One creature unknowingly kisses the backside of another. Sexual implications in lines such as: Snow White lives with seven other men but “She’s not easy ” Gingerbread man says “Eat me ” Farquaad’s castle size is assumed to be compensating for something else. Dragon eats a man.Ĭarefully positioned objects block views of Sherk’s “private” areas when shown bathing. Woman stops band of men with martial arts moves. Leg bones sticking out of a pair of boots seen, along with other skeletons littered about inside a dark castle. One character teases another by increasing his fear of crossing a rickety bridge. Various conflicts between creatures and knights result in wrestling, punches, kicks, and hitting with chairs and other objects. Creatures deemed different or unusual are rounded up and sent away.

The Gingerbread Man (a fairy tale creature) is threatened with being drowned in milk and having his legs removed. Unfortunately, they also added enough burps, flatulence, and double entendres to bring our overall grade down to a barely recommendable B. The writers of this computer animated adventure threw in enough original twists and spoofing comedy to make for an interesting watch. Why is Shrek rated PG? Shrek is rated PG by the MPAA for mild language and some crude humor.Ī simple tale of an ugly ogre, beautiful princess, and hard hearted ruler. With purpose and haste, Shrek sets off on his quest with Donkey in tow. But Farquaad will only agree to restore the swamp to its original splendor if the twosome can deliver Princess Fiona (voiced by Cameron Diaz), who is imprisoned by a dragon in a far away castle. Reluctantly, Shrek agrees to take Donkey (as he is simply named) to see the prince.

Rounding up the strange fairy tale characters living amongst the people, he orders them to reside in a designated area-Shrek’s peaceful swamp.Īmongst the throng of things like a wooden doll with a growing nose and an old woman with scads of children living in a shoe, is a wisecracking non-stop talking donkey (voiced by Eddie Murphy) who anxiously wants to accompany Shrek to Farquaad’s castle and assist in convincing the ruler to let the creatures roam freely again. Feared and hunted by townspeople (all “normal” humans), the large ugly green being with horns for ears has grown accustomed to his solitary life… until the day when ruler of the land, Lord Farquaad (voiced by John Lithgow), decides to administer an ethnic cleansing of sorts. Near a bubbly soupy swamp in a forest of strange creatures, lives the ogre Shrek (voiced by Mike Meyers of Saturday Night Live and Austin Powers fame).

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