Get Shrekt: 25 Hilarious Shrek Memes Only True Fans Will Understand
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Only the finest of Shrek connoisseurs will appreciate these hilarious and finely aged memes. Remember: Shrek is love, Shrek is life!
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When it comes to movie characters, few are as well-respected on the internet as Shrek. While it’s unclear what exactly made DreamWorks’ favorite ogre become such an renowned character online, most of us have learned to accept it. Many jokes have been developed with the vicious ogre, the most memorable being the famous “Shrek is love. Shrek is life.”
Due to how the internet has embraced Shrek and his various films, the characters has slowly increased in popularity since the days where his movie came out. Nowadays, he’s more beloved simply because of the various memes that came from him.
Make no mistake, there are tons of memes starring the ogre. Whether the memes point out how much the internet loves the character or make a dumb joke about him, there are so many different ones to look at.
It seems that Shrek will never go away. It could even be that the online popularity of the character is what motivated DreamWorks to greenlight the upcoming Shrek 5. Regardless of what DreamWorks is thinking, we will always have memes about our favorite layered ogre.
Get ready to dive into the swamp as we look at 25 of the most hilarious Shrek memes of all time.
25 Onions Have Layers, So Do Ogres
One of Shrek’s most memorable lines was when he and Donkey were headed to the Dragon’s Keep to rescue Princess Fiona and bring her to Lord Farquaad. The two were talking about food, and Shrek was explaining that ogres were like onions and that they had multiple layers. However, Donkey didn’t quite get the reference and instead likened Shrek to cake (then went on to discuss the deliciousness of parfait).
Of course, the reason this meme works so well is that it combines Shrek with the popular Boromir meme from The Lord of the Rings. When you’re a big smelly ogre, one does not simply have one layer. Onions have layers. Ogres have layers. You get it.
24 I Stand Corrected
When you’re on the prowl and looking for a man to spend the rest of your life with, it can be a discouraging adventure. Many men today tend to have only their interests at heart and value themselves over other people.
Because of this, it’s easy for numerous people to think that perfect men don’t exist.
Our argument there would be that perfect men do exist… if you’ve seen Shrek, that is. His rough demeanor is just to put his loving nature underneath the surface. If you spend time with Shrek, we guarantee that you’ll be amazed at just how great of a guy he is. He’s got great muscles, a nice accent, and a fantastic taste in music. He’s the entire package.
23 Beautiful
One trend that was going around social media was when a photographer ran an experiment where he took pictures of people in their regular setting and then after he called them beautiful. The results were that people, after they were called beautiful, had much larger smiles and took better photos than they normally would (it’s a cute experiment).
It’s not hard to see that a similar effect would happen with Shrek.
This ogre has isolated himself for being scary all of his life. He thinks everyone hates him. Imagine how much happier he would be if someone would just hold his hand and tell him how beautiful he was. Fiona did it, and now the two of them are happily married with a family.
22 Bugs And Mud: Powerful Tools
In Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, we got to see Batman train with the League of Shadows. He learned how to use fear and darkness to manipulate the criminals of Gotham and become the Batman. He became more than just a man to further establish his legacy among the people of the world. However, Bane quickly came into the picture and reminded Bruce that he merely adopted the dark. Bane was born in it.
Likewise, Shrek was born in and molded by the swamp. He lived there for years, learning how to become a more frightening ogre. Characters like Donkey only learned to adopt the swamp. If another ogre were to come into Shrek’s swamp, he’d easily be able to fight them for the preservation of his swamp. After all, a clean landscape was nothing to him but blinding.
21 Please No
The Despicable Me franchise has been fairly entertaining (with the exception of The Minions Movie). That being said, the third entry in the series was a bit odd, introducing Gru’s long lost twin who also happens to be a rich villain. It’s a serious plot contrivance that already pulled the story down when compared to the other two entries in the series.
Many filmmakers are more concerned with continuing a brand to make money than trying to tell original stories.
With the announcement of Shrek 5 on the horizon, there’s a chance it could turn into something ridiculous like Despicable Me 3. After all, Shrek the Third still exists and that movie was a dumpster fire. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that DreamWorks knows what they’re doing.
20 Definitely Not Hypnotized
When Pokémon GO first came out, it was the latest craze to sweep the world. People in every country were firing up their phones and hunting for Pokémon to add to their collection. However, because so many people were on the app at the same time, it put a lot of strain on the servers. Niantic had a hard time keeping the game running smoothly when so many people were on at one time.
