Shrek' is very cleverly written and made, it took three years and it took nearly three hundred artists and technicians to make along with Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson who directed it. The voice of Shrek is Mike Myers, Donkey is Eddie Murphy, Fiona is Cameron Diaz, and Lord Farquaad is John Lithgow.
Shrek and Donkey go on a quest set by Lord Farquaad in order for Sherk to get his swap back. The quest is to slay the dragon the gaurds Princess Fiona, rescue Princess Fiona, and return her to Lord Farquaad so they could marry and Lord Farquaad can become King. However, Sherk falls in love with Fiona and they end up marrying.
When studying Shrek' I found that it cannot be classified as fitting into one genre. Instead, it is seen as crossing, over-lapping a number of genres. Sherk contains pastiche; Sherk' contains everything from snow white to little red riding hood. Sherk is a parody it has a classic fairy tale formula, which is turned upside down.
"Once upon a......
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