I NO THINK THAT WORD MEANS WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS (Part #3)

For reasons I've confessed before, I have a vested interest in seeking out movies and television shows about mixed relationships, especially kiddie fare that paints those relationships in a positive light.

So I was looking forward to seeing Shrek, which positioned itself as a tale of two different species, green ogre and beautiful, human-type princess, overcoming the odds and being together.

That was the theory. In practice, Shrek proved to be yet another "I no think that word means what you think it means" film in that it was the tale of an ogre who overcomes the odds and marries... another ogre.

Princess Fiona's big secret is that she turns into an ogre at night. Which means rather than being the story of two different creatures falling in love, it is the story of two identical creatures falling in love.

In other words, the exact opposite of the story the filmmakers thought they were telling.

Again.