Shrek .
Shrek (mike Myers) is simply an amazing film that is admired by kids and adults. It is an instant animated classic. It wastes no time in making big impressions. The opening credits were incredible; it was packed with humour, jokes and even twists. For me that pretty much sums up the whole story.
Shrek was produced by DreamWorks, the company that made Antz, a bug's life and toy story 2. They seem to be on a roll as all there animated films are a success, but shrek totally smashes any other animated film.
It has a very simple but effective story line. Shrek is a lonely green ogre that everyone feared and avoided. He lived in a small demented cottage in a muddy and dirty swamp. He lived a simple life until his swamp was invaded by fairytale creatures that were banished by lord farquaad.
He went to him and demanded for him to remove the fairy tale creatures. Since lord farquaad can't be a proper king until he marries a princess, he agrees to give shrek his land back, in exchange for rescuing princess Fiona.
He takes his sidekick (the loud mouthed sidekick with no name) with him to get the princess out of the castle with the fire-breathing dragon. The rest of the story onwards is a replica of beauty and the beast.
It ends happily with the princess turning into an ogre and marrying shrek who crashed her wedding. Even though shrek was a replica of beauty and the beast, the ending twist was the exact opposite of what anybody expected.
I loved the comedy and so did just about everyone else. Not all the jokes hit the mark but the great majority did. It was undoubtedly one of the funniest films I watched this year. Even though every character was excellent I think the donkey stole the show.
What also really impressed me was the computer graphics. They really pushed the hardware to the limit. The drawings are so good I can literally see the pores on their skin. The whole of shrek is realistic, the characters, the backgrounds, even the water.
