The bad guys have caught the attention of its audience with its twists and a shocking
ending.
DreamWorks latest animation production has a crew of animal thieves including the short-fused
“muscle” Piranha, the seen-it-all safe cracker Snake, extremely funny master of disguise
Shark and an expert hacker Tarantula.
Not to forget, Mr. Wolf who is a dashing pickpocket.
Each one of them has a unique personality which is a highlight of this movie.
However after years of successful heists the most wanted villains however get caught.
However in the journey of fooling people into believing that they’ve been transformed
but Mr.Wolf soon figures out that doing good could actually give him the acceptance that
he always secretly longed, however the question is could he actually persuade the gang to
become the Good guys?
Released in April 2022, The Bad Guys focuses on the antics of Mr. Snake, Mr. Shark, Mr.
Wolf, Mr. Piranha and Ms. Tarantula who have stolen enough riches in order to afford a
luxurious lifestyle.
But when the gang gets mocked by the leader of the city, Governor Foxington, the gang
plots to steal the famous Golden Dolphin Award, which seems like an intriguing challenge as
many thieves tried and failed to take in the past.
The interesting part comes in when after pulling off the Ocean’s eleven Style Heist, The
Bad guys manage to do the impossible but unfortunately get caught during the getaway by the police.
However an interesting turn of events takes place as Professor Marmalade volunteers to
convert The Bad Guys into good guys.
The Ending however shocked everyone due a significant amount of factors but nonetheless
The Bad Guys is an exciting, gag-filled production which will entertain not only the kids but
adults as well.
Everyone Else In The Bad Guy’s City is A Human Being
The movie never explains the reason behind why everyone in The Bad Guys except the gang
are humans.
During the heist and car chase scenes it is easy to differentiate among the characters
that the audience should focus on but it gets a little confusing for everyone, as it is
noticed that only the main characters are anthropomorphic.
This could be defined as having human chracteristics, whereas other animals in the movie act like
normal animals, an example being the guinea pig.
If we observe closely the animals portrayed by the anthropomorphic Bad Guys are all carnivores
which represents the danger that they pose to everyone else.
The makers very cleverly showed each member of the gang possessing the characteristics
of the gang member’s personality.
Ms. Tarantula is shown to be able to hack into anything just like a spider can creep
into mini holes and spaces.
Similarly Mr. Shark is shown to be the ‘master of diguise’ in spite of being the only earth
walking shark in the city.
Moreover the movie also references other very famous animal fables as well as fairy tales
as Mr. Fox could be seen wearing a sheep onesie, ( a literal wolf which is in sheep’s clothing)
and later goes ahead disguised as a grandmother, as in the famous story, Little Red Riding
Hood.
How did the Gang manage to escape Jail in The Bad Guys
The crew could be seen lashing out at Wolf because in an act of faking being heroes in
order to steal the award, Wolf had actually gone good.
The crew gets mad as he falls in love with the governor and also falls for marmalade’s
dumb speec about altruism, according to the crew.
But all of them get lucky as a former criminal named Crimson Paw arrives and frees them.
It turns out Diane had turned her life around after realizing that being a villain and stealing
wasn’t worthwhile years back.
The sad bit happened when after she let her guard down and helped to get them out, they
eventually abandoned Wolf and Diane.
Wolf and Diane go back to her lair to stop Marmalade’s mind-control machine which is
at his mansion.
But because Diane had previously raided the crew’s hold and even took out the stolen
cache back, thanks to Wolf’s intel, Snake lost it over the betrayal.
What exactly happened to Marmalade’s Bad Guys?
Diane and Wolf infiltrated this mansion in order to steal the space rock, but they soon
found out that Snake had arrived and betrayed them.
Soon they get imprisoned and the Snake admits that he loved being bad.
Wolf would’ve had others contemplating permanent redemption but Snake didn’t want any part
of it because this was exactly what his species was always meant to be like and do.
How The Bad guy’s Marmalade, Snake and Foxington twists played an important role
Professor Marmalade actually turned out to be the true bad guy of the movie rather than
being the sweet-natured altruist that he appeared to be.
He himself volunteered to turn the bad guys into good guys, however he had a secret agenda,
which was to frame the gang.
Moreover his evil plan included framing the gang so he would be able to carry out his
cruel scheme undetected.
Nextly Marmalade's dark turn had to happen as it allowed The Bad Guys to use their heist
skills for a better purpose.
And motivated by revenge, the gang was successfully able to become the heroes for the people who
lived in the city as well as deceive the nefarious rodent.
Another twist was Diane Foxington disclosing the secret of her being the infamous “Crimson
Paw’, a long-retired criminal.
She also revealed that she was never caught.
The first act seems to portray her as the movie’s villain as she had a suspiciously
deep understanding of the criminal operations.
She even told Mr.Wolf that “some things aren’t always as they appear” as they
admired modern art.
This message did ring a few bells later in the movie but instead of opposing The Bad
Guys she ended up teaming with them.
Her twist very well proved to Mr. Wolf, as well as his friends, that it was rather possible
to leave a life of crime and bad doings behind and move on in life as well as make a difference
by turning into a good person.
Lastly, discussing Mr. Snake, he had the most impressive character development as in the
start of the movie, this slippery veteran possessed all the qualities which are required
to be a villain hence he wouldn’t be out of place in Reservoir Dogs.
He seemed to be disgusted by the crew’s turn to the good and better side therefore
he betrayed his friends in order to team up with Marmalade.
However it is slowly revealed as his plan so that he would be able to defeat the mean
guinea pig from the inside.
Mr. Snake’s double twist was executed extremely well in The Bad Guys emphasizing the movie’s
important message that anyone can be good despite their appearances and past.
How Snake helped stop Marmalade in the Bad Guys:
Snake confirmed that he went undercover and was never actually an ally of Marmalade.
In fact he swapped the meteorites out and Marmalade chopper was even carrying a dud.
This gave Snake plenty of time to sabotage the machine back at the mansion.
Moreover Marmalade had stolen an expensive gem from Diane but it soon backfired as it
led to him being framed as Crimson Paw.
He then got carted off to prison leaving Team Wolf happier and reunited.
Wolf leaving Ice cream pop behind
The series of twists doesn’t end here as Wolf left one ice cream pop behind that too
at the lair, knowing that Snake would give it to the Shark as soon as they realized that
their loot was gone.
Wolf did count on Snake after their breakout to get the “tingle of goodness” inside
after sharing.
He knew that this would then lead to Snake coming up with a Hail Mary plan.
It was a bold move which proved that Wolf did trust and believed in his buddy after
all.
A Setup for a Sequel
In the ending scene it is seen that Mr. Wolf and Mr.Snake are the last of the group to
get out of jail.
They are released early as they portrayed good behavior, which does solidify the fact
that they did change.
Moreover they are picked up by the gang (the other bad guys) who ask them if they are “ready
for work”, leaving a lot of room for the audience to figure out what exactly their
next job will be.
Not only this but The Bad Guys also have plenty of enemies in the Aaron Blabey’s source
books which could be introduced and appear on the big screen such as Dread Overlord Splaarghon
who is an evil multiverse conquering centipede.
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