TikToker’s Shrek 5 Fix Sparks Fan Frenzy: Is This the Magic Touch the Franchise Needs?

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Moving forward with the 2025 movie lineup, there’s a buzz building around upcoming children’s films that seem just around the corner. The first teaser for Shrek 5 has stirred quite a reaction among fans due to a slightly revamped appearance of Mike Myers’ character. However, given the nature of the internet, someone felt compelled to address this issue and the response has been overwhelmingly positive, making people feel more enchanted than ever.

The Eyes Have It With Shrek 5’s “Fixed” Look

From what we’ve seen so far of the DreamWorks Animation sequel-prequel, it seems that Shrek 5 might deviate more than initially anticipated. As suggested by TikTok user “will.not.lad”, the proximity of the eyes on our friend here appears a bit disconcerting. A minor adjustment, as shown below, indeed brings about a significant change:

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♬ original sound – family guy funny moments

There was indeed a noticeable increase in positive fan reactions towards the updated version of Shrek 5, as you’ll soon discover from the comments we’re going to examine. Yet, there are those who endorse this alteration, but they believe that will.not.lad didn’t take it far enough.

Why Fans Are Loving Shrek’s New Old Look

We’ve progressed significantly from the first announcement of Shrek 5, which featured a straightforward and quite conventional teaser poster. Many who chose to share their thoughts on this minor controversy would likely agree, as the criticisms directed at the new design stem from a rich history within DreamWorks.

In summary, it’s clear that most of these opinions support the TikTok update, as you will notice in the following examples:

In brief, the majority of these comments are in favor of the TikTok revamp, and you can see this in the instances below:

  • “why did that actually make it 10x better” – @timothy
  • “Bro saved the whole movie in under a min 💀” – @TRAPSTARR
  • “You are correct. They also smoothed out the skins too much. They look way too clean. No more pores, pocks… it’s odd looking.” – @Kitara Gotham
  • “Ok but now fix Fiona 😭😭 someone said she looks like Ash Trevino and I can’t unsee it now😭😭” – @Sara
  • “And the nose. They completely changed the shape. It’s originally a more square/cube shape. They made it so much more round and long I hate it.” – @Jacky
  • “They designed it like they’re part of the Trolls world” = @favoriteshowertowel
  • “I’m going to cry if they don’t fix this😭” – @bawbybeans

After reading that last comment from a fan, I’m getting a sense of déjà vu; it seems particularly reminiscent of April 30th, 2019. That was the day when a significant event in the history of Sonic the Hedgehog took place, as the “Ugly Sonic” trailer was unveiled. This led to an uproar among fans and eventually resulted in a change of release date, followed by the introduction of a more traditional-looking Sonic and a continuing series of successful video game movies.

Regardless of who you speak to, some claim that the campaign was biased to provoke complaints, but ultimately gave people a platform for their voices to be heard. However, this is not definitively true in the case of Sonic the Hedgehog, and I’m not suggesting it applies to Shrek 5 either.

Instead of saying “But wouldn’t it be a stroke of genius in public relations to spark conversations about a ‘controversial redesign’ of your long-awaited sequel after 15 years, only to make adjustments supposedly for the fans’ satisfaction?”, you could phrase it as:

“Isn’t it clever PR strategy to create buzz about a ‘controversial redesign’ of our highly anticipated sequel, made after 15 years, and then tweak it in the name of satisfying fans? The truth is out there, buddy, and most Shrek movies are available for streaming – but only if you have an active Peacock subscription.

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2025-03-01 05:39