tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16892555.post8831980410139832055..comments2021-05-15T14:17:16.588-05:00Comments on The Autonymph: A third disappointmentLavaLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853877245976052565noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16892555.post-22814529895693002522007-06-01T18:57:00.000-05:002007-06-01T18:57:00.000-05:00I remember being struck by the whiteness of the pe...I remember being struck by the whiteness of the people in Shrek, but letting it go at the time. The story was unique in many ways, and the non human characters were fun. Also, the animation (at the time) was pretty striking. <BR/><BR/>Shrek 2 was fun for a few reasons: the story was pretty good with some actual subtlety (newlywed and in-law woes, anti-ogre sentiment in Far Far Away, and the commercialization of society), the imagery was fun (much more of the fairy tale universe was shown - there was a sense of discovery there which was really missing from the third film), and the dialog was well written.<BR/><BR/>I was talking to someone this week about this and I compared it to Little Britain's first and second series; once something different (and perhaps subversive in some way) has become mainstream, it tends to stop reflecting the ideas of the creator and start reflecting the ideas of the society at large.<BR/><BR/>In Shrek the 3rd, there are fewer unique characters, ideas, and statements. The film relies more heavily on tired stereotypes than it needed to, than it ever should have.<BR/><BR/>We have Shrek 2 on DVD and I think I'll try to watch it again soon and compare. There's a silly montage at the beginning which I find really charming.LavaLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853877245976052565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16892555.post-48342524417476749432007-06-01T18:36:00.000-05:002007-06-01T18:36:00.000-05:00Nice use of alliteration! ;)What did you think of ...Nice use of alliteration! ;)<BR/><BR/>What did you think of the first 2 Shrek films?Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152773998591751737noreply@blogger.com