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Shrek Forever After
File:Shrek forever after ver8.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMike Mitchell
Written byJosh Klausner
Darren Lemke
Produced byGina Shay
Teresa Cheng
Executive Producers
Andrew Adamson
Aron Warner
John H. Williams
StarringMike Myers
Eddie Murphy
Cameron Diaz
Antonio Banderas
Walt Dohrn
Jon Hamm
Jane Lynch
Craig Robinson
CinematographyYong Duk Jhun
Edited byNick Fletcher
Music byHarry Gregson-Williams
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • May 20, 2010 (2010-05-20) (Russia)
  • May 21, 2010 (2010-05-21) (United States)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$135[1]–$165[2] million
Box office$752,600,867[2]

Shrek Forever After (also advertised as Shrek: The Final Chapter) is a 2010 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film, and the fourth and final installment in the Shrek series, produced by DreamWorks Animation. The film was released by Paramount Pictures in cinemas on May 20, 2010 in Russia and on May 21, 2010 in the United States. It was also released in 3D and IMAX 3D formats.

Although the film received mixed reviews from critics and opened lower than expected, it remained as the #1 film in the United States and Canada for three consecutive weeks and has grossed a worldwide total of over $752 million, making it a commercial success. Additionally, Shrek Forever After is DreamWorks Animation's second highest-grossing film at the foreign box office.[3]

Plot

Before Shrek and Donkey rescue Princess Fiona in the first film, King Harold and Queen Lillian – desperate to lift their daughter's curse – meet with con artist Rumpelstiltskin, who wishes to become King of Far Far Away in exchange for helping them. But before the deal is contracted, the king and queen learn that Fiona has been rescued. Rumpelstiltskin is then shown to have become washed up as a result and subsequently bitter towards Shrek for inadvertently ruining his plans.

In the present, Shrek has steadily grown tired of being a family man and celebrity among the local villagers, leading him to yearn for the days when he felt like a "real ogre". He takes his family to Far Far Away to celebrate his children's first birthday. Shrek gets annoyed when the three little pigs eat the kids' cake along with most of the other party food. A boy named Butterpants (who is said to be a "big fan" of Shrek) demands that Shrek roar. After he lets out a frustrated roar the entire crowd cheers, reinforcing his belief that no one considers him to be a true ogre. This coupled with the fact that the birthday cakes were decorated with a "cute" Ogre named "Sprinkles" finally makes Shrek snap and he smashes the new birthday cake in anger. He and Fiona argue outside about his reaction which ends with Shrek rashly agreed that he was happier before he'd rescued her.

After storming off, Shrek encounters Rumpelstiltskin. Rumpel, who had observed Shrek's angry outburst with Fiona, seizes his chance. He follows Shrek and arranges what appears to be an accident where he is trapped under his carriage. Shrek helps him and Rumpel being "grateful", gives Shrek a ride and a meal. When Shrek voices his frustrations, Rumpel offers to give Shrek a day to live like a real ogre in exchange for a day from his childhood that he would not remember being erased. Shrek signs the contract and appears in a reality where he is still feared by villagers. He takes the opportunity to cause some light hearted mischief until he finds wanted posters for the ogress Fiona and his home deserted and desolate. He is kidnapped by witches and taken to Rumpelstiltskin, now the King of Far Far Away and possibly Emperor of a good deal more, which has become derelict and run down. Rumpelstiltskin uses ogres and some of Shrek's friends as slave labor.

Upon inquiry, Rumpelstiltskin reveals that the day he erased was the day that Shrek was born. Therefore, Shrek never saved Fiona, never met Donkey, and consequently Rumpelstiltskin was able to get Harold and Lillian to sign their kingdom away, then cause them to disappear. When the day ends, Shrek will fade from existence. Shrek escapes Rumpelstiltskin's castle with Donkey. Initially terrified of Shrek, Donkey decides to trust him after seeing Shrek cry over his lost past, something he had never seen an ogre do before. After Shrek explains the situation, Donkey helps him find a loophole: the contract will be nullified if Shrek and Fiona share true love's kiss. Shrek and Donkey first travel to the dragon's keep where Fiona was kept and find the place deserted and the lava from the crater under the castle has been drained. They soon encounter a band of ogres who are resisting Rumpelstiltskin. The ogres are led by Fiona, who is still cursed after escaping from the tower where she was held captive, and keeps the retired and overweight Puss in Boots as a pet.

