Response to “Shrek: Parody or Form of Retaliation？"

The essay “Shrek: Parody or Form of Retaliation” mainly discusses the birth of Shrek. The author puts forward a question at title, catching readers’ attention soon. Parody or form of retaliation, these two words have a taste of gossip, which are the most popular topics on the table. The author does not give the answer quickly, on the contrary, encourages readers to find themselves. The author mentions Jeffrey Katzenberg, the producer of Shrek and the founder of DreamWorks, he once worked at Disneyland for Michael Eisner. However, they did not get along well with each other obviously when Jeffrey Katzenberg claimed that Disney owed him over two hundred and fifty million dollars in unpaid bonuses from his tenure as one of the chairmen of Disney studios. Thus he left and set up DreamWorks, and with the help of Hollywood and media, Dream Work was known to the public soon and a competitive race between Dream Work and Disney land also began. By providing many facts and figures, the author support his argument that Shrek is a parody and a form of retaliation and convince his readers.For an example, he mentions "a particular ridiculing scene": Lord Farquaad’s kingdom, Duloc, which is inspired by Disneyland.In a word, the author really puts forward a interesting point and makes a good argument.