And finally, there is the talking donkey, the best friend you didn't know you needed as you set off to rescue a princess from a giant dragon who ends up falling for the donkey and then the two get married and they end up making tiny mutant donkey/dragon babies. At sunrise came the king, and when he saw the gold he was astonished and.
Then there is Puss-in-boots, who goes from being an assassin to a loyal sidekick to getting his own spin-off movie. But she had an enchantment upon her of a fearful Shrek Movie Script Reprint. Here you find the gingerbread man who's got issues with courage (he doesn't have much of it.) There you find the big bad wolf, who just wants to be left alone to read a book in peace dressed in a nightgown. The story's got all the moral complexity you did not know you needed from your favorite bedtime stories, where noble Princes secretly nurse an all-consuming need for power, helpless princesses learn to become self-reliant, and villainous ogres get the audience's sympathy.Īll of this is centered around the fairy tales we all have grown up reading, but with unexpected new dimensions added to the characters. But Counting Crows' "Accidentally in Love" - which sounds like a cross between one of their old hits and the BoDeans' "Closer to Free" - and Joseph Arthur's "You're So True" are aimed at those kids' older siblings and parents, making Shrek 2 a lukewarm compromise that isn't likely to satisfy either audience.Shrek is everyone's favorite fairy tale about a terrifying giant ogre, who's not actually terrifying at all, but actually a sweet and sensitive guy who is forced to put up a facade of aggression to keep a judgemental world at bay that insists on seeing him as a monster. However, most of Shrek 2 features mopey love songs like Dashboard Confessional's "As Lovers Go ," the Eels' "I Need Some Sleep," and Rich Price's "I'm on My Way" they reflect the film's romantic misadventures between Shrek and Princess Fiona, but these songs don't make the soundtrack an especially fun listen, particularly considering that the movie is, ostensibly, first and foremost aimed at kids.
Jennifer Saunders' "Fairy Godmother Song" - which sounds like her Absolutely Fabulous character making up words to the Cinderella classic "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo" - and "Believe"-esque version of "Holding Out for a Hero" also liven up the soundtrack a bit. And while Eddie Murphy and Antonio Banderas' version of "Livin' la Vida Loca" isn't as thorough a deconstruction of a Ricky Martin song as William Hung's infamous "She Bangs" (or as funny - albeit unintentionally so - as his own single "Party All the Time"), it is a dose of silly fun on a soundtrack that is sorely lacking that quality. Butterfly Boucher's "Changes" and Pete Yorn's "Ever Fallen in Love," meanwhile, have the dubious distinction of being average renditions of great songs not even David Bowie's cameo on "Changes" can elevate it (although his duet with Mick Jagger on "Dancin' in the Streets" remains his worst collaboration). On the other hand, Shrek 2 doesn't include anything as obnoxious or omnipresent as Smash Mouth's "All Star" or "I'm a Believer," although it does feature of plenty of covers, including Frou Frou's odd techo-pop revision of Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out for a Hero," which turns the song from a fun if overblown AOR anthem into a chilly yet slick lament. Unfortunately, though, the album doesn't have as many surprises as its predecessor none of the songs here have the same left-field feel as Rufus Wainwright's version of "Hallelujah" (or the John Cale version that actually appeared in the film), although Tom Waits' mischievous, middle-of-the-night "Little Drop of Poison" and Nick Cave's dignified ballad "People Ain't No Good" come close. Artie then gives a speech, berating all those who picked on him and threatening to evict some (particularly Sir Lancelot and the jousting team), but Shrek stops him, stating, 'You overdid it.'. Following in the footsteps of the original Shrek soundtrack, Shrek 2 emphasizes the crossover potential of the movie and its music. Shrek pulls him down, announcing that he is the next king of Far Far Away.