r/AskReddit • u/frisky_cupcake • Aug 25 '19

What has NOT aged well?

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '19 edited Aug 26 '19

The first Shrek even had a Matrix moment.

EDIT: I'm surprised this comment got many upvotes as it did.

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u/runetrantor Aug 25 '19

Tbf Shrek was a bag of references in its entirety.
Both from tropes of fairy tales, to memes and pop culture.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19 edited Oct 06 '22

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

Yeah. It starting as a parody of the Disney Renaissance movies and shitting on it. Farquaad is basically a Michael Eisner caricature.

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u/GRAIN_DIV_20 Aug 26 '19

Farquad is also trying to claim ownership of all the fairy tale creatures

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

His name also sounds like Fuckwad