If you loved Pete's Dragon, try Shrek Forever After
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Adventure / Family / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Pete's Dragon, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Shrek Forever After is
Swampy solitude on a rainy afternoon, a lone ogre-sized chair. A disillusioned Shrek, a manipulative Rumpelstiltskin, and a twisted Far Far Away. Mitchell cleverly repurposes familiar fairy tale elements.

