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Thursday, November 9, 2017
Be Reel Blog: Shrek 3
Shrek 3 is the third move in a long list of Shrek movies. Shrek is one of the greatest children's movies ever and I even think teenagers and some adults would like the Shrek series. In the third movie Far Far Away is taken over by Prince Charming after the King's death. Shrek is the heir to the throne but does not want to be king so Charming seizes the opportunity and takes control. Soon Shrek would realize he has to do what's right and take back the kingdom while also gaining the throne. In terms of enjoyment, I did very much enjoy this film. It took me back to my days as a kid and, at times, Shrek 3 was a actually humorous. It is a good watch for all people no matter how old or how young they are; all people can enjoy this movie. The problem comes in when talking about objective quality. I understand this is meant to be a children's story but every single children's story doesn't need to feature the same story line. Every single children's movie has a hero that does something wrong and then has to fix and resolve by the end of the film. Shrek 3 is no different; These movies need to broaden a little bit and maybe change the story line a little bit. It would make for more people watching the film so that they don't see the same ending every time with different character. This is why I give Shrek 3 a.....
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Hello Nicholas, this is a great choice of a movie to write a review and blog about. Shrek is a very well known character for both children and adults alike. I personally have always enjoyed the Shrek films but unfortunately do not remember them in great detail. Your brief synopsis provided a substantial explanation and helped me jog my memory. However, I do have a few things to ask and point out. You say the objective quality of this movie is bad because of the plot. The storyline is too repetitive and only involves the hero (who is Shrek) saving the day from the bad guy. But I think this is also a subjective matter. People enjoy this film and writing format for a reason. The audience wants to see good triumph over evil and want to see a happy ending. This is especially true for young children. Would you rather have the ending to the movie involve Shrek dying a horrible death and Prince Charming rules over the land as a tyrant? What kind of message does that send to the kids? that is all Nick. I think your subjective and objective aspects are mixed up a bit.
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ReplyDeleteHello Nick, this was a weird choice to write a blog about but I won't judge.I haven't seen Shrek in a long time but your brief explanation refreshes my memory just a little. Shrek was once my favorite movies to watch but I agree with you the plot is the same for everything, but that is the point of fairy tales. The ending is suppose to be "And they lived happily ever after, THE END." These movies are aged for little kids and these little kids don't need to have complex plots that they don't understand. All fairy tales are about good vs evil and someone triumphing to win the princess or etc. Somethings to touch up on is that you have to explain more of why you think this movie is subjective or objective. It is very vague on what you are trying to say. If you want you can come over and we can break this movie down together? But overall need to go into depth more about the different features so the readers can understand more. Also to fill in more words you can explain the plot better and more of the movie to refresh the reader's memory more. How you explained it, it sounds like any other fairy tale.
ReplyDeleteHey Nick, all in all I thought your review was pretty good. You described the main premise of the story and gave reasons as to what made the movie good and bad. I just wish that you described what portions of the text were suppose to be objective or subjective review. While you did discuss the plot you lost a bit of consistency. When talking about how it brought you to times you were a child and then you jumped back to the plot to discuss how it followed a formulaic lay out. The review was great i just felt it could use some reorganizing.
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