Because of this, the servers for the game went down quite a bit.
Enter this meme. While we will admit that the addition of Shrek doesn’t do anything for the joke other than add a funny face, that’s a classic expression. Furthermore, the pun itself is at least so bad that it’s funny. It’s better to be Drowzee than get Hypno-tized. We’ll see ourselves out.
19 Big Trouble
One of the best things about modern technology is that people can hook up their devices remotely. This, of course, comes in handy when Bluetooth speakers are used in your home. It’s all too easy to turn on the speaker, remotely connect your phone, and start playing a piece of music that gets people moving. That said, most people use Bluetooth speakers to play pranks on others.
We dare you to play the video pictured in this meme in the middle of your house and see how your relatives/roommates respond. Obviously, those who don’t understand the sheer quality and emotional resonance of Shrek as a cultural icon won’t find this entertaining. That said, it’s never too late to bring someone in the Brogre family.
18 Balancing The Swamp
Avengers: Infinity War is quickly becoming a cultural phenomenon, with its release so soon on the horizon. Because of this, there are countless memes of Thanos circulating the internet. This is all in anticipation of the movie. However, some of the memes of the Mad Titan have proposed some changes that could make the movie much better.
This meme imagines a version of the film that makes Shrek the inter-dimensional antagonist as opposed to Thanos.
Just think about the Avengers attacking Thanos on his home moon of Titan, and he comes in and says, “What are you doing in my swamp?” That would arguably garner a much better crowd response than just the Mad Titan coming in and punching Iron Man. Before you lose your mind, we’re clearly being sarcastic.
17 Page Turners They Are Not
When we discuss how important Shrek has become to the online community, we’re not joking. There are hundreds if not thousands of people who tell their own Shrek stories, make their own Shrek videos, and play new Shrek games. However, the most dedicated Shrek fans have created versions of the ogre lore, whether canonically related to the Shrek franchise or something entirely original.
Once again, those who do not understand the importance of the layered ogre would often mock those who write about him. If those pages of the Shrek lore were to be burned, that’s where we would have the same reaction of Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi when Yoda burned down the “sacred texts.”
16 Can’t Catch Him
Admittedly, this joke is probably one of the least funny ones. A lot of Shrek memes play with puns based on the word “ogre” or “Shrek.” With that in mind, combining two of the best meme franchises in history (SpongeBob SquarePants and Shrek) is always a win in our book, and that’s why we included this one on our list.
Plankton on the robot Krabby Patty stating that he was shifting into “maximum overdrive” has already become a meme in its own right (especially for college students). Instead, turning the word into “ogredrive” and adding a picture of Shrek is much more effective and philosophical. The phrasing along with Shrek’s face is just so meaningful that it moves us to tears.
15 In An Alternate Reality
There are tons of memes and jokes about movies. There’s the ever-popular “explain a film plot badly” meme. Then there’s the “explain a movie plot backward” meme. While the reality of watching a movie backward doesn’t ever work in practice, it’s funny when you take plot points and reverse them to see what you get.
In the case of the first Shrek movie, if you watch it backward, it starts with Shrek kidnapping Lord Farquaad’s wife. After that, he goes on an adventure to throw her in a tower. To make matters worse, he then pushes all of his friends away and the movie would end with him living alone in a swamp for the rest of his life. Somehow, we don’t think that Shrek would complain about it either.
14 The Wrath
When we first meet Shrek, he is known for living alone in the swamp and scaring off anyone who would dare get close to him. That attitude leads to the main plot of the film when an insane amount of fairytale characters end up living in his swamp due to the interference of Lord Farquaad. That constitutes the famous line, “What are you doing in my swamp?”
The joke here with the giant Shrek balloon coming down on a group of people is that the spirit of the ogre is wondering what all those people are doing in his swamp. When putting together a Shrek balloon, it’s important that one takes these things into consideration. We wouldn’t want a giant, angry Shrek on our hands.
13 Only Know The Facts
Ajit Pai quickly became one of the most despised people on the Internet, as he was one of the biggest advocates for the repeal of net neutrality. Adding fuel to the fire is the fact he put out a video about the things that consumers can still do after the repeal of it. Needless to say, it came across as extremely arrogant, as if he were mocking the public.
One of the most iconic images of this man is him holding a giant Reese’s mug.
