![]() What set Shrek apart from the crowd back in the day was its attitude. But along the way, Shrek realizes his swamp may not be the thing he needs most in his life. So Shrek and Donkey set out to rescue the princess and get Shrek his swamp back. After Shrek ventures to meet Farquaad accompanied by a talking Donkey – aptly named Donkey (Eddie Murphy) – Farquaad agrees to give Shrek his swamp back, provided Shrek can rescue the fair Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon. It turns out, the fairy tale lot have been dumped in Shrek’s swamp by one Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow). But Shrek’s world gets turned upside down when his swamp becomes overrun with fairy tale characters. Shrek prefers a life of solitude in his swamp, away from all the people who wish him ill for just being who he is. Shrek tells the story of its titular ogre Shrek (Mike Myers). While these cheap imitators are (mercifully) falling out of favor, the original Shrek still holds up. It inspired countless other animated movies over the next decade that tried to replicate its style, none of which even began to approach the charm and wit of the originator. An animated fairytale that was irreverent, sarcastic, and made just as much for the adult crowd as it was for kids (if not more so). ![]() When it was released in 2001, Shrek was a revelation.
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