Shrek
Green animated ogre
Shrek is an animated film franchise featuring a green ogre who becomes an unlikely fairy-tale hero.
The character's name, from Yiddish for "fear" or "terror," has become shorthand for something unexpectedly lovable despite appearing ugly or crude.
That building is so ugly it's kind of Shrek—I love it.
The films' subversive humor spawned endless internet memes, making Shrek a touchstone of early 2000s nostalgia and ironic online culture.
Waterlogged land with vegetation
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
- princessMonarch's daughter or heir
- curseInvoked harm through words
- transformationThorough change in form
true love · happily ever after · tower · rescue · quest · magic · enchantment · spell
Color of vegetation
- uglyDispleasing to look at
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
- misunderstoodIncorrectly comprehended
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
intimidating · layered · grumpy · outsider · loner · Mike Myers · anti-hero · gentle giant
Shrek's production company
- sequelContinuation of prior work
- filmMovie or coating
- movieRecorded visual narrative
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
Broadway · musical · spinoff · Puss in Boots · animation · CGI · voiceover · cartoon
Celtic feminine name
- Puss in BootsCunning cat from folklore
- PinocchioLying wooden puppet
- King HaroldEngland's final Saxon sovereign
- Prince CharmingIdealized romantic lead archetype
Rumpelstiltskin · Big Bad Wolf · Three Little Pigs · Doris · Artie · Merlin
Satirical imitation
- satireMockery exposing vice
- subversionUndermining established authority
- irreverenceDisregard for what's honored
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
anachronism · pop culture · self-aware · meta · spoof · witty · slapstick · innuendo
swamp
Waterlogged land with vegetation
transformation · true love · happily ever after · tower · rescue · quest · magic · enchantment · spell · storybook
green
Color of vegetation
- uglyDispleasing to look at
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
- misunderstoodIncorrectly comprehended
solitary · intimidating · layered · grumpy · outsider · loner · Mike Myers · anti-hero · gentle giant · ears
DreamWorks
Shrek's production company
merchandise · Broadway · musical · spinoff · Puss in Boots · animation · CGI · voiceover · cartoon · studio
Fiona
Celtic feminine name
- Puss in BootsCunning cat from folklore
- PinocchioLying wooden puppet
- King HaroldEngland's final Saxon sovereign
Prince Charming · Rumpelstiltskin · Big Bad Wolf · Three Little Pigs · Doris · Artie · Merlin
parody
Satirical imitation
- satireMockery exposing vice
- subversionUndermining established authority
- irreverenceDisregard for what's honored
sarcasm · anachronism · pop culture · self-aware · meta · spoof · witty · slapstick · innuendo · absurdist
- Animated FilmsMadagascar, The Croods, Boss Baby, Megamind, Antz
- blockbustersAvengers, Harry Potter, Finding Nemo, The Dark Knight, Spider-Man
- Comedy FilmsMean Girls, Legally Blonde, Easy A, Austin Powers, Blazing Saddles
- Fictional DadsHomer Simpson, Darth Vader, Mufasa, Fred Flintstone, George Jetson
- franchisesfranchise, Star Wars, franchising, franchises, franchisor
- giantsgiant, giants, giantesses, titan, Titans
ShrekPrince Charming
Idealized romantic lead archetype
Prince Eric · knight in shining armor · Hercules · Superman · Sir Lancelot
ShrekLord Farquaad
villain · antagonist · Prince Charming · Rumpelstiltskin · Maleficent
ShrekPrince Charming
Idealized romantic lead archetype
handsome prince · beauty · Cinderella · Snow White · Sleeping Beauty
- Shrek the ThirdSecond sequel about green ogre
- Shrek 2
- Shrek and FionaGreen animated spouses
- Shrek Forever AfterFourth swamp ogre installment