Have you guys heard about Shrek? Do you know who he is and from where this name has got too much popularity? If you don’t, then worry not. Go through the following article to clear out every query about Shrek.
Who is Shrek?
Shrek is the titled character of a huge DreamWorks franchise. He originally starred in a self-titled film (Shrek) in the year 2001, and since then, the green-colored ogre became one of the world’s most loved cartoon characters. The Shrek film has released its three successful sequels – Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, and Shrek Forever After, along with two more special films – Shrek the Halls and Scared Shrekless. The Shrek franchise is the highest earned animated series to date.
How did Shrek the ogre was born?
The first film, Shrek, was based on William Steig’s picture book of the same name, which released in the year 1990. A green-colored ogre was the lead character, who left his home to explore the world. The Scottish accent to the ogre character in the film, Shrek, was given by a Canadian actor and comedian Mike Myers.
It is quite interesting to know that the word Shrek came from both the German and Yiddish dictionary, which means ‘fear’ and ‘terror.’
Shrek’s living
Shrek lived in an insect-infested mud swamp. He loves staying abode for painting the signs like “KEEP OUT” and for making candles from his earwax. However, he had a strong body, but still, he fought only if necessary. He terrorizes the humans living in the same village by telling them that he would squeeze out the jelly from their eyes to use it on his toast. Hahahaha. He has a great sense of humor.
Despite being an introvert, he found love. How?
Ogre initially wanted to live on his own, but with time, he found it amusing to live with others. He fell in love with a princess and later married to the love of his life – Princess Fiona. She eventually turned into an ogre and gave birth to three children named Fergus, Farkle, and Felicia.
First, he thought that he was a trashy father, but eventually, his children ended up loving him.
Perhaps, this happened because of his strained relationship with his father, who, at the beginning of the film, tried to eat him up multiple times. He was made to bathe with barbeque sauce and was put to bed with an apple in his mouth to torture him.
His relations with his friends and enemies
Shrek made many enemies on his way including the Lord Farquaad of Duloc, Prince Charming, and his mother – the fairy Godmother, and the con artist- Rumpelstiltskin.
Not just enemies but he made plenty of friends too from whom he stays far away, like the three blind mice, puss in boots, the three little pigs, big bad wolf, Pinocchio, the gingerbread man, and the talkative donkey and his wife.
Let’s learn about some of the Shrek’s hidden talents
Shrek had a great interest in music, he started in Broadway in 2008 and then moved on towards London’s West End. His musical journey is shown in Shrek the Musical, with which his millions of fans were quite satisfied. In this part, the audience can experience some of Shrek’s background as well.
It was in this film, where Shrek left his home to explore the world at the age of just seven years. The trait of leaving home was quite prevalent in the entire ogre family. Everyone hated him during his journey, except for the young Princess Fiona, who herself waved at him. But even she was pulled away by her parents King Harold and Queen Lillian. Then, ultimately he found his swamp home, from where the story truly begins in the first part of ‘Shrek.’