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In traditional fairy tales, ogres are man eating beasts. The prince usually rescues the Princess; they marry and live happily ever after. How do the makers of 'Shrek' reverse this tradition, to reveal the ogre as good and the Prince as evil?
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In traditional fairy tales, ogres are man eating beasts. The prince usually rescues the Princess; they marry and live happily ever after. How do the makers of 'Shrek' reverse this tradition, to reveal the ogre as good and the Prince as evil? Shrek directed Andrew Andamson and Vicky Jenson by contradicts the traditional view of a fairytale characters and settings. Although your first impressions may lead you to believe that that the story is totally different to a traditional fairytale looking more closely you find that there are a few similarities. This essay will be looking at the characters and the different presentational devises used to show how fairytale traditions are reversed. The presentational devices which are looked at are camera angles, lighting and music. In a traditional fairytale you would expect to find a prince and a princess who fall in love and live happily ever after. For example in...
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