7 Films That Make Interesting Points On Society

7. Shrek - Body Shaming And Self Acceptance

To say the meta fairy-tale comedy Shrek is a deep movie might be a reach, but behind all the pop culture jokes there is a sweet message that secretly taught a valuable lesson to kids back in 2001.

Skipping past the plot, Shrek taught us to not just to be self accepting of our own physical appearance, but to also accept others for theirs too.

Throughout the film, Shrek is looked upon as a monster and therefore lives in isolation and pushes away anyone who wants to be close to him. Princess Fiona is beautiful in public, but feels ugly behind closed doors. Lord Farquaad is a comically short man who makes up for his insecurity by flaunting power and status, Even Donkey's introduction involves him hiding his ability to speak.

In the end, Fiona's true form as an ogre makes her feel insecure, but Shrek assures her she is beautiful either way. Shrek is accepted (to a hilarious extent) by the woodland and fairy-tale creatures, and even Donkey looks beyond the ravaging scary dragon and develops a romance with her.

It's only the shallow and evil Lord Farquaad who meets his doom for not accepting people for who they are. Deservedly so.