The Messed Up Origins of Shrek | Fables Explained - Jon Solo

I love the movie but i hate mike myers he's a jerk

Maybe Shrek is part platypus, since he's hatched and all. Mammals can lay eggs.

I enjoyed the movie, didn't realise it was from a book, though. While I can appreciate the whole "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" message the movie tries to give off and subversion of expectations, I always had one gripe with the movie; "Love's True Form" should have reverted her back to being human, NOT because she's more beautiful but because that's the only form Shrek got to know her in.

Hello Jon Solo

My only memory of the book is the part where Shrek says jackass, too, but that was in 3rd grade

Your shows should be presented to students in Middle School English class

It's crazy that something good came out of the New Yorker. The New Yorker comics are horrid.

Let's never forget, Donkey is the kid that got Pinocchio to smoke that cigar

Jackass is male donkey, Ginnyass is female donkey

Disney never made shriek

Actually Shrek came from the YIDDISH word that means "fright or fear." Its the ashkenazi jewish language. William Steig was of ashkenazi jewish descent. But the language does have german influence, as well as Romanian and Hebrew.

I think I like that version of Shrek a lot more than the original movie and I wish they could’ve gone more with a more accurate script like what they were going to do with the Chris Farley version before he died and then passed away. If not, then somewhere down the line hopefully Shrek can be a part of the public domain, and somebody could do something with the property to make it more accurate to the source material, hopefully 😎👍🏻

“Shrek decided to marry whatever this thing is. No priest would officiate because God hated shrek for being alive, so they used a crocodile.”

I use to think Shrek was based on the Fairytale "The Flea"
I always wondered what his vest was, it looked like an elephant hide of something. But then I realized it could be the skin of the flea he's wearing.

My dad was surprise

Isn't that type of rap battle called Flyting? Pretty sure that was in Assasin Creed Valhalla

I experienced the exact same thing wit the "jack*ss" memory!😂 Crazy nostalgia popped up from my memories. I remember being in primary school and having a super old but spunky funny teacher called Mr. Grim who read this to the class passing the book around with everyone laughing. Loved him to death super nice guy❤

I think without Shrek, I wouldn't love adult cartoons

Ask any Mexican and they will say that shrek has the best Spanish translation of any kids movie they actually used a bunch of Mexican actors and, jokes are great they really did do amazing job on the translation I almost prefer it in Spanish just my dumb thoughts tho stay safe everyone!

I love this

that you left out the fact that Shrek had a gun that kills clouds and that God hates him (that's why there's a Crocodile to be the Reverend) is the worst part of this.

I've been super into the origins of Shrek when I started reading Douluo Dalu

In Shrek, two Prince, charming, arrives too late

i have a original shrek book story

Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me
I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed
She was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her thumb
In the shape of an "L" on her forehead

Well, the years start coming and they don't stop coming
Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running
Didn't make sense not to live for fun
Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb

So much to do, so much to see
So what's wrong with taking the back streets?
You'll never know if you don't go (GO!)
You'll never shine if you don't glow

Hey, now, you're an all-star, get your game on, go play
Hey, now, you're a rock star, get the show on, get paid
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold

It's a cool place and they say it gets colder
You're bundled up now wait 'til you get older
But the meteor man beg to differ
Judging by the hole in the satellite picture

The ice we skate is getting pretty thin
The water's getting warm so you might as well swim
My world's on fire. How about yours?
That's the way I like it and I'll never get bored

Hey, now, you're an all-star, get your game on, go play
Hey, now, you're a rock star, get the show on, get paid
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold

Go for the moon
Go for the moon
Go for the moon
Go for the moon

Hey, now, you're an all-star, get your game on, go play
Hey, now, you're a rock star, get the show on, get paid
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars

Somebody once asked could I spare some change for gas
I need to get myself away from this place
I said yep, what a concept
I could use a little fuel myself
And we could all use a little change

Well, the years start coming and they don't stop coming
Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running
Didn't make sense not to live for fun
Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb

So much to do, so much to see
So what's wrong with taking the back streets?
You'll never know if you don't go
You'll never shine if you don't glow

Hey, now, you're an all-star, get your game on, go play
Hey, now, you're a rock star, get the show on, get paid
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold

And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold

Oh shizzz we had this book in the school library

I like how they slip in a "Lord Fuckwad" every now and then

Shrek lost media

I love seeing stories clash together like in shrek and puss in boots

The German word is Schreck, not Shreck

I love this origin story.

Mans did not make a shrek is love shrek is life reference

That is a beautiful book

I loved that book!

Whether in the original book or the film adaptations: Shrek will always subvert expectations. Shrek is based. Shrek is love. Shrek is life. Thank you, William Steig, for giving Disney its biggest L ever.

Now that I know the origins of Shrek I have a larger apreciation for the movies.

It's all fun and games, until the peasant dies of seeing Shrek.

I am doing a Rap Battle with Ichabod Crane and a few other Fairy tale characters so thanks!

I have a wonderful memory of this movie. While this video may be old, I feel the need to share. My mom was watching my daughter when she was around 3 years old. My daughter had done something to irritate my mom so she told her to go watch TV or play. The following was a conversation a little while later M being my mom R being my daughter.
R: Mamaw
M: sigh yes, Rose
R: Mamaw, Donkey call Shrek a fantasy.
M:*trying not to bust out laughing* ok, Rose, but we don't say that
R: I not say it, Mamaw, Donkey say it. Donkey call Shrek a fantasy.
M:*about to lose control and fail to teach her a lesson* ok, Rose, go finish watching Shrek.
Even though the book doesn't say it, I may have to find it for my daughter. I enjoyed this, thank you.

"God hated shrek,so they used a crocodile as the priest"

I like the book Troll's eye view it adds too or changes some fairy tails

Lol at my old school somebody snitched on the book having the word "jackass" in it so the librarian literally scribbled over the word
with a pen.

Shrek is broken xd

I have the original book

The book is not even messed up in the slightest, maybe it's a little insane but nothing too bad, however if you're talking about the start of dreamworks as a company maybe, maybe, but that's stretching it a bit.

I was born in 1998, but despite this, I too know of Shrek, have watched the first movie -- and the others -- rode/experienced the theme park ride, and love the memes 😀

Some kids are dumb you do know