It is also a delicious satire, tweaking all of our assumptions about ogres, princesses, rescues, and even fire-breathing dragons.

Shrek has the great themes of enduring myths, about believing in yourself, being loved for the person you really are, and good triumphing over evil. The movie is a marvelous fairy tale, with a thrilling quest and a happily-ever-after ending. Shrek will rescue Princess Fiona and bring her to Farquaad, and Farquaad will give Shrek his swamp back. He makes a deal with Farquaad, who needs to marry a princess to put the final touch on his kingdom. And most of all, it has Shrek, a big, green ogre who lives happily alone in a swamp until Lord Farquaad of nearby Dulac sets out to create the perfect kingdom by getting rid of all of the fairy tale characters and sending them to 'a designated resettlement community.' Soon, the three blind mice, the three little pigs, the gingerbread man, all the broom-flying witches, Pinocchio, and a talking donkey are all relocated to the swamp. It has sensational animation, adventure, romance, and laughter. It has a donkey that not only talks, and not only sings, but sings the old Monkees' song, 'I'm a Believer.' It has an evil (but short) bad guy, kickboxing, a Robin Hood and Merry Men who perform an Irish Riverdance, potty humor, and some digs at Disney. SHREK has an enchanted princess in a tower, guarded by a fire-breathing dragon.

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