Plot twist: shrek the third canonically is the chapter shrek wipes with in the first movie

Shrek 1: The Exposition Shrek 2: The Climax Shrek 3: The Unimportant Details Shrek 4: The Resolution

Shrek 1: Shrek learns to open up to people Shrek 2: Shrek learns to appreciate himself for who he is Shrek 3: Shrek learns to put a diaper on his kids Shrek 4: Shrek learns to appreciate what and who he has

Calling it “Shrek Forever After” instead of Shrek 4 is ingenious, because it leaving the number out of the title means that we can all just imagine that it’s the third entry.

Shrek 1: Good movie Shrek 2: Masterpiece Shrek 3: KILL IT WITH FIRE Shrek 4: Good movie

“And taking down Shane Dawson” That line aged like wine

the fact that shrek didn't cry while eating a whole onion in the first movie but cried here just shows the amount of sadness he feels after realizing he lost everything

The roar scene is so important; think about it, an ogre only roar when he's angry and that should be really scary. But when he finally does it everyone chears. That means his previous life of being feared is gone for good, at least in that world.

If I could rewrite this franchise, Shrek the Third wouldn’t exist and Prince Charming would appear as the waiter at Shrek’s kids’ birthday

Not going to lie I’m slightly disappointed that Schaffrillas’ face isn’t, in fact, Tamatoa

Another thing worth mentioning is that making Shrek so small in comparison to the other ogres feels like a sort of rebuttal to the most problematic part of the first movie when Shrek mocked Farquaad for his height, literally bringing Shrek down to his level in a sense, while, if memory serves at least, also not mocking him in the same way. The movie could've easily still sold the idea that Shrek feels like a fish out of water around other ogres through his expressions alone, but there's something kind of humbling about having those tables turned on him so thoroughly in a movie that parallels the first so much.

I had no idea Shrek IV was hated in the anglosphere, here in Latin America is often regarded as a great conclusion to the franchise and very loved, and even memed. Maybe it's because of the brilliant dub we were given.

“I got the chance to fall in love with you all over again.” “I always thought I was the one who saved you from the tower. But you saved me.” i’m really out here crying

Schaffrillas’ Shrek rankings 1. Shrek 2 2. Shrek 4ever after 3. Shrek 4. ******* ***** *******

So I found out recently that the flautist who performs the Pied Piper's magic music is actually the son of the guy who wrote the original Shrek children's book the movies are based on!

I love how in the first movie he is so lonely that he does not even realise that he is lonely and in this one he was so loved that he did not realise it.

Cutting Shrek the third out also makes a great transition from the ending of Shrek 2. Since the last line of the Fairy Godmother was: "I told you Ogres don't live happily ever after" And this movie starts with Shrek doubting his happily ever after.

I'm glad that the second in command ogre didn't cause a pointless love triangle sub-plot between him, Shrek, and Fiona.

I feel like a lot of people miss how the ending of the movie retools the moment that made Shrek snap. At the party at the beginning of the movie, Shrek’s roar is him venting out his frustration. But when everyone starts applauding and cheering for him, it only makes him angrier and he smashes the cake. When he returns to the party after the alternate reality collapses, the cheering and applause is almost congratulating him on returning home, with everyone cheering his name. Then the party carries on as normal, as Donkey asks Shrek to give his kids an encore before shouting “That’s my best friend!”, almost as if Donkey is giddy that Shrek made it back safely after fading away. It’s a really clever piece of writing that makes the ending all the more emotional to me.

"I got to fall in love all with you all over again." "You rescued me." That made me tear up. If I'd actually watched the whole movie before I saw this video (with context) I definitely would've bawled my eyes out

Did i just sit here and watch a grown man talk about his love of shrek for 42 minutes and 36 seconds? Yes, yes i did.

Audience: Do the Roar Illumination: roar Audience: I didn’t like it Dreamworks : ROOOOOOAAAAAARRR Audience: I LIKE IT

"Do you know what the best part of today was?... I got the chance to fall in love with you all over again." My god, that one makes me tear up every time. My favorite line in the entire Shrek series.

Oh how the tables have turned. Shrek 5 never came out and now after Puss in Boots 2 we are actually dying to get our hands on Shrek 5... and also expecting it to be exceptionally good.