Clearly, he was trying to be cool and appeal to Internet culture. However, the public, and Shrek, saw right through it. The only appropriate response to the mug is Shrek’s line when seeing Lord Farquaad’s castle for the first time. Do you think maybe he’s compensating for something? He probably is, Shrek. He probably is.
12 The Message Must Be Spoken To All
Shrek was a shocking movie when it came out. Because the people who worked on it used to be higher-ups at Disney, it was essentially DreamWorks’ way of making fun of Disney while starting their own franchise. Many years after that, Shrek became one of the most beloved movies (and characters) on the Internet.
Because of this, there are many who would tell you that it’s important that everyone gets the opportunity to watch Shrek at least once in their lives. It’s gone so far that even those who are deaf have the opportunity to experience the story of this beloved ogre for themselves. The moral of this meme is that you should be willing to give this glorious message to all.
11 The Game Is Love, The Game Is Life
Back in the day, young gamers were used to licensed games being released on several consoles. Back then, the standard for video games wasn’t as high as it is now. This meant that companies were all too willing to turn their films and cartoons into games just to make a few extra dollars. For some reason, the Shrek franchise had several different games based on its world and characters.
While a lot of these games have become known as the “Holy Grail” of video games, it goes without saying that the box art could’ve used a bit more work. The first Shrek game had a bit of a disturbing cover. Featuring Shrek’s zoomed-in face, his single eye could easily stare into your soul. Many kids in the day were more frightened than excited to play this game.
10 Ogres Have Feelings
There are a lot of movements going around that attempt to put certain groups of people to shame, whether by stereotyping or fulfilling some sort of political prejudice. Regardless of where you stand on social issues, labeling someone based on a classification that they cannot control isn’t a good way to live your life.
This can lead to many forms of bullying, but the worst is when the dictionary definition of what you are is downright offensive. For instance, ogres are defined as “a cruel or terrifying person.” Anyone who has seen Shrek knows that isn’t true. Ogres are people with complex feelings and multiple layers. They have feelings just like everyone else. Stop the cruelty now!
9 Too Close To Home
People go through many different life experiences. Because of this, there are certain things in the world that serve as triggers. Someone who was in a toxic relationship might see a particular movie as a trigger because it reminds them of their ex. While that’s what triggers are, it wasn’t long before the Internet took it to an extreme and used for great jokes.
On that note, this is a classic example of a “triggered” meme.
Shrek could easily read a nonionizing radiation sign and think nothing of it. However, on closer inspection, he could see the word “onion,” and immediately think of his frustrating conversation with Donkey about how ogres are like onions. It’s okay, Shrek. We understand the struggle.
8 Keep The Negativity Out Of Your Life
Because Shrek was such a popular character for DreamWorks, it didn’t take long for them to create a lot of merchandise surrounding the character and his friends. While there have been games, food, clothing, and toys, the pinnacle of the Shrek merchandise came in the form of these crocs.
While the consensus is that crocs are ugly shoes that nobody wants to wear, these Shrek crocs are some of the most glorious items in history. Shrek fans know that they can’t get close to someone unless they own a pair of these bad boys. Another great meme featuring these crocs challenges atheists to explain them away because there has to be a God if shoes like these exist.
7 The Next Cinematic Universe
Cinematic universes and big franchises are what Hollywood is trying to achieve these days. Due to the Marvel Cinematic Universe headlining the franchise space, countless studios and directors are trying to recreate that success for themselves, but with no luck. Not even a prequel to Harry Potter can dethrone Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.
That said, there is a way that studios could guarantee a massive success. Everyone is familiar with Star Trek, but what if they crossed it over with the Shrek franchise? What they would end up with is easily the greatest series in cinematic history. Even if they didn’t want to do a crossover, they could do an epic Shrek film in space. The rest writes itself!
6 The Greatest Origin Story
One of the first known memes was the troll face. This ridiculously dorky expression has since been used in games, online forums, and even cartoons. Despite being one of the earliest memes, you may be surprised to hear that the troll face didn’t originally appear in that format.
As a matter of fact, it bears a striking resemblance to a face Shrek made to Princess Fiona after he rescued her from the Dragon’s Keep. Considering that Fiona was expecting some sort of Prince Charming to be the one to save her, it was definitely a massive troll to both her and the fairytale format that it would’ve been a scary ogre who rescued her instead. It seems the troll face has a real father.
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