The director had the same idea, but let the story go on. In the fourth part, the opening chapter is that the king and his wife signed a contract with Rambo, which is an introduction to the villain. In the middle-aged Shrek, the romantic scenery is gone with the wind, and his life is completely occupied by family, friends, and tourists, and there is no space left to enjoy his own time. The story begins with a series of quick cuts. Shrek is woken up by a child in the early morning and starts busy. There are tourists on the toilet. When he wants to rest, he is always interrupted by friends or his wife. The cat's performance at the dinner table. Among them, a little foreshadowing was buried when putting on shoes for the children, "Crossing under the bridge, bypassing the fire dragon, and finding the castle." This group of shots was repeated many times, and the speed became faster and faster. Shrek was busy shuttling one after another. In one scene, as the seasons go by, Shrek's eyes become more and more empty, and his emotions are numb day by day. The scene transition speeded up, but Shrek seemed to be frozen, without any interest. At the end of the night, when the wanted notice was brought out, the music became soothing and sad, and Shrek's mid-life crisis came - it was boring, and he couldn't feel the happiness of life.
The birthday party that followed was the trigger for the incident. The party created an extremely chaotic scene, with children clamoring, friends making trouble, and a fat kid saying "Give me a roar" endlessly. Things happened one after another, and the audience could clearly feel Shrek's overwhelm and burnout in the face of things. The surrounding hustle and bustle began to spin, and Shrek, who had been suppressed for too long, finally broke out. The moment when he smashed the cake, there was no sound, and it was also a complete release of the long-standing repression in Shrek's heart. He said to his wife that he would rather never go to the tower to save her. Opheira replied: "Shrek, you have three beautiful children, a wife who loves you, a good friend who accompanies you, you have everything but why can't you see it?" Ophela's sentence was also raised The theme is that people are sometimes used to a happy life that is too peaceful, and they feel bored. Only when people are about to lose or have lost it can they realize how valuable the so-called "monotonous" life is. So the arrangement of the plot made Shrek sign a magical contract with the dwarf Rambo, allowing him to experience the feeling of "loss".
Then there is the usual pattern of American family ethics, starting to feel very happy, then starting to hate regret and wishing to go back to the past. After re-selection, he went to scare children and animals, made a wedding scene, and rolled in the quagmire. Several shots explained Shrek's happiness, but it was really short-lived. The fact is that the far-off kingdom Shrek went back to was ruled by the dark forces, the crowd took pleasure in doing evil, the donkey didn't know him anymore, the pussy was lazy and fat, and he himself would disappear when the sun rose the next day, And the only way to remove the magic is the same as the previous episodes, the kiss of true love. It's a point that doesn't seem new, but it's still used to bring out the theme so that Shrek can fall in love all over again. Of course, the previous method of going to the tower to rescue was useless, Ophela escaped from the tower herself and did not know Shrek. At this moment, Shrek's regret is because everything around him is right and wrong. His choice makes the people of the distant kingdom live in dire straits, and he will immediately disappear into nothingness. Out of responsibility and self-rescue, he must remove the magic , but I don't think that means he'll fall in love with the messy life he was in the first place. The road to getting the kiss of true love is difficult, first infiltrating the rebels to get Fiora's attention, and when Fiora stringed the rope for him, they said "Cross the bridge, bypass the dragon, find the castle." He did. I got Fiona's favor, but no matter how gorgeously the kiss was depicted with the fantastic special effects background, the reality didn't change. Fiona said the truth: "Do you understand the misery of living alone in a tower by a fire dragon guarding you for many years? Sleeping every night while waiting for true love to cry until nothing happened? "
But I'm your true love."
"Where were you when I needed you?"
Fiona turned and walked away, leaving only the slow, sad music and the camera zooming away. Shrek really fell into a low mood, regretting that he didn't cherish the happy life he had. This kind of plot mode, whether in order to achieve a purpose or gain insight, is always effective. It can not only enrich the content of the film, but also be more powerful in expressing the theme, because only the hard-earned ones can be cherished more. Shrek finally made a cry of regret: "My life is perfect, but I can never go back. I only understand now." Shrek finally understood, so far the theme of the film: Cherish the happiness of the moment, and it is complete expressed.
When the protagonist comes to an epiphany, things will turn around. Shrek signed another contract with Rambo, released the other cannibals, apologized to Opheera in prison and received her forgiveness. In the end, everyone worked together to defeat Rambo, and Shrek and Opheira's tacit cooperation to bind the fire dragon was a wonderful part. So far, the phrase "Crossing under the bridge, bypassing the fire dragon, and finding the castle" appeared in the film for the third time, and the two flew between the chains, jumping to the dragon's back after saying the last word. , tripping over the fire dragon, showing that their hearts are tightly connected again. The sun rose, the sand in the hourglass was about to run out, and Shrek began to slowly disappear. However, his affectionate confession: "I love you all over again", Fiora's tears and true kisses finally lifted the magic and reached the emotional climax of the whole article, although Shrek must have It won't disappear, but the confession is really sincere and touching. It's all back to the birthday party, and Shrek, who has been lost and found, knows what to do.
The ending is also a Happy Ending, because fairy tales are always tolerant, and knowing mistakes can be greatly improved. Although life is ordinary and sometimes a little troublesome, happiness is hidden in triviality and peace. This film gave Shrek another chance to start the plot and character relationship from a new starting point. Various designs that hindered and setbacks finally guided Shrek to the traditional concept of mainstream family values-dedicated to family, willing to be ordinary. Its routine is also very simple to get bored, lose, regain, and cherish. Although there have been twists and turns in the middle, this is not a punishment but a gift, because many people will not have the opportunity to regain after losing like Shrek. This pattern can be seen everywhere in American movies, but it is used here as a simple expression to present the theme of simplicity - cherishing the simplicity of life.
The design of the fourth storyline can still resonate. Shrek's middle-aged life should make some men find the shadow of life, and they should have thought about going back to the past. The theme of the film is that we should cherish the happy life now. Although the impact of commercial cartoons on adults is still very limited, there are many emotions when thinking carefully. A Holocaust survivor at the Oscars ceremony one year said that people who can spend a boring evening in their own home every day are among the luckiest people in the world. Shrek had a second chance, but we didn't. Let people walk out of fairy tales to think about real life and be inspired by it, the film "Shrek 4" still did it.
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