“Shrek 4 Review: Shitting on Shrek 3 again for 40 minutes”

The Shane Dawson joke has aged beautifully

"His fallacy, It was his blunder, the occurrence was his slip, that was his miscalculation" Shaffrillas Could have made A big hero 6 reference with "That was his mistake" but didn't, what a Chad.

Lord Farquaad is really easy to explain, he lives really far away from Far Far Away, at least 700 miles according to Shrek 2. He would just send Knights to the dragon castle until he gets bored of not seing results and goes for the other two princes.

Like it or not, but “Shrek: Forever After” has a better ring to it than “Shrek: The Final Chapter”

I just now realised this movie is 10 YEARS OLD.

I won't lie. I never knew this wasn't the 3rd film. I always thought that Shrek was a trilogy. I didn't know that Shrek the third was a movie 😭😭😭 I found that movie 3 Years ago, and I still forget about it💀. I own Shrek, Shrek 2 and Shrek forever after on DVD. Probably why I never knew there was an ACTUAL third one

You know, funny thing Recently i rewatched it as adult This time this movie hit me. As a kid i didnt understand it, but now i did. There is just something in seeing shrek as a father sit down hopeless and pick out the doll, and you can imagine him thinking, that due to dumb mistake, he just erased his daughter from reality.

Here's my headcanon: The ogres appeared at the end because Shrek used his ear horns to call them

*Shrek 1* The og *Shrek 2* The best one *Shrek 3* The black sheep *Shrek 4* The underrated one

People say nasty things they don’t mean when they’re frustrated let’s be real and it takes awhile for them to fully come to terms with their mistakes. It’s pretty common for people to not immediately regret something mean they said or did cause they’re overtaken by anger and they’re convinced it was justified. That is so accurate I’m pretty sure we’ve all had those moments.

The piper’s visual continuity could easily be explained by remembering it’s an alternate reality where he most definitely could look different. New clothes and different food intake ext. Everything’s different there.

Dad: "why are you crying?" Me: *giving a 5 star review to shrek 4* "YOU JUST DON'T GET IT DAD"

illumination doesnt make sequels for money. they make *movies* for money.

I can relate to Shrek's struggles since I became an adult recently and have a bunch of new responsibilities such as college, a full time job that is very stressful and overwhelming, trying to be a big brother figure to 2 people, and struggling with mental health. So yeah it's been an extremely difficult adjustment, even to this day, and it's part of why I love this movie so much

One thing I definitely love about Rumpelstiltskin is that he didn’t just win, he won fair and square, no lying, no fighting, no unfair advantages And if anyone wants to argue that point, he shows people the contracts they signed, including the oh so important part of the contract, the one we are always told to read before signing any contract, and yet another life lesson this movie gives to us If the heroes wanted to beat Rumpel without any conflict, all they’d ever have to do is one simple thing READ THE FINE PRINT!!!

The fact that James isn’t afraid or embarrassed to sing Hadestown around his college campus while holding a copy of Shrek 4 is truly inspiring

I just want to put here that according to the first Shrek movie, Shrek’s swamp falls under Duloc territory which means that Rumpelstiltskin took over Duloc and Lord Farquad is probably dead

As I see it the Prince Charming question has 4 options: A: The King signing a contract to end all his "problems", if he considered The fairy Godmother a problem, she could also get Thanos. B: Rumpelstiltskin knew those two also wanted the Kingdom and he aliminate them both. C: Now that Rumpelstiltskin owns Far Far Away, Charming gains nothing by rescuing Fiona. D: The Dragon just ate Charming. I don't think that's the case because the Fairy Godmother wouldn't allowe it.

7:17 this scene legit made me cry.. because I experienced that. When you find out the person who wanted to be with you is not happy and taking you for granted and longing for when you just “weren’t a thing” is heartbreaking.

That “I got the chance to fall in love with you all over again” makes me actually cry

Animals tend to eat their offspring when they're deformed and as we've seen and heard, Shrek's dad tried to eat him and he's the smallest ogre in the rebellion. If that's not sad, I don't know what is.

I almost shed a tear when the book closes, revealing them on the cover, that is, that fairy tales exist and they can be in it. Such a closure moment since he tore apart that cover at the very beginning of the first movie. Ogres can be happy and have their forever happy ending, too. Such poetry in that.

