Deleted Scenes From Shrek

Ever since I first watched Shrek, I've been a massive fan of it. I quote it on the daily, and I even watch it with my family sometimes. I've seen it so many times that I almost know all the words the characters say.

But we're not here to talk about how many times I've watched Shrek. We're here to talk about some of the deleted scenes from the movie. You know, scenes that were edited out of the film because the directors didn't like them? well, Here's the thing. Shrek had some of the most traumatising deleted scenes in the history of Cinema. I'm gonna talk about them later on. But for now, let's just get into the story:

Approximately 9 years ago, I got a Shrek DVD in the mail. But it wasn't just an ordinary Shrek DVD, It was a blank disc with the word "Shrek" written on it. I found this a little strange, because usually it would be the usual DVD disc from the case. But I wanted to check it out anyway.

That was the biggest mistake I've ever made in my life.

I put the disc into my DVD player and a screen popped up saying "Are you sure you want to do this?" The options were no and yes. I clicked Yes. Then it said "Good luck, but don't say I didn't warn you" as the DVD began to start, I got a sick feeling in my stomach. "What's so bad about this DVD?" I thought.

The disc started up and showed the DVD menu for Shrek 2. Which I thought was a little weird. Was this Shrek 1? or was this Shrek 2? I pressed play movie and it cut to a black screen. Suddenly, a sound of a person screaming could be heard. I covered my ears because it was so loud. My heart was beating out of my chest, I was so scared!

The movie started with Shrek walking around his swamp with a neutral expression. He wasn't sad, he wasn't angry, he just...felt normal. It then cut to Donkey and Dragon talking to each other "So, why have you been so moody lately?" Donkey said. The dragon just growled and started throwing lava "I don't like this attitude you've been giving me" Donkey said while frowning.

Then, something rather surprising happened. Dragon grabbed a handful of lava and threw it at donkey! thankfully, the screen cut to black. Though I could hear donkey screaming at the top of his lungs. The next scene was absolutely revolting! it showed Donkey's dead corpse slowly melting in the lava (Wasn't bloody or anything. It was just very detailed)

It then cut to another scene, It was Shrek having dinner all by himself. Eating the same thing he ate in the first movie with that same neutral expression. He whispered "why? why did she leave me?" before slowly turning his head towards the camera.

It then cut to another creepy scene. Apparently, this is what Shrek and Donkey were supposed to look like. Shrek had very angry eyes and a frowning mouth, while donkey was just looking unnatural. They were walking together but there was no audio. The clip ended with static.

It then cut to another scene. It showed Donkey walking to Shrek's house with a nervous expression on his face. "Uh...shrek?" Donkey asked. Shrek came running out of his swamp "DONKEY!" he exclaimed "What happened to you?" "You won't believe what just happened Shrek, that dragon just tried to kill me!" Donkey cried. "Oh, sweet Jesus!" Shrek exclaimed "Fiona did the same thing to me and that would explain why I have a huge scar on my head" "Shrek, we need to escape!" Donkey cried. "Okay, but first thing's first" Shrek said before slowly turning his head towards the camera. He walked towards it and said the following phrase "What...have you done?" He said sadly before the camera cut to static.

The next scene was very disturbing. It showed Lord Farquaad being repeatedly stabbed in this chest by Gingy and not in a comedic way. More in like a horror movie kind of way. This scene also had no audio. Farquaad then fainted to the ground, dead. Blood was all over his body and some of his skin was sliced off. I was absolutely terrified by this scene and also really upset before Farquaad was one of my favourite villains in fictional media.

The next scene featured footage from the movie I Know What You Did Last Summer. It was a chase scene and it lasted for a minute.

The last scene was the most disgusting thing I've ever seen in my life. It featured Shrek's decapitated head and Donkey's boiling corpse. This shot lasted for 10 minutes. I felt sick, I wanted to throw up but I physically couldn't.

It then showed a screen in German that said "Dies waren gelöschte Szenen aus dem Film Shrek. Das sollte nicht dein Leben sein, viel Spaß." Which translated to "These were deleted scenes from the movie Shrek. This shouldn't be your life, have fun."

To this day, I can't look at Shrek the same way again without thinking about this monstrosity. It's gonna be glued in my memory until I die.