SlitthemMotherfuckingFairyTales

Shrekisanadaptationandsubversionofclassicfairytales.Intheoriginalstory,thebeastturnedintoahandsomeprincewiththetrueloveofthebeauty.Butinthemovie,itreverses:thebeautifulprincessturnedintoanuglybeastafterexpressingherlovetowardShrek.Inaddition,thedragonhasafemininecharacterinsteadofafuriousanddestructivemasculinefigure.Infairytales,theprincessarealwaysbeautifulandwillalwaysfindherMr.Right,who’sboundtobehandsomeandcharming.Butinthiswaythecharacteroftheprotagonistsbecomesfuzzyandfarfromthereality.Onthecontrary,thismoviecontainsmorehumanstuff.Magicorsupernaturalherearen’tthatimportant,whatmattersisShrekandFionathemselves.Shrekwasn’tmeanttosavetheprincess;theprincesswasn’tmeanttofallinlovewithhimeither-buttheirowndecisionsbroughtthemtogether.Intheend,ShrekandFiona,thetwouglyogres,livedhappily-Theyarelikeallofus.Thisisnotjustmake-believe.Ibetmostadultswouldappreciatethismoviebecausetheycanseethemselves-theimperfectyetuniqueones-,whichmayaccountfortheenormoussuccessoftheShrekseries.本文版权归作者Andre所有，任何形式转载请联系作者。