#SHREK BOOK MOVIE#
This may seem contradictory for a movie that’s purportedly about inner beauty, and it certainly seems hypocritical for Shrek to mock Farquaad’s stature when Shrek struggles with his own insecurities. Shrek doesn’t skimp on the short jokes about Farquaad. Although her royal status is what her would-be husband Lord Farquaad really wants, Princess Fiona’s beauty also matters to him, since he cares about appearance to a fault.
At the outset of Shrek, Princess Fiona is just as classically beautiful as her Disney princess peers she’s thin, pale, and hourglass-shaped. Meanwhile, “ugly” characters would trick her and try to prevent her from entering that world. If Fiona were a Disney princess, her quest to find her “true” self would involve an expression of traditional physical beauty, and her beauty would qualify her to become a member of the ruling class. Given that Ariel’s story involves her changing her body into something much more mundane for the sake of accommodating a man, it’s fitting that Fiona would reject everything Ariel represents. The second Shrek movie opens with a honeymoon sequence that features Fiona dragging a facsimile of The Little Mermaid’s Ariel away from her spouse. The cover of the picture book from Disney’s Snow White (1937)īy the time Shrek 2 rolls around, Fiona has accepted her ogre self and firmly rejected the Disney princess paradigm. The picture book from the opening of Disney’s Sleeping Beauty (1959) The picture book from the opening of Disney’s Cinderella (1950) The picture book about Princess Fiona from Shrek (2001) She’s an ogre, and at the end of the movie, her true love’s kiss with Shrek forces her to face that truth. Fiona also has a curse that can only be broken by true love’s kiss - except her curse is that she isn’t a human woman at all. The rest of the movie follows similar beats similar to Snow White, Fiona’s beauty gets foretold by a magic mirror, and like Sleeping Beauty, Fiona has been trapped in a tall tower guarded by a fire-breathing dragon. Just like the opening of Snow White (1937), Cinderella (1950), and Sleeping Beauty (1959), Shrek begins with a slow zoom in on a picture book that provides some backstory about Fiona. Princess Fiona starts off wanting to lead a traditional princess life, except she’s not traditional at all rather, she’s been shamed and forced into hiding the untraditional parts of herself.Īlthough Fiona’s quest towards self-acceptance is also wrapped up in a lot of weird messages about “ugliness,” it was still radical at the time, especially when compared to the lessons that Disney had been dishing out previously.įrom its opening shot, Shrek established itself as an explicit Disney princess parody. All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI Europe lampooning Disney princess movies, Dreamworks’ 2001 film Shrek created a princess with an impressively subversive storyline. This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Musical Theatre International (Europe). Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the book by William Steig. Originally produced on Broadway by DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions. Add the vertically challenged Lord Farquaad, a gang of fairytale misfits, and a biscuit with attitude and you’ve got an irresistible mix of adventure, laughter and romance, guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages! Join Shrek and his loyal steed Donkey as they set off on a quest to rescue the beautiful Princess Fiona from her tower, guarded by a fire-breathing, love-sick dragon. Further information for tickets holders impacted by this change of date, can be found hereįollowing their 2019 production of Mack and Mabel the multiple-award winning Carlton Operatic Society will be back at the Theatre Royal Nottingham with the larger than life blockbuster Shrek – The Musical!īased on the story and characters from the Oscar®™ winning DreamWorks Animation Film, this hilarious and spectacular production turns the world of fairytales upside down in an all-singing, all-dancing must-see musical comedy. Please note: This is a rescheduled date from Tue 1 – Sat 5 June 2021.