A Film Review of Shrek
Shrek is an animated film, created by DreamWorksâ„¢ and brought to life by state of the art 3d animation. Shrek is made in all ways to reverse fairytale tradition and is a very unconventional fairytale. There are many parts of the film and characteristics of the main characters that make the irregularity of this fairytale funny and effective.
Although the fairy tale is an unconventional one its opens like a traditional fairytale film. There is a big book with elaborate text and the words are being narrated to the audience, like it would if the story was actually being read out loud. This small part of the film is rudely stopped by a character who rips the page of this book …show more content…
Like most tales of this kind the hero Shrek has a sidekick. However this sidekick is unlike the usual best friend kind of sidekick he is an irritating, tag-along Donkey, who is aptly named, Donkey. He doesn't have a usual relationship with Shrek. He annoys him and followed him from the second he met Shrek, Although Shrek doesn't like donkey he is grateful that Donkey doesn't see him as a terrifying Ogre because this, on an emotional level, upsets Shrek. But this means that the audience can relate to Shrek as we could all imagine what it feels like to be an outsider
The plot of this fairytale is unlike usual fairytales. The hero is saving the princess for the villain! Usually the hero goes on the quest to save the princess from the villain.
At a part of the film there is a tournament, this tournament is funny because it is made to seem like a wrestling match. This is good because it brings humour into this part of the film instead of the seriousness it represents. Shrek and the Donkey defeat all of the challengers with a variety of stunts like tag wrestling and hitting him with a steel chair. This sort of thing would never be seen in a conventional fairy story.
As with most Tales like this there is a Dragon in the story, but unlike the fierce ferocious fire-breathing killer dragons, the Dragon in this story is a
Shrek is an animated film, created by DreamWorksâ„¢ and brought to life by state of the art 3d animation. Shrek is made in all ways to reverse fairytale tradition and is a very unconventional fairytale. There are many parts of the film and characteristics of the main characters that make the irregularity of this fairytale funny and effective.
Although the fairy tale is an unconventional one its opens like a traditional fairytale film. There is a big book with elaborate text and the words are being narrated to the audience, like it would if the story was actually being read out loud. This small part of the film is rudely stopped by a character who rips the page of this book …show more content…
Like most tales of this kind the hero Shrek has a sidekick. However this sidekick is unlike the usual best friend kind of sidekick he is an irritating, tag-along Donkey, who is aptly named, Donkey. He doesn't have a usual relationship with Shrek. He annoys him and followed him from the second he met Shrek, Although Shrek doesn't like donkey he is grateful that Donkey doesn't see him as a terrifying Ogre because this, on an emotional level, upsets Shrek. But this means that the audience can relate to Shrek as we could all imagine what it feels like to be an outsider
The plot of this fairytale is unlike usual fairytales. The hero is saving the princess for the villain! Usually the hero goes on the quest to save the princess from the villain.
At a part of the film there is a tournament, this tournament is funny because it is made to seem like a wrestling match. This is good because it brings humour into this part of the film instead of the seriousness it represents. Shrek and the Donkey defeat all of the challengers with a variety of stunts like tag wrestling and hitting him with a steel chair. This sort of thing would never be seen in a conventional fairy story.
As with most Tales like this there is a Dragon in the story, but unlike the fierce ferocious fire-breathing killer dragons, the Dragon in this story is a