The animated movie Shrek celebrates the worth of society's undervalued people. It revolves around a boorish ogre, Shrek, who finds a friend in a talking donkey (voiced by Eddie Murphy) and unexpectedly falls in love with a princess (voiced by Cameron Diaz), whom he rescues from a castle. This fairytale spoof emphasizes how humans place too much importance on outward appearances.

After freeing the princess, Shrek and Donkey escort her back to the village in keeping with the prince's orders. Because the journey is long, they decide to camp out. Around the campfire, Donkey talks to Shrek about what life will be like once they return to Shrek's home, a humble swamp.

Looking up at the sky, Donkey asks, "Hey Shrek, what are we going to do when we get back to our swamp, anyway?"

"Our swamp?" Shrek challenges. "There's no our. There's just me and my swamp, and the first thing I'm going to do is build a ten-foot wall around my land."

Donkey is surprised. He thought they had developed a friendship that would result in sharing their lives and possessions once the quest was over.

"You cut me deep, Shrek!" Donkey confesses. "You cut me real deep just now. You know what I think? This whole wall thing is just a way to keep somebody out."

The two argue and exchange verbal jabs. At last Donkey asks, "Who are you trying to keep out? Just tell me that, okay?"

"Everyone! Okay?" Shrek exclaims.

"Hey, what's your problem, Shrek? What you got against the whole world, anyway?"

The huge ogre seems almost childlike as he candidly explains, "I'm not the one with the problem. It's the whole world that seems to have a problem with me. People take one look at me and go 'Ahhh! Help! Run! It's a big, stupid, ugly ogre!' They judge me before they even know me. That's why I'm better off alone."

Donkey joins Shrek and says, "You know what? When we first met, I didn't think you were just a big, stupid, ugly ogre."

"Yeah, I know," Shrek acknowledges with gratitude. For the first time he realizes someone has looked beyond his outward appearance and accepted him.

Elapsed time: Measured from the beginning of the opening credit, this scene begins at 45:50:00 and lasts approximately two minutes.

Content: Shrek is rated PG because of vulgarity.