Shrek (2001)
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey. princess, based on novel or book, magic, fairy tale, donkey, liberation, lordship, prince, castle, villain, robin hood, enchantment, swamp, parody, anthropomorphism, dragon, woman director, ogre, absurd, cartoon donkey, admiring