In contrast, Shrek (while unapologetically himself) avoids emotional intimacy because of the social ways in which he’s been deemed ineligible for it. Donkey is unapologetically himself and eager to share himself with people he admires.
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One of the greatest strengths about Shrek and Donkey’s dynamic throughout the Shrek series is exemplified in this early shared encounter. As he interacts with Shrek, he takes a strong liking to the stand-offish ogre which culminates in Donkey proposing a sleepover and breakfast the morning after. We’ll stay up late, swapping manly stories, and in the morning… I’m making waffles!” – Donkeyĭonkey luxuriates in a spirit of gratitude when he is saved from the auction in which his character is first introduced. Shrek’s useful albeit humorous simile offers Donkey and the audience a glimpse into Shrek’s inner world of complex emotions.
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Not because they make people cry or are smelly-as Donkey interjects-but because they have a full depth of emotion: Layers. In a quintessential back and forth, Shrek shares his own thoughts on ogres and compares them to onions. Finally, Shrek has the opportunity to define himself and his group outside of the terrified gaze of pitchfork-wielding townspeople.
Why doesn’t Shrek simply “lay siege to his fortress” and grind Farquaad’s bones for bread? This is an effective moment because it reveals that even though Donkey enthusiastically befriends Shrek, he still believes that ogres are inherently violent and base creatures who navigate the world by exploiting the fear that they strike in the hearts of others. Donkey wonders why Shrek agrees to the hefty task of rescuing a princess and slaying a dragon to reclaim his home. This one’s a classic! When embarking upon the quest that Lord Farquaad and the people of Duloc have sent them on, Donkey and Shrek discuss the fundamental nature of ogres. This endearing moment is not only one that signifies a shift in Shrek and Donkey’s friendship, where Shrek appeals to and supports Donkey in earnest for one of the first times, but one with a Babe reference that seals the moment.
Rather than lambasting his four-legged friend for his reasonable anxiety, Shrek cleverly stalks forward towards Donkey, shimmying the bridge to and fro, thereby coaxing Donkey to successfully make it to the other side of the bridge. When Donkey spirals and cannot overcome his quaking fear, he considers not moving forward after reaching the halfway point. Shrek assures Donkey that, “for emotional support,” the duo will tackle the bridge together. One of the final things that literally and metaphorically stand between Shrek and reclaiming his swamp is his ability to get himself and the frightened donkey across a rickety wooden bridge and the lake of lava that boils beneath it. Shrek has come to save Fiona and deliver her to DreamWorks’ Napoleonic antagonist, Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow). In the first Shrek film, Shrek and Donkey successfully reach the Dragon’s Keep where Fiona (Cameron Diaz) has long been locked away. Accepting Friendship and Being Seen in Shrek Here’s a list of some of the most funny, endearing quotes from the Shrek movies:ġ.
In fact, layered in there with all the pop culture gags are true moments of emotional resonance and character growth. But that’s not all that the series is good at. One of the most remarkable elements of the Shrek film saga, its eponymous ogre (Mike Myers), his trusty ass (Eddie Murphy) and the world of Far Far Away is the reference-heavy humor that characterize the four films-from the original Shrek to Shrek Forever After. Animation’s favorite green anti-hero (sorry Mike Wazowski) has led a successful film franchise, a Broadway musical and a bevy of disturbing memes.
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