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In Shrek there is a character called Monsieur Hood, also referred to as Robin Hood later on. He is a clear parody of Robin Hood, a legendary figure from England. What I don't understand though is ...
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I saw a post on Reddit that implied (without sources) that Donkey was one of the bad boys from pleasure island (Pinocchio), which explained how he can talk. But I couldn't remember or find online any ...
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In Shrek 2, King Harold intercepts a curse intended for the titular character so that it rebounds and hits the Fairy Godmother. She evaporates and it appears as though (at least some of) her former ...
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In Shrek when Donkey asks Shrek his name, Shrek pauses before giving it: "Eh ... Shrek". He does this again when Princess Fiona asks his name. Anyone know why?
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The story of Shrek and its sequels contain and reference many different fairy/folk tales. However, I am not familiar with the story of Fiona - a woman imprisoned in a dragon-guarded castle who is ...
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Why wasn't Fiona in human form? Rumpelstiltskin had the contract signed by Shrek costing his existence. Shrek didn't exist, which means that Fiona was always a human (unless at night when the curse ...
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Simple question: is there any information about the inspiration or thought process behind the creation of the name Shrek for the eponymous film and franchise?
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In Shrek The Musical, it’s revealed he was the son of the Princess from The Princess and the Pea. “My momma was a princess, who left her crown behind.” So if that’s true, why does he have to marry a ...
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In the movie Shrek 2, when King Harold and the Fairy Godmother are in her "car" she says "we had a deal, and I assume you don't want me to go back on my part". What was the deal?
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On first impression Shrek is pretty scary. Donkey has good survival instincts (seeing as he tried to keep his mouth shut when the old crone tried to sell him, and after the fairy dust mishap he ran ...
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Or surname if Farquaad is his first? I mean, in Mr Stink, the titular character’s real name is Lord Darlington. We can safely conclude that Darlington is his surname.
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Every time after watching Shrek 2, I'm disappointed that we don't get to see Dragon while Donkey is transformed into a steed. Is there any information as to what happens to her or what she looks like ...
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In Shrek the Third, when Snow White pulls off her dress sleeve, you can see that she has a heart tattoo with Dopey’s name in it. Does that mean they’re married?
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In Shrek there is a scene in which Shrek gets shot in the butt with an arrow. To distract Donkey, Fiona sends Donkey into the woods to find a blue flower with red thorns. Donkey exclaims that it would ...
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Does Donkey introduce himself as "Donkey", or does Shrek start calling him that because he is a donkey and everyone just rolls with it? Does Donkey even have a real name at all?
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In Shrek: Forever After, Fiona said she rescued herself from the dragon's tower. Since Shrek was never born, shouldn't Prince Charming have rescued her?
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At the end of Shrek 2, Fairy Godmother said"I told you ogres don't live happily ever after" then she shot something at him but King Harold jumped in front of it. What was it she shot? What ...
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Yes, I know he lives on Drury Lane, but where is Drury Lane located? I thought it was in Far Far Away, but the Shrek Wiki says Duloc, since Lord Farquaad knew about him. I changed Duloc to Far Far ...
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Why does Puss in Boots have a different girlfriend in The Adventures of Puss in Boots TV series compared to the Puss in Boots movie? He's seeing Dulcinea in the TV series And Kitty Softpaws in the ...
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In Shrek the Third, Rumpelstiltskin appeared in the Poison Apple and had dusk Red hair, a trimmed hat, black facial hair and dull clothing. But in Shrek Forever After, he appears as the main ...
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In the movie Shrek the Third (where as usual for the franchise the traditional roles in folktales are subverted), Prince Charming appears as the main antagonist. Charming in a position of power ...
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I’m asking, because people call him “Rumpel” or “Mr. Stiltskin” and Shrek calls him “Stiltskin.”
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Last year, I got Shrek 2 Top Trump Cards from a charity shop and one the 7 Dwarfs one, it said: There used to be eight dwarfs, but Lefty’s following his dreams in the minor league. Does this “Lefty” ...
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In Shrek, Lord Farquaad can't become king unless he marries a princess. However, in Shrek Forever After, Rumpel became King of Far Far Away without needing to marry a princess. Is this a plot hole ...
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In the beginning of Shrek 2 it is shown that it takes a long time to reach Far Far Away from Shrek's swamp. Although not explicitly mentioned, from the visuals it seems obvious that the distance is ...
