Shrek

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animated film franchise fictional character film series ogre

Shrek is a popular animated film franchise centered on a grumpy but good-hearted ogre whose adventures parody classic fairy tales.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	animated film franchise → fictional character → film series → ogre →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (for Shrek 2001 film) →
basedOn	Shrek! (book) →
basedOnWorkBy	William Steig →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
creator	DreamWorks Animation →
distributor	DreamWorks Pictures →
firstFilmReleaseDate	2001 →
genre	animated fantasy comedy → parody →
hasPart	Shrek (2001 film) → Shrek 2 → Shrek Forever After → Shrek the Third →
hasShortFilm	Donkey’s Christmas Shrektacular → Far Far Away Idol → Shrek 4-D → Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party → The Ghost of Lord Farquaad →
hasSpinOff	Puss in Boots (film) → Puss in Boots: The Last Wish →
hasTelevisionSpecial	Scared Shrekless → Shrek the Halls →
knownFor	humor based on pop culture references → parody of classic fairy tales →
language	English →
mainCharacter	Donkey (Shrek) → Princess Fiona → Puss in Boots → Shrek (character) →
notableCharacter	Big Bad Wolf (Shrek) → Dragon (Shrek) → Gingerbread Man (Shrek) → Lord Farquaad → Pinocchio (Shrek) → Three Little Pigs (Shrek) →
notableVoiceActor	Antonio Banderas → Cameron Diaz → Eddie Murphy → Mike Myers →
productionCompany	DreamWorks Animation →
setting	Far Far Away (fictional kingdom) →
targetAudience	children → family →
theme	fairy tale parody → self-acceptance → subversion of fairy-tale tropes →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
DreamWorks Animation → DreamWorks Pictures → DreamWorks Pictures ("Shrek 2") → DreamWorks Pictures ("Shrek the Third") → DreamWorks Pictures ("Shrek Forever After") → Eddie Murphy → Eddie Murphy ("Shrek 2") → Eddie Murphy ("Shrek the Third") → Eddie Murphy ("Shrek Forever After") → John Lithgow →	notableWork
Donkey (Shrek) →	appearsIn
Shrek ("Shrek! (book)") →	basedOn
74th Academy Awards →	bestAnimatedFeatureWinner
Donkey (Shrek) →	closeFriend
Donkey (Shrek) →	firstAppearance
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature →	firstWinner
Donkey (Shrek) →	franchise
Shrek ("Shrek (2001 film)") →	hasPart
DreamWorks Animation films (selected periods) →	includesFilm
DreamWorks Animation films (selected periods) ("Shrek (film series)") →	includesFranchise
Donkey (Shrek) →	loyalTo
Shrek ("Shrek (character)") →	mainCharacter
John Krasinski ("Shrek the Third") →	voiceActedIn