All Of The Reasons Why shrek 2 is One Of Cinema’s greatest Sequel
Making a sequel that lives up to the original is a hard task for any filmmaker, and so often they fail in comparison.A good sequel has to be more than just a good movie on its own. A good sequel needs to expand on the world and the story established in the first film. They also need to use the characters in a way that further develops them, while staying true to what audiences already know. In the conversation about best sequels of all time, there's one film that often seems to be missing: 2004's Shrek 2. The first film, 2001's Shrek,even won the first-ever Oscar for Best Animated Feature and it does everything it needs to do to be considered a near-perfect sequel. Shrek tells the story of an ogre, of course, named Shrek, who along with his talking donkey named Donkey is commissioned by the villainous Lord Farquaad to rescue and retrieve Princess Fiona so he can marry her. Along the way, it is discovered that Princess Fiona has a curse on her, and every night when the sun goes down she also turns into an ogre. Fiona and Shrek fall in love on their journey, defeat Lord Farquaad, and get married. The film is cheeky and packed with a ton of jokes and cultural references.
5 Times Shrek 2 Was The Best Animated Sequel Ever
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5 - The Intro Managed To Top The Original's Iconic Opening
The introduction to Shrek 2 starts out with Prince Charming making his quest to find Princess Fiona, only for the real introduction to show a montage of Shrek and Fiona on their honeymoon. This montage, set to “Accidentally in Love” by Counting Crows, is similarly hilarious and arguably even better than the original.
4 -The Plot Is Superior To The Original
While the plot of the first Shrek movie is definitely good, the plot of the sequel is obviously far better. The movie explores multiple character arcs in depth in its plot, and takes its characters seriously throughout, which animated movies don’t always do to their fullest extent. Shrek is forced to re-examine himself at a base level, as is Fiona in her own way. The film comments not only on their introspecpe journeys, but also their growing relationship as a couple, as well as a commentary on the classist society around them.
3 - Lore Was Expanded In Ways That Were Genuinely Interesting
While Shrek introduced the concept of this world where all fairy tale creatures ped together in some sort of organized society, Shrek 2 expanded even further upon this idea. Not only is this concept explored by introducing the ruling classes and other areas outside of Shrek’s home location, but the actual backstory and lore of the uperse that Shrek pes in was expanded upon, as well.
2 -Every Character Arc Was Meaningful & Not Depape
For some reason, people enjoying a movie and calling for a sequel makes some creators just want to rehash the same thing because they knew it worked but Shrek 2 tries something new on every count, from the plots to the character arcs to the settings, and all of it was well-executed. In fact, in most cases, the character arcs were even more meaningful than those in Shrek, and expanded further upon the characters that had merely been introduced in that first movie.
1 -The Last 15 Minutes (aka The “Holding Out For A Hero” Climax Sequence)
Of course, no list about Shrek 2 is complete without mentioning one of the greatest moments in cinema history. In last minutes you see Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, and their team of fairy tale creatures— including Mongo, a giant gingerbread man— storming a gala party where the Fairy Godmother is performing “Holding Out For A Hero” by Bonnie Tyler while her son, Prince Charming, tries to kiss Fiona and keep her human (and with him). Shrek saves the day, and he and Fiona pe happily ever after as ogres. This sequence has imprespe animation, actual emotional weight, a phenomenal soundtrack, outstanding comedy, and a satisfying conclusion to an overall great movie. In the end, Shrek 2 will go down in history as the best animated sequel ever made. Holding Out For a Hero