Humanity in the face of fear

Rating: 10/10 (26 May 2001)

I found it hilarious that Donkey (Eddie Murphy) could so charm the Ogre and the Dragon. While the whole movie was great, two scenes that I both laugh at and find touching were when Donkey realized the Dragon was a girl Dragon, and then appealed to her (apparent) sense of vanity. ("You have such white sparkly teeth!!) And similarly, when meeting Shrek (the ogre), Donkey forgot to be scared because he was astonished by and felt compelled to respond to his bad breath (as only a friend would). Displaying humanity in the face of fear represents perhaps a more interesting message than the more obvious message many have commented on, "don't judge a book by its cover". These two scenes were two of many, many memorable moments.