the trans characters were definitely there for a joke by shrek 3, but in 2 it feels different because of the overarching queer themes of the plot. alternatively, my standards for queer representation are probably through the floor, because shrek 2 was one of the few times (maybe the first?) i had been exposed to the idea of trans people existing as a transfem child
They played it in theaters a couple weeks ago and I took my daughter. I hadn't seen it in a very long time. I remembered liking it and figured it was still enjoyable. Other than some minor power serving narratives around monarchy (again, expected, nbd), I still loved it.
I was shocked that he asked one of the workers if he was being oppressed when he snuck into the factory.
They don't even have dental
The police grinding pepper in their eyes is still my favourite joke in the whole series.