Shrek The Ugly Ogre Analysis

Shrek Shrek is an animation and adventure film, released in 2001. Like most films Shrek opens with the iconic beginning ‘Once upon a time…’ which leads viewers to believe the film will have a traditional approach. In the next scene the fairytale book is slammed shut. Then this green ugly ogre named Shrek appears. Thus suggesting that this film is not tradition but unconventional. Shrek the ugly ogre is a friendly beast that rescues the princess from the evil prince. Shrek is an unconventional character in a typically traditional fairytale. Shrek’s initially threatens the storybook characters in his swamp. His initial qualities is that of a tradition ogre. Shrek tries to scare villagers away by roaring at them. Also Shrek tries to frighten them by saying he is scarier than a giant. When the villagers arrive with the order from Lord Farquaad telling Shrek that he needs to move out of the swamp he towers of the villagers and Lord Farquaad.Shrek’s first meeting with Donkey starts off traditionally. Shrek roars at Donkey trying to scare him away, but Donkey is not frightened at all. Instead Donkey ridicules Shrek about his bad breath. Donkey continues to ask question thus causing Shrek to shout at Donkey ‘ What am I’ to identify to Donkey that he is an ogre.
The films start off with Lord Farquaad sending the ogre to rescues the Princess instead thus proving Lard Farquaad as an unconventional character also. A traditional prince would be tall and handsome, but Lord Farquaad is neither.The use of setting in the film suggest that his castle is an evil place. The hooded figures and the torturing of the Gingerbread man attest to the castles evil nature. When Lord Farquaad come for the Princess he is all flattery and uses formal language, but after sunset he orders the knight to ‘Get that out of my sight’. Also he proclaim he is King even though the marriage never