Introducing shrek

The opening sequence of the movie gives away a lot of information about shrek and his personality using various techniques. The techniques used to portray him are angles, lighting, music and the way he talks. All of these techniques are very important to unravel his nature as the character he plays.

The first time we meet shrek he has just come out of the bathroom and we automatically can tell that he is a big ogre but not like the ogres in fairytales are usually stereotyped. As he goes through his daily routines we find out that he is so ugly he breaks mirrors, is utterly disgusting and passes smells that can even kill living fish We can also tell that he enjoys privacy and can support himself as he lives alone in his swamp and hates visitors such as the people trying to kill him, which he treats like a joke and finds humorous. From just the opening sequence we can tell all this About Shrek's personality.

Some techniques used to show his personality is the music which is quite happy and corny and shows that he loves life just the way it is. The angles used for the film also show his size and how big he is, a great example of this is when the villagers come after him and it shows how little they are compared to him using a low angle on him for the villagers perspective and a high angle shot of the villagers to show how small they are in contrast. The lighting also helps to make him appear scary or bright and happy at certain scenes. The way he talks also shows a lot about him such as how is pessimistic as he always makes sarcastic comments and his accent sounds a bit Scottish and matches his appearance perfectly making him sound the opposite of charming.

Fairytale characters

Fairytale characters are usually stereotypes who represent clear values,usually good and evil
Relationships among fairytale characters:
Hero relates with
1.Helper
2.allies
3.enemies
4.advisors
What are the typical roles of the following character types-what kind of values do they represent and what usually happens to each character:
a) hero: the hero is always the good guy with a perfect personality and usually pretty or handsome. There values are that they are kind hearted, smart, witty, brave, selfless and fair. They are also usually males who are most likely princes who save the girl and then marries her and always wins in the end.
b) princess: the princess is the beautiful, kind hearted and smart maiden who faces a complication and needs help. The typical role is that the princess will become in distress and the prince has to save her. In the end the hero will save her and they will get married and live happily ever after
c) witch: the witch is typically the bad guy who wants to make problems for the hero and is usually a female. The witch is usually selfish and rude with no redeeming qualities. In the end the witch's plans are thwarted and the bad guy loses.
d)ogre: the ogre is known as the scary monster who eats people and is generally evil. They are usually quite dumb, hot tempered and mean spirited. They are usually known as one of the problems the hero has to defeat and they usually end up dying.
e)dragon: the dragon is typically evil and works for the bad guy to protect or guard something or someone. There values are that they are hot tempered, evil and mean. They usually end up, like the ogre, being killed by the hero.
f)king and queen: the king and queen are usually only small parts of any fairytales and not mentioned very often. Their values are their courage, determination and kindness. In the end they live happily ever after safe in their castle as they were before the complication.