Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Shrek's cheerfully gross philosophy is also a test, and Fiona passes it: the fairy-tale princess burps back and the two realise they are more alike than the story says. The line became the film's best-known piece of toilet humour, quoted by anyone excusing a burp at the table, and it showed that this princess would not behave like the ones in older animated fairy tales.
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In context
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The morning after Shrek has rescued Princess Fiona from the dragon's castle, she wakes the camp early and cooks breakfast to make up for their bad start the day before. Shrek lets out a huge belch. When Donkey protests, Shrek shrugs it off as a compliment and delivers the line. Donkey says it is no way to behave in front of a princess, so Fiona belches right back, says "Thanks", and leaves Donkey remarking that she is as nasty as Shrek. Fiona then tells Shrek he is not exactly what she expected, and that maybe people should not be judged before they are known.
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- Shrek (2001) transcriptThe camp morning scene after the rescueReference checked
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