Aria Malovany – Analysis Scene

Approximately ten seconds in, Donkey tells Shrek that instead of having to go on a mission to save a princess, he should’ve just done “ogre stuff” to get rid of the creatures invading his property. Shrek responds with intense sarcasm and gory examples of what “ogre stuff” might be. In the next line, “For your information, there’s a lot more to ogres than people think,” Shrek defends the ogre stereotypes, but is also self conscious about them. This is a medium shot which gets closer and more personal to Shrek and Donkey’s conversation. The shot stresses this part of the scene’s use of pathos to persuade the audience through the true anger in Shrek. Donkey assumed that Shrek would’ve just killed all the creatures on his property because ogres are known to be dangerous, but Shrek informs the audience that ogres are more complex than just the stereotypes.