Shrek 1 Moment on Silence Shrek 2 Continues
Shrek may have come out exactly twenty years ago this April, but it still holds up as one of the greatest movies of the 21st century. While some may dismiss this film as a simple cartoon— not acknowledging the rich depth that animation offers storytelling that no other medium can— still others think of Shrek as little more than just a meme.
Over the years, Shrek has proven that it is far more than a meme. In these intervening decades, Shrek has aged surprisingly well, and still has the humor, heroics, and heart that fans loved so much when the film first came out.
10/10 The Animation Still Proves To Be A Major Turning Point
When Shrek was first released, behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast and crew showcased them expressing absolute awe and bewilderment at just how incredible the animation was in Shrek. While animation has improved leaps and bounds since, Shrek was the first movie to offer such explicit detail on such a massive scale.
Fans were shocked to be able to see Fiona's individual strands of hair, or the liver spots on Shrek's head. The animation may have been surpassed since, but it remains a turning point, and still one of the most impressive examples of animated cinema of its time.
9/10 The Friendship Between Shrek & Donkey Has Only Gotten More Relatable
Donkey may have seemed to be little more than an irritant to Shrek at first, but it quickly became clear that the two of them would be lifelong friends. Shrek was an exciting movie for many reasons, but finally, people who weren't cookie-cutter perfect saw themselves in a fairy tale movie.
Shrek may have been standoffish and hard to get close to, and Donkey may have been annoying and has a hard time reading social cues, but the two of them became friends anyways. They stick to each other's sides and support one another no matter what. This friendship still holds up as relatable, and people now still comment that they want a friendship as supportive and accepting as theirs.
8/10 People Want A Love Like Shrek & Fiona Have Now More Than Ever
Much like the dynamic between Shrek and Donkey, the love that Shrek and Fiona have for each other is absolutely pure and people strive to reach this goal still. People who have been in true love, and been truly loved, know exactly how Shrek and Fiona feel towards each other. Their outsides don't matter, and never will, because they love each other for who they are.
That makes their outsides reflect their insides, and they are in love with the beautiful person they know. This love is something anyone would want to have, and Shrek and Fiona exemplify it in their relationship in this film. They even grow to learn and communicate better by the end of the movie, like real people would.
7/10 The Movie's Opening Sequence Is Unmatched To This Day
Few people can listen to the song "All Star" by Smash Mouth and not think of the introduction to the movie Shrek. At first, it seems that the film is starting like any other fairy tale. However, Shrek quickly strips people of that notion by kicking his way out of an outhouse, where he used the fairy tale book pages for toilet paper.
As he slams the door open, the telltale notes of the song begin, and, "Some body once told me—" starts to play. The entire opening sequence is absolutely iconic and still unmatched, though Shrek 2 did make an attempt to top it in its time.
6/10 Shrek's Fight Sequence Is Still Incredibly Enjoyable (& Fun To Sing Along To)
The beginning of Shrek may seem to be paced slowly, but looks can be deceiving. By the time Shrek arrives at Lord Farquaad's castle in Duloc, not much has happened in the story. There haven't really been any action sequences to speak of, either.
However, Shrek's fight sequence in front of Lord Farquaad, against his men, is set to Joan Jett's "Bad Reputation" (which was performed by Halfcocked on the soundtrack, even though Joan Jett's version remains in the movie). This fight sequence is not only funny, but the action and fight choreography is actually good, proving the movie can hold its own moving forward with action sequences— and still does to this day.
5/10 Shrek & Donkey Fighting The Dragon And Saving Fiona Holds Up As An Epic Fight Sequence
The fight Shrek has in Duloc isn't the only battle in the film, nor is it even the movie's major battle. That award would likely go to the battle between Shrek and Donkey, and the dragon guarding Fiona's lone room at the top of a tower. This entire sequence is incredible in many ways; like the film's overall animation, this fight scene set the stage for all that would come after it.
Even Shrek 2 stood on the shoulders of a giant in building off of this fight for its own huge fight. Without this fight against Dragon in Shrek , animated fight sequences wouldn't have jumped forward so quickly in 2001.
4/10 Fiona's Fight Again Robin Hood & His Merry Men Remains Incredible
There are many reasons to be impressed by Shrek , but one of the stand-out reasons above all is how good of a character Fiona is. She could easily become the clunky girlboss protagonist that so many animated movies and action films end up with, but she's more than that from the start.
Even when Fiona proves that she can hold her own in a fight, it's not done in the standard way that has become so annoying over the years. She's always in character and doing her own thing, and people never treat her like she's less than unless there's a reason — and that will later come back to bite that person.
3/10 The Music Is Like A Fun Time Capsule Of The Era
Songs like "All Star" and "Bad Reputation" have already been mentioned on this list, but the entire soundtrack for Shrek is honestly great. The film takes the best songs of the time and perfectly applies them to scenarios throughout the movie.
Songs like The Monkees' "I'm A Believer" covered by Smash Mouth for Shrek, Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" covered by Rufus Wainwright, "My Beloved Monster" by Eels, and "I'm On My Way" by the Proclaimers have become synonymous with Shrek. This is far from a bad thing. This soundtrack is impeccably compiled, and every song should be honored to be in such an amazing movie.
2/10 Every Bit Of The Humor Still Holds Up
While Shrek may be two decades old, the humor undeniably still holds up. There are countless jokes in the movie that fans still laugh at to this day, whether they're watching the movie for the first time or the four hundredth time. Among many hilarious sequences, audiences still love the famous "Welcome to Duloc" sequence.
When Shrek and Donkey first arrive in a deserted Duloc, they are greeted by an automated (and slightly terrifying) little wooden puppet show that sings to them about their location. Afterwards, the device takes a photo of them, and the picture prints out a snapshot of an incredulous Shrek and Donkey. This moment, and the rest of the humor in Shrek , still holds up to this day.
1/10 The Movie Is Quotable & Enduring In More Ways Than Just Being A Meme
It is true that, over the years, Shrek has become a meme. However, this is actually a good thing. Shrek was able to become a meme because it permeated the world's collective consciousness so deeply. Shrek was a part of pop culture, but, eventually, it transcended it.
The movie had enough heart, charisma, and skill behind it that people would watch it and re-watch it multiple times, and thus could share jokes about it with anybody and know they would be understood. Over time, this longevity has made the movie a meme, but also proven that it is still good enough to remain a meme. Thus, the movie proves still that it has aged incredibly well over the past two decades, and will only continue to do so.
Source: https://www.cbr.com/shrek-aged-well-reasons/
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