Film Review Shrek
... be his wife, all because he wants to be a king. The values Farquire has and enforces not only are self-centered but are unethical and have a major impact on the town of Duloc. He is one of the main reasons why all the townspeople are predigest towards Shrek in the first place. He creates this perfect little society where nothing is out of place, the information booth even sings “Duloc is, Duloc is, Duloc is the perfect place”. By creating this he has made a society were everything and everyone is available for his every need and desire. He has total control and is ultimately the god of Duloc. Different parts of the social system as a whole are intertwined, not because of a shared value system, however, but because of the fact that one group mores are essentially dominant over the other. This dominance happens because one group, the dominant group, controls the resources. This would be Farquire over the town of Duloc, for not only may some men die in battle for him but Farquire takes the only land Shrek has and turns it into a jail for all fairy tale creatures. In order to get his land back and turn his life back to normal Shrek is forced to go save the princess and defeat the dragon himself. The society of Duloc does not necessarily have needs, but Farquire and his subculture do and therefore they make up the dominate group. The dominant group has the access to wealth, power and prestige, they have the ability to have their needs defined as system needs. For instance, capturing all of the fairy tale creatures, or defeating the dragon to save the princess, all are needs of Farquire and his people. The main question is who benefits? Just like any issue in society, there are people who benefit and people who don't. Unfortunately Shrek and the people of Duloc are forced to live life like this, and if they choose not to they will be tortured like the poor gingerbread man who lost his legs. The conflict itself, like any conflict brings tension, hostility, competitions, disagreement over beliefs, and values, as well as violence. Although it is not always negative, the conflict creates an environment where for a time period no one, or not everyone is happy. There is tension between the fairy tale characters and Shrek, for the fairy tale characters don’t want to be on Shrek’s land and Shrek doesn’t want them there. He gets angry and yells at with them and tells them to leave, but by order of lord Farquire they had to stay. Shrek and the donkey are in constant disagreement, they argue about personal beliefs and values the entire trip to save the princess. The townsmen of Duloc are forced into competition, a battle to the death, to see who is the bravest to fetch the princess. These men don’t want to kill each other or kill a dragon to rescue a princess, but they are forced like...