The Story Behind Shrek

There are many fairy tale stories throughout our world. The movie Shrek however is not your typical fairy tale. Although it can be considered a "kids movie", in some ways it is anything but that. Within the movie are a lot of hidden view points. Shrek has a lot of "adult type" humor that many children wouldn't understand. The movie has also succeeded in paralleling our society in many ways. It shows how the people today try to make money off of anything; shows that the "modern day woman" is more common; points out that many people today try to act a certain way and, of course, has some racial or ethnic stereotypes.
In the beginning of the story, the pop culture theme of making a "quick buck" is pointed out right away. Today's society will make an effort to make money off of anything possible. "Get rich quick schemes" are very popular. This is shown in the movie by having people sell fairy tale creatures to the government at a cheap price. …