Shrek II was a disappointment. My six year old thought it was great and, of course, all the edgy stuff went right over her head, but the movie was obviously written for adults, and with a leer. Don't think I'll be buying the DVD.
"the movie was obviously written for adults, and with a leer"
And THAT is the difference, my pals who refuse to note their insidious - and increasingly blatant - "messages".
In the old days, Milton Berle was just funny cuz it was silly to see a man in woman's clothes. He played an "ugly woman". He didn't play a "cross-dresser". And he certainly wasn't trying to get any message across, blatantly or surreptitiously.
Other "cross-dressers" like in "Some Like it Hot" were doing it for a reason - to get by in life, etc. Not because they actually WERE cross-dressers, or gay, or anything. Every1 knew it was funny cuz they were put in this predicament and they looked ridiculous.
Nowadays we're see genuine gays, and we're supposed to respect and LOVE that sequined dress on you!
I'm sorry for those who don't get it.
It's not harmless. Any more than all the other blatantly PC movies that tell us how awful the white American male is....
Shrek 2 is trash. Lord knows that kid's minds are confused enough with all that is taking place within the world today. With same-sex marriage, the door to some U.S. schools being opened for the transgenderism message, and show after show on TV showing same-sex couples dating, "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy", etc...the last thing kids need is subtle messages being placed within kids minds about mental disorders like crossdressing/transgenderism.