Shrek Forever After

Shrek Forever After is an American animated film. The fourth part of the Shrek film series after Shrek - The daring hero (2001), Shrek 2 - The daring hero returns (2004) and Shrek the Third (2007 ) he came to the United States on May 21, 2010 in the cinemas. The German -language premiere was on 30 June 2010.

The screenplay idea Shrek Goes Fourth is from Tim Sullivan, adapted was this story by Darren Lemke and Josh Klausner. Mike Mitchell directed. On 23 February 2009, the action was presented. Also this film many fairy tales themes served as the first three films of the Shrek series. The film was released as the first film in the Shrek film series in a 3D version.

Action

After his many adventures, Shrek has become a set family man. Instead of continuing to scare villagers, Shrek is universally loved and now distributes autographs on pitchforks. However, due to the monotony of his life, he feels unfulfilled and gets the first birthday of his children into a rage, and he leaves the party in a dispute with his wife Fiona. Driven by the desire to feel "like a real ogre " again, he can be persuaded to make a pact with the eloquent Rumpelstiltskin. For a day as real ogre, Shrek has to be a day of his own life to Rumpelstiltskin. While Shrek is unsuspectingly deeply engaged with the hope of a relaxing day as in ancient times, the crafty Rumpelstiltskin, however, has picked exactly the day, was born on the Shrek - with the result that Shrek after he was never born, never has existed. This creates a time paradox - Shrek finds himself in an alternate parallel world of the Kingdom of Far Far Away again. There Rumpelstiltskin reigns as a tyrannical dictator based on an army of witches. Artie was deposed as king and has disappeared. The ogres are hunted almost to extinction and have organized themselves in the ground to start a revolution. The donkey is an intellectual who has to pull carts, Shrek, however, has never met and is afraid of him. The gingerbread man is a biscuit -fighting gladiator. Puss in Boots is a fat, lazy pet of Fiona, who has now freed itself from the dragon tower and leads a resistance group of ogres. Tragically, they may Shrek, she has also never met before, at first not stand. In his pact with Rumpelstiltskin is in fact determined that Shrek, when he manages to divide until dawn the next day with Fiona " true love first kiss ", released from his fate, Artie again invalid to the king and the pact with Rumpelstiltskin will. If Shrek the but fail to reach, then he will after he was never born, disappear. To prevent communication between Shrek and Fiona, Rumpelstiltskin sends an army witches and other followers that to halt and catch him.

The Rumpelstiltskin also puts a bounty on Shrek. The reward is the fulfillment of any desire. Then Shrek delivers itself in order to be granted this request ausgelobten. He wishes that the captured ogres are released, with the ulterior motive that Fiona is released thereby. However, because of the curse, which can be human and ogre alternately Fiona, Rumpelstiltskin does not count it as a full ogre. It develops in the throne room of the castle of Far Far Away, a battle between the freed ogres and witches of Rumpelstiltskin. In the course of the struggle Rumpelstiltskin is captured by the ogres. But for Shrek seems to come too late victory over the Rumpelstiltskin and the witches. He begins to unravel, as the promised is "one day as a real ogre, " over. Fiona has now, however, but in love with Shrek and gives him a decisive kiss. As a result, the parallel world dissolves and Shrek finds himself at the birthday party of his children back to the time when he threatens to get his tantrum. To the experiences in the parallel world he can remember and enjoys it therefore to be back together with his family and his friends.

Background

Publication

Shrek Forever After April 21, 2010 celebrated its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in the USA. Was shown in Universal City, California On 16 May 2010, before he was seen from May 21, 2010 in the American cinema. On June 30, 2010, he ran in the German and Swiss theaters, a day later in Austria. As of 25 November 2010 was Shrek Forever After on DVD, Blu- ray and Blu- ray 3D available. The Free TV premiere in German-speaking took place on 27 October 2010, instead of one ORF and satellite 1, the swiss station SF 2 broadcast the film already on 19 October of the same year.

