Shrek Retold

200 people worked on this. Even if you don't like their art style or way of film making you can at least say it took effort. Me, being on the Internet most of my life, thoroughly enjoyed this film. It made a simple but good film like shrek and made it into a crazy but great film.This movie has the power to make a heartfelt seen funny, a funny seen sad, it can change the way you think about shrek! Art styles swing at you at 100 miles a hour and they just keep coming! With great music, animation, and talent you can see what this film has been made do to. It's been made to entertain those who love Shrek. The only problems I can think about are the lack of understanding if you are over 30, and sometimes the movie is a bit slow. But, all in all, this remake of a movie, is an all star. Good job 3GI, and the over 200 creators who contributed, thank you.

From the moment the movie begins, it will have you intrigued with its artstyle, this crowdfunded movie with over 200 artists sure is something to definitely watch, even the artstyles that do not appeal to the common eye are actually pretty atractive. the level of enjoyment you will get from it is amazing. great remake 10/10.

Let's address the main focal point here: over 200 fantastic, creative, ambitious people, combined of all ages, huddled together and decided to contribute into making an hour and a half long Shrek-inspired movie of their own. What's great about this movie is that it's not a direct copy of Shrek itself, rather a creative retelling. Visually, you will find plenty of similarities to the original as well as differences, and even music, audio, and actors will shift rapidly, almost endlessly. One moment, things might be in fantastic quality, and the next, you're watching the most hilariously poor quality movie portion you've ever seen. But don't let me describe all the pros to you, its worth watching to see for yourself. Consider it a comedy, and don't take it too seriously to begin with, and I'm confident you'll love it!

Shrek Retold is the love-child of everyone's favorite ogre becoming cinema's ultimate internet meme. Over 200 people remade the original classic into something transformative, ridiculous and downright hilarious for anyone watching it all the way through. It's an amusing mix of filmmaking, internet meme-culture and modern fandom as a whole: it's truly a piece embodying culture of the late-2010s in full swing. Part guerilla, part animated bliss, part non-linear storytelling, part fourth wall breaking, all awesome and funny!

We have the internet's first 'homegrown' absurdist masterpiece.

Was hyped for Shrek Retold since the trailer was passed around on Twitter, mostly because the concept of over 200 content creators remaking a movie high in meme culture sounds amazing. It sounded like beautiful irony.

What shocked me most was Shrek Retold works as a movie on its own. It's not always great nor coherent as you'd expect for such a huge collaboration, but more often than not it works and makes for an entertaining, funny, bizarre, and weirdly heartfelt recreation. Kinda like the original Shrek (insert think emoji).

All the song covers from the original movie are great, uplifting, catchy, and fit snuggly in their place. An indie version of All Star is an immediate strong point for some truly talented musicians involved.

Animations range from (intentionally) (okay, m o s t l y) crappy to impressive in a heartbeat, which gives off a slight schizophrenic tone. This could be a problem and there are times were a few animators throw in painful, unfunny jokes to enhance Shrek's meme status but again, most are so much fun to look at, reinterpreting original scenes in creative and interesting ways. All the art styles are unique in their own weird ways.

Live action segments are the weak point here, especially a satirical vlogging scene that goes nowhere and ruins the flow. Maybe it's because of limitations compared to animation but they feel less lively. But there's still credit where credit's due: Sadworld's part is very funny and a particular scene with Donkey and Fiona is really well acted and made. There was real heart poured into an already great scene.

I'm shocked at how much I enjoyed this on a critical view. It's sincere enough to not delve too deep into tryhard meme status but the bizarre segments are mostly funny on their own, too. It comes together very well thanks to the content creators involved, and I couldn't be thankful for more.