TITLE- Shrek
WRITER- Chris Miller, Cody Cameron, Conrad Vernon, Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman, Ted Elliott, & Terry Rossio
DIRECTOR- Victoria Jenson, Vicky Jenson, & Andrew Adamson
YEAR- 2001
ACTORS- Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgon, Clive Pearse
Story: After his swamp is filled with magical creatures, Shrek, an ogre (Mike Myers) agrees to rescue the princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) for a villainous lord,Lord Farquaad (John Lithgon) in order to get his land back.
Plot:When a green ogre named Shrek discovers his swamp has been ‘swamped’ with all sorts of fairy-tale creatures by the scheming Lord Farquaad, Shrek sets out with a very loud and hilarious donkey, named Donkey (Eddie Murphy) by his side to ‘persuade’ Farquaad to give Shrek his swamp back. Instead, a deal is made. Farquaad, who wants to become the King, sends Shrek to rescue Princess Fiona, who is awaiting her true love in a tower guarded by a fire-breathing dragon. But once they head back with Fiona, it starts to become apparent that not only does Shrek, an ugly ogre, begin to fall in love with the lovely princess, but Fiona is also hiding a huge secret. The princess secret is at night fall she turns into an ogre. On an overnight break before traveling back to Duloc. Shrek prepares a meal for Fiona and they lean towards each other, about to kiss. Donkey butts in, saying that the sunset is romantic. Fiona jumps up, panicking. She pretends to be afraid of the dark, and Fiona goes into the windmill to sleep by herself, glancing back briefly at Shrek. Donkey tells Shrek that he can tell with his animal instincts that Shrek and Fiona “were digging on each other,” and says that Shrek should tell Fiona how he feels about her. Shrek tries to deny that he likes her, and then dejectedly says that Fiona is a princess and he is an ogre. He walks off and tells Donkey that he’s getting more firewood, but Donkey sees that there’s still a large pile of firewood there. Shrek sits alone by a field of sunflowers, staring at Duloc until night. Donkey, afraid of the dark wonders into the windmill where Fiona is to frighteningly finds out Fiona is an ogre. After Fiona calms Donkey down, she explains to him her curse and why her parents locked her away in a castle to await her prince with the true love kiss to rescues her and break the curse. Conveniently, Donkey explains to Fiona her ans Shrek have so much and common and she should tell him. In the mist of Fiona’s and Donkey’s conversation, Shrek is walking towards the windmill with an sunflower for Fiona. He practicing what he wants to confess to her while he over hears Fiona’s and Donkey’s conversation and sadly thinks they are talking badly about him. In all honesty, Fiona was describing the features of herself as an ogre. By morning Fiona has bravely decided she will tell Shrek her secret but all too late. Lord Farquaad’s arrives and greets Princess Fiona. Then Shrek demands that Farquaad give him the deed to his swamp, as promised. Farquaad’s asked for her hand in marriage and Fiona accepted and suggested they get married right away after seeing Shrek looking at the deed to the swamp. An angry Shrek storms off as Donkey tries to tell him the secret about Fiona. Later, Shrek apologizes, Donkey forgives him because that’s what friends are for. Shrek wonders what Fiona said about him, but Donkey tells him to ask Fiona himself. Shrek cries they won’t make the wedding in time. Donkey whistles and the dragon flies down. Shrek bursts into the church just before Farquaad and Fiona kiss, shouting that he objects. Fiona and Farquaad are annoyed to see him. Shrek wants to talk to Fiona, but she says that it’s too late and tries to kiss Farquaad. Shrek grabs her hand and tells her that Farquaad only wants to marry her so that he can be king, then tells her that Farquaad is not her true love. Fiona asks him what he knows about true love. Shrek stammers, and Farquaad laughs because Shrek loves the princess. Farquaad cues the laughter. Fiona asks Shrek if it’s true, but Farquaad grabs her hand and insists that she kiss him now. Fiona looks at the setting sun and recalls her spell. She walks to the window and tells Shrek that she wanted to show this to him before. She transforms into an ogre, and then grins sheepishly at Shrek. The audience is shocked. Farquaad sees Fiona and says that “it” is disgusting and orders his guards to get “it” out of his sight, to get them both. As Shrek and Fiona try to reach each other, Farquaad declares that the marriage is still binding, that he is still king, and puts on the crown. As guards drag Shrek away,Shrek frees one of his hands and whistles. The dragon bursts through the large stained glass window with Donkey on top and swallows Farquaad, killing him, then burps out his crown. Shrek tells Fiona that he loves her, and she tells him that he loves him too. At the swamp, Shrek and Fiona get married, with Donkey and all the fairy tale creatures as guests.
Chronologically or Non-linearly: Shrek is indeed an film presented chronologically outlined into five films outlined interactively a step by step adventure. Also in my opinion there are moments in each film where its presented non-linearly. How the different fairy tale characters will appear in scenes of the film that doesn’t quite flow but somehow it flows. This truly magically makes the movie the comical, yet adventurous and truly an one of kind love story for all ages.
eechapman 