That’s one of the lines Shrek mentioned when he lost his beloved wife, Fiona in Shrek Forever After…
Personally, I haven’t watched Shrek 3 but I went along to watch the ending chapter of the series with Philips. I heard someone saying that Shrek 3 brought up daily family issues in the movie such as parenting roles. If the movie serves as the continuum of previous movies, then I am not surprise that family crisis or divorce serves as the consequences of a family, especially when the film is made by America where divorce rate is peaking high.
Fortunately, the theme did not end up negatively but it was posed as turning point of a family when crisis surfaces. At the beginning of the movie, Shrek had made himself clear that he is bored with paternal responsibility in the family while not knowing that family was he had fought for as a source of happiness. He was bored to be a father and husband and he wants to be himself again.
His intention was identified by a tricky elf. The elf offered to realize Shrek’s wish but the real intention of the elf was to manipulate Shrek to gain source of pride over the ruling of Far Far Away. Nevertheless, Shrek lost everything he had, friends, family and freedom.
It is from this particular period of upset, Shrek rediscover the meaning of friendship and love by various challenges including facing his wife, Fiona who turned out to be a person with total opposite characteristics in the imaginary world created by the elf.
As for the ending, I guess we are familiar enough with typical Dreamwork animation ending. What I have seen from the movie, perhaps is the main theme of the movie, appreciation. Appreciate those around you and don’t take them for granted. How long since the last time you have the rush of passion with your wife/partner? =)
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