![]() The film was also a box office behemoth, grossing $484.4 million worldwide and spawning three sequels and a slew of spinoffs. ![]() Shrek was a film in which kids would look at their parents puzzled as to why they were laughing-a film loaded with double entendres and in-jokes way over young ‘uns’ heads, yet still maintaining enough heart to pack an emotional punch. It marked DreamWorks Animation’s first foray into the new territory of CG animated films, and spurred by his ousting from Disney Animation after overseeing films like The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, DreamWorks Animation head Jeffrey Katzenberg set about upending the politeness and overt family friendly tone that permeated throughout the genre at the time. ![]() ![]() It’s hard to remember now that the animation genre has become so diverse and complex, but 2001’s Shrek was just as groundbreaking for the realm of animated feature films as 1994’s Toy Story.
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