Shrek does everything he can to gain Fiona's love, but she is too busy preparing an ambush on Rumpelstiltskin. She is also bitterly cynical and disillusioned about the power of true love and throws herself into planning Rumpelstiltskin's capture. While sparring with her, Fiona begins to like Shrek, but stops short of kissing him. Shrek is discouraged, but Puss encourages him to continue pursuing Fiona.

During the ambush, the ogres are captured by the Pied Piper, though Shrek and Fiona managed to escape with the intervention of Puss and Donkey. Shrek insists Fiona kiss him, saying it will fix everything, but because Fiona does not truly love him it is ineffective. Upon hearing that Rumpelstiltskin is offering anything desired by the one who captures Shrek, Shrek surrenders himself in exchange for all the ogres being released. Fiona remains in custody because she is only an ogre by night (as Stiltskin himself points out). Shrek and Fiona are to be fed to Dragon, but Donkey, Puss and the ogres raid Rumpelstiltskin's castle, allowing Shrek and Fiona to both subdue Dragon and capture Rumpelstiltskin.

As the sun rises, Shrek begins to fade from existence. But Fiona, having fallen in love with him, kisses him just before he disappears, thereby voiding the contract and restoring the world to just before Shrek originally lashed out at everyone. Shrek embraces his friends and family with a newfound appreciation for everything he has, truly living happily ever after.

During the credits, a pop-out storybook style of pictures recaps Shrek's adventures with Donkey and Fiona during the events of the first three films to Stevie Wonder's For Once in My Life.

Cast

Cast members of Shrek Forever After at the premiere of the film at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival
Mike Myers
Eddie Murphy
Cameron Diaz
Antonio Banderas
Walt Dohrn

Production

Following the success of Shrek 2, a third and fourth Shrek film, along with plans for a final, fifth film, were announced in May 2004 by Jeffrey Katzenberg: "Shrek 3 and 4 are going to reveal other unanswered questions and, finally, in the last chapter, we will understand how Shrek came to be in that swamp, when we meet him in the first movie."[4]

Tim Sullivan was hired to write the script in 2005,[5] but was later replaced by Darren Lemke and Josh Klausner. Klausner said about the script's evolution: "When I first came onto the project, it wasn't supposed to be the final chapter – there were originally going to be 5 Shrek movies. Then, about a year into the development, Jeffrey Katzenberg decided that the story that we'd come up with was the right way for Shrek's journey to end, which was incredibly flattering."[6]

Much of the film was written and recorded in New York City because Mike Myers lives in New York.[7] Little before the release of the third film, Mike Mitchell came on board to direct the new installment.[8]

In October 2007, Katzenberg announced a title, Shrek Goes Fourth,[9] explaining it: "Shrek goes out into the world, forth!"[10] In May 2009, DreamWorks Animation retitled the film to Shrek Forever After, indicating that it would be the last in the Shrek series.[11] In November, Bill Damaschke, head of creative production at DreamWorks Animation, confirmed with "All that was loved about Shrek in the first film is brought to the final film."[12]

Soundtrack

Similar to most of the other Shrek films, the film's original score was composed by British composer Harry Gregson-Williams.

