Shrek 2
Stream on Peacock
Runtime: 1 Hour 32 Minutes
Rated PG
Shrek and Fiona finish their honeymoon to find Donkey has moved back into Shrek’s house in swamp. Before they can get rid of Donkey and settle in after their trip, they are summoned to Fiona’s parent’s castle in the Kingdom of Far, Far Away.
Themes:
Fairy Tales, Happily Ever After, Prince Charming, marriage, love, acceptance, royalty, in-laws, family, stereotyping, racism, changing for the one you love, the muffin man, being who you are, and lies.
Language:
A*s - 1 Religious Exclamations - 1
The word darn is used.
Stuff to be aware of:
Grossness - Bowel movements are joked about. Shrek sneezes and snot flies out of his nose and lands on a mushroom. Shrek lets out a huge fart after drinking a potion.
Sexual - The wolf is still in Grandma’s clothes and this time he is laying in bed reading Pork Illustrated. It has a pig in a bikini on the front. He is later referred to as a gender confused wolf. Shrek and Fiona kiss multiple times and one time it is on the beach and a wave crashes in forcing a mermaid into Shrek’s arms and he continues to kiss her thinking it is Fiona.
During a song there is mention of a man having a sexy tush and it is stated that in the bathroom the message “For a happily ever after give Fiona a call” will be written. There is also a man named Kyle that is sang about being a, “sexy man-boy chauffeur".” The ugly step sister is a very manly looking woman. Shrek is briefly seen in his boxer shorts with no shirt on.
Donkey kicks Shrek in the groin and Donkey asks, “did I get him?” Shrek says, “you got them.” Three girls oogle over Shrek when he turns human. He mentions that he has a, “Taut, round buttocks.” The girls fight over who gets to, “rub his shoulders.” One mentions that she doesn’t have anything to rub. They also get excited when someone says, “we need to get you out of those clothes.” Donkey mentions that he and Shrek are sexy.
Pinocchio wears a lady’s thong. It is seen on his little wooden butt and jokes are made about it. The Gingerbread man pops Pinocchio’s thong string.
Violence - A bird hits a wall and falls down to its death. It lands in front of the king and queen.
Other - There is a tavern scene where characters are drinking. Donkey mentions that some people got drunk and used him as pinata. Donkey makes fun of Puss in Boots for licking himself. Police take catnip off of Puss in Boots. There is a joke about police brutality.
Overall:
Seeing It With Your Family
Compared to the first movie this one has just as many (if not more) sexual jokes, but less cursing.
What I Thought
It is rare that a sequel is as good as the original, but in my opinion this one is.