Since each contributor was given carte blanche with their individual scene or scene fragment, Shrek Retold functions more as a tribute to Shrek rather than a straight, shot-for-shot remake. Some of your favorite lines won’t be exactly how you remember them and some of the scenes are so distorted you’ll swear you’ve slipped into a drug-induced nightmare. The constant shifting styles—which change from live-action, to CGI, to anime in a matter of seconds— also make it fairly incomprehensible to anyone who isn’t already familiar with the Shrek story.

But, that’s ok, because, at its heart, Shrek Retold is a send up of more than just the original film. It’s a tribute to the meme culture that has built up and metastasized around Shrek. It’s a project that revels in its own absurdity and prioritizes individual expression. It’s also about ogres and farting.

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