Ugly is beautiful

Rating: 7/10 (5 September 2001)

This story is another one which explodes the myth that ugly always goes with evil. Shrek is the ugly ogre who tries to disguise his golden heart behind rude manners and mood. Like any other being rejected by society he reacts accordingly. But his rudeness is finally melted first by a talkative small donkey who imposes himself as his friend and then by the love of the ugly beautiful princess. Even the dragon, another evil monster, is converted to goodness by love. This half funny half tender episode of the love between the she-dragon and the small donkey is another ingredient that makes this tale a wonderful story where all the traditional characters of almost all the children's fairy tales are also present though only for a short while turning it into some kind of revival of all those tales. The computer animation technique is almost perfect and serves here a good cause.