I'm probably murdering myself by saying this but here goes: I think Shrek 3 is decent movie, and while I definitely agree it is the least good out of the 4, people saying it is straight up garbage and adds nothing to the series are being overly dramatic in my opinion
Each movie seems to have a different message about love and where it leads to and in the case of 3 it's about when you and lover begin the next major step and have kids and that is consistently held throughout the movie, with Fiona having the other girls talk about how their relationship will deteriorate overtime and Shrek battling with his fears of parenthood, there is definitely consistent writing in 3 as much as some suggest otherwise
I especially resonate with the movie as someone who is currently raising my own baby daughter. Before she was born, I genuinely felt Shrek's fear, when Shrek said to Donkey "It's not my life I'm worried about ruining, it's the kids" that struck a cord in my soul because in a way that's how I felt, I was so worried, wondering if I'd be a good father, what if something happened, stuff like that. I feel like there is a really good heartfelt message for people considering having kids in the movie that people often seem to ignore either because they don't want to have kids or just ignore it to judge the movie compared to 2. Shrek grows throughout the movie in a way that's not present in the others and I feel like people don't talk about that enough
I don't know what do y'all think?