Corrected entry: When Donkey drinks the magic potion that transforms him, presumably Dragon would transform too, since she is Donkey's partner. However during the period while Donkey is transformed, we know that Dragon transports the other creatures to Far Far Away to rescue Shrek and Donkey from the knights. The Dragon could not have done this if she was transformed, unless she was transformed into something else that could fly fast. So this means that the filmmakers are claiming that a Dragon (or another flying creature) and a Stallion is in fact ideal a "happily ever after" romantic pairing, or they made a mistake.
Moose
23rd Apr 2007
Shrek 2 (2004)
14th Jul 2004
Shrek 2 (2004)
Corrected entry: Given that the Fairy Godmother can create potions that make people beautiful and healthy, why would she need to go on a diet?
Correction: There are a few possible explanations. For one, it is not uncommon in fairy tales for magical creatures to be unable to use their own magic to aide themselves. Another could be in the nature of her potions. Perhaps she is simply immune to them, being a magical creature, or perhaps they only work if you genuinely believe they will. This is also a common theme in fairy tales. Knowing the standard, everyday ingredients they contain may prevent her from believing they could work on her.
25th Nov 2004
Shrek 2 (2004)
Corrected entry: When Shrek visits the Fairy Godmother, she refers to the "happy endings" of several story books, including The Little Mermaid and Sleeping Beauty. Since these story characters really do exist in Far Far Away, presumably she's talking about events that have already happened to them. Yet, when we see Sleeping Beauty at the ball she's still asleep and has no husband with her; and The Little Mermaid steals a cuddle with the (supposedly repulsive) Shrek at the very start of the film - not the action of a happily married mermaid.
Correction: The story of Sleeping Beauty in the book is necessarily incomplete (having been published before her death) and may not include recent events like a divorce and/or relapse. The mermaid who cuddles Shrek is merely a mermaid, not necessarily the Little Mermaid, and the above argument would also still apply.
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Correction: The directors have said in an interview that the Dragon had turned into a white pegasus when Donkey had drunk the potion. They also said that they cut out the pegasus scenes at a later date.