Shrek Forever After

December 16, 2010

Shrek Forever After

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2010 Our family-friendly ogre, unhappy with not being scary anymore, is tricked by the impish Rumple-stiltskin into entering an alternate universe, one in which he has never met Fiona or Donkey, and where Rumpel is the ruler (like Back to the Future, only not funny). Only a true love’s […]

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Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2010

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Our family-friendly ogre, unhappy with not being scary anymore, is tricked by the impish Rumple-stiltskin into entering an alternate universe, one in which he has never met Fiona or Donkey, and where Rumpel is the ruler (like Back to the Future, only not funny). Only a true love’s kiss can put things right, but in this existence Fiona is a warrior queen and more than a little skeptical of Shrek’s claims. On the whole, it’s an amusing sit; Donkey’s always worth a chuckle, and the overweight Puss in Boots is hilarious. But the magic is gone, and it’s a welcome finish to a fading franchise.