Release

Shrek Forever After premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 21, 2010.[13] It was publicly released on May 20, 2010, in Russia, while the American release followed on May 21, 2010. The film was also released in IMAX 3D format.[14]

Home media

Shrek Forever After was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack on December 7, 2010.[15] As of March 13, 2011, the DVD has sold 3,438,198 copies and has made $57,634,242.[16] The film is also included in Shrek: The Whole Story, a box set released on the same day that included all 4 Shrek movies and additional bonus content.[15]

Reception

Critical response

Shrek Forever After received mixed reviews with several critics claiming that the film is better than Shrek the Third, but lacking the story-rich detail as Shrek and Shrek 2. Review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 57% of critics have given the film a positive review, based on 188 reviews, with an average score of 5.9/10.[17] Its consensus states "While not without its moments, Shrek Forever After too often feels like a rote rehashing of the franchise's earlier entries."[17] Among Rotten Tomatoes' Cream of the Crop, which consists of popular and notable critics from the top newspapers, websites, television, and radio programs,[18] the film holds an overall rating of 42% based on 33 reviews.[19] Another review aggregator, Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated an average score of 58 based on 35 reviews.[20]

Pete Hammond of Boxoffice gave the film 4.5 stars out of 5 writing "Hilarious and heartfelt from start to finish, this is the best Shrek of them all, and that's no fairy tale. Borrowing liberally from Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life, this edition blends big laughs and emotion to explore what Far Far Away might have been like if Shrek never existed."[21] James Berardinelli of Reelviews awarded the film 3/4 stars stating "Even though Shrek Forever After is obligatory and unnecessary, it's better than Shrek the Third and it's likely that most who attend as a way of saying goodbye to the Jolly Green Ogre will not find themselves wishing they had sought out a more profitable way of spending 90-odd minutes."[22] Writing her critique for Entertainment Weekly, Lisa Schwarzbaum graded the film a B- claiming "Everyone involved fulfills his or her job requirements adequately. But, the magic is gone, and Shrek Forever After is no longer an ogre phenomenon to reckon with."[23] Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers wrote "It's a fun ride. What's missing is the excitement of a new interpretation."[24] Mary Pols, film critic for Time, concluded her review with "Can an ogre jump a shark? I think so."[25] Giving the film 1 star out of 4, Kyle Smith of the New York Post wrote that "After the frantic spurt of fairy-tale allusions and jokes in the first three Shreks, this one inches along with a few mostly pointless action scenes and the occasional mild pun."[26]

Box office

Shrek Forever After earned $238,736,787 in North America, and $513,864,080 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $752,600,867.[2] It is the second highest-grossing 2010 animated film (behind Toy Story 3), and places it as the 43rd highest-grossing film of all time as well as the fifth highest-grossing film of 2010 (behind Toy Story 3, Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, and Inception).[2][27] Its worldwide total is much higher than the original Shrek, which grossed $484.4 million worldwide.[28] Additionally, in the foreign box office, having made $513.9 million, it has out-grossed its two predecessors, Shrek the Third which grossed $476.2 million and Shrek 2 which grossed $478.6 million, becoming the highest-grossing Shrek film overseas. It is also DreamWorks Animation's second biggest foreign hit at the box office (behind Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted) as well as the seventh highest-grossing animated film at the overseas box office.[29]

Having it as the widest release for an animated film playing in 4,359 theaters (later expanded to 4,389) on May 21, 2010, on opening day in the U.S. and Canada, Shrek Forever After took #1, grossing $20,802,341. This was far less auspicious than the opening days of the last two Shrek films. The film then opened in three days with $70,838,207, lower than box office analysts predictions of a $105 million opening[30] and also lower than the two previous films, Shrek 2, which opened with $108 million back in 2004 and Shrek the Third, which opened with $121 million back in 2007. However, it's far bigger than the original Shrek, which opened with $42 million back in 2001, and is also the fifth-biggest opening for a 2010 film in the United States and Canada behind Iron Man 2, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Alice in Wonderland, and Toy Story 3.[31] Anne Globe, head of worldwide marketing for DreamWorks Animation, said they were happy with the film's opening since it debuted at #1 and also had the fifth best opening for an animated film at the American and Canadian box office behind Shrek the Third, Toy Story 3, Shrek 2, and The Simpsons Movie.[32]

