Shrek 2 lessons for grownups

Let me disclose that I am no fan of movies and definitely not the best person to review movies but I want to take some time to discuss a couple of movies that I have watched recently. Let us start off by talking of Shrek 2.

It has only been just a few years that I have developed a taste for animation movies (though I did watch anime for many years). And I did not plan to watch Shrek 2 but picked it up at Blockbuster since they had a 99 cents promotion going on. And I am glad I did.

While Shrek 2 is no Finding Nemo in terms of messages for grown-ups, it still had a few very profound messages:

• What a terrible idea it is to stereotype people! When we stereotype we are closing our minds and relying on the opinion of others. So open your minds and give everyone a chance to prove themselves even if it means that you are proved wrong. To say that ogres, or anyone else, are somehow bad is just not right.
• Don't judge people by their external appearance. It's what is inside that counts. An ogre may not be pretty, but could have a heart of gold.
• You are not at your best when you are not real. So don't try to be what you are not. Not only will you be uncomfortable living such a life, others will not like it either. Be genuine all the time. Remember what Princess Fiona did? She wanted to spend her life with an ogre not a fake prince.

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