Following Shrek and Shrek 2, the third movie of the Shrek series is Shrek the Third or Shrek 3. The famous director Jeffrey Katzenberg for Dreamwork Animation made it. This film was distributed by the Paramount pictures in the theaters of United States of America. Shrek 3 is based on a fairy tale like the other two movies of the Shrek series. Grimm’s Fairy Tales and Disney inspire the theme of the movie.
Shrek 3 is known for its suggestive content, crude humor as well as swashbuckling action. The main aim of the director was to make a children's movie. So he wanted to introduce certain elements that created the atmosphere of fantasy and imagination. He wanted that the kids should love every aspect of the movie.
The plot or the story of Shrek 3 or Shrek the third is quite interesting. An element of adventure makes the plot more interesting for the kids to watch. The story begins with King Harold falling ill. At this stage, the king decides to make Shrek, his ogre son-in-law and daughter Fiona to be the king and queen of Far Far Away land. But Shrek refuses this because he is an ogre and thinks it will be very weird. King Harold, at his last breath, tells Shrek, that his nephew, Arthur, is the next best person who can become the king.
The story of Shrek 3 takes a turn when Shrek starts his journey to find Arthur and comes to know that he is going to be a father.
He has various nightmares about his child but continues his journey. On the other hand, Prince Charming along with other villains invades the kingdom and captures all of Shrek’s friends. Fiona and Lilian try to escape but they are also captured. Meanwhile Shreak returns and is also captured. Prince Charming even tries to kill him. But Fiona and his other friends come at the right moment and save him.
At the end of Shrek 3, Prince Charming is killed and the kingdom is in the safe hands of Arthur. Fiona and Shrek return to their swamp and Fiona gives birth to three babies. Their home is full of happiness, as Puss, Donkey and Dragon have come to visit them. They are also happy playing the role of good parents.
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Shrek 3 received a mixed response from the audience after it was realized. Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz were at their best when they played the roles of Shrek and Fionna respectively. It was declared as the second-highest grossing movie in the United States in that year. It was only a step behind Spider-Man 3. In addition, it was also the highest-grossing animated movie worldwide in the year 2007.
Shrek 3 was also known for lots of references to culture, history, legends and fairy tales. It was also released in both DVD and HD DVD. It also inspired various games, books, toys, clothes and other products. To know more about animated/children movies, have a look at the pages of hollywoodzing.com.
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