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Shrek has become the most powerful animation franchise ever, and they are finally hanging up their hat with Shrek Forever After, sometimes referred to as Shrek the Final Chapter in 3D. It returns with the cast of characters we’ve gotten to know over the past ten years, but this time we see a lot of the characters in a different light, as we skew to an alternate reality where Shrek has never been born. |
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As the movie starts, Shrek and Fiona seem to be living the perfect ogre life. They are happily married, with three little tiny ogres running around the house. However, Shrek starts to think that he misses the days of humans fearing ogres, and misses his wild carefree youth. So, Shrek enters into a contract with Rumpelstiltskin to have one magical day of being a wild ogre – the only catch is that Rumpelstiltskin gets to take a day of Shrek’s youth. The twist is that Rumpelstiltskin takes the day Shrek was born. So, as we move forward into the movie, Shrek has never existed, meaning he did not rescue Fiona from the tower, and because of that, Fiona’s parents entered into a contract with the villain to free Fiona from her prison tower in exchange for their kingdom.
So, Rumpelstiltskin is in charge, and rampantly leading the land of Far Far Away into corruption and evil. This is where the real plot starts. Shrek finds an escape clause in the contract that allows him to take back the agreement if he can find true love’s kiss. So, he has to find Fiona, meet her and woo her in less than 24 hours, because after 24 hours, his day as a tough ogre is over, and the alternate reality of Shrek never being born carries on.
It’s kind of like Back to the Future 2, where in the alternate 1985 Biff is in charge and Hill Valley is crumbling.
That being said, it’s a fun movie with a few laughs that is able to retain some of the original-style Shrek intelligence. It’s not going down as the greatest Shrek ever made, but surely not the worst. 3 out of 5 stars for being entertaining, but not memorable. Most importantly it ends happily ever after. |
