Anyway, I went with my family to see Shrek: Forever After last night and noticed something interesting toward the end. Hopefully mentioning this won't give any of the plot away for those of you who intend to see it, but here goes... There's a scene in which Shrek and Fiona are chained together in a giant castle room - one on one side and one on the other - so that when one of them moves toward the other, the other is pulled away from them. Then, the dragon that had been guarding Fiona as she grew up appears and begins to attack them. When the dragon entered, I thought to myself "This is the Devil card from the Tarot!" Observe:
It makes sense when you think about the plot of the movie as well. Shrek and Fiona have grown apart and allowed other things (false beliefs) interfere with their relationship. It culminates so well, because if you look at the card, the male and female on the card could choose to free themselves from those bonds if they so wished. The scene with the dragon (which represents all those things that tore them apart - black magic, separate dream fulfillment, holding on to anger, etc.) represented all those things up to that point. It's bloody brilliant! I wonder if they did this on purpose, as it seems so perfect.
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