In its second weekend, Shrek Forever After dropped only 38.9%, the third smallest second weekend drop for the franchise (behind the original Shrek {which gained 0.3%} and Shrek 2 {which dropped 33.2%}) and was #1 for two weeks in a row with $43,311,063, ahead of the two highly-anticipated films Sex and the City 2 and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The film then grossed $13,749,371 on Memorial Day bringing its four-day weekend total to $57,060,434.[33][34] In its third weekend, Shrek Forever After dropped only 41.2% and was #1 for the three weeks in a row with $25,486,465, beating out the new releases Get Him to the Greek, Killers, Marmaduke, and Splice.[35] Shrek Forever After came in third place to The Karate Kid and The A-Team during its fourth weekend at the box office, but it delivered a higher-grossing weekend than Shrek the Third. The film made $15,770,491, down only 38.1%, compared to Shrek the Third's $15,317,614 and also had the franchise's smallest fourth weekend drop.[36]

Its $238.7 million total makes it the eighth highest-grossing film of 2010 in the U.S. and Canada,[37] though Shrek Forever After still remains the lowest-grossing Shrek film in these regions. Executives at DreamWorks Animation were also impressed with the film's $238.7 million gross in North America since it was the fourth film in the series, which is seemingly outgrown by its fans.[38]

In Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, its highest-grossing market after the U.S. and Canada, it had a $19,655,930 opening weekend-second on the all-time chart behind Avatar's $19,732,998- and earned $51,362,770 in total, again ranking second on the all-time chart behind Avatar's $117,051,365.[39] Third in terms of total earnings came the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta, where it opened with £8,955,554 ($13,609,851) and finished its box office run having grossed £31,106,087 ($51,056,068) and landing in fifth place for 2010 after Toy Story 3, Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Alice in Wonderland, and Inception.[40] In France and the Maghreb region, it had the fourth best opening for a 2010 film ($11,470,044) and ultimately earned $46,616,337 to become the second highest-grossing film of 2010 behind Deathly Hallows – Part 1.[41]

Accolades

Award Category/Recipient(s) Result References
Teen Choice Awards 2010 Choice Movie: Animated Film Nominated [42][43]
Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2010 Fave Movie [44]
37th People's Choice Awards Favorite Family Movie [45]
38th Annie Awards Animated Effects in an Animated Production [46]
Music in a Feature Production
Voice Acting in a Feature Production (Cameron Diaz)
Storyboarding in a Feature Production
Production Design in a Feature Production
2011 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Animated Film [47]
Favorite Voice From An Animated Movie (Eddie Murphy) Won [48]
Favorite Voice From An Animated Movie (Cameron Diaz) Nominated [49]
37th Saturn Awards Best Animated Film
[50]

Video game

Shrek Forever After is an action-adventure video game based on the movie of the same name. It was released by Activision on May 18, 2010.

Canclled sequel and spin-off

Following the success of Shrek 2 in May 2004, Jeffrey Katzenberg revealed that the Shrek story had been outlined into five films almost from the beginning. "Before the first one was finished we talked about what the whole story of Shrek is, and each of the chapters answers questions about the first movie and gives us an insight," said Katzenberg, "Shrek 3 and 4 are going to reveal other unanswered questions and, finally, in the last chapter, we will understand how Shrek came to be in that swamp, when we meet him in the first movie."[51] After the release of Shrek the Third in 2007, Katzenberg announced that the fifth film would be released in 2013.[52]

In May 2009, DreamWorks Animation (DWA) announced that the fourth film's title would be Shrek Forever After, indicating that it would be the last in the Shrek series.[53] Later that year, that was confirmed by Bill Damaschke, head of creative production at DWA, with him saying: "All that was loved about Shrek in the first film is brought to the final film."[54]

Josh Klausner, one of the writers of Shrek Forever After, explained in 2010 the script's evolution: "When I first came onto the project, it wasn't supposed to be the final chapter — there were originally going to be 5 Shrek movies. Then, about a year into the development, Jeffrey Katzenberg decided that the story that we'd come up with was the right way for Shrek's journey to end..."[55]

Puss in Boots is a computer-animated feature film that was released on October 28, 2011.[56] The movie is based on and follows the character of Puss in Boots on his adventures with Kitty Softpaws and mastermind Humpty Dumpty before his first appearance in Shrek 2.[57]

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