Shrek Forever After
Short description
Shrek Forever After finds the ogre settled into family life with Fiona, their children and a circle of friends, and restless because of it. Missing the days when villagers feared him, he loses his temper at his children's birthday party and storms off. In the forest he meets the scheming Rumpelstiltskin, who offers him a bargain: a taste of his old, untamed life in exchange for a day from his past. The deal goes wrong, and Shrek lands in an alternate Far Far Away where Rumpelstiltskin rules, ogres are hunted, Donkey has never met him and he and Fiona are strangers. To set things right, he must undo the pact and win Fiona back before his borrowed time runs out.
The film is the fourth in the series and was directed by Mike Mitchell, released in 2010 between Sky High (2005) and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) in his filmography. Josh Klausner and Darren Lemke wrote the screenplay, with Teresa Cheng and Gina Shay producing for DreamWorks Animation. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas return as the voices of Shrek, Donkey, Fiona and Puss in Boots, while Walt Dohrn voices Rumpelstiltskin and Julie Andrews appears as Queen Lillian.
Made for a reported 165 million USD, it took about 753 million USD worldwide, a strong commercial result. On IMDb it holds 6.3/10 from roughly 244,000 votes and on TMDB 6.4/10 from over 8,000, with critics somewhat lower at 6.1/10 across 196 reviews. Audience and critical responses are close, placing it as a solidly received franchise entry rather than a standout.
What's left behind the scenes
- After escaping from Rumplestiltskin’s castle, Donkey says to Shrek, “I won’t ask why you’re so sad… but why are you so sad?” This is a parody of the Joker’s line in the film *The Dark Knight* (2008), where the Joker, while talking about his father, says, “Why so serious?”
- In the finale, on the shelf where Shrek placed the book, you can notice another book with the title of the next animated film – *Puss in Boots* (2011).
- The animated film *Shrek the Third* (2007) shows the Gnome-Tihogrom (this is how Rumplestiltskin is called), but he looks different. The Pied Piper also appeared in the animated film *Shrek* (2001), when fairytale creatures ran to Shrek’s swamp, and he looked different there too.
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