Shrek creatured of the Disneyland. Shrek is a delightful and utterly wicked comedy that spoofs the fairy tale traditional . There's our hero, Shrek (voice of Mike Myers), but he's no knight in shining armor. He's an orge. There's his faithful sidekick and trusty steed , Donkey (voice of Eddie Murphy) , who is obviously , a donkey .There is the beautiful Princess Fiona (voice of Cameron Diaz), with more to her than meets the eye. Than there's the evil Lord Farquaad (voice of John Lithgow) , whose name will undergo as many different pronuncation as is alowwed in a PG-rated movie.
Without giving too much away, the story places Shrek on two quests. First off , he must get his swampland back from Farquaad who has turned it into a reservation for fairy tale creatures for a reward. I'm not sure why , but it's funny to see Pinocchio trying to lie his way out of being turned in , and it's hilarious later to see him constantly dancing jigs. Donkey is one of the creatures being turned over, but he escaped and runs into Shrek who scares off the pursuers. After much convincing , Shrek allows Donkey to spend the night outside his home. Later that night, his land is overrun by fairy tale characters.
This obviously upsets Shrek who has desided to live out his life alone, so he and Donkey travel to see Farquaad. There is a great gag involving a man dressed in a large Farquaad head who follows the roped off line to escape Shrek.Once Shrek arrives , there's another great sequence that imitates professional wrestling Before this , there is a great gag involving the Gingerbread Man being tortured by Farquaad. There are a lot of great gags.
Anyway , back to the plot. Once Shrek is named champion of the tournament , Farquaad makes a deal with him. If he rescues Pincess Fiona from the tower and dragon guard, Farquaad will give him back his land. After they have rescue of the Princess Fiona. And Shrek have found in a true love.
All of the voice talent here is well-done. The technology on exhibit in Shrek is an ever-envolving one. With each new film that displays computer animation, the level of sophistication grows. For Shrek , the animators have created Princess Fiona , who plays a much larger part, and the results are all the more amazing . Farquaad , on the other hand, is animated in a completely different style. He looks like a giant leap in creating cartoon characters. It is the perfect choice. Shrek is a wonderful film . It is not as much a kid's movies as much as it is a family movie. And it is not as much a family movies as it is a comedy for all audiences.
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