Shrek the Third

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 man, half goat) who battles to protect the troubled kids. Much to Jason's surprise, he finds a golden coin that turns into a sword and he helped Gleeson hedge fight the storm spirits. The storm Spirit Retreat and they take Gleeson hedge with them. Should after a magical Chariot arriving with a girl named Annabeth Chase piloting it. Annabeth, in search of her missing boyfriend is disappointed not to find him there. but she still takes Leo, Piper and Jason back to Camp Half-Blood, A magical camp for demigods. there They all find out they are demigods. Piper is the daughter of Aphrodite, the Goddess of love and beauty. Leo finds out he is the son of Hephaestus, the god of fire and crafts. Jason finds out that he is the son of Zeus and the champion of Hera. Not only did they figure out that they were demigods, but they found out they had special abilities. Piper can charmspeak, Leo can Control fire, And Jason has the ability to control weather and he has an immunity to…

This is the scene where the hero is introduced in 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…

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…

Rotten Tomatoes, a respected website devoted to film reviews, gave Shrek a high rating of 88% while Mean Girls received a slightly lower rating of 83%, respectively. IMDb, another website that consists of information related to films, also gave Shrek a higher rating than Mean Girls, with Shrek garnering a rating of 7.9 compared to a Mean Girls rating of 7.0. Although the margin between the two movies is small, it gives Shrek the upper hand as the better satirical movie. Statistics aside, is…

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…

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…

Halloween is the only day of the year when wearing a scary costume, asking strangers for food, and scaring people is acceptable. Being a clown would be the best Halloween costume, even though it would be more tricks than treats. To the regular eye clowns seem cute and funny, but some see the real truth behind them. Clowns are sinister. A clown is one of the most scary things, making it the perfect Halloween costume. Clowns are real, unlike monsters or zombies. Clowns are at birthday parties,…

When Sedaris finally finds himself taking his Mother’s advice to check himself, the one thing that distracts him from this self-reflection is the television. For example, when he says “here is a boy sitting on a bed, his mouth smeared with chocolate. He's a human being, but also he's a pig, surrounded by trash and gorging himself so that others may be denied. Were this the only image in the world, you'd be forced to give it your full attention, but fortunately there were others. This stagecoach,…

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…

5 reasons why Bronies need to stop So to start off I will explain, to those of you who do not know, what a Brony is. A Brony is an adult male who indulges himself into the My Little Pony franchise, specifically the Friendship is Magic story arc. You are probably thinking that, “Oh it's not that big of a deal, they like a children's show, so what?” and I'm glad that you are thinking like that because we as humans like to express ourselves and it's great that you aren't automatically assuming…