Quite a few people really liked Shrek. And for good reason. It had a great story and characters to relate to or laugh with. However, not many people seem to get the real underlying joke of Shrek. One of the main producers of Shrek is Jeffrey Katzenberg. It was Katzenberg that brought an ailing Disney animation department out of creative bankruptcy. Having a string of hits to back him up, he sought a partnership with then president Michael Eisner. Eisner ended up firing him. Katzenberg sued the Disney company and won. But that was not enough for Katzenberg. Note the character Lord Farquaad in the screenshot? Did you notice he was a short, petty little man in charge of a castle plagued by a forest full of unwanted, fairy tale creatures? Now watch Shrek again, only noting that the entire movie is a slam on Eisner. It makes it ten times funnier. As far as Shrek 2, they did a masterful job of carrying on the story, characters and humor. Shrek 3? Not so much.
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