Contrast n Compare

Look I know I just sent out the Toy Story 3 blog the other day, but Shrek just begs to be the anti-thesis of Toy Story's appeal.

I went on about the sentimental journey of our connection with Woody and the gang. Shrek is all about our adolescent views of fairy tales, fantasies, and who we really want to be, rather than who we suspect we are.

Many 14 year old boys suspect (and often celebrate) that they are creatures that should be living under bridges. Don't believe me? Go look at their bedrooms.

Many girls of 14, desire to be the princess at the Ball, but "know" the awful ogreish truth at their own core. They battle between wanting "pretty", but also owning their own strength that doesn't fit the formal fairy tale.

Shrek is a story of hope about being accepted for all our ugly bumps and idiosyncrasies. It speaks of a truth that cuts through the glass slippers and and birds designing ball gowns and it gets straight to the poison apple.

It's fun and a bit more real. Here's to Shrek; and IMHOToday, Donkey is funnier than a Ken Doll, any day.