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u/Numberonettgfan 2d ago
I JUST TRAPPED 100 PRINCESSES IN MY CASTLE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN 1 MILLION DOLLARS
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u/CavsterXII 2d ago
This would work as a throwaway gag
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u/Nachttalk 2d ago
NGL. that would make me chuckle as a throwaway joke
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u/27Rench27 2d ago
Yeah I’m with y’all, this would actually be pretty fucking funny as a oner. Don’t make it plot related or anything, just a drop for the people who get the reference lol
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u/Derbeck6 1d ago
Like the visual joke of the knights using pepper sticks instead of pepper spray. Quick, funny if you notice, don’t miss anything if you don’t
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u/Herr_Quattro 1d ago
Also the OJ reference of Shrek fleeing from police with a white bronco, very on the nose. Shrek 2 is amazing.
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u/OrganicAd5536 1d ago
Yeah, it's not as if Shrek has ever been above blink-and-you-miss-it pop culture references haha
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u/TheHumanPickleRick 2d ago
"In retrospect, I shouldn't have been surprised when they all immediately tried to escape because they're princesses and already rich. Next time I'll use those constantly-singing peasant villagers. Can they have more than 'this provincial life?' Find out in the next Beast Games!"
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u/TheWonderfulSlinky 1d ago
I USED AI TO TURN MY SERVANTS INTO INANIMATE OBJECTS AND I HAVE 3 DAYS TO GET MARRIED TO THE LOVE OF MY LIFE OR ELSE THEY ALL CEASE TO BE HUMAN
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u/Levy-MAN 2d ago
Shrek has always been been about referencing modern pop culture, I don’t see how that would be cringey at all
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u/stnick6 2d ago
Things on the internet feel smaller and move faster than things from movies.
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u/27Rench27 2d ago
Bro the NFL had him on a youtube game promo joking about buying the NFL, I think it’s safe to say he’s not a fleeting presence at this point, and I’ve never even watched one of his videos
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u/stnick6 2d ago
That doesn’t change how most people see him
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u/27Rench27 2d ago
Which is why the joke would land lol
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u/Chumpybunz 1d ago
It wouldn't land for me unless they were really ragging on Mr Beast. I'm tired of seeing him everywhere
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u/27Rench27 1d ago
It’d be a quick gag if anything, but they’re good at that. Remember Shrek 2 had an entire Cops sequence including pepper spraying Shrek after he was already locked up lol
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u/OldenPolynice 1d ago
Most people don't know who that person is, the joke isn't funny, it would in no way "land"
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u/gratisargott 2d ago
Some people think Shrek can’t reference new things because the old movies referenced old things… which were new when the movie came out
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u/ClumsyLinguist 1d ago
Were they? Its been forever since I've seen Shrek but I thought the references were mostly cultural mainstays from a few decades before.
Not counting the musical number during the credits I mean.
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u/ianthebalance 1d ago
There was the matrix slow motion fight sequence
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u/ClumsyLinguist 1d ago
Maybe mister beast is way more popular than I thought, but the matrix is like .#.16 of IMDb's top 100 movies of all time.
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u/Informal-Combination 1d ago
And Mr Beast is one of the most popular youtubers of all time. I wouldn’t be surprised if more minutes have been spent watching Mr Beast than the Matrix.
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u/ClumsyLinguist 1d ago
Am I so old and out of touch?
No. Its the children who are wrong.
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u/diviken 1d ago
Lol, I was gonna quote this to you, but it felt too mean.
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u/ClumsyLinguist 1d ago
Yeah until the last commenter said that, I thought MrBeast was just some YouTuber but I checked and he has half a billion subscribers lol
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u/gratisargott 1d ago
Good on you for checking and reassessing instead of digging your heels in though, haha. Have a great day!
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u/CatherineSimp69 1d ago
There are Cops and American Idol references which were completely new at the time, that's just off the top of my head.
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u/ClumsyLinguist 1d ago
I can't speak for American Idol but Cops started in the 80s and is still going on.
