How does Shrek use parody in order to appeal to a wide and varied audience?

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Lauren Nickel

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How does Shrek use parody in order to appeal to a wide and varied audience?

 The basic plot line of `Shrek’ is there is an ogre called Shrek, his swamp is taken over by conventinal fairytale characters and the only way to get rid of them is too save the princess. Shrek and princess Fiona fall in love. Then Fiona turns out to be an ogre, and then Shrek and Fiona marry. And as said in the film they live ugly ever after. In a conventional fairytale this wouldn’t happen as the hero himself would go save the damsel in distress. Then they would marry and live happily ever after. In this essay I will be showing How `Shrek’ uses parody in order to appeal to a wide and varied audience. A parody is an imitation of an original to entertain.

            All the way through `Shrek’ there is parody. In the plot there is parody. This is seen in the film when Shrek rescues Fiona. In an conventional fairytale this wouldn’t happen, as normally the prince would save the damsel in distress.  In `Shrek’ this doesn’t happen, this interests the viewer as it has a twist in the tale and adds tension to the moment. In conventional fairytales there isn’t normally a moral but in `Shrek’ there is. The moral is beauty comes from within.

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            The characters in `Shrek’ appeal to all ages especially children as they can relate themselves to them.

                  Shrek is a repulsive green ogre who is portrayed to be self-centred and is happy with his life the way it is. His fairytale comparison is Prince Charming. He is portrayed as Prince Charming as he rescues the princess and marries her like Prince Charming does in Cinderella. Princess Fiona is an attractive picturesque princess with a twist. She’s an ogre. Her fairytale comparison is sleeping beauty. ...

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