Since its release in March 2020, it's pretty evident that The Bad Guys is already one of
the most successful animated films of the year. The comedy heist movie gives the
villain a turn to shine and yet still manages to tug at all the right strings of your heart.
With the success of the first film, there might be a sequel in-store and from the looks of it,
things are going to be taking a major turn!
Who Are The Bad Guys?
The Bad Guys are DreamWork’s latest family film that’s been adapted from a novel by the same
name. Directed by Pierre Perife, The Bad Guys is a story about Mr. Wolf, the leader of a pack of
criminal animals who try to cover up their trails by pretending to be on a path of redemption. But,
what happens when one of the bad guys actually wants to be one of the good boys?
Hilarious drama ensues as the film goes on. Full of gags that are bound to be enjoyed by
adults and children alike, The Bad Guys revolves around the main characters Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake,
Mr. Shark, Ms. Tarantula, and Mr. Piranha who have been criminals all their lives
and now enjoy a luxurious life with all the money that they’ve stolen. However,
the group is caught red-handed when they attempt to steal the Golden Dolphin Award which
several thieves have tried and failed to take. Now, the Bad Guys are the first criminals in
forever who managed to pull the heist off. But their glory is short-lived since they’re
caught by the police during their getaway. With their future prospects lying in prison, The Bad
Guys agree when the goody-two-shoes Professor Marmalade volunteers to help them fix their
ways. But little does he know that they really aren’t planning on anything like that at all.
However, in the middle of all their lessons,
Mr. Wold actually starts being good out of his own will, but by then,
all of his other friends are planning on stealing the award once again. So Mr. Wolf pulls out of
the plan at the very last minute just because he can’t bring himself to steal the trophy.
But then comes the twist that reveals Professor Marmalade as the true big bad guy of the movie who
only volunteers to ‘help’ the bad guys because he wanted to frame them for his own crimes.
After a series of twists, turns and endless hilarious jokes, The Bad Guys
band together and are finally able to defeat Professor Marmalade,
exposing him for the evil man that he is. This marks the start of a crime-fighting
career for the former criminals, setting us up for a possible sequel.
The Ending As funny as it is, the message of
the film is simple and sweet: Everyone is capable of redemption. Even the really really bad guys,
just like the ones in our story! That’s the note that the film starts with and
ends on. The film constantly emphasizes from its very first act that no one is born good or evil.
We are all defined by the choices we make. By using animals that look
obviously very different from the rest of the town as our main characters, the film
constantly tries to talk about how we shouldn’t judge people based on what
they appear to be since none of the characters we are introduced to are what they seem to be.
Professor Marmalade seems like the nice guy of the story but ends up being the one
who’s at fault. Foxington is once again more than just a politician and truly understands
Mr. Wolf’s struggle since she once lived a life of crime as well. And of course,
our main characters go through the most transformations, and by the end of the film,
they are the complete opposite of what the plot sets them up to be in the beginning.
The Bad Guys also talks a lot about friendship which is why it’s such a great film for families.
The group members - despite benign criminals - trust each other and believe in their collective
power. When there are fights and lapses of trust within the group, all of them work together to fix
things and forgive each other for their mistakes - which is all friendship really is about.
Bad Guys Gone Good
So, the first thing we can expect from The Bad Boys 2 will be the fact that we’re no longer
following villains. Why? Well, because The Bad Guys are no longer bad guys, right? And everyone
knows that now! After they are let out of jail for good behavior at the end of the first film,
we can expect the film to go full Ocean’s Eleven and become the heroes their city really needed.
All of this is revealed in the film’s mid-credits scene where Mr. Wolf and Mr. Snake are the last
ones out of the group to be let out of jail and they are then picked up by the rest of the gang.
All of them then drive off into the city with Governor Foxington asking them if they’re ready to
get to work. Now, one knows what exactly this work is but as far as we can predict, it’s possible
that the Bad Guys will be working in collaboration with the government to keep their city safe.
But, at the same time, we can expect that their notorious past can come back to haunt these
criminals if we go by the book. In Aaron Blabley’s book series, The Bad Guys have plenty of enemies
who might become part of the movie franchise and wreak havoc into their newly-improved
lives. It’s also extremely likely that ‘Dread Overlord Splaarghon’, an evil centipede that
has taken over multiverses could be the next threat that the Bad Guys will have to fight away.
Not just that, but we might also not have seen the last of Professor Marmalade so
writing him off from a sequel will probably not be a good idea since he can
very well return to finish what he once started, especially now that he has nothing to lose.
Marmalade Comes Back Sure, Marmalade got thrown
into jail. But do we really think his evil genius has no tricks up his sleeve? The sequel
can be another showdown against the Bad Guys and their arch enemy if he manages to escape
from jail and work with friends, families, or even other criminals to try and take revenge.
This will also open us up to a whole world of new characters and possibly new running gags
that were what made the film so special the first time around.
Maybe Marmalade will end up joining forces with allies that want to take down the government or
the Bad Guys and they can work together to hatch some kind of evil plan as our group of
newly-formed heroes struggle with their responsibilities. This can also result in a bunch
of other sequels and even spin-offs depending on how interesting these new characters are.
But then again, there’s also always the possibility of the Bad Guys leaning
towards the dark side and maybe something inside Marmalade will cause him to lean towards the good?
This leaves room for a whole lot of chaos as our characters fight
inner battles and decide what they truly want to stand for at the end of the day.
Will The Bad Guys Go Back to Their Ways? Considering how much fun The Bad Guys had as…
well… bad guys, it might also be possible that they struggle with their new crime-fighting
career in the sequel. Who knows, maybe under the guise of working for the good guys, the bad guys
actually end up going back to their old ways. This would make way for tons of new characters to be
introduced, depending on the kind of undercover crimes that the gang manages to pull off.
Another really important aspect of the story to remember is how Mr. Wolf and his gang really
didn’t like the fact that their society shunned animals and kept them at the margins. So, it’s
a possibility that this storyline might be at the center of the sequel, leading to greater conflict
for our favorite villains. Hey! Maybe we might also get to take a look at the origin stories
of our bad guys to really understand why they ended up living a life of crime with one another.
The Future of The Bad Guys No matter what direction
the sequel goes in, if there’s one thing that we can look forward to,
it’s the fact that Mr. Wolf and his gang are sure to come back with a bang and tons
of hilarious one-liners that will leave the audience in fits of laughter for days.
Thanks for sticking around till the end of the video! If you enjoyed our content, please smash
the like button, share and subscribe to our channel for more videos just like this!