Shrek 2 (2004)
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Shrek 2 is a 2004 American animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon. The sequel follows Shrek and Princess Fiona as they travel to the kingdom of Far Far Away to meet Fiona's parents, King Harold and Queen Lillian, who are horrified to discover their daughter has married an ogre. Shrek 2 is widely regarded as superior to its predecessor and one of the finest animated sequels ever made, deepening the original's fairy tale satire while adding genuine emotional stakes through its exploration of family acceptance and the pressure to conform to social expectations.
Antonio Banderas's introduction as Puss in Boots — a swashbuckling, heavily accented feline assassin hired to kill Shrek who instead becomes his loyal companion — was the film's most significant addition, creating a character so popular he eventually received his own spin-off franchise. Jennifer Saunders's villainous Fairy Godmother, performing a show-stopping rendition of "Holding Out for a Hero," was one of the most entertaining animated villains of the decade.
