In 2001, Shrek was a massive box-office success, a breakthrough for computer-generated animation, and eventually, the Academy Awards’ first winner for Best Animated feature. In 2021, it is a grotesque ...
“They’re a lot more extreme,” says 31-year-old Richard Cook, of the Shrek fans who aren’t him. He takes a sip from an enormous green mug, and a toothy, unsettling ogre looks me dead between the eyes.