Shrek 2: Discover 12 easter eggs you probably missed

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After the success of the first chapter, it was practically inevitable that DreamWorks would produce it Shrek 2. Released in 2001, Shrek is a classic of instant animation. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, the feature film met with criticism and signals the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. From a box office perspective, the work earns more than 488 million dollars of recipes.

It is therefore logical that Shrek 2 was born in 2004. Andrew Adamson returned to direct. This second part was similarly successful. The film was nominated twice for an Oscar and exploded at the box office with more than $928 million in revenue. Like all animated films, Shrek 2 it is full of small Easter eggs that we have listed for you here:

A pig reference

Early in the film, when Prince Charming arrives at Fiona’s dungeon to free the troubled beauty, he runs into the Big Bad Wolf who took up residence in the tower. The animal, dressed in a granny shirt, is reading a supposedly sexy book, titled Illustrated pigparody of Sports illustrated, whose cover is an undressed pig. A fun way to drool over food.

The Lord of the Rings

During their honeymoon, Shrek and Fiona have rings forged by dwarves to symbolize their marriage. At one point, Fiona falls, the ring flies for a few moments in the air, before landing directly on the young ogre’s ring finger. A sequence that directly movie reference The Lord of the Rings.

Spiderman

Andrew Adamson enjoyed it Recreate Spider-Man and Mary Jane’s upside down kiss. In fact, Shrek finds himself upside down, held prisoner by a farmer’s trap. The woman in love with him then approaches him to give him a languid kiss.

Hollywood

The director enjoyed reproducing Hollywood Blvd In Shrek 2. The castle of Fort Fort Lointain is in fact accompanied by a sign whose letters obviously refer to the Hollywood sign, overlooking a main avenue lined with palm trees.

Parodied signs

Observant viewers may recognize some rather amusing billboards at Fort Fort Lointain. In fact, you can come across a sign on a street corner Farbucks Coffee (in reference to Starbucks), a brand Prince of the hamburger (in reference to Burger King) or even a promotional poster for the show The fatal arrow (in reference to The lethal weapon).

A reference to the fate of King Harold

Andrew Adamson had fun hiding winks in the film allowing to predict the outcome of the story of King Harold. Indeed, the green dye of his bed, the color of his curtains and the fresco that represents him on the edge of a pond are clues to his true identity: that of the Frog King.

Alien

Towards the middle of the film, Shrek and the donkey meet Puss in Boots. New emblematic character of the saga, Puss in Boots initially attacks our two friends. The cat then crawls under Shrek’s clothes and pierces his shirt like a Xenomorph piercing his victim’s rib cage.

Indiana Jones

We continue with the references to the great classics of the seventh art with this nod toIndiana Jones. When Shrek, Donkey and Puss in Boots escape the potion factory, the feline manages in extremis to recover his precious hat before the shutter closes. This is obviously a direct reference to Steven Spielberg’s classics in which even the famous adventurer always gets back into the game.

The beauty and the Beast

Also in this escape scene, a chemical splashes two of the Fairy Godmother’s employees. The two victims then turn into Big Ben and in the lighttwo famous characters from The beauty and the Beast.

Antonio Banderas

When Puss in Boots finds himself at the tavern, he orders a bottle of milk. A small design adorns the bottle. It actually is from a caricature of the actor Antonio Banderas which doubles the character.

Mission Impossible

Andrew Adamson enjoyed recreating the cult sequence of Mission Impossible in which Tom Cruise performs a shot hanging from a rope. This time it is Pinocchio who thinks he’s Ethan Hunt and hangs on to his own ropes to free his friends.

Resurrection

In the first installment of the saga, Tibiscuit has both legs ripped off by Lord Farquaad. In this second film, we can see that the cookie was patched at the legs.

Source: Cine Serie

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