Box office and business

The last part of the Shrek saga was also the most expensive with production costs of 165 million U.S. dollars. However, despite the higher ticket prices for 3D movies could this animation film is not outdo its predecessor. In the U.S., although he took a 238 million U.S. dollars, but undercutting thus the income from the first movie, which totaled nearly 267.7 million U.S. dollars. Overall, the fourth part played worldwide 752.6 million U.S. dollars, of which the equivalent of around 25 million U.S. dollars in Germany, 46.6 million U.S. dollars in France, 51.3 million U.S. dollars in Russia and 51 million U.S. dollars in the United Kingdom. In Germany about 2.5 million viewers have seen the film in theaters. This means that this part of the film series was more successful than any other Dreamworks project. The Shrek tetralogy has recorded a total of around 2.9 billion dollars at the box office, of which the equivalent of more than 100 million U.S. dollars in the German cinema, and is one of the most successful film series of all time.

Facts about the story

The fourth part is the first film in the film series, where Prince Charming is not seen, is mentioned. The Pied Piper of Hamelin, however, appeared already in a small supporting role in Shrek - on The daring hero. The flute solos played by the Pied Piper of Hamelin were, by Jeremy Steig, a well-known jazz musicians, recorded, whose father William Steig is the author of Shrek novels.

Speaker

For the original voices, the speaker of the previous Shrek films could be obtained by going back. The German dubbing of the film took over once again Berliner Synchron AG in Berlin.

Walt Dohrn spoke at the meeting to discuss the storyboards an all votes. Since no other performer appeared suitable for dictating the role of Rumpelstiltskin, Dohrn borrowed this figure, his voice also in the original language of the final film. In the previous Shrek the Third, is to see where Rumpelstiltskin in a small supporting role, the appearance of the character was greatly different from the appearance in the fourth part. In addition, Rumpelstiltskin was the third part in the original by Conrad Vernon eingesprochen, whereas performed the synchronization of this role in the third Eberhard Prüter and in the fourth part Bernhard Hoëcker.

Soundtrack

On 25 June 2010, the soundtrack was released by Alive, which contains 16 songs of composed by Harry Gregson -Williams movie music.

Criticism

The editors of TV feature film proclaims: " In the past, sharp-tongued gimmicks dominated with modern pop culture myths, the fourth part has to offer just tired jokes from the Ogre line. The abgekupferte of Part 1 Story converts the same ideas from unloving, and the few new characters - especially Rumpelstiltskin, whose struggle goose and the Prancing Pied Piper - are lame decals already known characters. As well, at least on the slightly lost its shape Puss in Boots can rely. "

Cinema writes, the film was a " disappointing conclusion of the terrific animated series, which lacks witty ideas and lively characters ."

Kino.de sums it up: " This clever recycling bring wit, for the first time in three dimensions and to Cinemascope images stretched beyond a visual bonus in this very fun and fast-paced sequel, which shows that the theater life of the Shrek -tion by no means must end. " Shrek Forever After " therefore needs an exclamation point! "

At Metacritic, the film reaches a Metascore of 58 % at 35 evaluated reviews. From the experience gained from Rotten Tomatoes movie reviews 58 % fall from positive (= rated at 187 hotel reviews), while more than 300,000 users 64% of the film evaluated positively.

Awards

At the Teen Choice Awards, the film was nominated in 2010 as the best computer-animated film. 2011, Shrek Forever After at the People's Choice Awards as Best Family Film and the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films nominated for best animated film. Andrew Young Kim was honored at the 2011 Annie Awards with a nomination for best animated effects and has won both Yancy Lindquist, Jeff Budsberg and Can Yuksel another nomination at the VES Award for outstanding animation effects in an animated film. For the Kids' Choice Awards, the film was nominated in 2011 for Best Animated Feature film, while Cameron Diaz was nominated for best voice of an animated film and Eddie Murphy won in the same category.