Disney/Finding Nemo Intertextuality Pizza Planet Truck also in Cars (2006) Finding Nemo Disney's Finding Nemo (2003) Toy Story (1995) Pizza planet truck from Toy Story seen going past the window in Finding Nemo Buzz light year toy found by a toy box in the dentists office in This film combines all different kinds of fairytales that we heard as a child, but in a completely twisted and disoriented way. The famous movie, Shrek 2, contains great examples of intertextuality. In Shrek, the viewer can pick out almost any character and find a relation to an old fairytale. According to Fitzsimmons (2013) obligatory intertextuality is “when the writer deliberately invokes a comparison or association between two or more texts.” • The Simpsons also contains intertextual references to politics, religion – nearly every aspect of social, political and cultural life. Intertextuality in Shrek 2 Dreamworks’ “Shrek 2” is littered with intertextual references to other films or media, arguably much more than any other Dreamworks or Disney movie. Shrek is a well known animation series of films, distributed by Dreamworks Pictures. Yes, the ogre is for once the good guy. In the film there is a lot of Intertextuality and references to characters from different Disney films. Intertextuality is the point where two works of art overlap. From the mirror on the wall to the gingerbread man, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Zoro, and more, viewers are given a sense of reminiscence and comfort through the familiar characters. The movie Shrek is a mixed up fairy tale, the ogre ‘Shrek’ (Mike Myers) who is usually a bad guy is the main character or in a fairy tale sense our “prince charming”.

like what some of the answers have said already, intertextuality is education through use of a story, usually entertaining. A great example of intertextuality is the movie, Shrek. Shrek is an ogre looking for love and will save his princess, Fiona, from a fiery dragon and Prince Charming. Intertextuality Shrek In the movie Shrek perhaps the entire movie is a giant example of intertextuality. One overlying example of intertextuality… instead of princess marrying prince, you get the big bad ogre whose not so big and bad afterall.
A classic adventure story ensues for Shrek, Fiona, and Shrek’s sidekick Donkey, and ends with a typical happily-ever-after finish for the protagonists.

Shrek is a well known animation series of films, distributed by Dreamworks Pictures. Intertextuality - Simpsons • Almost every episode of The Simpsons contains at least one film reference to a famous film scene. For example, the princess, Fiona, is locked in a castle with a dragon, and is to be awoken by her prince. shrek is a very good example. In the film there is a lot of Intertextuality and references to characters from different Disney films. The main source of intertextuality is found in the supporting characters, the fairytale creatures. Shrek & Intertextuality – Intro In The Death of the Author, Barthes argues that ‘the text is a tissue of citations, resulting from the thousand sources of culture.’ Discuss in relation to intertextuality using your own CASE STUDY. In reference to the case study Shrek the type of intertextuality is obligatory. The use of reoccurring Disney character spoofs are just one example.

Intertextuality in Shrek