“Do the roar” “I love you daddy!” Me and my cousin talked about that scene forever, that shit was indeed funny

i just watched a guy on the internet passionately express his love for a trilogy about an orge for 42 minutes and 36 seconds

"Freeing all ogres, and taking down Shane Dawson"

I only watched this movie once when I was 10 years old and it was in theatres. I remember not liking it because I hated Rumplestiltskin's design and character, I didn't like the concept of the alternate universe here, and I just felt like the movie was too boring for me. So it was pretty forgettable, and I never watched it again. Now, I'm 23 years old. And after randomly checking out the Shrek franchise again, I finally grew to appreciate the *layers* of emotional storytelling this movie went through. The realistic crisis that Shrek was going through hit home for me. Understanding what isolation did to Fiona made me sympathize with her. Rumplestiltskin's motive and actions made me see how evil he really is. Shrek's tears when he realized he had given up his family forever, his desperately trying to convince a jaded Fiona to love him, their finally loving each other, and Shrek telling Fiona that she saved him that day in the tower all made me cry. Really, all I needed to love this movie was to grow up. It is definitely a severely underrated movie, and I hope kids like me grow up to understand this movie as it was meant to be understood. I know Shrek 5 could be around the corner because of The Last Wish. But this really is the perfect ending for Shrek, and I can't imagine a better send-off than this.

This video is like internet historian levels of good. Dude the passion is so vibrant and the pacing so good I can't help but rewatching it every now and again becoming convinced each time I can do better with how I treat this movie. If you read this comment Shcaffy, thanks, you're an internet gem

To me, Shrek Forever After is like a fanfiction, but that one fanfiction the entire fandom has read because it's on par with the actual source material and has made anyone who read it cry.

"Mediogre" Your life is ogre.

No, you're not alone on this. I remember loving this movie as a kid. This in my opinion is one of the best films in the trilogy. Truly underrated gem.

18:50 that's not a joke, it's a reference to the first song Donkey sang to Shrek when they first met in Shrek 1 🤦

20:19 'I *used* to be an ogre, now I'm just a jolly green joke!' I hate how that predicts what everyone sees Shrek as nowadays.

Shrek 2: The perfect sequel Shrek 3: The perfect fuck-up Shrek 4: The perfect ending

Dreamworks knew what they did and was like “Look we’re sorry about the last movie, but trust us we learned our lesson this time”

19:57 I never noticed that, goddamn this movie went the extra mile

*Shrek 1:* _I don't want to be treated like a monster..._ *Shrek 4:* I wanted to be treated like a monster again...

Shrek 1: Learns to love others. Shrek 2: Learns to love himself. Shrek 4: Learns to love what he has.

This is why I love analysis videos. While I still don’t love this movie and only think it’s ok, it’s so interesting and powerful to see how it means to someone else. It’s amazing how all media can mean something to someone, even if not everyone gets it.

32:48 dude, I remember being 8 years old and still going "holy shit" in my head because of how impactful this scene was. This is indeed a top tier movie.

Disney: gets money off of anything Dreamworks: Is aesthetic af Illumination: “minion noises intensifies”

Shrek: mostly comedy with some drama Shrek 2: even mix of comedy and drama Shrek 4: mostly drama with some comedy Perfectly balanced as all things should be

I'm so happy there are other people that love this movie as much as I do. 2 and 4 are the strongest in the franchise for sure.

I agree with your opinion, this sequel to the first 2 movies is an example of what a true cinematic finale should be

I just realized something horrible: Fiona was abandoned by her parents, first as a little girl, then by her parents signing their lives and their kingdom - Fiona’s kingdom - away. She lost everything, her family and her home, so she realizes that there’s no one out there looking out for you.

The true Shrek timeline: - Shrek - Shrek II - Shrek: Forever After

The fact they didn't even name it Shrek 4 speaks for everything. This movie was my favourite Shrek when I was a child and I still really love it.

6:26 “Back when the world made sense” *Video Released November 2019*

“Pixar makes sequels for money. Illumination makes sequels for money. *DreamWorks makes sequels for ART.”* - Schaffrillas Productions.

“Everyone sees it as a medi-ogre movie” Hehe

You know that comment about Kung Fu panda 3 aged real well didn't it...

I actually find Forever After the most memorable and heart-felt. The stake is high and the feelings are heavy

Shrek's Character Arc: Shrek - Learns to love himself and others. Shrek 2 - Same as before, with some extra seasoning. Shrek The Third - He learned nothing. He gets nothing. He loses. Good day sir. Shrek Forever After - Learns to love the things he already has.

