Textual Analysis Of Shrek

“Not only do the characters need to be clear in expressiveness and accurate in their staged comic fights, but do so in a pre-composed rhythm – not something the actors were used to doing,” Director Christopher Niess said.

Along with background music, sound effects play more of a role on the way we feel than many moviegoers think, and "although the function of sound effects is primarily atmospheric, they can also be precise sources of meaning in film" (Giannetti, 225). When the

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.

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

Every good movie, book, verbal story, has a beginning, middle, and end. The movie Shrek has these and more. Based upon a typical Middle Ages romantic story, the 2001 movie Shrek, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, Shrek is a children’s classic that contains a mixture of crude humor and innuendos. The movie Shrek fits the genre of Middle Ages’ romance, though slightly altered for contemporary humor, as it contains the elements such as; a near-perfect hero, supernatural elements, and female figures who are maidens in need of rescue. Starting with the ‘near-perfect hero,’ who the character Shrek resembles, appears to be the cliché, unlikely hero.

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?

Sound is a fundamental component in the movie Casablanca. The movie is about a man who tries to help his former lover by setting up an escape for her and her husband; he helps them leave Casablanca so they can keep fighting against the Nazis and keep working for the resistance. In the course of the movie, different sounds are added to the scenes so the viewer has an idea of the feelings and emotions that the characters are experiencing. Sounds in Casablanca, like the rain and the voice tone are important.

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.

The audio although normally overpowered by the visual aspect played a key role in defining and empowering the movie. The music was fast and uplifting during celebration and on

“Ogres have layers”: unravelling the layers of Shrek and fairytale tropes. I remember being 5 years old going to see a “Shrek” double feature with my dad, it was 2004 and it was opening night for Shrek 2, in that time the first film had become such an iconic pop culture icon. Which I believe is because it is a fairy tale, which are recognized globally of course, but also because it was a modern fairy-tale. Shrek told the story of the characters that not many people were used to seeing portrayed and showed us a look at the underdog of the fairytales. The monsters, the beasts, the ogres.

However, this may have been done because the actors have to compensate for the fact that there is no sound in the film. But as we discussed in class, acting styles have changed over time and this may be why I dislike the acting in this film. But because I find the score in the film good at expressing the emotions of characters and setting the tone of the movie, I do not think that the way the actors act is necessary. While I do believe that the score did a good job at reflecting the emotions of actors and the overall tone of the film, in general I find the score to be repetitive. There are a couple of songs that are repeated throughout the film, which may be viewed as a musical motif but to me the use of the same songs over and over again becomes

This review will critically analyze and evaluate, Ryan by Chris Landreth and Waltz with Bashir by Ari Folman, and assess the role of the animated documentaries in the film world. It will explore the truth and validity in animated documentaries and how each of the films visually portray the key themes. I will argue that animations can be valid documentaries, due to their focus on the subjective and unique ways to depict emotion and mental responses.

In a world where technology is rapidly developing and evolving, it is sometimes hard to keep up with the changes that are made. When looking back on changes that are made it is particularly interesting to look at the development of animation over history. Today when one thinks about animation it is impossible not to think of Disney and their major motion pictures. The Shreck films, Finding Nemo, and Happy Feet, to name just some of the dozens of animated films Disney has produced, raked in million upon millions of dollars at the box office, and have been hit films with people in all age groups.

`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.

While well-crafted sound design and sound effects are so very necessary in the creation of a film, music touches the emotion, the psyche, and the things you cannot see. Sound design and effects don’t do this nearly as efficiently and naturally. Without music it would be much more difficult to follow the emotional ups and downs of a film. (Freer)