C1a daft little pupOh, them cats ain't gonna risk their lives for this daft little pup.
Phrase · C1pet someone with one's teethI do not. I just want to pet him with my teeth.
Slang · B2muppetYou'll just hurt yourself, you muppet.
Phrase · B2more of a something than someoneI'm more of a bear than you are.
Phrase · B1someone got someoneShe got you.
SoundShe got you

flap

She got you.
Phrase · C1a low-rent CinderellaYou're nothing but a low-rent Cinderella.
Phrase · C1that's rich coming from someoneWell, that's rich coming from you, Baby, 'cause you know what you are?
Phrase · B1wait for itWait for it.
Slang · C1dingleberryflea-ridden dingleberry bear.
Grammar · B1haven't got

haven't got

I haven't got dingleberries.
Phrase · B2be in the mixI'm in the mix now.
Phrase · B1a bunch of somethingYou're all a bunch of knuckle-dragging, honey-scrounging, grub [bleep],
Phrase · C1knuckle-draggingYou're all a bunch of knuckle-dragging, honey-scrounging, grub [bleep],
Phrase · C1like the cut of someone's jibI like the cut of his jib.
Phrase · C1razzin' and ribbin'Razzin' and ribbin' and barbin' and poopin' and snootin'.
Grammar · B2I wish I had

wish + past subjunctive

Oh, I wish I had a family like this. [sighs]
Phrase · C1win the orphan lotterySpeaking from one orphan to another, Goldi, you won the orphan lottery.
Phrase · B1get out of somewhereYeah, but could you tell me how to get out of here?
Soundget out of here

flap

Yeah, but could you tell me how to get out of here?
Phrase · B1get back to someoneI've got to get back to Dog and Kitty.
Phrase · B2town to townBecome the legend again, town to town.

Puss Meets His Past Lives, explained

What's really going on

The scene is a temptation in two directions. Puss's former lives offer him the flattering version of himself: famous, fearless, larger than life, and above the people who now matter to him. Their pitch is simple - "You got the map. You don't need them" - but the film lets us hear how hollow it is, since the whole journey has been about whether he can trust someone again. Meanwhile the bears, a found family of outlaws, argue and insult each other with real affection; their rule against changing the deal is a joke, but it also shows what a real bond looks like. Perrito, the orphan, quietly points out that Goldi has what he never did: a family. Puss has to choose between the legend he was and the friends he has.

Theme

IdentityPuss is offered the flattering legend of his past self and must choose who he wants to be.
Family loveThe bears bicker like a real family, and the orphan dog sees the belonging he never had.

Listen for

  • Game over — liaison
  • She got you — flap
  • get out of here — flap
Speaking from one orphan to another, Goldi, you won the orphan lottery.

The dog tells Goldi that landing with the bears is the best thing that can happen to an orphan.

I like the cut of his jib.

A way of saying he approves of the dog's style and nerve.

Back when we were larger than life.

Nostalgia for the past lives, framed as a pitch to return to former glory.

Become the legend again, town to town.

The past lives tempting Puss to go back to his old wandering life alone.

Questions about this scene

Who are the nine lives Puss meets?

They are his former lives, appearing as past versions of himself. They welcome him, party with him, and try to persuade him to become a legend again.

Why does Puss want to leave them?

He says he has to get back to Dog and Kitty, choosing his friends over the flattering version of his old life that the past lives are offering.

What does "larger than life" mean here?

It means more impressive and legendary than an ordinary person, describing how the past lives remember their famous adventures.

What is the bears' no crime-backs rule?

It is their in-joke rule that once something is agreed, no one may take it back. They shout it when one of them breaks the deal.

What does Perrito say to Goldi?

He tells her she won the orphan lottery, meaning that as an orphan she was lucky to end up with a family like the bears.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish · 22 chapters

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