It’s a tour de force of creativity and wit, all pulled together by an endlessly quotable script and some career-defining voicework.
At first glance, this fairy-tale retelling follows the formula to a tee: storm the castle, slay the dragon, get the girl. Except, that’s only half the story. Perhaps the biggest revision is that Shrek himself is no Prince Charming - like, at all. So, instead of following the trend, this brilliant deconstruction reinvents the formula without ever fully abandoning it. It’s a tour de force of creativity and wit, all pulled together by an endlessly quotable script and some career-defining voicework. Much like ogres and onions, there’s a lot of layers to “Shrek.” Like, for example, some instantly iconic musical numbers – though, “Shrek 2” definitely takes the cake on that one.