Shrek at 20: an unfunny and overrated low for blockbuster animation
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The fairytale comedy was a hit with critics and audiences but its toilet humour, glibness and shoddy animation mark it out as a misfire

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    • zeal0telite [he/him,they/them]
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      4 years ago

      Since when though? And Shrek was genuinely ostracised from society. The closest that comes to that is Wreck-It Ralph which was years after Shrek.

      • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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        4 years ago

        Alladin, Hercules, Pinocchio, The Sword in the Stone...it's a pretty normal heroes journey trope.

        • zeal0telite [he/him,they/them]
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          4 years ago

          I don't think they quite work the same way.

          All the heroes in those stories win by escaping the situation they were in. Shrek actually embraces his ogreness rather than rejecting it.

          • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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            4 years ago

            He learns to accept help from other people and how to make friends and be less ogre-esque. He was still changed by the experience. If it were subversive the movie would end right before the Hallelujah montage except Shrek is totally content.