Shrek 3

A 70mm celluloid full of emotions and stuff like that- an overkill if anything.I was waiting to witness the magic Shrek 1 & 2 had created to be re-created, but the dreamy gloss was nowhere, the green hulk was as adorable as ever but I felt I saw less of him on the screen and more of an overflowing bandwagon of villains and fairies from the fairytales. Too many elements were pitched in, making it a patchwork, trying really hard to weave a story that was borderline Shrek-ish and somewhere an attempt to churn out another Cinderella, Snowhite kind of a tale, with a Happily Ever After touch.

The dialogues were witty, in bits and pieces even humourous. The sequence where Pinocchio rambles along the not’s and don’t’s to avoid lying was neat and the cool wit displayed by Shrek on the stage was worth a chuckle. Charming tried really hard to spell his charm, but his character seemed rather loosely plotted, where was he coming from?

Where six women gather what happens? Oh c’mon think beyond gossip, we are all animated here, so the outcome too needs to be an animated one- Feminism it is. Even our beauties from the pretty tales were gung-ho about the F word and we saw some bra-burning-feminism take place. Snowhite seemed like Lara Croft save an opera singing Ms Croft and poor Ms Rapunzel was shown bald after all, ouch what a hit to the ole tale.

So, the villain tried to kill Shrek and the ladies now transformed into slayers of the evil save Shrek, killing the hopes of the Villains who wanted to hog their share of a Happily Ever After and it’s the good winning over the evil saga (the usual deal isn’t it.)

It was melodramatic, the kind we often see in overly senti Bollywood typical films. Shrek 3 should have gone a lil easy on emotions and the family drama.

Nonetheless things I loved about the movie:
Besides, of course Shrek, I mean that ogre is darn lovable, whether as a hero or struggling for space in a crowded cast.

Dragon-Donkey kids- Aw they looked so adorable, quite an imaginative creation, perfect blend!

The frog king- can dying be funny? This one sure was, totally cracked me up.

Villains have a heart too- some want to grow Daffodils, some- own a Spa. Actually I quite liked the idea of villains of the fairytale wanting their Happily Ever After!

Oh yes the music was Good!

Last word:
For the love of Shrek, dear Director, please don’t plan a Shrek 4. Shrek and Fiona with three baby ogres should last us a lifetime…

--‘Shrek’- I totally louve you! (Pardon the melodramatic end, am a lil emotional right now-blame it on Shrek 3!!)