![]() ![]() ![]() Shrek's disdain for cliches is perfectly summed up in the opening moments when the titular ogre literally uses the pages of fairy tale books to wipe his large green posterior. Holding it all together was a moral of self-acceptance via the subversion of the traditional fairy tale ending. Parents could easily key into the surprisingly mature jokes, while their kids delighted in the memorable characters and plethora of toilet humor. The film's satirical treatment of fairy tale tropes and consumerism run amok set it apart from anything else being made at the time. Only shooting stars break the mold! The fifth outing from the fledgling animation arm of the newly-founded DreamWorks, Shrek was exactly the antidote for Disney fatigue. ![]()
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