Lord Farquaad

As a satire the movie, Shrek is extremely enchanting and successfully adds a sense of realism to the “fairy-tale” characters that we have all come to know and love. This realism created by the film flips the way the audience perceives each character. Though due to its animation it may be hard for one to simply accept all that is happening, but Shrek has the ability to encapsulate the viewer and place them on an adventure into the land of faerie, up until the end of the movie when the viewer…

them.” This quote is relevant in the 2001 movie Shrek. The star of the movie, Shrek, is an ogre who falls in love with princess Fiona, while rescuing her from a castle protected by a dragon. Shrek has a deal with Lord Farquaad that if he can bring Fiona back to be the bride of Farquaad, he can get his swamp cleared of fairytale creatures. In the satirical Dreamwork production Shrek, William Steig utilizes the device bathos and the technique reversal to target the issue of judging and…

a swamp, isolated from a village and it’s people. He is first introduced as an isolated and angry ogre, who spends his time alone in his swamp or terrorizing local villagers. His beloved swamp is then invaded by fairytale creatures because of Lord Farquaad, who says he will only remove them if Shrek saves a princess named Fiona. Fiona is trapped in a tower, guarded by a fire-breathing dragon. So, Shrek and a donkey set out on a journey to save princess Fiona and reclaim the swamp. Shrek is a…

My mind takes me back to a moment of thrill and adventure. The experience began early in the morning. At the crack of dawn, our truck was packed and ready to go. Many hours on the road and a few stops along the way, we finally arrive at Magic Mountain. Magic Mountain was an exciting adventure because of the amusement rides, creepy characters, and the many gift shops. My favorite amusement ride is the Justice League Hall of Fame. This attraction has a 3d laser shooter. On this ride, you are…

Jason wakes up on a school bus full of kids with no memory of how he got there or anything else about him, but his name, and he's sitting with a girl who claims to be his girlfriend, her name is Piper McLean. On top of that a boy named Leo Valdez says he is his best friend. They're all on a field trip As members of a school for troubled kids. As we arrived at the Grand Canyon they are attacked by a band of storm spirits. Their counselor, Gleeson Hedge reveals himself as a satyr (which is a half…

Throughout the film Shrek there are various uses of non diegetic sound as well as dialogue, music and sound effects, which functions in the film in order to emphasize and reveal its characters, creates rhythm/continuity, shapes the audience’s feelings and grasp the audience’s attention. For example, Donkey insisting on following Shrek and talking to him despite Shrek demanding him to be quiet. From the very beginning, Donkey’s ongoing dialogue throughout the entire film reveals his character to…

The Mammoth Donkey Do you know the donkey from the movie Shrek? Well, the Mammoth Donkey or called the Mammoth Jack are completely different from a regular donkey. The Mammoth Donkey is a remarkable species and will leave you with some amazing facts, facts about everything you need to know if you ever want one as a pet and why the American ass is the most incredible kind of donkey species there is. The American ass got his other name because it is the largest donkey species there is in the…

The Wizard of Oz-Expository #3 The cowardly lion is a great example of a dynamic character in The Wizard of Oz written by L. Frank Baum. Dynamic characters such as the lion experience a drastic change as the story plays out. When the cowardly lion is first introduced to the plot he tries to scare Dorothy, the scarecrow, and the tinman by jumping out of the forest but to his dismay he was just as scared of them as they were him. He is truly terrified of anything and everything. Which leads to his…

Squealer There are a few interesting characters in the novel animal farm, like Boxer, but squealer is my favorite. Squealer has a plausible tongue that could convince anyone to do anything. In addition to being very convincing he is equally clever and has a quick mind. Though squealer is the antagonist he is my favorite because he could persuade a nun out of her panties within a few minutes. In the novel the others said that squealer could, “turn black into white” meaning he could sway…

In this short, a horse and a donkey go on a wild chase after a rabbit and a racoon steal the horses’ bushy, black tail. For the most part, the story gets distracted by jump cutting to live-action sequences of the music recording session. As someone who loves working with music and sound, this movie appealed to me as soon as the chase started. The reason is that I believe the music constitutes the actual pace. For instance, each character in the chasing sequences was clearly shot in twos for…