Farquaad

friends and lives in a swamp. After the ruler of Duloc, Lord Farquaad, sends all the fairy tales to invade Shrek’s swamp, he sets out on a journey to find him and get everyone out of his home. He’s accompanied by his soon to become sidekick, Donkey, the only one to know the way to Duloc. Lord Farquaad in order to become a king needs to marry a princess. He chooses Princess Fiona, who’s locked away in a tower guarded by a dragon. Lord Farquaad agrees to give Shrek his swamp with the condition that he

Fiona who is identified as the princess, goes against the ‘norm;’ she is not your typical princess with blonde hair, a clear face and an hourglass figure. Instead Fiona contains freckles, red braided hair, and a much fuller figure. Disney princesses are usually depicted as these quiet damsels-in-distress, however, Fiona is far from this. She is shown as this strong, demanding, and high-pitched singing princess (an eavesdropping bird explodes to its death). Fiona does not fit within the category of

knights, the prince chooses number three, Princess Fiona. As soon as Shrek arrives at the castle, Lord Farquaad tries to have him killed. After watching the ogre defeat his warriors, Farquaad realizes that the best way to get rid of Shrek is to send him on a quest to rescue Princess Fionna from a vicious dragon. Shrek strikes a bargain with the lord. He agrees to deliver the princess, if Farquaad will allow the fairy tale creatures in Shrek’s swamp to return to their own homes. The battle with the

Shrek overcomes series obstacles that transform him in the process. When the three were going back to Lord Farquaad they meet Robin hood who has mistaken Fiona as a “Damsel in distress” and need saving. In the sequence of events Fiona shows her fighting skills and at that moment Shrek and Fiona begin bonding romantically. In this hero’s journey story, the treasure

are both beautiful, and not always the best person they can be on the inside. In Disney’s The Beauty and the Beast and Dreamworks’ Shrek not only do they have two people fall in love, but also they show how love is blind. When Lord Farquaad condemned all of the fairy tale creatures to Shrek’s (an ogre) swamp, he makes his way to the castle, with his trusty side-kick Donkey, to demand their removal. While there, he won a fight against the best

Film Techniques Used in Shrek to Ensure the Broadest Possible Appeal To Viewers The animators of 'Shrek' use many film techniques to make certain of the broadest possible appeal to viewers. For example, its constant references to popular culture, its new style of animation, its wide range of characters and most of all its humour. 'Shrek' was an award winning film in 2000, receiving an Oscar for 'Best Animated Film'. The popularity, both on the big screen and DVD/VHS

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

stages. Shrek’s call to adventure is depicted when he undergoes a sudden change that leads him to begin his adventure. Initially, Shrek lived in an isolated swamp, but when it had been taken over by fairytale characters, he is forced to seek Lord Farquaad. The call to adventure, as defined by Campbell, occurs the moment Shrek encounters a disruption in his daily life. Because Shrek wants to live in solitude, he

Media Coursework: Shrek In Yiddish, "Shrek" means fear. Shrek is a successful film and should be taken serious by critics because it is not just another film that is for children. The film has a large intake of digital animation and is currently at the end of filming history, and has a long list of different animating techniques. The film Shrek is a great deal better than all the films that have came in prior to it in several ways. An example of this would be the cartoon

Donkey is nice, he can be very annoying. He talks a lot and that bothers Shrek. For example, when Shrek meets Fiona in the castle. “Hi Princess! It talks! Yeah, but it's getting him to shut up that's the trick.” Donkey makes the trip back to Lord Farquaad funny and extraordinary. He is like a parrot that has something to say to everything. Donkey is a very compassionate and bright friend that goes with Shrek on the dangerous quest to rescue Fiona. The last main character is Princess Fiona. She lives