Shrek 1: the perfect movie Shrek 2: the perfect sequel Shrek 3: the unloved child Shrek 4: the perfect ending Shrek 5: the non existing

As much as it's memed, the Shrek franchise has one of the best stories out there

It wasn’t until I rewatched the true trilogy of shrek that I realized they have some sick fight scenes. Shrek and fiona being chained together but kept away from each other then fighting dragon and using the chains to their advantage absolutely slapped

“Shrek does not cry, probably due to toxic ogre masculinity” well now I need to know more about ogre social problems

Theory about what happened with Farquaad: He kept sending knights to get Fiona and they all kept getting eaten by the dragon, so eventually he just gave up and "rescued" another princess

Honestly Shrek 4 is a true masterpiece. It’s one of those movies that I actually cry on every time I watch. Really that ending I can’t watch without tearing up.

This movie is so well written i cry everytime on the ending. I dont care if its not as funny as the first two, i like me some serious stuff

"Ogres never cry" "Maybe somewhere even an ogre may cry if he loses a friend"

"Shrek taking down Shane Dawson" hit different in July 2020

i feel like the reason people dislike forever after is not just because shrek the third ruined the reputation of the franchise, but also because they simply don't understand shrek properly. they think it's all jokes or that the humor is the only thing worth watching it for, not understanding that one of the greatest strengths of shrek is telling its message of love (but media literacy is dead anways). forever after's lack of humor, pop music, etc is on purpose because it takes place in a world without shrek. it uses these elements effectively to focus on the story's emotional strengths and to give us a darker shrek movie. do the roar is still funny though you're right

35:20 got the whole squad crying 😭

i still love that "thanos'd" or "snapped" are now perfectly acceptable terminology for the act of a character dying or being erased from existence in a cloud of smoke

Plot Twist: Cookie is actually deaf and just thought that they were having a dance party to celebrate their capture of Rumpelstilskin.

I used to not like this movie at all but after RE-watching it, I agree that THIS is an underrated film.

This is hands down one of the best animated sequels ever! I always imagine how George Lucas talked about symmetry when it came to stories: the poetic 360 of past and future repeating themselves. The way this film utilizes what came before to craft such a satisfying end? Brilliant! Instead of an overstuffed cast of annoying secondary characters taking up space (cough - Shrek the Third - cough) it recasts these characters making them feel more integral to the story, mimicking the way we would have met them in Shrek 1! Plus, it’s just so cinematically stunning! All in all, a phenomenal end to a sublimely pathos filled saga (EXCEPT YOU SHREK 3 - YOU SUCK!). If we’re ever to cover this film on our channel, I’ll be sure to reference your equally phenomenal video (though you already said what I’d say 🤷🏾‍♂️). - Josiah J. Rizzo PS: “Darling I Do” is my favorite bittersweet song to listen to as it always brings me back to the simpler times of 2010!

Fun Fact: Shrek the Third was actually a fever dream that Shrek had.

Shrek 3: Dissapointment haunted all my dreams. Shrek 4: Then I saw her face, and now I'm a believer.

18:11 you could also argue that since it’s an alternate time line, he probably just became a bounty hunter to make ends meet

no way my guy. Shrek 4 was an amazing way to close the series. I think it might be fun to have a Shrek 5 where the babies are grown up, and we can see everyone again, but at the same time, the series doesn't really need that either. Literally, I get brought to tears with Shrek 1, 3 and 4. (I cry for different reasons during 3... *shudders*) Shrek is a fantastic franchise and you are definitely not alone!

"They make fun of her being bipolar, then rhyme that line with "I'm a very gifted bowler"" Sudden Ad: *When migraines strike-*

Schaffrilas: Finally, I've done all the Shrek movies! His fans: Now do the specials! Shaffrilas: *cries on the floor*

Shrek forever after is a very strong movie. There were a few moments in the film that made me, a person with an emotional range of a brick, actually tear up a bit. When shrek talks about fiona sleeping with some light, the failed kiss moment, the moment when shrek stops arguing with fiona because he knows he is wrong, and the moment when shrek cried. This movie was one of the few that actually made me weep. And i love the naming choice too. Forever after. Means there is nothing to follow, this IS shreks happy forever after. Its not a number, its the final chapter.

I cried at the ending. When he said the name Felicia and when it cut to the birthday party