'Shrek's Major Plot Twist Is One of the Best of This Century
Over two decades ago, 'Shrek' subverted fairy tale tropes. The Fiona/ogre twist may have been its most brilliant stroke.
Everybody’s seen Shrek. For an entire generation of kids from the '90s and early 2000s, the big green ogre was inescapable, and even nowadays, it’s impossible to overstate just how influential DreamWorks’ breakout animated film was. At a time when the Disney Renaissance was winding down, and fairy tales by way of Broadway musicals were the norm for animation, Shrek was an irreverent shock to the senses. It was crude, slapstick-driven, filled to the brim with pop culture references, and every bit as enjoyable for adults as it was for kids.
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