In review

Rating: 9/10 (18 October 2016)

Lord Farquaad has taken over Shrek's swamp with fairy tale creatures and the only way Shrek can get his swamp back is if he goes and saves Princess Fiona from the castle she is locked up in because Lord Farquaad has his heart set on her. As you can tell already Shrek is a fun movie mainly for younger kids, but people of all ages have grown to love this movie. A big green ogre who slowly falls in love with a princess isn't really anything common for a romantic fairy tale, and that's why this movie has been considered a favorite by so many people. The movie Shrek puts a completely different spin on how fairy tales are usually written, and I think that this movie really has impacted what fairy tales are l Dreamworks animation did a great job animating the movie Shrek with creatures from other fairy tales like, the 3 blind mice, the big bad wolf, 3 little homeless pigs, and it is all put into one movie. It puts a whole different spin on these characters, the big bad wolf is lazy and lays in Shreks bed all day, and the homeless little pigs are only homeless because the wolf blew their houses down, but they are all friends in Shrek. I think it's awesome to see all of these different movies combined in one. Everything anywhere you look during the movie would have a ton of detail. When you watch Shrek for the first time, you see an ogre for the first time. The animation really shows how big and sometimes scary Shrek could be. It really helps set up the plot of this movie.
Another thing that I think was done really well in Shrek was the use of songs and people dancing in the movie at random times. It really catches the attention of a lot of the people in the audience. The music plays a big part in the movie and it really helps get across what the characters are feeling, for example when Princess Fiona sings so loud it blows up a bird, and Shrek and Fiona are starting to fall in love with each other, which you can also tell because they blow up different animals for each other and use them like they are balloons. For an ogre, I guess you could say that is an act of love.
If you are sick of the fairy tales that are all about romance and love stories, then I recommend watching Shrek. It is fun for people of all ages and it won't leave you disappointed.