I like what I like :/

Here's their Instagram link, check it out!

https://www.instagram.com/valiant_vaillant?igsh=ejA4ZmMybWo2bTdw

A short animation test from Jakob Hjort Jensen over at X (or Twitter whatevs).

Turns out they likely have two models of each animal. One with realistic fur, and the other with the painterly texture and fur. Weirdly enough, the realistic fur gives off a plushy-like vibe to them. Which makes me want a true-to-model plush of Fink. I don't care how much it costs but I want one.

See the clip here:

https://x.com/jakobjensenart/status/1853498525688230088?t=wCMtUfWZAL_GoCua1kGdOA&s=19

To all who think Fink is the dad that stepped up, this is for y'all.

So I found this video. It's just Joel Crawford (Director) and Januel Mercado (Co-director) discussing and showing the deleted scenes of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.

Looking at the deleted scenes and reading some of the comments. I wholeheartedly agree that some of these scenes would've made the movie cringey or even downright bad. There are some I liked, but most of them I didn't. I am so glad that they didn't settle for half-baked jokes, bad character depiction and most of all, the seemingly forced relationship between Puss and Kitty. I'm not saying their ideas were bad, instead I praise them. I praise them for not being Disney.

So anyway, I wanna point out something here. I am incredibly grateful, that the final product that we, the viewers, got is the result of multiple revisions and changes that resulted for the better.

I used to think that PiB:TLW was a miracle movie. A one-off event that happens every 10 years or so. But I guess I was proven wrong by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado. The video really showed that it wasn't a miracle, it showed that it's just the result of creative minds and collaboration. It shows that this is the result of a project that took 10 years to make. You can really feel the blood and sweat within it.

I truly admire their sense of passion, not just towards the director, but to everyone who participated in the project, who gave it their all and make it the best it can be. The actors, writers, screen writers, FX and the music team, everyone. They didn't leave any stone unturned and didn't settle for "Good enough", just like the Japanese saying "Kaizen" or "continuous improvement".

Anyway. All I'm saying is that Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, and everyone who worked on it, deserves every praise. They worked hard on it and they gave us something so good that it's almost a miracle.