DreamWorks has released the trailer for Shrek 5, but Fiona’s youthful appearance 20 years after the original isn’t sitting right with me. Have you watched the newest trailer for Shrek 5? The sequel film that nobody asked for will follow the beloved main characters, Shrek and Donkey, as they embark on yet another adventure full of hijinks and life lessons. It’s set many years in the future, as Shrek’s teenage children play a key role in the story, and he looks visibly older, with deep lines on his face. So I was incredibly surprised when I saw Fiona, not only looking entirely different to how she did in the original Shrek films, but also looking remarkably younger. This is a woman that has had triplets and dealt with Shrek as a husband – two things that would very likely age you. Plus. the whole reason she and Shrek ended up together was because she traded in her beauty to live as an ogre and reject the pressure placed on her by her parents to conform. With this in mind, it feels even more insulting to airbrush away any flaws from an aged Fiona and turn her into a yassified version of herself. He even has grey eyebrow hair | via Dreamworks We all know Hollywood is terrified of women ageing. There have been several studies done that reveal just how little women over 35 are shown on our screens, and the older it gets the more it drops. It’s even been explored in the industry, through films like body horror instant classic The Substance. Yet the length the industry takes to protect us from seeing, God forbid, a middle-aged woman, still surprise me. De-ageing an ogre for a children’s film? It’s getting weird, and harder to ignore. Men get to be old and on screen. They get to be silver foxes, or the off-putting but still charismatic middle aged guy. Why can’t woman be awarded with the same grace? Fiona in the first Shrek film | via Dreamworks In an interview with Variety, Demi Moore said: “Being someone of a certain age, there was greater value in showing oneself with complete abandon. Being willing to be seen with flaws, with imperfections, [as someone that is] clearly not 20 or 30 years old, being a little bit more ‘loosely wrapped.’” “When we choose to hide ourselves, when we fear being seen, we create isolation. And that creates loneliness. There is greater liberation when you are willing to allow others to see you in all the parts of you, not just the parts that you want them see.” For all the latest film and TV updates and hot takes, like our Facebook page. Featured image via Dreamworks Post navigation Next story
