Forget the storybook ending; the real test begins after the credits roll. Shrek the Second opens not with a fairytale, but with an excruciatingly awkward family dinner. In a gilded hall, every clink of silverware amplifies the tension. Donkey chatters through a mouthful of food while Shrek’s smile falters, his identity cracking under the weight of royal expectation. This single scene sets the s...