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From the characters' point of view (in-universe) what is the justification for the decision to cut her out from the event? I mean, Donkey gets invited and on his invitation there is no 'with a +1'? ...
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I am auditioning for a role in Shrek The Musical and I want a big role. Which role is bigger (e.g. more stage-time): Fiona as a human, or Fiona as an ogress?
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A while back, I asked a question on the Shrek Headscratchers page on TV Tropes and someone answered beginning with the following sentence: A game on the DVD only allows you to rescue Fiona. What is ...
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In Shrek the Third, we see the Puppet Master and we know it's him because of the following conversation with him and Prince Charming. Prince Charming: And you? Your star puppet [Pinocchio] abandons ...
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The Magic Mirror presents Farquaad with 3 princesses who he could marry to be King. One of them is Cinderella. But Cinderella wasn't born a princess. So what gives? Did DreamWorks make her a princess ...
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Just watched S04E07 of "The Boys". Without too many spoilers there is a scene where: The order of 'surprise events' is slightly different. But it does seem like the kind of parody that &...
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The Magic Mirror presented Farquaad with 3 options for princesses to marry to become King, Snow White, Cinderella and Fiona. Fiona was locked in the Dragon’s Keep (obviously) and Snow White was seen ...
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In Shrek the Third, Shrek and Artie talk about their respective fathers. But no mention was given to Artie’s mother.
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Since her mother was a human and her dad was a frog, it makes sense that Fiona was born a half-human, half-frog hybrid, which is what an ogre is. So was she cursed to be human?
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If the spell breaks at true love's first kiss, then when Shrek kissed Fiona, why didn't she turn human again?
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I mean, sure, he wanted to be King of Duloc, but since he married the Princess of Far Far Away, surely he should be King of both Duloc and Far Far Away. I mean, in Shrek 3, King Harold says, This ...
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In Shrek the Third, the Evil Queen is, well, the Evil Queen because she’s based on the antagonist from Snow White. But because she reforms at the end, can she be known as the Good Queen or would that ...
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In Shrek the Third, Captain Hook redeems himself and says he grows daffodils. On the Shrek Forever After soundtrack, he talks to Rumpelstiltskin about his daffodil garden. I know Tom Waits and Nick ...
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In Shrek, Mama Bear was killed by Farquaad, as she is seen as a rug. In Puss in Boots 2, however, she is still alive. How can this be?
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In Shrek (the first film of the Shrek franchise), an alternate opening was story boarded but never filmed, called "Fiona's Prologue". In it, Fiona was born an ogre, which was why she was locked in ...
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In Shrek the Third, we see the Evil Queen as a minor antagonist. But what was she Queen of? Duloc? Far Far Away? If she was Queen of Duloc, that would explain how Farquaad got the Mirror. But if Far ...
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In Shrek 2, Dama Fortuna (the Fairy Godmother) gets out fairy tales with happy endings without ogres. But one of them is The Little Mermaid. Is she aware that it has a sad ending of the Prince ...
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Given that Farquaad is only a lord, his land must be a vassal to a much larger kingdom. He may have sworn allegiance to King Harold, but another king (King Midas) was mentioned in Shrek Forever After. ...
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When Shrek had rescued Fiona and took off his helmet, Fiona confirmed that she was “expecting Prince Charming” when Shrek asked her, Shrek told her that he rescued her so Farquaad could marry her and ...
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There is an alternate opening to Shrek called Fiona's Prologue. In this opening, Fiona was born to the King and Queen of Duloc, who locked her in the tower because she was born an ogre. When they died,...
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Do you guys remember when Fiona's permanent Ogre figure was activated by Shrek's kiss in Shrek? It had that amazing transformation effect! see: Source In Shrek: Forever After, why was it passive?
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In Shrek 2, Shrek looks through Fiona’s diary and flicks through pages that say: Mrs Fiona Charming However, The Fairy Godmother‘s is named in one of the deleted scenes from Shrek 1 as "Dama Fortuna"...
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In Shrek 2, Shrek and Donkey drink the Happily Ever After Potion, which turns Shrek human. But when he turns human, he has hair. Why, when he didn’t have hair when he was an ogre? And in case anyone ...
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In Shrek the Musical Farquaad says: My momma was a princess Who left her crown behind. The Shrek wikia says she was Princess of Duloc, but the Mirror only said “You can be king by marrying a ...
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Just, why not? She can be herself and him himself without any of them needing to change. Besides, I think they might give birth to half-ogre humans or half-human ogres.
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