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* AlternativeJokeInterpretation: At the beginning, Donkey says that his wife Dragon has been "moody", but at the end of the film, she's back to normal and they have babies. Is the joke that Dragon was [[PregnantReptile pregnant]] and [[PregnancyMakesYouCrazy hormonal]]? Or is it referencing the idea that mythical monsters such as dragons are often violently protective of their eggs?

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At the beginning, Donkey says that his wife Dragon has been "moody", but at the end of the film, she's back to normal and they have babies. Is the joke that Dragon was [[PregnantReptile pregnant]] and [[PregnancyMakesYouCrazy hormonal]]? Or is it referencing the idea that mythical monsters such as dragons are often violently protective of their eggs?eggs?
** During the ''KNIGHTS'' sequence, Puss is pinned against the wall by one of the guards and found with catnip that he claims isn't his, which seems at face value like a funny SuspiciouslySpecificDenial. However, [[FreezeFrameBonus a closer inspection]] at the guard's wrist movement makes it look like he pulls the catnip out of his own glove, making it just as possible that he's ''[[FrameUp planting]]'' it on Puss.



** During the [[Series/{{COPS}} K.N.I.G.H.T.S.]] scene, Shrek, Puss, and Donkey are apprehended by the Far Away knights. Donkey, played by black actor Creator/EddieMurphy, complains about police brutality as he is manhandled by several of them, before one knight yanks him down and kneels on his neck. Fast forward to 2020 and the death of George Floyd after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck until he passed out and died from asphyxiation, sparking a wave of national protests against police brutality against minorities. This is in addition [[DashingHispanic Puss in Boots]] having fake drugs planted on him (catnip) and being similarly manhandled, while Shrek gets off more lightly, merely being detained and unnecessarily pepper-sprayed. Thus, the scene becomes a lot more uncomfortable, matching what happened to the series the sequence is parodying.

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** During the [[Series/{{COPS}} K.N.I.G.H.T.S.]] scene, Shrek, Puss, and Donkey are apprehended by the Far Far Away knights. Donkey, played by black actor Creator/EddieMurphy, complains about police brutality as he is forcefully manhandled by several of them, before one knight yanks him down and kneels on his neck. Fast forward to 2020 and the death of George Floyd after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck until he passed out and died from asphyxiation, sparking a wave of national protests against police brutality against minorities. This is in addition to [[DashingHispanic Puss in Boots]] having fake drugs planted on him (catnip) and being similarly manhandled, while Shrek Shrek, who is currently depicted as white in his human form, gets off more lightly, merely being detained and unnecessarily pepper-sprayed. Thus, the scene becomes a lot more uncomfortable, matching what happened to the series the sequence is parodying.
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** During the [[Series/{{COPS}} K.N.I.G.H.T.S.]] scene, Shrek, Puss, and Donkey are apprehended by the Far Away knights. Donkey, played by black actor Creator/EddieMurphy, complains about police brutality as he is manhandled by several of them, before one knight yanks him down and kneels on his neck. Fast forward to 2020 and the death of George Floyd after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck until he passed out and died from asphyxiation, sparking a wave of national protests against police brutality against minorities. This is in addition [[DashingHispanic Puss in Boots]] having fake drugs planted on him (catnip) and being similarly manhandled, while Shrek gets off more lightly, merely being detained and unnecessarily pepper-sprayed. Thus, the scene becomes a lot more uncomfortable, matching what happened to the series the sequence is parodying.
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** One of the most infamous jokes of the movie [[ParentalBonus for the adults in the audience]] is the ''[[Series/{{Cops}} KNIGHTS]]'' parody featuring a reference to the Creator/OJSimpson Ford Bronco chase. The film's rerelease in theaters for the 20th anniversary in 2024 ironically fell two days after Simpson died.

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** Knowing that King Harold is [[spoiler:actually a frog]] gives one for Fiona -- was she really cursed, or were the ogre transformations part of her weird genetics? Or it could be that she was indeed cursed, but the weird genetics were the reason for "ogre" being her true form rather than "human" (provided that her form didn't settle on ogre because her true love was Shrek). Alternately, Fiona was cursed, but by the Fairy Godmother instead of a witch.



** Shrek accidentally kisses an [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ariel-lookalike mermaid]] when an ocean tide sweeps Fiona away from him. Fiona angrily one-arm-throwing the mermaid back into the ocean is already hilarious, but then we see ''sharks descending upon her.''

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** Shrek accidentally kisses an [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ariel-lookalike mermaid]] when an ocean tide sweeps Fiona away from him. Fiona angrily one-arm-throwing the mermaid back into the ocean is already hilarious, but then we see ''sharks ''[[ThreateningShark sharks descending upon her.her]].''

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* EvilIsSexy: Fairy Godmother, surprisingly. This is mostly thanks to her charismatic personality, [[BigBeautifulWoman her gorgeously curvy body]] [[FormFittingWardrobe that is magnificently highlighted by]] [[LadyInRed her beautiful red dress]] [[SittingSexyOnAPiano while she poses seductively on a piano]] in the climax.



* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The fact we never see Dragon's beautiful form. WordOfGod is that they considered turning her into a Pegasus, but felt that it was a little too tangential to the plot.

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The fact we never see Dragon's beautiful form. WordOfGod is that they considered turning her into a Pegasus, massive pegasus, but felt that it was would end up being a little too tangential to the plot.StoryBreakerPower.
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** One of the criminals despicted in the wanted posters of the game is Goldilocks. Years later, she was introduced as the leader of a renowned criminal family alongside the three bears in WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish, making it look like unintentional {{Foreshadowing}}.

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** One of the criminals despicted depicted in the wanted posters of the game is Goldilocks. Years later, she was introduced as the leader of a renowned criminal family alongside the three bears in WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish, making it look like unintentional {{Foreshadowing}}.

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