Stereotypes In Shrek

Nowadays, when we hear Shrek we think of him as an icon of the internet. In a world where appearances seem to be societies focus, Shrek 2 reminds us that looks are fleeting, but what is on the inside is what is important. Shrek 2 is a movie written in 2014 that follows the main character, Shrek an ogre, on his journey in the kingdom, Far Far Away as he tries to acquire the approval of his wife’s, Fiona also an ogre, parents which are the human king and queen of Far Far Away. Overwhelming, the movie is able to depict a fantastic children’s romantic fairytale by teaching a life lesson in the use a medieval style with numerous references to pop culture and iconic soundtrack.

Children’s movies can often hold important and informative life lessons. In the case of Shrek, we learn that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” and to “never judge a book by its cover.” That is all fine and dandy, however this winsome story of a misunderstood ogre, a talkative donkey, and a beautiful princess delves into concepts that go much deeper than that of a cute children’s anecdote. Throughout the course of the movie, points are made dealing with attraction and intimacy, specifically the “halo effect”, cognitive dissonance, and most prominent of all, prejudice, discrimination, and the social identity theory. After making a harrowing escape with the princess from the fire breathing dragon, Shrek and Donkey find themselves in an

Shrek tells the story of a green ogre named Shrek and a princess named Fiona. Shrek was feared by all the people in the town of Duloc. He lived alone in a swamp, which he one day found to be swamped with fairy tale creatures. The fairy

People have always watched fairytales at a very young age, growing up to believe in them. Some watched them to obtain some kind illusion, for pure entertainment, and others for the sake of love. However, not every fairytale has a purpose of giving us an illusion, of entertaining us, or making us believe in love. Shrek is not a typical fairytale. Even though many people see Shrek along with other fairytales as any other movie created for entertainment, it is a satirical critique of the archetypes involved in a fairytale. While in many fairytales we have a knight, a damsel in distress, a partner, and a villain, Shrek changes

Shrek the musical follows the same storyline of the original movie Shrek. The ogre Shrek is a lone wolf protective of his swamp. Until the other fairytale characters being to intrude upon his swamp. Leading Shrek to have a word with the Lord Farquaad. Farquaad who then gives Shrek a mission the bring Farquaad a Princess. Farquaad will clear Shrek’s swamp of the intruders. Thankfully Shrek saves the princess and delivers the princess. The ending is a bit of twist. If you want to know more you’ll have to see the musical February 27- March 6, 2016.

Princesses, heroes, and an evil villain; the three of the components in any fairy tale. Add in a talking donkey, and the end product is Shrek. The obscureness and ridiculousness of the entire plot, the plays on modern life in a fairy tale world, and the fact that adults love it just as much as children makes Shrek different from any old fairy tale. Shrek is about an ogre and a talking donkey that go on a quest to get Shrek’s swamp back from the fairy tale creatures that unexpectedly invade his home, but instead get roped into finding the King-To-Be’s new bride. This revolutionary idea for a movie was so great, that it even drew in the adult crowd. But what made it appeal to both adults and children?

Shrek began as an animated movie from DreamWorks Studios in 2001 based on a children’s book of the same name. It was a huge success, spawning three sequels, a spin-off, and the musical adaption reviewed here. The movie, about the eponymous ogre hired to rescue Princess Fiona by Lord Farquaad, is an irreverent take on traditional fairy tale conventions, and subverts many of the most common archetypes found in fairy tales. Though tongue-in-cheek and at times slightly crude, the themes of reserving judgment and the value of friendship are distinct throughout.

In the beginning, Shrek enjoys living in the solidarity of his own swamp. After saving donkey, Shrek gets the message that Lord Farquaad wants all fairytale characters out of the royal city of Duloc, and that he will be dumping all the fairytale characters into Shrek’s swamp. Shrek, who loves being alone but is now bombarded with all the fairytale characters, is furious. Shrek goes and visits Lord Farquaad, and is told that if he rescues Princess Fiona, he can get his beloved swamp back.

than all the films that have came in prior to it in several ways. An

Growing up, most people read fairytales such as “Cinderella” and “Little Red Riding Hood”. These stories set up some sort of expectation for what life will be like. However, fairytales are just as messed up as life. DreamWorks created the movie Shrek to make fun of fairytale’s social prejudge and idealism. Shrek uses reversal and irony to create a satire about the flaws of fairytales.

Later on the film mice run around the table and up on Shrek's shoulders. As Shrek tries to catch them he fails on numerous occasions turning this scene into a bit of a comedy. The behaviour of the donkey and the mice suggests that Shrek is not as frightening an ogre as he should be and shows the soft side of him. This makes the viewers sympathise Shrek and notice that he is not as bad as first impressions show. Throughout the film Shrek continuously has to remind the other characters that he is an ogre and therefore they should be scared of him.

Shrek is a movie that is very different from any movies that one could see so far. It is a computer-animated American comedy film, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and starring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow. It was based on William Steig's 1990 fairy tale picture book Shrek!, and was produced by DreamWorks Animation. Clearly displaying its difference, Shrek was the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2001. Looking at all the three movies that have been produced so far, on can see that the characters of Shrek, who is an ogre and his love Fiona, who is originally a beautiful princess but then becomes an

It had a sort of fairytale rhythm to it as they had to rescue a

In the movie, we meet Princess Fiona. She is beautiful and is looking for her Prince Charming. Shrek is far from a handsome prince and is not what Fiona was expecting. It turns out, Fiona was not a normal princess, but actually a secret ogre at night. This is ironic because she would make fun of Shrek during the day and get angry at how he was not supposed to rescue her since he was not handsome.

`Shrek' is the ultimate fractured fairy tale, a film that manages to simultaneously honor and lampoon the conventions of its genre without becoming smug or condescending in the process. For while it is sardonic, `Shrek' is never cynical, so confident and assured are its makers in establishing and maintaining just the right tone for a revisionist exercise such as this one. The film certainly conveys a modern sensibility, yet it is a gentle sort of iconoclasm that allows us to enjoy the more conventional aspects of the story (the happily-ever-after ending, for example) even as we are laughing at the obvious absurdities contained within them.