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In this episode of DreamMachine, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 2001 animated film Shrek based on the book by William Steig. The movie focuses on an ogre named Shrek living his life alone in the swamp and scaring people away who wish to catch him for money. However, everything changes when he encounters a talking donkey and a group of fairy tale creatures were forced to move out of their homes in a perfect town called Duloc by Lord Farquaad to the swamp. Meanwhile, Lord Farquaad sends Shrek to rescue a princess named Fiona from a tower guarded by a dragon in exchange for clearing his swamp. So, Shrek and Donkey embark on the quest and begin to learn more about each other and the princess who holds a deep dark secret.  When the movie premiered in theaters, it garnered critical praise and made over $484 million in the box office. It won Best Animated Feature in the 74th Academy Awards beating Monsters, Inc. and Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. It gave DreamWorks a big boost of notoriety to compete against Pixar in producing animated films for kids and adults as well as starting a huge franchise with sequels, specials, plays, video games, and pop culture infamy. With that said, does the first movie still hold up after almost 20 years later? Is Shrek still love and life?