#shrek the third

[alicenthightcwer]

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (2022–) SHREK THE THIRD (2007)

[need-him-pregnant-poll]

NEED👏THAT👏MAN👏PREGNANT *SEASON TWO* ROUND 2 POLL 117

TUMBLR! Who's getting pregnant?

Donkey (Shrek)

Mobei-jun (The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System)

Voting ended onMay 3

PROPAGANDA:

[Donkey]

"I just think it would be funny."

[Mobei-jun]

"Just look at his tits, he's built for it. Also he would babytrap Shang Qinghua in an INSTANT if he knew it would work (it absolutely would work)."

[uinre]

#Getting my morning coffee

[stydixa]

SHREK THE THIRD (2007) Dir. Raman Hui & Chris Miller

[princesssarisa]

Before Tangled existed, it seems that Rapunzel used to be the fairy tale princess that pop culture felt free to make unexpectedly dark creative choices with, because she wasn't a Disney Princess.

For example, Into the Woods doesn't vastly alter Cinderella's character from our typical concept of her. It gives her depth and character development in creative ways, yes, but she's still basically the familiar figure of Cinderella. And though her “happily ever after” with the Prince doesn’t work out, she still gets a positive ending. Sondheim and Lapine wrote that because they knew their audiences would have strong preconceived notions of who Cinderella is, they didn't want to depart to far from them. And I'm sure the existence of the Disney version plays a big role in those strong preconceived notions. But Rapunzel? Goes insane, then runs underneath a giant's foot and is crushed to death.

Then there’s the Shrek franchise, particularly when the classic fairy tale princesses have their biggest roles in Shrek the Third. Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty may be parody versions of themselves, but they're still on the good side and real friends to Fiona. But Rapunzel? Turns out to be a villainous double agent for Prince Charming.

But then at long last, Disney adapted Rapunzel as Tangled, and suddenly Rapunzel's image was a concern. When the film version of Into the Woods was produced by Disney, Rapunzel's madness and death were omitted. The other deaths were left in place, as were other "grown-up" elements like the Wolf's pedophilia subtext toward Little Red Riding Hood, but Disney couldn't allow a member of the Disney Princess lineup to meet a tragic fate.

Granted, Disney specifically produced the Into the Woods film, while they didn't produce the stage version. Still, I somehow suspect that Sondheim and Lapine wouldn't have felt as free to do what they did with Rapunzel onstage, and that Shrek the Third might not have gotten away with making Rapunzel a villain, if she had already been a Disney Princess at the time.

[saltedbruises]

[disabledcharacters]

Gingy's life flashes before his eyes.

Shrek the Third (2007)

[dariellero]

The legends are back guys