Shrek is an animated film series that originally premiered in 2001 with the feature film of the same name. Created by producer Dreamworks Animation and based on William Steig’s book of the same name, Shrek has become a huge box office success around the world. is one of the protagonists of this iconic film saga, so popular with the public, an example of dedication and courage that portrays Fiona as an unconventional heroine.
Today, the Shrek franchise already has 4 films that build its main plot, these films are Shrek, 2001, Shrek 2, 2004, Shrek Third, 2007 and Shrek: Happily Ever After, 2010, in addition, Christmas specials and, of course, a film about cat boots were also produced.
- Shrek’s character appears at first as a sullen and sullen ogre who lives in a swamp.
- His swamp is his refuge and lives there in complete solitude.
One day, the king decides to expel all the characters from the fairy tales of his kingdom, precisely to the Shrek swamp. At this point, the ogre is forced on a mission to save Princess Fiona. Your companion on this trip will. Be the Donkey, a very talkative animal.
Princess Fiona is a beautiful young woman trapped in a tower guarded by a terrible dragon, no one knows why her parents decided to lock him up since he was a child in this tower, according to legend, only a brave knight riding a noble horse can save her.
Fiona, however, keeps a terrible secret. He has fallen victim to a spell and every night becomes an ogre, returning to his normal form in the morning. As with many fairy tales, this spell can only be broken with the kiss of your true love. Fiona knows that the gentleman who comes for her can break her curse, so she is very disappointed when she sees Shrek and Donkey arrive in turn to save her. After all, he’s an ogre and he’s ugly.
Although they look so different, Fiona and Shrek have a lot in common. As the story progresses, Fiona realizes that Shrek is her true love. At the end of the first film, Fiona and Shrek confess their love for each other. Fiona decides to do it, lives in the swamp, with the ogre of her life.
In the following films, the creators explore the dichotomy between the life of Princess Fiona and that of Shrek. While Fiona grew up amidst wealth, Shrek has always lived without many luxuries.
Although the films focus on Shrek, it is important to understand that Fiona is an incredibly brave woman, who constantly decides where her life is going, without fear of change, for example, she denies the marriage proposal of Prince Charming or Lord Farquaad. He also decides to live in the swamp, although he can choose to live in a castle. Fiona renounces her privileges in search of her own happiness and independence.
Perhaps the film in which the fact that Princess Fiona has her destiny is most evident is Happy Forever. In this film, Shrek is a father for the first time tired of routine. With a spell, Shrek changes the past.
In this new reality, Shrek was never born and therefore obviously could never save Fiona. Desperate, Shrek searches for Fiona and finds her in the woods; however, she is not the damsel in distress she first met in The Princess is now the leader of an ogre rebellion: resistance against the evil King Rumpelstiltskin.
Regardless of the fate that still haunted her, Fiona managed to overcome all her limitations. She herself passed the dragon and escaped from her tower. In addition, he managed to gather an immense force of ogres to defeat the king. Fiona didn’t need a knight in shining armor to change her destiny: she did it herself.
Despite all her accomplishments, Princess Fiona remains the victim of her curse. You can only break it when you find your true love and embrace it. However, this is a parallel reality, and Fiona has never fallen in love with her life. In her efforts to become independent, Fiona refuses to love.
Many women today think that loving someone else will bring them limits, they think that love will take away their freedom and independence, yet loving and being loved should not and should not be a limitation, love turns people into teams, and teamwork can bring much of good things.
Women must dare, they must defy their limits, like Princess Fiona, we cannot expect to be saved by a prince. Every woman has the ability to be her own heroine.
At the same time, a woman must understand that love does not make her less brave or less independent, the bonds of affection make us stronger, serving as support so that we have more strength to achieve all our goals, defined only by ourselves.