Shrek
Shrekbroke the mold by override a C - quondam figure of speech : it gave bureau to ogres , who have always been besmirch in fairy fib , provide a happy finish for everyone ( except the villains , of course ) . In the unconscious process , theShrekfranchise alluded to a vast routine of films , TV shows , celebrities , and even commercials .
Almost nothing was spar by the writer of the moving picture franchise : Ex - Lax , The Beatles , McDonald ’s , NYC , Hollywood , Spider - Man , Indiana Jones , Justin Timberlake , even parody various aspects of Disney motion-picture show .
Updated on August 26th , 2021 by Jessica Jalali : A major thing that made the original Shrek movie so before of its time was the use of soda water refinement references . It encouraged a tendency in animate motion-picture show that can still be seen in the mention and innuendos of animate film of the present . Using more adult jokes and computer address has helped raise the animation genre to not be seen as something kidskin - undivided , but instead as a more inclusive genre that is enjoyable for masses of all ages . The skillful pop culture reference work in the Shrek enfranchisement all deserve a shoutout .
When Duloc Copies It’s A Small World
When Shrek and Donkey arrive in Duloc in the firstShrekmovie , they come to a welcome stand that unravels to show statuette sing an annoyingly catchy song in the style of Disney ’s iconic " It ’s a Small World " ride .
The sickly sweet melodic display is a uproarious line to Shrek and Donkey ’s sarcastic disposition and Shrek ’s overall misanthropical mind-set . The bewildered look on Shrek and Donkey ’s grimace at the end of the melodic welcoming evidence their disillusioned outlooks with Donkey ’s enthusiastic exclamations at the end demo that , while Donkey is as disenchanted as Shrek at time , he ’s actually quite the softy .
When The Magic Mirror Mimics The Dating Game
When Lord Farquad is present with his alternative for a likely wife , the Magic Mirror presents the choice in the same mode as the iconic secret plan showThe Dating Game .
The corking background knowledge music of the show , distinctive backdrop , and the usage ofThe Dating Game ’s famous catch phrase , " Bachelorette # 1 , Bachelorette # 2 , or Bachelorette # 3 " , makes it a clear call back to the game show and a simple gag that both youngster and adult can enjoy .
When Shrek Takes Part In A WWE-Style Wrestling Match
To determine who will be the horse send on the pursuance to rescue Princess Fiona , a tourney is used as the trial to see who is the bravest , until Shrek and Donkey show up . Then the rules of the plot are changed so that whoever can vote down Shrek will be the chosen knight .
What ensues is an all - out WWE hand-to-hand struggle - type brawl . Shrek pile drives , ankle joint ringlet , and tombstones someone based on the move by theiconic WWE wrestler The Undertaker . Shrek even uses a chairman as a arm , a well - known grappling figure of speech seen in the WWE and beyond .
When Shrek Referenced Babe
Shrek borrows from the preposterously cute and impulsive pig movieBabe(1995 ) when he references the film in the line " That ’ll do , Donkey . That ’ll do . " The famous line " That ’ll do , pig . That ’ll do . " come from the kids classic .
Though it ’s a movie reference , Shrek actually means it when he says it . He ’d just pressure Donkey into subdue his fear of frustrate the bridge deck over the lava around Fiona ’s palace , and the statement has some genuine affection behind it , even if it ’s a little sarcastic .
When Fiona Shows Off Her Bullet Time Martial Arts Skills
In many fashion , Fiona is like a literal classical Disney princess in the originalShrek , wait all alone in her pillar for her prince to come and deliver her . The fact of the matter , however , is that Fiona can plow herself rather well .
When Monsieur Hood – a blatant caustic remark of Robin Hood – drags Fiona away , she knocks him out with a single bang before proceeding to take out all his Merrymen with effortless state of grace . At one stop in the conflict , she pauses in mid - air , coat of arms splayed out in a perfect mirroring of Trinity ’s combat during the curtain raising sequence ofThe Matrix(1999 ) .
When Fiona Sang Like Snow White
Disney ’s first animated full - length feature film , Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1937 ) , is referenced in the originalShrekmovie when Fiona is in the forest and sings to the animate being and goes teat - for - sleaze with a fairy bluebird .
The playful contention between Fiona and the fairy bluebird goes too far though when the bird endeavor to copy Fiona ’s very high - pitched , longsighted banker’s bill , making itself explode . Shrekpokes playfulness at the Disney version of the Brothers Grimm princess by call back to Snow White ’s playful melodic kinship with the animals and have Princess Fiona ’s musical moment become morbidly humourous , cementing the sometimes dark witticism of the movie .
When The Gingerbread Man Looks and Sounds Like Tiny Tim
ended with a crutch – albeit a candy cane one – Gingy is a playful homage to the ingenuous Tiny Tim of Charles Dickens ’s holiday classicA Christmas Carol . This is shown most strongly at the end of the film when the Gingerbread Man says " God sanctify us , everyone . "
The line is one of the most far-famed associated with the iconic story and appears in just about everyadaptation ofA Christmas Carol . InShrek , it hammers in just how lovable the fan - favored fictitious character is .
When Pinocchio Parodies Mission: Impossible
When Shrek , Donkey , and Puss in Boots are trapped , it ’s up to Pinocchio and Gingy to save them . Being a puppet , Pinocchio has the ability to let himself down to where the trapped characters are with his strings .
This scene is a recreation of an iconic scene star Ethan Hunt inMission : Impossible(1996 ) , in which he does the Cable Drop using a hardening of wire , thereby void the pressure - sensible sensing element on the base .
When Shrek and Shrek 2 Both Referenced Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The sequel to the quintessential risky venture motion-picture show , Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981),Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom(1984 ) may not be as adored as its predecessor but it still receive a spate of thing ripe . Temple of Doomhas prove to be just as influential as the first film in the franchise . It ’s advert to in the firstShrekmovie when the rope bridge around Fiona ’s castle breaks during the leak .
The movie was referenced again in the sequel when Puss in Boots snatches his chapeau from underneath a closing doorway , mimic the iconic move made by Indy inTemple of Doom .
When Puss In Boots Became A Chestburster
Puss in Boots , himself a tribute to Zorro and the pouf tale of the same name , is rent by King Harold to take care of the ogre problem " troubling " his daughter . At first mass , Shrek thinks he ’s an adorable little pot , beckon him over . However , he soon realizes his mistake when Puss attacks him , hook extended , causing Shrek to scream and flail about .
Puss then enters Shrek ’s wear , scrambling all over his organic structure before bursting out of his tunic in a spectacular reference to the chestburster scene inAlien(1979 ) where a Xenomorph larva horrifically emerges from Kane ’s costa cage , kill him in the outgrowth .
