![]() What made Shrek a hit was seen as easier to duplicate than the magic mix of zany invention and sincerity that fuelled Pixar’s string of successes. With its canny use of hit songs, celeb voiceovers and pop culture gags, it gave these studios a new formula to follow. ![]() Competition is important, and Shrek provided a roadmap for a wave of competitors to get into the game. Disney had a complete monopoly over the form for most of the 20th century, and their movies became artistically stagnant as a result. ![]() What needs to be acknowledged, though, is how much of a boon this has been for mainstream Hollywood animation. When critics come for Shrek, they tend to take aim less at its merits as a film and more at its legacy, deriding the slew of imitators that followed in its wake.
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