4 [[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puss_in_Boots_(2011_film)#cite_note-3 |]]] The film is a spinoff prequel [ 5 [[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puss_in_Boots_(2011_film)#cite_note-4 |]]] to the //Shrek// franchise , and it follows the character Puss in Boots on his adventures before his first appearance in Shrek 2 in 2004. Accompanied by his sidekicks, Humpty Dumpty and Kitty Softpaws, Puss is pitted against