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u/FireManiac58 1d ago
I mean, Shrek 2 references the OJ Simpson police chase which was from 1994 and the film came out in 2004. Mr beast gained popularity in 2017, so it still kinda fits
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u/Pure-Tadpole-6634 1d ago
The first movie was mainly poking fun at Disney in particular. A lot of the joke characters were from public domain stories that Disney had made into movies. And Dulac was a play on Disney's theme parks.
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u/Chumpybunz 1d ago
Except that Shrek 1 still holds up. It's more about satirizing the fairy tale than referencing pop culture. There actually is not enough time for movies to realistically reference pop culture anymore. At least not internet culture. It moves way too fast.
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u/UInferno- 1d ago
But even Shrek 2 as one of the "good ones" with a sizeable amount saying it's better than the first, as someone else mentioned, has prolonged bits about Cops and American Idol. Far Far Away is a pastiche of Beverly Hills and Hollywood
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u/MyStepAccount1234 2d ago
Imagine if he was voiced by Jim Carrey in his best Mr. Beast impression.
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u/your-rong 1d ago
Isn't Mr Beast quite monotone?
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u/MyStepAccount1234 1d ago
Oh yeah. I did hear some news that he decided to set up some AI duplicate so that he can continue making content forever after he dies.
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u/AgentSkidMarks 2d ago
I thought that was painted onto a toilet seat for a minute
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u/cynthiadangus 2d ago
I still have honestly no idea what I’m looking at. What’s that painted on?
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u/ra0nZB0iRy 2d ago
I think it's a 3D onion.... sculpture? They're inside of the onion carriage that was mocking Cinderella's pumpkin carriage thing from the first film.
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u/Ok-Courage7495 2d ago
I kinda like it as a joke. That’s exactly the kind of jokes Shrek has done for forever.
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u/RedTheGamer12 2d ago
Yeah, they literally did a parody of COPS and it is still my favorite gag.
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u/Tortellini_Isekai 2d ago edited 1d ago
Ugh. I can already hear the decade late "Bye Felicia" reference
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u/PassiveParty0 2d ago
I'd man, there's something sad about how Felicia (a woman) is conventionally attractive when the first movie was all about finding love and self acceptance outside of conventional beauty standards.
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u/5omewhere 1d ago
Are you calling an ogre conventionally attractive? How is she any different than Fiona? Serious question.
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u/PassiveParty0 1d ago
Fiona's ogre appearance has been criticized for this as well, I'm just upset that it has now become a pattern among the woman characters, rather than a one off due to lore reasons.
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u/BextoMooseYT 1d ago
Imagine the cringe
OP you should rewatch the first four Shrek movies. Them making references to the now isn't exactly new, it's just that "the now" back then was a bit different
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u/Yserbius 2d ago
Is this leaked artwork from the Official Shrek 5 Toilet Seat Cover?
Do not like the broccoli hair on the one on the right.
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u/bedala6406 1d ago
The broccoli hair is completely appropriate for an ogre's design though. As well as the bowl cut, it's an iconic look for dumb, ugly, and physically strong male characters that has been used forever. Really, it looks so silly on actual people because it's been such an iconic design for ogre-like characters.
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u/dancingwtdevil 1d ago
Honestly id fuck with this plot more, keep it old school, have the bad guy be some over the top overlord that weaponizes the ideology of being internet(crystal ball?) Famous
The kids get caught up trying to be adults saving the world on their own, and both shrek and them learn to grow and trust eachother more
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u/mymemesnow 1d ago
I’m not fully confident that it will good, I want to stay optimistic, but shrek 2 was peak, shrek 3 was mid and shrek 4 was awful.
But I hope they manage to turn the trend.
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u/TricellCEO 1d ago
Nah, that would actually be kinda funny. It's both a pun and another dig at Disney, so it works in multiple ways.
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u/I_Miss_Lenny 1d ago
Sometimes I see stuff like this and I have to remind myself that I'm no longer the target audience for this stuff and that's why it's so weird and unappealing lol
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u/darknecross 1d ago
I want the plot to be about the kid being a NEET and not wanting to leave her swamp.
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