Shrek book vs movie info

No doubt about it, shrek is the ugliest guy in town. Forquad and fiona are suppose to get married by sunset so shrek and donkey go to the wedding and stop it. Feb 05, 2010 on rereading william steigs book shrek. Shrek is the first feature film in the shrek franchise, starring mike myers, eddie murphy, cameron diaz, and john lithgow. I know the age difference is pretty big, but every other month we do a picture book and then a longer chapter book type book. Based on the 90s children book by william steigs and the oscarwinning movie. In an odd twist, the movie is better than the book. Steig didnt live to see shrek 2, shrek the third, shrek forever after, shrek the halls, scared shrekless, and the shrek spinoff, puss in boots. May 08, 2018 the movie made a crazy amount of money and won the first ever academy award for best animated feature.

Chris farley was originally cast to voice the titular character, and janeane garofalo was cast to voice princess fiona. When shrek turned 7 years old, his parents sent him off to live on his own, as all ogres do. Shrek and donkey go back to their land and donkey tells shrek fiona is in love with him. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.

Directed by andrew adamson and vicky jenson in their directorial debuts, it stars mike myers, eddie murphy, cameron diaz and john lithgow as the voices of the lead characters. This particular fairy tale is about the adventures of shrek, an irritable ogre who is actually lonely and even kindhearted, once you accept the fact that he is indeed an ogre, which is an ugly and. Shrek thinks she is talking about him but at night she turns into an oger. It is, however, great for little kids, maybe even those learning to read, and its fun in the same way that dr. Originally,dreamworksanimationplannedtohavefive shrek. Even at night when, because of a spell cast on her as a child, her ogre self. Well, it certainly was and the margos are so excited to talk about the interesting beginnings of the 1990 childrens book by authorillustrator william steig. The steig book, which first appeared in 1990, is still the main event hey, if there were no steig story, there would be no shrek movies, but by now millions more people know only the cuddly. Shrek 2001 cast and crew once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named shrek mike myers whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale. Jul 25, 2011 peneil25s webcam video 25 july 2011 11. He lived by himself in a swamp for many years before meeting donkey, his soon to be best friend. The description of the movie said it was based on the book by william steig but the movie did took huge and creative liberties. May 18, 2001 this is not your average family cartoon. Somehavecomparedthisfilmtotheholidayfavorite itsawonderfullife.

It wasnt long after that when several other fairy tail creatures were forced to move into shrek s swamp. Have the children decide if it came from the book or movie. The steig book, which first appeared in 1990, is still the main event hey, if there were no steig story, there would be no shrek movies, but by. Shrek is a media franchise from dreamworks animation and loosely based on william steigs 1990 picture book of the same name. Shrek 2 is a great sequel but few animated films can match what shrek 1 did. Shrek comes out and asks who she was talking about. Quite frankly i never really understood what the hype was all about. The mogul bought the rights to the book in 1991, picturing shrek as a standard handdrawn animated film for his amblin entertainment.

How the script changed over the years the cast of the movie including meyers shrek, murphy donkey, diaz princess fiona, lithgow lord. Heres a power point you can use to call out the bingo words and phrases. Very loosely based on the 1990 childrens book shrek. This fan made death battle features shrek from the dreamworks series. Once upon a time in a far away swamp, there lived an ornery ogre named shrek myers whose precious solitude is. Shrek is an ogre who lives in a swamp surrounded by keep out and beware the ogre. Shrek is the main character of the dreamworks franchise of the same name. The beauty of steigs story is in shreks devilish enjoyment of his hideous world. By florencemcc tuesday, may 8, 2018 1 book vs movie adaptation, animation, books, childrens books, film permalink 0. Give each child a bingo card, a red crayon and a green crayon. The film was critically acclaimed as an animated film worthy of adult interest, with many adultoriented jokes and themes, but a simple enough plot and humor to appeal to children. Nov 28, 20 ive been doing a book to movie dinner club for patrons in 2nd 5th grade for the past two years.

Shrek s voice is now performed by mike myers, with a voice thats an echo of his fat bastard the scotsman with a molasses brogue in austin powers. The name shrek is derived from the german word, schreck, and the yiddish word, both meaning fright or terror. For 25 years, dreamworks animation has considered itself and its characters part of your family. As the movie progressed i realized the message of the movie was beauty comes from the inside and people should be judged by their character not by their outward beauty. Book to movie comparison setting in the film shrek lived in a swamp located in the middle of the forrest, the home did not look appealing or put together shrek. Shrek is a 2001 american computeranimated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 fairy tale picture book of the same name by william steig. He wants only to be left alone, perhaps because he is not such an ogre after all but merely a lonely creature with an. Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ornery ogre named shrek whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters. This is a great message to teach children and i hope my boys embrace this in their life. Shrek the musical is a musical comedy with book and lyrics by david lindsayabaire and.

