Mobility In Shrek

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The movie I chose to watch was Shrek. Shrek was released in 2001 by Dream Works production and is an Animated filmed, spanning 120 minutes. The main characters are: Shrek, Donkey, Princess Fiona, Lord Farquaad, Dragon, Snow White , Cinderella, Captain of the Guard. The main events are mentioned in this summary where in a far away swamp, lived an ogre named Shrek whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters. They were all banished from their kingdom by the evil Lord Farquaad. Determined to save their home, not to mention his own, Shrek cuts a deal withLord Farquaad and sets out to rescue Princess Fiona to be Farquaad's bride. Rescuing the Princess may be small compared to her deep, dark secret. Her secret is that is bares a curse, that turns her into an ogre after dark. To cure this curse, she must be kissed by her Prince Charming. Shrek went to rescue her and did so successfully, eventually they got married and lived happily ever after.
Movies are agents of socialization and Shrek is no different. Shrek promotes social mobility which may be defined as the movement from one social class to another. This movie exemplifies social mobility as Shrek rises to eventually become part of the royal family, of the Land of Far Far Away, even though he was just a swamp ogre. It also promotes social …show more content…

Persons were so rich that they didn't know what to do with their wealth; however, they did everything except share it with the less fortunate and that seemed to be a strong message being transmitted via this movie. Shrek was shun because of how he looked and who he was. He wasn't known for his wealth and prowess and thus was shunned to live in the swamps. When he fell in love with the princess, even some of the members of the middle class did not approve of his relationship with the

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