Princess Fiona

When Fiona was younger an evil witch cast a curse on her, turning her into an ogre every night. She feels ashamed by this and hides herself to the world. In the film Fiona demonstrates actions that stereotypically would not be considered as “princess” behaviours. This brings up the question of “did she always act like this, or when she got turned into an ogre, not only her physical appearance change, but also her mind set.” Fiona says in this scene “ Maybe you shouldn 't get to judge people before you know them.” Even though Fiona appears as a princess, it doesn 't mean she has to behave like one. In a sense Fiona is two different people, princess by day, and ogre by night. However, philosophers may wonder “is Fiona an ogre and a princess, or a princess and a ogre?” Theseus’s Boat: If an object is replaced with all new components, is it still the same object? In the film viewers notice that Shrek and Fiona both share similar traits and habits. Which seems surprising, due to them because This is ironic considering As stated previously Fiona was not born an ogre, she was turned into one. Could this be because they are both ogres, as I mentioned…

It becomes obvious to Donkey Shrek is falling in love with Fiona. Therefore, donkey advises Shrek to let Fiona know how he feels. However, because of Shrek’s low self-esteem due to his appearance, he delays expressing his love for Princess Fiona. According to (Baron, 2012) self-esteem is how we perceive ourselves negatively or positively, generally speaking, it is our attitude about how we feel about ourselves. Shrek explicitly displays his self-esteem when he states that because he is big and…

An Ogre named Shrek lives alone in his swamp until one day Lord Farquaad orders all of the fairytale characters living in Happily Ever After to move to the swamp. Shrek takes off with the talking Donkey who will become his best friend to find Lord Farquaad. In the meantime, Farquaad has to marry a princess in order to become a king. He chooses Princess Fiona that is locked in top of a castle. In order to get to Fiona he must get by the lava and a dragon. Farquaad makes a deal with Shrek that if…

creatures start to takeover his swamp. Shrek speaks to Lord Farquaad about his delima. Shrek is sent on a quest to find the Farquaad as princess named Fiona so that Farquaad can become king and Shrek can have his swamp back. In order to get Fiona, Shrek and Donkey must get passed a dragon so Donkey distracts the dragon while Shrek got Fiona. Once Shrek has Fiona, he saves Donkey and they make their way to Farquaad’s castle. Along the way Shrek and Fiona fall in love, but Shrek is scarred Fiona…

proposition that Shrek should rescue and return Princess Fiona back to his kingdom to obtain his…

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…

Unlike other fairy tales, the film Shrek does not feature the classic charming prince as the hero, but instead, an ogre. This one ogre, along with his friend, Donkey, break the cycle of the classic fairy tales and take adventure to a new level. Not only do they save the princess, but also save all the other fairy tale characters. Nevertheless, Shrek is a folktale because of the style of the story and its allusions to other folk and fairy tales. The style of Shrek is a quest, which is a common…

Shrek is an Archetypal Hero because he sets out on an adventure to rescue the Princess Fiona. Shrek lives in a swamp alone. Known to be a scary green monster and terrifies anyone who tries to challenge him. He loves his privacy and doesn’t like being bothered. He starts his day off by taking a shower with swamp mud and brushing his teeth with the goo…

The whole movie is a spoof of fairytale stories and its characters. For example, when Shrek found Fiona in her room, he didn’t kiss her like a prince would in any other fairytale, instead, Shrek shook her awake. Also, Lord Farquaad’s need to marry a princess to become the King of Duloc makes no sense since he is already the ruler of the land. This mocks many of the classic stories found in fairytales where a prince must marry a princess to rule the land. Furthermore, at the end of the movie,…

ordinary surroundings, in a mundane world, doing mundane things. At the moment Shrek is living a non-heroic life doing regular chores that identifies with the daily task that the audience goes through. One day Shrek’s swamp is invaded by numerous amounts of fairy tale creatures sent by Lord Farquaaad and all Shrek wants to do is be left alone in his swamp. This is when the something new enters the hero’s life. Shrek wanting to be alone again is the catalyst that sets the story into motion.…