Shrek Opening scene analysis

The majority of the opening scene is the title sequence. This is to tell the audience who voices the characters the the film. The first shot in the film is of a book, which Shrek starts to narrate, in the style of older Disney princess films. But when he reaches the end he rips the last page out and says "like that's ever going to happen". After this a toilet flush sound is heart, insinuating that he used the book as toilet paper. This diegetic sound of the toilet flushing would appeal that the younger audience of the film, who appreciate toilet humor more. This tells us that Shrek is a less caring character than most of the heroes in children's films. This also sets the film to be more targeted at the male demographic. The music that plays over the title sequence of the film (All Star) reinforces the fact that Shrek is a tough, uncaring character as it is a loud and obnoxious song. From the opening scene we learn nothing about the plot of the film. This is because this scene is the opening title sequence and is introducing Shrek's character. The scene is set in a swamp. This is because is is were you would expect an ogre to live.