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    There are great american movie icons. One of these icons are none other than the green ogre named, Shrek. My peers usually think I’m similar to Shrek and I have to admit, I’m similar to an ogre. Shrek and I are very similar because we’re both made out of layers, we’re both peaceful people, and we always move on with our lives. I would say I look like Shrek but, I’m not green, although I do wish I am green. Let’s start with my first reasoning. First, we’re both made out of layers. People will might

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    Key Themes In Shrek

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    Shrek Themes Essay In the film “Shrek”, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson classic fairytale features and stereotypes are changed. In the movie there are many references to modern life. The movie Shrek has many themes and lessons that can be relevant in real life. The three most important themes are, you must accept who you are before others can accept you, a true friend never gives up on you and last of all, it’s what’s on the inside that matters most. The most important them in the

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    The movie, Shrek, displays several examples of symbolic interactionism through fictional creatures. The symbolic interactions in this movie explain the relationships between ogres and society, ogres and fairytale creatures, and fairytale creatures and society, as odd as they may be in the fictional world. The founders of symbolic interactionism, Charles Horton Cooley and George Herbert Mead, defined this perspective as “symbols-things to which we attach meaning-are the keys to understanding how we

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    Shrek: A Brief Summary

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    When a green ogre named Shrek is suddenly disturbed by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters, who were banished from their kingdom by the evil Lord Farquaad. Driven to save his home, Shrek established a deal with Farquaad and sets out to rescue Princess Fiona, with an irritating donkey. Shrek must bring back Fiona to Duloc to marry Lord Farquaad. Princess Fiona, is awaiting her true love to save her from fire-breathing dragon who is guarding her, is later rescued by Shrek and Donkey. But once

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    Even though I was a little reluctant at first, I went with my gut feeling and I chose to watch Shrek The Musical. I must say I was very pleased with my choice. I was reluctant to choose it because at first glance it appeared a little corny and we’ve been “Shrek’d” silly over the years. However, I was surely wrong from beginning to end because this stage production kept me engaged and entertained. I enjoyed the entire cast’s performances, but the one actor that really left an impression on me was

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    The Movie Shrek Essay

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    The Movie Shrek Shrek is a spoof of traditional fairytales. It uses stereotypical features, structures and characters. These features are challenged throughout the film by special effects, reversal of stereotypes, intertexuality, twist of plots and through comedy. In order to explore this in depth all aspects will be considered, like setting, structure, characters, stereotyping and humour. Shrekis about an ogre who in order to keep his swamp he has to rescue a

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    Shrek Hero's Journey

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    Many amazing movies uses a journey to show that a character is a hero. In Shrek, Shrek goes through many obstacles to saveand saves Princess Fiona from the castle. By using the birth of a hero, a call to adventure, refusal to call, supernatural aid, the belly of a whale, the cross of the threshold, trials, goddesses, atonement, an ultimate boon, a “magic” flight, and the crossing of the return threshold, the writer of Shrek creates the idea of a hero’s journey occurring within the film. Secondly

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    Shrek Satire Analysis

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    slays dragons. In Shrek Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio make fun of fairytales through parody, irony, reversal and exaggeration. To start out with, Shrek makes fun through parody. Parody is when you make fun of a person or an idea. At the beginning of the movie it is

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    Shrek Personality Paper

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    Personality April 2, 2015 Paper 2 Shrek Humanistic approach is what best describes Shrek’s personality. The humanistic approach is when an individual’s inner feelings and self-concept affect their behavior. Shrek’s personality is affected by his feelings and what he thinks of himself physically. He has a mixture of traits that reflect his personality, and all of those traits seems to connect with the humanistic approach. Shrek limits himself from what he could really be because deep inside

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    Concepts In Shrek

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    roaQaaaaaaaaar those would be the common noises you would hear in the game I have been creating and that is cofunded by dreamworks. The game is based of the new hit movie Shrek 5 new swamp. The game first starts when Shrek's swamp gets dried up. After the swamp is dried up shrek has to go on the adventure to find a new swamp house. Shreks first goal in the game is to get his donkey who is everything to him (not his wife though). Donkey is one of the playable character you can be. Donkey has different

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