Shrek: Movie Analysis

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Take a high pitched puppet, a spoiled lord with a Napoleon complex, and a dejected dragon and what do you get? “A whirlwind big city adventure!” as a certain noble steed would say gleefully with an irritable ogre following in his stead
Shrek the Musical is not what it seems. For those who aren’t familiar with the 2001 film, in short, Shrek is about what happens when ironic filmmakers decide to parody Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and receive two Oscars as a result. Hailing from a monstrous solitary swamp, safe from the clutches of civilization and only a three day’s walk from Bomont, lives the fearsome ogre Shrek. Shrek, played by John Emerick, has always known what’s it’s like to be an outcast, and you know what? He’s perfectly fine with that …show more content…

“It’s a really funny show, it’s hilarious - my goodness!” Amanda added chuckling, “And it’s definitely something that can be seen as family friendly and something high schoolers would definitely like it.” States Sir Shrek, “I feel like since it’s a well-known movie, a lot of people would enjoy it. It brings fairytales to the stage that a lot of people would know like Pinocchio, Big Bad Wolf, and Three Little Pigs. Those are all well-known stories, so bringing those to the stage is going to be …show more content…

These are the people cast members of the musical production of Shrek want to go see the show:
Amanda: “You, you Olivia, Olivia Gaffron. She needs to get out and go see this show.”
James: “Tristan, Tristan Brant, go see this production.”
Creed: “I want to call the main parts from the previous musicals, Chris Woullard, Miranda Black, Phillip Walter, definitely call some of them back to see what some of the underclassmen of their age have done…I’m sure they’re going to be anyway, but if they don’t they are gonna be in trouble!”
Lauren: “I would say Allie Kalp and Morgan Broderick.”
Marisa: “Definitely Maddy Manges, Megan Foftman, and Lexi Miller, this show is going to be great!” (“Shoutout!” interjects Lauren)
John: “Every teacher! Everybody.”
Ben: “We need the teachers to come support us.”
Mr. Oldom: “Fifth and sixth graders. This will be the perfect show for them. They will absolutely love it and as they’re getting a little bit older and going through middle school, they’re soon going to be the cast and the crew of these shows. I think so absolutely for these

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