“Who Even Are They?” Shrek 5 Trailer Leaves People Shocked
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The original film is basically sacred, spawning memes, inside jokes, and a lifelong fear of Lord Farquaad. But even the mightiest ogres aren’t safe from the internet’s roasting skills. Ever since the Shrek 5 trailer dropped, fans have sprinted to social media, ready to clown on the latest chapter of the swamp saga.
The internet just proved that nostalgia doesn’t always guarantee a win, especially when it comes to sequels. But how bad was the Shrek 5 trailer really?
What Do We Know About Shrek 5 So Far?
DreamWorks is back at it again, with Universal handling the distribution. As the name suggests, this is the fifth Shrek movie, the first since Shrek Forever After dropped in 2010. Feel old yet?
The gang’s (mostly) all here. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz are back as Shrek, Donkey, and Fiona. Plus, Zendaya’s joining the swamp squad as Shrek’s daughter, because, you know, gotta keep the Gen Z audience hooked.
Shrek 5 is set to drop on Christmas 2026, but if the internet’s reaction to the trailer is anything to go by… not everyone’s counting down the days.
Shrek 5 Teaser Funniest Reactions
Right now, the internet is in full roast mode, flooding timelines with memes and jokes about how cursed the Shrek 5 trailer looks. The clowning is all over the place, where even The Simpsons got dragged into the mix.
Rallying the troops for a meme-fueled campaign to bully the studio into fixing Shrek 5’s animation? Classic internet behavior.
One thing’s for sure, Shrek 5 is getting absolutely roasted. But the real question is: why?
What’s With the Mockery?
The Shrek movies aren’t just big, they’re massive. Shrek 2 alone raked in $441 million back in 2004, which is basically $666 million in today’s money (very on-brand for this chaotic franchise).
With that kind of success, Shrek became a full-blown cultural reset. Millions grew up with these movies, which is exactly why dropping a sequel decades later (Shrek 5, we’re looking at you) is risky business.
Science backs it up: nostalgia hits hard. A study called The Effects of Childhood Nostalgia on Brand Loyalty found that the stuff we grow up with sticks with us, making us ride or die for certain brands.
And it’s not just products. Movies, TV shows, and even memes shape who we are. They become part of us, which is why we get very protective when someone messes with them.
Is This Betrayal?
When the Shrek 5 trailer drops and feels off, it’s like a childhood relic got put through a glitchy AI filter, familiar, but wrong. That’s why fans are side-eyeing it so hard.
And let’s be real, the studio knows what it’s doing. The goal? Get longtime fans to show up just because they loved the originals.
But when a sequel strays too far from what made the OG movies special, it doesn’t feel like a fun throwback. It feels like a betrayal. A nostalgia cash grab gone wrong!
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