He didnt see shrek get his star on the hollywood walk of fame. Watch the screen version with us, then be ready to discuss which one is better. Like this movie, they also often involve a beautiful princess. The grinch is a whatif death battle created by venage237. Shrek movies book what are you doing in my swamp shrek. That the book on which the movie is based does not. But she had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could only be broken by loves first kiss. Choose a category and number value in the power point presentation to reveal a word, phrase, or character. It may not be as fresh as the original, but topical humor and colorful secondary characters make shrek 2 a winner in its own right. The film was critically acclaimed as an animated film worthy of adult interest, with many adultoriented jokes and themes, but a simple enough plot and humor to appeal to. How shrek was turned into a broadway musical the new york. Shrek and donkey kicked the crap out of a ton of guards in the first movie and movie bane is fairly weak.

Rating is available when the video has been rented. She was locked away in a castle guarded by a terrible firebreathing dragon. It made notable use of pop musicthe soundtrack includes music by smash mouth, eels, joan. Book vs movie shrek yes, it was a book first and the original star was chris farley. I recently watched the movie shrek with my twoyearold son. These are the transcripts that are from dreamworks animation films. Shrek apologizes, and admits that he is just a big, stupid, ugly ogre.

The original childrens book by william steig, published in 1990, is a lot shorter. Shrek is the titular main protagonist of the book and movies of the same name. Shrek is a 2001 american computeranimated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 fairytale picture book of the same name by william steig. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.

If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The book served as the basis for the first shrek movie and the popular shrek film series over a decade. An alternate story line delivers a clever new rendition of the first movie. Since the release of the first movie, shrek has proved a robust franchise. Cast out by his parents, shrek meets a witch who tells his fortune. I dont give a damnbout my reputation youre living in the past, its a new generation a girl can do what she wants to do and thats what im gonna do. Shrek was considered by some to be a series of jabs at disney, with its general cynicism toward the traditional fairy tales that disney had presented in movie form since 1937, farquaads castle.

Mar 22, 2016 shrek was considered by some to be a series of jabs at disney, with its general cynicism toward the traditional fairy tales that disney had presented in movie form since 1937, farquaads castle. Williams thought steigs shrek was a character born to be in a movie, but the book. May 16, 2001 the filmmaking team behind shrek takes the bare bones of william stiegs childrens book about an ogre who thinks filthiness is next to godliness and uses that as a takingoff point for a new. Shrek wonders what fiona said about him, but donkey tells him to ask her. Although shrek s background is something of a mystery, it is assumed that despite these traits, shrek has always been an ogre of the nonhostile kind and unlike the fairytale ogre, doesnt eat. Donkey forgives him because thats what friends are for. It was funny, it had great music although a little too much smash mouth, if you ask me. May 18, 2001 im not one of those persons who praises shrek all the time as one of the greatest movies ever made, like many other persons seem to do. The movie has been so long in the making at dreamworks that the late chris farley was originally intended to voice the jolly green ogre in the title role. Donkey refuses to tell him because shrek doesnt listen to him. The book then became a dreamworks animation film 11 years later in 2001, respectively named shrek. May 24, 2001 but in this sea of media attention, one small detail seems to have gone unremarked.

The book served as the basis for the first shrek movie and the popular shrek film series over a decade after its publication. Shrek is a grumpy, smelly and ugly ogre, living peacefully in a swamp. It is played during the part where shrek is fighting the knights at lord farquaads tournament. Schrecken in german and yiddish means to scare, terrify, or horrify, and the ogre shrek on the cover of steigs book is a scary figure. The name shrek is the romanization of the yiddish word. Book vs movie podcast book vs movie shrek listen via. This month were comparing the book shrek by william steig with the film of the same name.

I remember when shrek first came out way back in 2001. Shrek over hears fiona talking about how she could never love an ugly beast. Has no william steig fan noticed that shrek is not shrek. In the story, an ogre called shrek myers finds his swamp overrun by fairy tale. The following tasks combine the viewing of some scenes from the first shrek movie with a reading of selections from steigs picture book. One night, he suddenly finds his land has been squatted by a mass of fairytale creatures pinocchio, the three little pigs, peter pan, snow white, cinderella, among others, who have been banished by the evil lord farquaad. May 18, 2001 shrek is the first feature film in the shrek franchise, starring mike myers, eddie murphy, cameron diaz, and john lithgow. Shrek is a big green ogre and the main protagonist of the dreamworks movie series of the same name. Shrek 2001, shrek 2 2004, shrek the third 2007, and shrek forever after 2010, with a fifth film currently in the works.