That the Shrek films have always had one eye firmly on the chaperones — regularly casting clever asides, storybook mash-ups, and classic rock riffs into their corner — is one of their canniest innovations. While appealing to parents is standard procedure today, at the time of the original’s release, in 2001, it still seemed like a clutch move, elevating the film above the steady flow of Disney treacle it took pleasure in subverting and taking up Pixar’s gauntlet. Almost a decade after its inception, having slightly adjusted the bar for family entertainment, the franchise finds an apt farewell in Shrek Forever After. More redux than sequel, the final Shrek is more parent- (and specifically dad-) oriented than ever; it may also produce the first twinge of nostalgia in the kids who thrilled to the original at a formative age.
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REVIEW: Shrek Forever After a Witty, Fitting Franchise Finale
